Special Skill-Building Session
We offered a special Skill-Building Session on Thursday, October 15th, 10am-1pm. This three-hour workshop was an opportunity to put into practice the skills we covered during the eLearning courses and tele-coaching sessions, particularly focusing on using motivational interviewing techniques to support and inspire change in clients.
The workshop was hands-on and interactive, with multiple break-out sessions.
Tele-Coaching for Staff/Volunteers/Stakeholders
Tele-coaching will offer early childhood educators and family support staff structured peer-to-peer discussion on relevant case examples, and cover strategies and tools to help you implement new techniques when working with families.
HOW DO I PARTICIPATE?
This series of Tele-Coaching is complete. Recorded sessions available below.
| Date | Topic | Recording |
|---|---|---|
| June 10 | Introduction — The Impacts of COVID-19/How Your Core Values Can Guide You | |
| June 24 | Motivational Interviewing: Engaging Difficult Families by using Effective Techniques | |
| July 8 | Family Diversity: How Value and Cultural Differences Can Complicate Your Work | |
| July 22 | Substance Abuse & Recovery: Responding to Ongoing Use and Recovery Efforts | |
| Aug 5 | Mental Health: Strategies to use with Parents and Caregivers | |
| Aug 19 | Child Development/Trauma: Understanding the Effects of Trauma and Ways to Build Resilience | |
| Sept 2 | Stress Management: Successful Coping Strategies for Today’s Work Environment |
Tele-Coaching for Supervisors & Managers
Six tele-coaching sessions will be led by peers who are experienced supervisors and managers and serve in leadership positions. The discussion format will cover leadership strategies and organizational tools to help implement new techniques to improve the workplace.
HOW DO I PARTICIPATE?
This series of Tele-Coaching is complete. Recorded sessions available below.
| Date | Topic | Recording |
|---|---|---|
|
June 11 |
Leadership Introduction: Aligning a Leadership Style with Your Core Values | Not available |
| June 25 | Self-awareness/Stress Management: Why Knowing and Managing You is the First Step | Not Available |
| July 9 | Leadership Challenges: How Staff Differences can Make us Crazy and Lead to Success | Not Available |
| July 23 | Positive Work Environments: Strategies to Promote Happiness and Productivity | Not Available |
| Aug 6 | Managing Dissent & Conflict: Techniques to Manage the Inevitable | |
| Aug 20 | Reflective Supervision: How to Improve the Quality of Your Supervisory Relationships | |
| Sept 3 | Leadership Development and Ongoing Support for Staff |