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Question: what are the important of facilitation skills to community development officer?
Answer: Thank you for writing us at the Community Tool Box with your important question. If we understand your question correctly, among the most important skills in any group facilitation – including but not limited to the community development setting you mention – would be (1) listening carefully to what is being said; (2) drawing group members out so that their views get heard; and (3) helping the group carefully consider different points of view before making decisions. You may find additional useful ideas in Chapter 16 of the Tool Box, which has a number of sections dealing with facilitation. We hope these comments may be helpful to you. Thank you again for writing to us, and all best wishes for continued success in your work.
Question Date: Mon, 01/06/2014