Workshops

Bringing Child and Youth Care Workers Together

For front line Child and Youth Care Workers who are feeling frustrated by their work.

Supervisor feeling frustrated with your team?
Feeling powerless and at a loss for client interventions?
Wondering…What Works???

Having the tools is the first step in making change!

The following list includes short yet meaningful courses that are designed to get you and your team back on track, feeling confident and remembering clearly why you chose this work in the first place.

The Circle of Courage | Putting the Circle into Practice | The Power Struggle/Compliance and Control
Relationship 101 | Team Dynamics | Additional Learning Options

The Circle of Courage

The Circle of Courage model is now being adopted and applied to agencies, schools and institutions at an increasing speed. This model has been recognized as being pivotal to working with children and youth, turning defiance and risk into responsibility and resilience.

This workshop covers:

The Circle of Courage Model; understanding Mastery, Belonging, Independence and Generosity in direct relation to broken youth.
Understanding why it is important to our work.

Putting the Circle into Practice

This session will show participants how to adapt the Circle of Courage model into daily practice, establishing a reclaiming environment. Develop your understanding and make the Circle of Courage a part of your being through practice and participation.

The Power Struggle/Compliance and Control

Avoiding a power struggle is not always an easy task. Working in the human services field is challenging and often emotionally charged.

In this session participants will learn:

The “Catastrophe of Compliance”
The 5 W’s of the Power Struggle
Techniques to avoid a power struggle
Interventions to diffuse a power struggle

This workshop is perfect for the new Child and Youth Worker who is struggling with how to regain control of themselves and situations that arise when they are working with challenging clients.

Relationship 101

The power of relationship is explored as it pertains to “connecting” with children, youth and families in conflict.

• Respect
• Trust
• Rapport
• Connecting
• Relationship

Be more than just the staff on shift, be the person who makes a difference in the life of a child.

Team Dynamics

Is your team encountering trouble communicating? Having trouble resolving conflict? Not following through on plans or decisions? Going through the motions, yet not really getting anywhere?

Is it time to examine the dysfunctions (and functions) of your staff team?

This session will examine what is causing difficulty within your staff team and how to immediately address the issues and move forward as a high functioning team.

Requires 3 hours.

Additional Learning Options:

Conflict Resolution Techniques with Children and Youth
Motivating Staff Teams
Motivating Clients
The Challenge and Benefit of Change
Life Space Interviews

Note to Supervisors and Managers:

All of the courses are available in both an off site workshop format or as an in-service for your teams professional development.
Courses are designed to fit your team needs, timeline and budget.
Cost will be based on your team needs, proposed services and done in consultation with the facilitator.
Please contact me directly to discuss what your needs are and how I can best address them.

About the Facilitator

Michelle Briegel has been working within the Human Services Sector for over 13 years; as a Non Profit Manager, College Instructor and front line Child and Youth Counselor.

An expansive career in Child and Family Services, Youth Criminal Justice and Child and Youth Studies provides the basis for Michelle’s knowledge and expertise in the field of Human Services.

An experienced Manager who led teams of committed, long term and elite Child and Youth Care Workers; developed leading programs and has provided extensive staff training.

Michelle is dedicated to bringing Child and Youth Counselor training to the front line, delivering ongoing professional development opportunities based on the needs of the agency.

Michelle is excited to help your team move forward in building resilience with the children, youth and families they are working with. Give her a call today.