The course is manualised and scalable: each course is led by two volunteers – screened
by Action for Happiness for motivation and skills, and once approved, provided with structured
resources – as facilitators on an unpaid basis in their local communities. Recruitment of course
leaders follows a carefully documented, standardised process: each candidate completes a
Leader Registration process sharing their motivation and skills and is given clear instructions
on what is required. Once potential course leaders have a co-leader, venue, and dates in mind,
they complete a Course Application process. The team at Action for Happiness reviews this
application and, if all criteria are met, arranges a call to discuss next steps. Once a course is
fully approved, course leaders receive on-going guidance and support. There is also a post-
course follow-up process.
Not sure if that’s what you had understood and meant with ‘trained facilitator’ (just wanted to make it clear that it doesn’t mean licensed behavioral therapist or something).
Thanks—“trained facilitator” might be a bit misleading. Still, it looks like there were two volunteer course leaders for each course, selected in part for their unspecified “skills”, who were given “on-going guidance and support” to facilitate the sessions, and who have to arrange a venue etc themselves, then go through a follow-up process when it’s over. So it’s not a trivial amount of overhead for an average of 13 participants.
This is how they describe their facilitators:
Not sure if that’s what you had understood and meant with ‘trained facilitator’ (just wanted to make it clear that it doesn’t mean licensed behavioral therapist or something).
Thanks—“trained facilitator” might be a bit misleading. Still, it looks like there were two volunteer course leaders for each course, selected in part for their unspecified “skills”, who were given “on-going guidance and support” to facilitate the sessions, and who have to arrange a venue etc themselves, then go through a follow-up process when it’s over. So it’s not a trivial amount of overhead for an average of 13 participants.