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Drawing People Out: The Art of Making Meetings Visible
An Introduction to Graphic Facilitation
This workshop is for participants who may not think of themselves as artists, but would love to have more tools to help convey ideas, illustrate a group’s work, or punch up Agenda sheets and flip charts. Work for 2.5 days with Deirdre Crowley in a magnificent rural Vermont setting!
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Breaking the Conflict Cycle: The Leader and Manager as Conflict Coach with Dr. Tammy Lenski
What’s the best way for organizational leaders and managers to deal with the steady flow of conflictual situations that come their way? One way is to be expert at offering good advice and efficiently solving problems. But, too often, that leads to burnout from being chief problem solver for the organization. It also inadvertently reduces employee’s professional development and leads to more problems coming through your door.
What if there was another way to address conflict problems effectively without doing the fixing yourself?
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Unraveling the Mysteries of Excel
If you have Microsoft Office and have always wondered what Excel does, then this is the workshop for you! Excel provides a way to organize nearly any type of information. The power of Excel lies in its flexibility to define the layout and structure of the information you want to manage. Topics covered will include:
- Worksheet basics
- Creating formulas
- Formatting and modifying a worksheet
- Printing a worksheet.
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Competence to Artistry with Michael Lang
This exceptional workshop for mediators, consultants, Parent Coordinators and other conflict workers will push the bounds of our thinking and practice. For experienced practitioners, Competence to Artistry explores the depth of our thinking and the artistry of our practice.
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Core Divorce Mediation Training – Susanne Terry, M.S. with Christine Packard, Esq.
The primary building block for beginning a mediation practice. This training has trained hundreds of mediators in New England and has received rave reviews from participants.
Elective Trainings with Lori Lustberg, Esq., CDFA, Christine Packard, Esq., and Susanne Terry, M.S
These two days are jam packed with information on taxes, pensions, investments, managing financial discussions, and Child Support. While consider elective training, the information and practice is a “must have” for any beginning divorce mediator.
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Over the Top
Recognizing, understanding, and supporting trauma survivors
with Margaret Joyal
A workshop for professionals, community members, and those with friends or family members affected by trauma.
Monday, July 11th – 9:30 AM- 4:30 PM
Registration deadline – Friday, June 27th.
Trauma is puzzling, frightening, and becoming more common. Many of us are looking for answers to:
- When is it just quirky, bad manners or eccentric and when is it trauma related?
- What is going on the brain and central nervous system?
- What do I need to understand about how trauma affects people’s lives
- What tools do I need to be helpful to someone affected by trauma?
We are all touched by the effect of trauma on people’s lives. This workshop is designed to give us knowledge and tools to interact more effectively with trauma survivors. In this workshop you will learn to:
- Recognize some of the signs of trauma.
- Use appropriate tools to respond
- Manage your own response to the situation
The day will include presentation, discussion and case study. Bring your own short scenarios to add to the richness of the conversation.
Margaret Joyal is an animated and enjoyable presenter with a wealth of experience in mental health issues. She is the current Director for Washington County Mental Health Services Counseling and Psychological Services, and co-founder of LINCS adult trauma treatment program. She has held leadership roles in a number of mental health clinical settings in Vermont. In addition to her clinical leadership, she is a member of the Vermont Association for Mental Health and Addiction Recovery, the National Association for Rural Mental Health and has been held key positions with the Vermont Psychological Association, the North American Masters Psychologists, for which she served as President and is the current Past President, and is Chair of the Adult Outpatients Director’s Group, a committee of the Council for Developmental and Mental Health Services. Ms. Joyal is a trainer and consultant on developing trauma related services in the state and has provided trainings and workshops on recent advances in trauma treatment, effects of psychological trauma, treatment of PTSD, and treating survivors of childhood abuse. She is a current Consultant Trainer for the Center for Crime Victim Services and the Agency of Human Services. Ms. Joyal has served on the State of Vermont, Agency of Human Services Trauma Workgroup which was charged with transforming state-based services to become more trauma informed across Agency programs. She currently serves on the Child and Family Trauma Workgroup, focused on providing trauma informed services to children and families.
