Description
Reimagining Prevention Facilitation
In Collaboration with Collegiate Empowerment
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 · 9:30 am – 3:00 pm
Lunch included!
Jewish Family and Children's Services of Greater Philadelphia
The Barbara and Harvey Brodsky Enrichment Center
345 Montgomery Ave, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
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Great facilitation isn't about having all the answers. It's about knowing how to get a room thinking, talking, and learning together. This full-day, in-person training provides a hands-on look at what makes facilitation actually work, a rare opportunity outside our annual conference, and the chance to practice it with your own materials.
Morning Session · Large Group
Focus on Not Speaking: How Great Facilitators Get Others Thinking, Talking, and Learning
Co-facilitated by Alix Cohler and Jason Scott Quinn, Collegiate Empowerment
What separates an ok facilitator from a great one? It's the experience they create, one that takes the focus off the speaker and puts it on the audience, so people leave thinking differently, engaging more deeply, and ready to act. The best educators don't lecture. They facilitate conversations that put learners to work.
This interactive opening session challenges what we've been taught about presenting, training, and facilitation. You'll learn a disciplined, practical approach to running sessions that create real, lasting change in how people learn, not just a good morning that fades by next month. This isn't about becoming a better speaker. It's about learning to facilitate a conversation, facilitate learning, and facilitate an experience.
Whether you facilitate prevention programs in schools, community organizations, libraries, healthcare settings, or workplaces, you'll leave with a fresh perspective on what it means to truly facilitate learning, and why speaking less often means participants learn more.
Afternoon Breakout Sessions
Option 1
Learn-Say-Do-Reflect in Action: Workshop With Your Own Materials
Presented by Alix Cohler, Collegiate Empowerment
Now it's your turn. After the opening session, you're probably thinking: that was great, but now what? How do I do this with my own sessions? Bring one of your presentations, prevention programs, or training sessions that isn't working, and we'll apply the Learn-Say-Do-Reflect model to make it work.
In this highly interactive workshop, you'll work alongside fellow facilitators to identify what's working, uncover where participants may be disengaging, and redesign key moments to create more meaningful learning experiences. Rather than discussing facilitation in theory, we'll actively apply Collegiate Empowerment's Learn-Say-Do-Reflect framework to your own materials. You'll leave with concrete revisions you can put to use right away, whether you're facilitating a 20-minute classroom lesson, a community workshop, a full-day training, or overseeing a team that does all of the above.
Come ready to workshop your programs, experiment with new approaches, and leave with a stronger session than the one you walked in with.
Option 2
Using Applied Improv to Foster Communication, Collaboration, and Teamwork
Presented by Jason Scott Quinn, Collegiate Empowerment
Anyone who has ever done improv comedy knows that the number one rule is "yes, and..." Applied improv uses games and exercises to build communication, trust, adaptability, and collaboration.
In this session, participants will explore how these skills support prevention work, coalition-building, and effective teamwork. Through interactive activities, they will practice connecting, listening, and responding in ways that strengthen relationships and shared purpose.
Participants will leave with practical tools they can apply in their organizations, partnerships, and community work.
A week before the event, you'll be emailed to select the breakout session you'd like to attend.
Registration
Current CPA members save 10% on registration, already reflected in the member column below.
| Registration | Standard | CPA Member (10% off) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $125 | $112.50 |
| 2 people | $235 | $211.50 |
| 3 people | $330 | $297 |
| 4 people | $400 | $360 |
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Cancellation Policy: Cancellations received on or before September 9, 2026 will be refunded in full. Cancellations after that date are non-refundable, since final headcounts are submitted to the caterer at that point. Substitutions are welcome at any time; send a colleague in your place at no charge. No-shows are non-refundable.