Upcoming Training Events

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January 12th - Cultural Competence - (Battle Creek, MI)

Participants will:
  • gain an understanding of the dynamics of diversity and culture
  • develop skills to respond well over time to emerging workplace issues
  • recognize and act on opportunities to develop and streghten cultural competence as a part of day-to-day workplace interactions
 
January 20th - Nonviolent Crisis Intervention - (Battle Creek, MI)

Participants will learn:
  • how to identify behaviors that could lead to a crisis
  • how to effectively respond to each behavior to prevent the situation from escalating
  • how to use verbal and nonverbal techniques to defuse hostile behavior and resolve a crisis before it becomes violent
  • and muchmore!

This workshop has been approved by the Michigan Social Work Continuing Education Collaborative for 5.5 CE clock hours.
 
January 25th - 26th - Gentle Teaching: Working with People - (Battle Creek, MI)

Participants will:
  • Facilitate entry level training Working with People on Gentle Teaching Basis
  • Evaluate entry level skills of participants in application of central purpose, pillars and tools
  • Incorporate principles of Gentle Teaching into all aspects of work and life
  • ...and much more!

This workshop is approved by the Michigan Social Work Continuing Education Collaborative for 8.5 CE clock hours.
 
February 10th - Situational Team Leadership - (Augusta, MI)

The Ken Blanchard Companies not only recognizes a need for teaching people to work well, it also offers a solution. The Situational Team Leadership (STL) program is designed to help organizations establish successful, collaborative, and high-performing teams. The program provides a framework and processes for organizing teams that are based on effective communication. It helps to jump-start team effectiveness, build trust among team members, and promote collaboration.

Achieve the following results within you team:
  • Improve productivity in current work teams
  • Jump start existing teams that are floundering as their projects progress
  • Create a corporate culture focused on participation, innovation, and creativity
  • Use a variety of leadership behaviors to respond to the changing needs of a developing team
  • Understand that team dynamics, or the patterns of behavior that occur within a team, are key to diagnosing the team's stage of development
 
February 16th - Conflict Management - (Battle Creek, MI)

Participants will:
  • learn about the various conflict strategies
  • learn when each of these strategies are appropriate
  • discover your own conflict strategy
  • learn a three phase conflict resolution procedure
  • practice all of these skills



Cancellation Policy: All notifications of cancellation must be received at least 7 business days prior to the start of the training/conference and could incur a 15% handling fee. 

Special Accommodations Policy (ADA): If you have special concerns or needs, please contact us at least 7 business days prior to the start of the conference so that special arrangements can be made.