Deck 10: Facilitating Groups

Question 1

_____________ is defined as making something easier and is a set of skills that crosscut all seven areas of responsibility of the Certified Health Education Specialist.

A) Coordination
B) Project management
C) Facilitation
D) Program development
E) Development

Answer 1

C

Question 2

___________________is a smaller group formed from a larger group that takes on a specific segment of the larger group's charge.

A) Subcommittee
B) Taskforce
C) Standing committee
D) Change agent
E) None of the above

Answer 2

A

Question 3

______________ membership begins with individuals from an existing group and is almost always supplemented by participation from others with expertise, perspectives, resources, or energy that will contribute to the task.

A) Coalition
B) Ad-hoc committee
C) Standing committee
D) Task force
E) All of the above

Answer 3

D

Question 4

_______________ enables health education specialists to obtain direction and guidance from people who understand the key issues and dynamics of a community-based program or initiative.

A) Oversight, Planning, Advisory Group
B) Task force
C) Advisory group
D) Executive committee
E) All except C

Question 5

Which of the following questions would NOT be helpful for the facilitator to answer prior to planning a useful and productive meeting?

A) What is the purpose of the meeting?
B) Who should attend?
C) Will the meeting be in person, by conference call, online, or some combination?
D) Who do we ask to bring the treats and coffee?
E) When should the meeting be held?

Question 6

______________________ is a set of meeting procedures, originally developed in 1876 and regularly updated, designed to ensure there are enough people present for decisions to be made, everyone has a chance to be heard, and decisions are made clearly and without confusion.

A) Robert's Rules of Order
B) Participatory Guidelines
C) Executive Board Quorum and Rules
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 7

__________ and ___________ are two of the most important aspects of a facilitator's reputation.

A) Sternness, fair treatment
B) Comedic, boisterous
C) Integrity, authenticity
D) Justice, annoyed
E) All of the above

Question 8

Most groups will face ___________ as they learn to communicate and work together, meet their objectives, and reconcile internal differences.

A) Huge success
B) Abundant funding
C) Excessive laughter
D) Extreme hardships
E) Challenges

Question 9

Which of the following is a strategy for encouraging participation?

A) Establish that you only expect people to attend if it is extremely convenient for them.
B) Allow strong-willed participants to dominate the meetings.
C) Consider adding a co-facilitator who brings additional insights into the participation dynamics of this particular group and who might be able to bring out greater participation.
D) Intimidate those who do not participate in the first few meetings to participate by calling them out publically at the meetings.
E) None of the above

Question 10

A facilitator's skills help group members conceptualize and organize tasks and procedures so they are inaccessible and unachievable, and to stay the course regardless of challenges.

Question 11

Health education specialists frequently form groups in order to accomplish specific program objectives or mobilize community involvement.

Question 12

An effective facilitator finds ways to engage participants despite differences in position, investment, and status, using those differences to strengthen the group's capacity to serve its mission.

Question 13

A coalition is an extremely small group, formed from other groups, with the vague purpose of sharing information, raising awareness, producing an event, developing community capacity, or advocating for an issue as long as no other demands are made on their time.

Question 14

Commissions are another type of deliberative body, usually appointed by an organizational or government leader, charged with making recommendations on a specific issue or problem.

Question 15

Facilitators may need to be both vigilant and courageous in the face of subtle, professionally condoned microaggressions that effectively marginalize voices and perspectives such as interrupting, talking over, or disregarding previous speakers. Indeed, the power of an inclusive embrace is transformative, particularly when backed by fair and understandable operating procedures and consistent facilitation.

Question 16

Effective facilitators, like leaders, often have a clear vision of the future, passion for the issues they care about, personal commitment to a cause, and persuasive advocacy skills.

Question 17

If a news release was sent out too late to be effective, the facilitator can help the group blame the individual who missed the deadline and let the irresponsible individual understand the process, analyze the organizational or social context that they failed at and shame the individual at fault to prevent the problem from happening again.

Question 18

It is important to minimize technology disruptions.

Question 19

How would a Certified Health Education Specialist go about choosing advisory group members and why?

Question 20

Is it important to plan the beginning of the meeting and if so what details should you plan for and why?