Educational Workshops

We are able to provide motivational, informational workshops in the following areas for your group or organization. We are able to stylize them to suite your specific needs and time frame. Note that workshop fees/rates are based per event, not by number of participants.

1. Childrens Issues

• Reducing Risk Factors for Behavior Problems
• Responding to Children of Divorced/Divorcing Parents
• Teenagers: People in Transition
• Social & Personality Development of Children
• Bullying
• Child Protection: Plan to Protect

2. Grief And Loss Issues

• Surviving Sexual/Physical Abuse
• Understanding and dealing with Grief and Loss Issues
• The Emotional Challenges Of Care Giving

3. Sharpening Your People Skills

• Conflict Management
• How To Recruit Volunteers: Finding the Right Fit

4. Other

• Introduction to Basic Counselling Skills

Reducing Risk Factors for Behavior Problems
There are many challenges in working with children who are exhibiting behavioral problems. This workshop looks at reducing the risk factors for behavioral problems and how to implement numerous practical intervention strategies.

Responding to Children of Divorced/Divorcing Parents
Children experience a type of grief and loss when the family unit is broken. What are the aftershocks children experience when there is a divorce? Learn about the stumbling blocks children face and how to use the rebuilding blocks. Examine the steps needed for children to be able to work through the divorce process.

Teenagers: People in Transition
Learn how to bridge the generational gap. This workshop explores adolescent developmental tasks, common areas of conflict, and different patterns of parenting styles, and how to improve communication.

Social & Personality Development of Children
This workshop explores the theoretical perspectives of child development and looks at children and their relationships with parents, their peers, and the emergence of a sense of self. Temperament differences and the impact of various discipline styles are explored.

Impact of Bullying on Individuals: A Problem Solving Approach
How serious is bullying? What are the short term and long term effects of bullying? What lies behind the headlines? Who is at risk to be bullied? What variables are present in determining when victims of bullying react violently? This is a look at the importance of understanding the dynamics behind bullying and taking a stand in the prevention of bullying and interpersonal violence. What role can the family unit play in developing intervention strategies that work?

Child Protection: Plan to Protect
Headlines show the importance for the church/school to implement strategies that will protect against allegations of sexual impropriety or abuse. Learn how to implement child protection procedures in your facility in order to prevent potential sexual abuse allegations. How can your church/school respond effectively to those who report sexual abuse?

Surviving Sexual/Physical Abuse
How can those who have been abused physically, emotionally, or sexually, be effectively helped? The topics include the signs and symptoms of abuse, post-trauma stress disorder, the immediate and long-term consequences of abuse, and intervention strategies. Explore practical steps in therapeutic support. What is needed to overcome the emotional and psychological scars of abuse?

Understanding And Dealing With Grief And Loss Issues
Is it possible for the soul to grow through loss? This is a comprehensive and motivational look at the complete grieving process. Grief and loss can take on many faces. Grief and loss, along with a practical approach to working through the pain and challenges are examined.

The Emotional Challenges Of Care Giving
Who is looking after the caregiver? Daily they face a wide range of emotional and physical challenges. This is a comprehensive look at the challenges and emotional experiences caregivers face and how to work through the emotional and loss aspects of caregiving.

Conflict Management
Conflict and confrontation….places no one wants to go! What are the steps required to bring about conflict resolution. Understanding and appreciating the different motivational personality types is a key to successfully relating to, understanding, and appreciating our colleagues in the work force.

How To Recruit Volunteers: Finding the Right Fit
This workshop explores how to plan and implement the recruiting of volunteers. It looks at the importance of screening volunteers and finding the right fit.

Introduction to Basic Counselling Skills
Learn and understand how to successfully implement the basic counselling skills of listening, attending, clarifying, empathy, challenging, goal-setting and problem-solving.