To help trainers prepare effective facilitators, the Study Circles Resource Center (SCRC) has developed a second edition of A Guide for Training Study Circle Facilitators. This training curriculum is designed to prepare leaders to facilitate study circle discussions and other community conversations that support and strengthen community change. The guide can also be used in training people to convene public meetings or workplace discussions that use small-group dialogue. The second edition of A Guide for Training Study Circle Facilitators offers new skill-building lessons, comprehensive support materials for training, evaluation tools, and advice on establishing an on-going training program. It also includes a youth facilitator training agenda and advice on facilitating cross-cultural communication. A Guide for Training Study Circle Facilitators is available for purchase from SCRC. The publication can be downloaded for free at www.studycircles.org.

Sandy Heierbacher

Sandy Heierbacher co-founded the National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD) with Andy Fluke in 2002, with the 60 volunteers and 50 organizations who worked together to plan NCDD’s first national conference. She served as NCDD's Executive Director between 2002 and 2018. Click here for a list of articles and resources authored by Sandy.

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