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Support Groups

Support Groups. TEAMS Model Maria J. Joya Suarez. Sample Structure of this Support Group. Check-in L eft over feelings and announcements Agreements Talk on Topic of Interest (if there is one) Personal support time Wrap up and appreciations. Kefa TOT.

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Support Groups

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  1. Support Groups TEAMS Model Maria J. Joya Suarez

  2. Sample Structure of this Support Group • Check-in • Left over feelings and announcements • Agreements • Talk on Topic of Interest (if there is one) • Personal support time • Wrap up and appreciations

  3. Kefa TOT

  4. Basic Skills a BFSG Facilitator Needs • Basic Communication Skills -Listening skills -How to ask questions -Non-verbal communication • Group facilitation skills to make the group feel safe and effective for all participants • How to manage common problems that arise in a group. • Breastfeeding Knowledge/experience

  5. Process • Develop Prototype for a facilitation Curriculum • Train trainers with the prototype • Master trainers adapt the prototype (owneership) • Master trainers train the Community Facilitators with the new Curriculum • Debriefing after each session and insert in the curriculum the learners experience and knowledge (ownership) • New Facilitators have their first support group

  6. Community training in Kefa, West Timor

  7. Mentoring for the First Support Group Meeting • Who will facilitate the support group? • Who can help facilitate the group (co-facilitator)? • Who and how do we invite? • Where will the group meeting be held? • When will the group meeting be held? • Will the group provide refreshments? • What do we do with the children that come to the group?

  8. First Support Group • Master trainers observe the first meetings • Master trainers mentor the community facilitator in how to form/facilitate her/his first group • Debrief with the new facilitator after the session • Set a date for the next mentoring session

  9. Curahuasi, Peru

  10. THANK YOU!

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