“Appendix,” Facilitating Groups for Self-Reliance (2016)
“Appendix,” Facilitating Groups
Appendix
Find a Better Job: Meeting Options
While this course is a 12-week commitment, your options for meetings are flexible. Many groups choose to go through the 10 chapters of Find a Better Job within the first two weeks so they can start practicing and putting those skills to work right away in their job search.
Once you have completed all of the chapters in Find a Better Job, continue to meet at least weekly for the remaining 12 weeks. These meetings are about an hour, and you will use the “Sharpen Your Skills” section to report on your commitments, study the “My Foundation” section, practice your skills, and make weekly commitments.
Here are a few suggestions that other groups have found effective.You can use these suggestions or come up with your own meeting options. Sample agendas are on page 17.
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Option 1:Meet for 8–9 hours for the first meeting to complete all of the chapters. Then meet weekly for about an hour for the remaining 11 weeks.
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Option 2:Meet twice for 4–5 hours each within the first two weeks to complete all of the chapters. Then meet weekly for about an hour for the remaining 10 weeks.
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Option 3:Meet four times for 2–3 hours each within the first two weeks to complete all of the chapters. Then meet weekly for about an hour for the remaining 10 weeks.
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Option 4:Meet weekly for 2 hours each week, doing one chapter a week. It will take 10 weeks to complete all of the chapters. Meet weekly for about an hour for the remaining 2 weeks.
Agendas
Option 1
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Meeting 1 (8–9 hours) |
Meetings 2–12 (1–1.5 hours) |
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My Foundation Chapters 1–10 Commit |
Report My Foundation Sharpen My Skills Commit |
Option 2
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Meeting 1 (4–5 hours) |
Meeting 2 (4–5 hours) |
Meetings 3–12 (1–1.5 hours) |
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My Foundation Chapters 1–5 Commit |
Report My Foundation Chapters 6–10 Commit |
Report My Foundation Sharpen My Skills Commit |
Option 3
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Meeting 1 (3 hours) |
Meeting 2 (2 hours) |
Meeting 3 (3 hours) |
Meeting 4 (2 hours) |
Meetings 5–14 (1–1.5 hours) |
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My Foundation Chapters 1–3 Commit |
Chapters 4–6 |
Report My Foundation Chapters 7–8 Commit |
Chapters 9–10 |
Report My Foundation Sharpen My Skills Commit |
Option 4
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Meeting 1 (2 hours) |
Meetings 2–10 (2 hours) |
Meetings 11–12 (1–1.5 hours) |
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My Foundation Chapter 1 Commit |
Report My Foundation Chapters 2–10 (1 per week) Commit |
Report My Foundation Sharpen My Skills Commit |
Facilitator Self-Assessment
After each group meeting, review the statements below. How well are you doing?
