April 2020
Young people and group work (April)
Fast, challenging and fun... Young people are super-physical, super-influenced by their emotions, and respond super-impulsively to what’s going on around them. So with all this in mind this workshop will take you through a process that looks at how to harness all this for the good of a group. We will look at the skills, ways of thinking and practical strategies needed to run/facilitate groups with teenagers who at times can be challenging and difficult. We will look at the…
Find out more »Core Value Therapy (2-days)
Many people describe their experience with emotions like internal thoughts and emotions that often produces mental-ill health. These negative consequences are often blamed on others and are very rarely owned by clients. To encourage a deeper sense of self-discovery for clients the ‘Core Value Therapy’ CVT was developed. CVT aims to discover what drives our clients and dominates their thinking/feelings/emotions and behaviours. Core values are often hidden and discovering the core value must be unique to each client. When this…
Find out more »Love Languages
Have you ever wondered how relationships REALLY work? How do people feel loved and express their love? How do relationships get into trouble? Love languages is a way to find your client’s relationship DNA. The five Love Languages are a fantastic KEY in assisting couples to resolve conflict in their relationship and dramatically improve their relationship at the same time. Most individuals live out of their Love Language, however, what if their partner’s love language is different. When this discord…
Find out more »Engaging fathers in family based programs
This workshop allows workers, organisations or networks of services to provide more effective programs to men and families. The workshop explores the importance of the fathers’ role in family services and how programs can engage and support this opportunity. The workshop focuses on: understanding what men might want when accessing community services using strengths based approaches when working with fathers engaging men’s in child protection and family based programs exploring skills used to work with men in a non-threatening way…
Find out more »May 2020
Engaging men’s responses to family violence
This workshop explores key skills for working effectively with men’s responses to conflict situations using a child centred approach. It explores practical ways workers can respond when working with men who experience high levels of conflict or use family violence in relationships. It focuses on early intervention work with these men so that they may access other behaviour change resources in their community. This workshop explores how workers can better engage with men to increase their motivation to access further…
Find out more »Elevate your Wellbeing for Workers
Have you ever asked yourself … “Why don’t my New Year’s resolutions to Elevate my Well being, ever eventuate?” The simple answer is... We often make decisions without planning any action steps. (A goal without a plan is just a wish). If well-being is a goal for you this year, this workshop will enable you to set your wellness intention, make a decision, and inspire you to take the necessary action to success. Value your well-being… make a decision,...take action!…
Find out more »Engaging disengaged young people
Working with disengaged young people means catching their attention fast, doing something so they will connect with what is happening and how it’s happening, and with you. It means approaching young people in unexpected ways: grabbing their attention and firing their imaginations. It means doing all this from a solid evidence base of wellbeing, and resilience, and with an awareness of what is more likely to work with young people who are having a hard time of life. We will look…
Find out more »Advanced young people and group work
For those who have attended any Groupwork training with Peter Slattery anywhere any time The plan is to cover two main areas: Firstly, a series of totally new, constructed just-for-you Groupwork strategies, devised just for this workshop. You can be sure they will include elements of movement and stillness, of silence and conversation; of interaction and individual reflection; things borrowed from the arts: music, image, video… Secondly, your content. Let us know what you would like to cover and we…
Find out more »June 2020
Advanced Young people and group work
For those who have attended any Groupwork training with Peter Slattery anywhere any time The plan is to cover two main areas: Firstly, a series of totally new, constructed just-for-you Groupwork strategies, devised just for this workshop. You can be sure they will include elements of movement and stillness, of silence and conversation; of interaction and individual reflection; things borrowed from the arts: music, image, video… Secondly, your content. Let us know what you would like to cover and we…
Find out more »Building your own group work resources
If you go to God google you will find heaps of activities, ice-breakers and group games that you can use in the groups you run. Some of them are pretty darn good. But if you want your activities to hit the mark every time (or most of the time for most of the participants) then devising your own will give them a freshness and relevance that no shop-bought item can deliver. So we will look at producing your own strategies…
Find out more »July 2020
Groupwork- 4 Variations
These four approaches are all Groupwork processes - similar and overlapping, yet quite different. In each of these, the needs of the participants are always foremost and guide what we do, yet how we do this varies enormously. This workshop will take you through all four processes. ‘Presenting’ is more about the presenter’s content; who is seeking to pass something on; ideas, information, strategies… ‘Leading’ is also about the leader’s content and they are taking people through it, but constantly…
Find out more »Core Value Therapy (2-days)
Many people describe their experience with emotions like internal thoughts and emotions that often produces mental-ill health. These negative consequences are often blamed on others and are very rarely owned by clients. To encourage a deeper sense of self-discovery for clients the ‘Core Value Therapy’ CVT was developed. CVT aims to discover what drives our clients and dominates their thinking/feelings/emotions and behaviours. Core values are often hidden and discovering the core value must be unique to each client. When this…
Find out more »Love Languages
Have you ever wondered how relationships REALLY work? How do people feel loved and express their love? How do relationships get into trouble? Love languages is a way to find your client’s relationship DNA. The five Love Languages are a fantastic KEY in assisting couples to resolve conflict in their relationship and dramatically improve their relationship at the same time. Most individuals live out of their Love Language, however, what if their partner’s love language is different. When this discord…
Find out more »Engaging fathers in family based programs
This workshop allows workers, organisations or networks of services to provide more effective programs to men and families. The workshop explores the importance of the fathers’ role in family services and how programs can engage and support this opportunity. The workshop focuses on: understanding what men might want when accessing community services using strengths based approaches when working with fathers engaging men’s in child protection and family based programs exploring skills used to work with men in a non-threatening way…
Find out more »Engaging men’s responses to family violence
This workshop explores key skills for working effectively with men’s responses to conflict situations using a child centred approach. It explores practical ways workers can respond when working with men who experience high levels of conflict or use family violence in relationships. It focuses on early intervention work with these men so that they may access other behaviour change resources in their community. This workshop explores how workers can better engage with men to increase their motivation to access further…
Find out more »August 2020
Vicarious Trauma: Could it happen to you?
