GOOD SHEPHERD SERVICES

#280 - POWER IN THE PEOPLE: STRENGTH-BASED COUNSELING SKILLS

The best outcomes are achieved by building upon the existing strengths of our clients. Sometimes we unintentionally cause clients to be dependent and take away their power; but there is power in all of us and we need to find creative ways to tap into the strengths that lie within our clients. This workshop goes beyond the rhetoric of strength based work and will help counselors to identify, explore and build upon client strengths for better program outcomes.

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#168 - WORKING WITH LATINO FAMILIES

This workshop will present a socio-economic and political framework to understand the plight of Latino families in the United States and to debunk cultural misconceptions and stereotypes. Emphasis will be given to cultural transition and the changing roles of females and males. Implications for counseling and clinical practices will be discussed through the use of case studies.

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#262 - UNDERSTANDING, RECOGNIZING & TREATING DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

When children are sexually abused, particularly within their families, they are trapped. Lacking the power and resources to leave or fight back, they dissociate, hiding core aspects of themselves within. In an incestuous family, where the abuse is ongoing over a period of time, some children develop internal worlds, splitting off entire parts of themselves, developing other, incomplete selves. This workshop will help workers recognize Dissociative Disorders in children and adolescents, and provide guidelines for treating them.

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#144 - DEMYSTIFYING TRUANCY

CASAC

This workshop will provide a contextual understanding of significant factors influencing truancy, followed by skills and strategies to enhance outreach, engagement, and retention of truant youth. Topics to be addressed will include why truancy is a concern, the costs of truancy, understanding truancy-influencing factors, typical responses to truancy, more effective responses to truancy and engaging truant youth.

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#14 - SUPERVISION: THE HOW, THE WHY, THE WHEN, THE WHO: HOW TO SURVIVE AND ACTUALLY ENJOY IT

This workshop will focus on the key components of supervision and how to adjust to your new role as a supervisor. It will specifically cover how to delegate, giving and receiving feedback productively, setting and communicating effective goals for individuals and the team, and understanding the importance of the performance evaluation. Incorporated in this highly interactive workshop will be an emphasis on understanding your communication style and appreciating the differences of others.

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#157 - MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING: MOVING CLIENTS THROUGH STAGES OF CHANGE

CASAC

This workshop will focus on how to motivate clients to change problematic behaviors. Beginning with a theoretical framework for understanding the process of change, participants will learn how to assess clients on a continuum of readiness for change and target strategies appropriate to the client's stage of change.

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#39 - PLAY THERAPY

This two-day workshop will provide an overview of the field of play therapy as well as focus on the bio-psycho-social-cultural perspective of child development and functioning during the latency age (6-11). Participants will learn how to formulate assessments through the use of play. In addition, experiential exercises and case material will be used to illustrate how to use play to identify developmental risk factors.

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#11 - MIRACLES DO HAPPEN: EFFECTIVE INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES WITH INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES

CASAC

This workshop will develop the participant's interviewing skills, which will help to identify how to put clients in charge of their own lives. It will emphasize solution-focused, strength-based interviewing. Participants will learn to formulate tangible goals with clients and actively engage them. A combination of lecture and case discussion will be used.

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#61 - UNDERSTANDING GROUP DYNAMICS: AN INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOP FOR NEW & BEGINNING FACILITATORS

This workshop will stimulate the initiation and development of groups in a variety of settings. This workshop is both didactic and experiential. Participants will have the opportunity to expand their knowledge of group process by becoming more familiar with the basic concepts of group dynamics. In addition, participants will learn to appreciate group work as an instrument for promoting educational, social and therapeutic changes by participating in group facilitating techniques.

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#277 - ENGAGING DIFFICULT TEENS

The impact of gang violence, family conflict, and mental health concerns all contribute to acting out behaviors of some teens. Often times, these youth are more challenging to engage because of their lack of trust in helping professionals. This interactive training provides a comprehensive overview of various creative techniques for communicating with and counseling tough teens. Specific examples of use of music, art, and communication techniques will be thoroughly explored and modeled for practical use.

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#148 - ADOLESCENT SUICIDE: PREVENTION, DETECTION, INTERVENTION

This interactive workshop takes on a topic that can scare many caregivers and service providers: the very real risks of adolescent suicide. The combination of developmental stage, hormonal changes, and self-esteem variances make this population at greater risk for suicide than almost any other, yet there are also very concrete ways of providing support to teens who may be at risk for self-harm. By the close of the workshop participants will have a deeper understanding of adolescent emotional development; potential warning signs of suicide risk; and concrete, practical interventions to provide the best chances for the adolescent's survival through such a critical and challenging time.

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#345 - BEFORE SHE GIVES IT UP: HELPING GIRLS UNDERSTAND THE PSYCHOLOGICAL & EMOTIONAL IMPACT OF SEX

Often when organizations design workshops for girls around the risk factors associated with sex the conversation primarily revolves around STD and pregnancy prevention; or scare tactics are used in the hope that girls will abstain. While STD and pregnancy prevention information is vital, the missing element is the emotional and psychological impact that premature and casual sex can have on girls and young women for years to come.  Long term implications need to be addressed as well, such as: depression that comes from feeling discarded after the fact, the sense of unfulfilled longing that comes from trying to meet one's emotional needs through sex, the loss of self-worth and self-value that comes from casual sex with multiple partners, the feelings of disappointment that come from unmet expectations, the inability to create and sustain healthy emotional attachments as a result of buying into the no-strings-attached hook-up trend, the inability to bring closure to toxic relationships because there is a sexual connection and so much more. Topics covered in this workshop include: what the research says about teens and premature sex, seven critical questions that every girl should ask herself before she considers engaging in sexual activity, what girls truly lose out on when they engage in sex prematurely and or with multiple partners, the psychological and emotional impact of sex, the spiritual impact of sex, the science of sex...what happens biologically during and after sex and why it is vital that girls and women understand this, and practical tips for framing an abstinence workshop series geared for the teen girls and young women in your program.

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#203 - SUPERVISING CHALLENGING EMPLOYEES

Employees can be challenging in many ways, from the way they interact with their peers to their behavior with their supervisors. This course will look at eight types of challenging people and see how these challenges play themselves out through the power and authority issues of the supervisory relationship.

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#346 - BUILDING CHARACTER, SELF-ESTEEM, VALUES & LEADERSHIP SKILLS IN TEENS: SKILLS TO POSITION YOUTH FOR LIFE LONG SUCCESS

The teenage years are filled with a myriad of choices and challenges.  As a youth service provider you have many opportunities to help teens stay on track and develop skills they can use for the rest of their lives. In this workshop adapted from the book, "Young, Gifted and Doing It: 52 Power Moves for Teens," by Cassandra Mack, participants will learn how to incorporate success principles and action steps into their existing services for teens. From goal setting and building character to developing a positive attitude and resisting negative peer pressure, the activities in this workshop are designed to assist service providers in helping teens build character, self-esteem, values and leadership skills. The workshop objectives are to help participants: develop skills for introducing character development, self-esteem building and leadership skills to teens; help youth learn the necessary social and life skills to position themselves for lifelong success and achievement; help youth recognize they determine how far they go in life by how much sustained effort they put into their goals and dreams, even when faced with obstacles.

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