• “This training has been very eye opening and has given me so much confidence to further help others in more ways than I ever could have imagined.”

    Windows Facilitator Training Attendee

     

What AWBW Offers Windows Facilitators

As a Windows Facilitator, you are joining over 1,200 others across the country and abroad, each innovating and learning from one another as they integrate art into their healing and advocacy work as part of our Community of Practice. Once you have completed our two-day or on-demand training, you gain access to the ongoing benefits below.

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Trainings:

  • Access to a library of professional development presentations by subject matter experts
  • Quarterly live art workshops and Q&As in conjunction with new recorded presentations
  • Exclusive benefit reserved for Facilitators trained via the live two-day training: Access to On-Demand Facilitator Training course for $50 as a tool to train other staff at your agency or as a refresher for yourself. Full cost of the On-Demand Training for those outside the Community of Practice is $750 per person.

Resources:

  • Access to AWBW’s online password-protected Facilitator Dashboard, which houses:
    • Curriculum of over 600 art workshops
        • Workshops include step-by-step instructions, downloadable templates, and images of creation and final products
        • Can search workshops using over 50 filters based on art materials, age range, workshop objective, service population, and more
        • Workshops can be bookmarked for future reference
        • Spanish translations available for over 70 workshops
        • Specialized workshops for young children, teens, adults, families, colleagues, and community members, along with embodied art and culturally relevant workshops
        • Videos of presentations by subject matter experts to support delivery of specific workshops
  • Online communication tools to track attendance, and share innovations, highlights, and challenges with fellow staff and AWBW
  • Downloadable handouts, toolkits, and resource lists
  • Printable and electronic participant evaluations for you to gather feedback
  • Facilitator Manual
    • Living document that houses AWBW’s philosophy and framework, along with other helpful tips and resources
    • Can be used as a refresher tool for facilitators that have attended an AWBW training, as well as a tool for training others at your program
  • Bi-Monthly Newsletter
    • Highlights participant stories, new workshops, professional development opportunities, and resources
    • Helps Community of Practice remain connected/share insights with one another

Consultation and Other Support:

  • AWBW staff support (via phone or email) assisting with:
    • Workshop selection and modifications
    • Workshop facilitation/management
    • Art supply tips
    • Challenges and questions
    • Utilizing art to support community engagement, exhibits, and fundraising
  • Virtual peer-to-peer cohorts:
    • Post-Training Cohorts: An opportunity, three months after your training, to check in with fellow attendees, sharing best practices, successes, and challenges
  • Sharing back quantitative and qualitative data from logs, surveys, and evaluations

Questions? Email programs@awbw.org