Upcoming Courses
Facilitating Effective Meetings - Virtual
Cost: $30
Location: Zoom link provided upon registration
Description: “This meeting could have been an email” exists as a saying because it’s often true. In fact, it’s so true that Etsy has a whole line of items with the saying on it. As busy people, we’ve probably both attended and facilitated a meeting that lacked clarity or purpose. This can feel like a waste of time and, if it becomes common, causes disconnection or decreased credibility with our co-workers. At the same time, meetings that feel productive lead to earned trust, effective collaboration, and gratitude for our work together.
This workshop will share tips to facilitate effective meetings that promote teamwork. I’ll offer ways to structure conversations and share tools to document decisions and agreements that support follow-up. We’ll focus on strategies that encourage participation and promote inclusion across your team.
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Talking with Staff about Vicarious Trauma - Virtual
Cost: $50
Location: Zoom link provided upon registration
Description: Helping vulnerable people can be very fulfilling, but over time being exposed to other people’s stories of trauma and struggle can weigh us down. Vicarious trauma is the impact of listening empathetically and actively to other people’s experiences, and the stress helpers may experience when feeling responsible for supporting others through their suffering.
One of the most effective ways that supervisors and organizations can support employees is to normalize that vicarious trauma will affect each of us. At the same time, they must strive to create and sustain a work environment where vicarious trauma is acknowledged often, and where employees and volunteers get support to take care of themselves.
In this workshop, we’ll discuss the different types of impact that helpers experience and consider how to help employees identify the signs that additional support is needed. We’ll also explore ways for teams and organizations to create practices and systems that reduce these impacts consistently, and over time.