In this one day workshop the following areas of Vicarious Trauma will be covered: What is Vicarious trauma and is it different to burn out and compassion fatigue? How do I know if I am suffering from Vicarious trauma? What do I need to do if I feel that I am suffering from Vicarious Trauma? What methods can I use in my workplace to help me to not suffer from Vicarious Trauma? Process what has been covered in the workshop…
Find out more »September 2020
Love Languages
Have you ever wondered how relationships REALLY work? How do people feel loved and express their love? How do relationships get into trouble? Love languages is a way to find your client’s relationship DNA. The five Love Languages are a fantastic KEY in assisting couples to resolve conflict in their relationship and dramatically improve their relationship at the same time. Most individuals live out of their Love Language, however, what if their partner’s love language is different. When this discord…
Find out more »Core Value Therapy (1-day)
Many people describe their experience with emotions like internal thoughts and emotions that often produces mental-ill health. These negative consequences are often blamed on others and are very rarely owned by clients. To encourage a deeper sense of self-discovery for clients the ‘Core Value Therapy’ CVT was developed. CVT aims to discover what drives our clients and dominates their thinking/feelings/emotions and behaviours. Core values are often hidden and discovering the core value must be unique to each client. When this…
Find out more »Engaging fathers in family based programs
This workshop allows workers, organisations or networks of services to provide more effective programs to men and families. The workshop explores the importance of the fathers’ role in family services and how programs can engage and support this opportunity. The workshop focuses on: understanding what men might want when accessing community services using strengths based approaches when working with fathers engaging men’s in child protection and family based programs exploring skills used to work with men in a non-threatening way…
Find out more »October 2020
Core Value Therapy (2-days)
Many people describe their experience with emotions like internal thoughts and emotions that often produces mental-ill health. These negative consequences are often blamed on others and are very rarely owned by clients. To encourage a deeper sense of self-discovery for clients the ‘Core Value Therapy’ CVT was developed. CVT aims to discover what drives our clients and dominates their thinking/feelings/emotions and behaviours. Core values are often hidden and discovering the core value must be unique to each client. When this…
Find out more »Love Languages
Have you ever wondered how relationships REALLY work? How do people feel loved and express their love? How do relationships get into trouble? Love languages is a way to find your client’s relationship DNA. The five Love Languages are a fantastic KEY in assisting couples to resolve conflict in their relationship and dramatically improve their relationship at the same time. Most individuals live out of their Love Language, however, what if their partner’s love language is different. When this discord…
Find out more »Engaging fathers in family based programs
This workshop allows workers, organisations or networks of services to provide more effective programs to men and families. The workshop explores the importance of the fathers’ role in family services and how programs can engage and support this opportunity. The workshop focuses on: understanding what men might want when accessing community services using strengths based approaches when working with fathers engaging men’s in child protection and family based programs exploring skills used to work with men in a non-threatening way…
Find out more »Elevate your Wellbeing for Workers
Have you ever asked yourself … “Why don’t my New Year’s resolutions to Elevate my Well being, ever eventuate?” The simple answer is... We often make decisions without planning any action steps. (A goal without a plan is just a wish). If well-being is a goal for you this year, this workshop will enable you to set your wellness intention, make a decision, and inspire you to take the necessary action to success. Value your well-being… make a decision,...take action!…
Find out more »Engaging men’s responses to family violence
This workshop explores key skills for working effectively with men’s responses to conflict situations using a child centred approach. It explores practical ways workers can respond when working with men who experience high levels of conflict or use family violence in relationships. It focuses on early intervention work with these men so that they may access other behaviour change resources in their community. This workshop explores how workers can better engage with men to increase their motivation to access further…
Find out more »November 2020
Young people and group work (November)
Fast, challenging and fun... Young people are super-physical, super-influenced by their emotions, and respond super-impulsively to what’s going on around them. So with all this in mind this workshop will take you through a process that looks at how to harness all this for the good of a group. We will look at the skills, ways of thinking and practical strategies needed to run/facilitate groups with teenagers who at times can be challenging and difficult. We will look at the…
Find out more »Advanced Young People and Groupwork
For those who have attended any Groupwork training with Peter Slattery anywhere any time. The plan is to cover two main areas: Firstly, a series of totally new, constructed just-for-you Groupwork strategies, devised just for this workshop. You can be sure they will include elements of movement and stillness, of silence and conversation; of interaction and individual reflection; things borrowed from the arts: music, image, video… Secondly, your content. Let us know what you would like to cover and…
Find out more »Freedom through Forgiveness (Nov)
Relationship Education and Therapeutic Group Work frequently focuses on developing communication and conflict management skills. But as Group Facilitators, we have often had limited training to enable participants to experience healing in their ongoing relationships, when core attitudes and actions of their loved ones cut into their souls and deeply wound them. This workshop is a meaningful and personally enriching one, created for YOU, the Facilitator! Heather will guide you on your own personal exploratory journey so that by the end of…
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