Creative Facilitation Training
6 week online course

***This course has now sold out. You are welcome to get yourself on the reserve list by filling out the application form below. If anyone drops out between now and the start of the course, you're in with a chance!***

Facilitator, dramatherapist, IFS practitioner and supervisor, Holly Stoppit is offering a 6-week dive into creative and empowering group facilitation.

Holly has been designing and delivering group workshops for adults since 2007 (before this she was a performer, playworker and drama workshop leader for kids). Holly’s workshops combine body-based creative exploration (movement, embodiment, clowning, fooling) with meditation and self-inquiry to offer spaces for people to connect with themselves, other people and the world.

Holly completed her MA in dramatherapy in 2013 and these skills allow her to sensitively hold a robust and inclusive space where people with mental and physical health issues, neuro-divergent people and LGBTQi+ people are welcomed, seen and celebrated.

Holly completed her training as a Creative Arts Therapies Supervisor with Relight in 2022 and has since been supporting artists, facilitators and therapists through her online one-to-one services. 

This 6-week course is an opportunity for a small group of 6-8 people to come together and support each other's development as creative facilitators. 

Who is it for?

Holly’s Creative Facilitation Training is open for facilitators, artists, therapists, teachers, managers, leaders and anyone who wants to develop skills and cultivate awareness to hold inclusive and accessible space, which is safe enough to take risks.

Perhaps you’ve already got an idea for a great group workshop, but are lacking the confidence and know-how to get it off the ground?

Perhaps you’re already working with groups, but are wanting to find a more empowering, choice-laden, person-centred approach?

Perhaps you are already working one-to-one and interested in how to scale that up to working with groups?

Requirements

You need to be 18+

You don’t need to have worked with Holly before to attend this group. There is an application process to make sure you’re a good fit.

You need to be committed to attending the whole course, having your camera on and actively participating in each session.

You need to be able to access Zoom (preferably on a PC or laptop, but it can work on a tablet, mobile), have good internet access and be in a private space where you are able to be undisturbed for the duration of our sessions as we will potentially be sharing sensitive  / confidential information.

The Details

Times: Tuesday evenings 6-8.30pm UK time

The Dates: October 22nd and 29th, November 5th and 26th, December 3rd and 10th*

*please note there is a 2-week break halfway through - no sessions on November 12th or 19th

***This course has now sold out. You are welcome to get yourself on the reserve list by filling out the application form below. If anyone drops out between now and the start of the course, you're in with a chance!***

What’s going to happen?

We will meet for 2 ½ hours each week on Zoom to explore, discuss, play and learn together.

Each week will start with a short grounding and check-in before Holly offers a theme for us to reflect on through creative activities, personal reflection and discussion.

In each session we may spend time alone, writing, drawing or moving with the theme, we may spend time playing or sharing in pairs / small groups in breakout rooms and we’ll come back to share with the big group. Holly aims to create a space where we can all learn from and with each other, pooling our wisdom and supporting each other’s growth.

Themes we’ll be exploring include

>Who are you as a leader? What are your qualities and challenges?

>Group Process: What’s going on beneath the surface?

>Beginnings and Endings - contracts, agreements, ritual and routine.

>Empowering Choice: offers and requests as opposed to instructions and demands

>Designing inclusive activities / sessions / programmes

>Compassionate leadership - dealing with tricky characters

>Next steps - what will you offer the world and what support do you need?

Cost

Standard: £400 (£66 per session)

Low income: £360 (£60 per session)

Supported: £300 (£50 per session)

Application process

There is an application process to make sure you’re a good fit for the group and to find out what support you might need. You can find the application form at the bottom of this page or here.

We are actively prioritising applications from people from the global majority. Representation matters and we want to support people of colour to develop their creative facilitation skills.

Places will be awarded on a first come, first served basis. Payment info will be sent out with your offer of a place and places will only be confirmed when payment is received. 

***This course has now sold out. You are welcome to get yourself on the reserve list by filling out the application form below. If anyone drops out between now and the start of the course, you're in with a chance!***

If the form is a barrier to you or if you have any questions about the application process, please email Holly at info@hollystoppit.com

Cancellation Policy

> If you need to cancel your place before the course begins, full refunds can only be given up until two weeks before the course starts.

> Should you need to cancel your place after this date, 50% of your payment will be retained, unless your place can be suitably filled.

> For drop-outs within 72 hours (3 days) of the start of the course, your full fee will be retained

> If Holly needs to cancel this course for any reason, you will be offered alternative dates. If you are unable to attend the rescheduled dates, then we will offer a refund.