Cost – $169 (includes welcome coffee and muffins, a farm prepared luncheon, and morning and afternoon snacks.
Location – The Farmhouse at High Reach Farm, Danville, VT
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During the lunch hour you can take a walk on one of our paths or stroll through a Christmas tree field.
Unleash Word – Become a Power User
with Bonnie Dasher-Andersen
Tuesday, August 9th – 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM.
Registration deadline – July 28th
This eye opening workshop will take you beyond everyday creating and saving documents. During this workshop you will become a power user and take advantage of features that will increase your “Word IQ”. Participants must be proficient users of Word and able to create, save, format and modify documents. Topics covered will include: organizing and formatting documents; inserting page and section breaks; working with styles and templates; using tables; and becoming familiar with power tools and tips.
Bonnie Dasher-Andersen is a certified Microsoft Word trainer over 25 years’ experience as an IT specialist. She is known for her thorough and entertaining training style. Laugh and learn! This hands-on workshop will require that you to bring a laptop with Word 2010, 2013 or 2016. If you do not have a laptop, you should be willing to look on with another participant. You will be introduced to a tool and then practice with an example. A detailed handout will be supplied to all participants. Bring your questions!
Cost – $149 (includes welcome coffee, handout, light lunch & snacks).
Location – The Farmhouse at High Reach Farm, Danville, VT
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Learn the Beginning Basics of Graphic Recording
Create flip charts with flair!
with Angelique McAlpine
Tuesday, June 28 – 9:30 AM- 3:30 PM
Registration deadline – Friday, June 17th.
Can’t draw a straight line? GREAT, that’s exactly where we are starting! Learn to “listen and scribe” to capture the “nugget” of an idea and draw basic shapes and icons to communicate simple and complex ideas. Develop your strategies for organizing and displaying information, and combining text and illustration to show ideas with impact. Improve and expand your lettering by learning a variety of techniques. Integrate color into your organization, lettering and coloring for strong effect, but with maximum speed.
Angelique McAlpine is a professional graphic recorder living in Vermont. She believes we can always improve our ability to share information, no matter our starting point. She loves to record (scribe) because of the effect it has on facilitating group process, and deepening the engagement of individuals.
Beginners and established doodlers are welcome!
Cost – $199 (includes welcome coffee, handout, light lunch & snacks).
Location – The Farmhouse at High Reach Farm, Danville, VT
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The Magic of Story with John Schraven
Tuesday, September 19 and Wednesday 20, 2017
The Farmhouse – High Reach Farm, Danville, VT
The Magic of Story is a two part workshop for the storyteller to claim their voice and explore the process that helps us understand ourselves and others. In this supportive environment, participants will be welcomed into the process of seeing and understanding themselves as storytellers.
The workshop is in two parts; participants may take either or both days.
This interactive/participatory experience is for anyone who has ever had a wish to be comfortable sharing a story with others. Many categories of professionals including teachers, medical personnel, mediators, attorneys, social workers and others will find that this workshop will assist them in learning to hear the message conveyed by others as opposed to simply registering the words that are spoken. This workshop would be particularly beneficial for those in occupations where practitioners become exhausted from being bombarded by the needs of others.
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Divorce Mediation Training
Susanne Terry, M.S.
with Christine Packard, Esq. and Lori Lustberg, Esq., CDFA
Core Divorce Mediation Training
Saturday, March 31, 2018
Friday, April 13 – Monday, April 16, 2018
Elective Trainings
Saturday/Sunday – May 19, 20, 2018
Divorce Mediation Training is designed to meet a significant portion of the basic requirements for Practitioner member of the Association for Conflict Resolution and for the Vermont Superior Court Family Mediation Program. The training is in accordance with Model Standards of Conduct for Mediators endorsed by the American Bar Association and the Association for Conflict Resolution.