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FS 72 Working as an Internal Facilitator with Cath Brooks from the Environment Agency
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In this episode Helene talks to Cath about her role as Senior Engagement Advisor and internal facilitator with the Environment Agency (EA)
Cath tells Helene a bit about the EA and the type of work they do. She explains how her role as Engagement Advisor includes facilitation and also how she works an an independent internal facilitator for other projects withing the EA.
Cath gives some examples of what she really enjoys about her role as a faciliator including working with the public on a climate adaptation project and working alongside external independent facilitators that the EA also use. She explains that external faciliatators are often used when more complex conversations need to be had, or where there has been a breakdown of trust and someone independent is needed.
She shares some insights as to how the internal facilitators network of aroudn 200 facilitators was set up and how she balances her work as Senior Engagement Advisor and facilitator.
She tells Helene about a role play technique that really made a difference and about how asking good questions are crucial to her work as a faciliator.
Cath also talks about how she keeps her faciliation skills up including attending the IAF England and Wales conferences, and local IAF meetups and EA facilitator learning days. She also shares some advice for other internal facilitators.
You can contact Cath:
Environment Agency - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
facilitationnetworkmailbox@environment-agency.gov.uk
To find out more about Facilitation Stories and the IAF and the England and Wales Chapter
Facilitation Stories website: https://facilitationstories.libsyn.com/
And to email us: podcast@iaf-englandwales.org
IAF England and Wales: https://www.iaf-world.org/site/chapters/england-wales
The Facilitation Stories Team
Helene Jewell: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helenejewell/
Nikki Wilson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolawilson2/
74 episoder
Manage episode 445243491 series 2585073
In this episode Helene talks to Cath about her role as Senior Engagement Advisor and internal facilitator with the Environment Agency (EA)
Cath tells Helene a bit about the EA and the type of work they do. She explains how her role as Engagement Advisor includes facilitation and also how she works an an independent internal facilitator for other projects withing the EA.
Cath gives some examples of what she really enjoys about her role as a faciliator including working with the public on a climate adaptation project and working alongside external independent facilitators that the EA also use. She explains that external faciliatators are often used when more complex conversations need to be had, or where there has been a breakdown of trust and someone independent is needed.
She shares some insights as to how the internal facilitators network of aroudn 200 facilitators was set up and how she balances her work as Senior Engagement Advisor and facilitator.
She tells Helene about a role play technique that really made a difference and about how asking good questions are crucial to her work as a faciliator.
Cath also talks about how she keeps her faciliation skills up including attending the IAF England and Wales conferences, and local IAF meetups and EA facilitator learning days. She also shares some advice for other internal facilitators.
You can contact Cath:
Environment Agency - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
facilitationnetworkmailbox@environment-agency.gov.uk
To find out more about Facilitation Stories and the IAF and the England and Wales Chapter
Facilitation Stories website: https://facilitationstories.libsyn.com/
And to email us: podcast@iaf-englandwales.org
IAF England and Wales: https://www.iaf-world.org/site/chapters/england-wales
The Facilitation Stories Team
Helene Jewell: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helenejewell/
Nikki Wilson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolawilson2/
74 episoder
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