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Thursday, January 9th, 2025, 11am-12pm

The prevalence and costs of incivility are on the rise in organizations. When employees are exposed to incivility in the workplace, they experience diminished self-control, which in turn creates increased incivility toward co-workers. Incivility does not involve openly hostile behavior, threats or sabotage and therefore doesn’t warrant the same legal attention or sanctions as other forms of mistreatment, such as harassment. Incivility could be as simple as a sarcastic reply to a co-worker’s comment or a perceived rude sentence in an email.

This session will help you understand why we act less civil today and give some suggestions for making sure you don’t exhibit behaviors that are uncivil.

Tuesday, January 21st, 2025, 11am-12pm

Are you struggling to be productive? Do you find yourself procrastinating and having difficulty staying on top of tasks? Do you wait until the last minute to start working on a project? We all procrastinate from time to time. However, when we develop a habit of putting off necessary actions, it can take a toll on our well-being. This training will help you identify the reasons for the lack of productivity and defeat procrastination so that you can move forward and implement strategies to increase your level of productivity.

Thursday, February 6th, 2025 11am-12pm

As organizations make remote and flexible arrangements a permanent part of the work environment, some leaders worry: “How do I know if my employees are really working?” This training will cover new dynamics of leadership in this changing environment, and discuss whether the question above is really the best one for you to be asking yourself (hint, it’s not). This session will discuss common concerns in the remote environment including miscommunication, inefficient meetings and the value of trust. Key skills include managing communications, establishing meeting guidelines and identifying workplace behaviors that build, sustain, or break trust.

Thursday, April 3rd, 2025 11am-12pm

When addressing performance issues, it can be hard to show employees that you care about and support them, while still being clear about problems and expectations. This session offers tools for having supportive conversations in these challenging situations. 

Thursday, May 1st, 2025 11am-12pm

At one time or another, we have all dealt with a difficult person. Whether they are hard to communicate with, acting defensive or just handling a situation inappropriately, interactions with difficult people can affect our confidence, mood and focus. Learning to recognize and cope with common difficult behaviors in ourselves and others can help make difficult encounters much more manageable.

Thursday, June 5th, 2025 11am-12pm

Organizations are investing in benefits to improve employee wellbeing, and taking on initiatives to foster a culture of wellbeing in the workplace. However, many employees still feel that their job is an obstacle to their wellbeing rather than a help. What can you do as a manager to shift that perception? This session will discuss practical ways to show employees that you and your organization support their wellbeing.

Thursday, January 23rd, 2025, 11am-12pm

There are many myths about counseling and psychotherapy that ultimately prevent people from seeking the help that they need. In this session we will explore these myths and demystify the therapy process. We will look at areas where therapy
might be beneficial. This session will provide some insight into what happens during a therapy session and what one can expect when seeking services. We will give an overview of different therapeutic approaches and discuss appropriate levels
of care to address certain concerns.

Thursday, February 27th, 2025, 11am-12pm

It seems that every week a new study is published on the best way to control weight and increase fitness through changes in diet and exercise. It can be tough staying on top of the latest recommendations, especially when the studies sometimes seem to contradict one another!

This workshop provides an overview of safe and effective strategies to improve overall fitness through manageable changes in diet and exercise. Of course, before beginning any changes in diet and exercise, it is best to first consult with your doctor.

Thursday, March 6th, 2025, 11am-12pm

Worries are thoughts we have about the future that generate fear. They arrive in the form of a “what if?” and generate dire warnings about terrible consequences that await us. Unfortunately, these warnings we give ourselves are generally overblown and focused on hypothetical problems that probably won’t happen. Chronic worry that begins to impact the quality of life becomes “anxiety” and well-intended suggestions to “stop worrying” or applying common stress  management techniques are mostly ineffective. This training will address how worry habits develop and methods of intervening with worry and anxiety.

This is a companion course to the March 27th workshop, .

Thursday, March 27th, 2025, 11am-12pm

Anxiety is a highly uncomfortable feeling, a lingering presence that causes physical and mental tension, fills the mind with endless “what ifs”, and is capable of spiraling into episodes paralyzing anxiety attacks. People with anxiety will typically focus on reducing or eliminating it as the main problem whereas the real problem may lie elsewhere, with psychological avoidance. Psychological avoidance is a quick fix to anxiety. It offers immediate emotional relief, but it is fleeting and comes at a heavy cost. When we avoid certain situations, decisions or actions it can ultimately lead to even greater anxiety and additional problems.

In this topic we will examine the role of anxiety, our mistaken belief that we should always be “feeling good” and the psychological effects of avoidance. We will explore specific cognitive-behavioral strategies for managing avoidance and dealing with anxiety.

This is a companion course to the March 6th workshop, managing .

Thursday, April 24th, 2025, 11am-12pm

Are your media consumption habits helping you make good decisions or are they making you sick? The news and social media are significant sources of stress and anxiety for many people. Participating in social media discussions, reading newspapers, following your favorite political pundits and watching election news on TV can help you feel informed and engaged. If you’re not careful, however, you may use media in unhealthy ways that make you feel worse. This training can help you implement healthy media consumption habits that don’t damage your mental and physical well-being.

Thursday, February 13th, 2025, 11am-12pm

It can be tough to be a teenager today—and tough to be a parent of a teenager. It’s easy to be overwhelmed by stories about adolescents and violence, sex, drugs, suicides, alcohol and crime. All of these concerns are very real, but the very good news is most teenagers really are okay. The relationship you’ve had with your child all these years will play a big part in how your teenager will act and grow now that they are older. As your child matures, your relationship will change and become different, but it can still be positive and close. If you know what to expect, if you can look at things through your teenager’s eyes, it will help both of you. This workshop helps parents learn communication methods to talk to their teen.

Thursday, March 13th, 2025, 11am-12pm

The teenage years are a period of major social, hormonal and emotional change and can be difficult both for the teens as well as their families. Finding the most effective way to meet your child’s growing need for independence and increased responsibility as well as keep them safe and healthy is a challenge for many parents. Knowing how to talk with your teen about, and identify symptoms of, depression, suicide and eating disorders can help you assist your teen in navigating adolescence successfully.

Thursday, April 10th, 2025, 11-12pm

Most children experience the death of a family member or friend by the time they complete high school, and one in 20 children face the death of a parent or guardian by age 16. In response to death, children have feelings of grief similar to those of an adult, but they understand loss differently as their minds have not matured and they express these feelings differently because they have not yet learned coping skills. Though every child is unique and may react to a death of a loved one, a schoolmate, a teacher or even a family pet in their own way, there are generalities on a child’s reaction that can be based on their age. This workshop will explore how children of different ages respond to loss and how parents or caretakers can best respond to a child’s grief.

Thursday, May 15th, 2025, 11am-12pm

Parental burnout is a growing concern impacting countless families today. Parental burnout is a state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion caused by prolonged and overwhelming parenting stress. Recognizing and addressing parental burnout is essential for parents in their caregiving roles to ensure the well-being of the next generation. This training will address the signs and risk factors associated with parental burnout and provide practical strategies to thrive through parenthood.

Thursday, June 19th, 2025, 11am-12pm

It is summertime, and school is out! For many people, summer conjures images of lazy, relaxing days at the beach. However, for many working families, summer brings the challenges of balancing the demands of adult work schedules with the desire to provide safe, fun activities for children. This workshop offers several ideas on summer activities and provides practical suggestions on how to keep your kids safe while you’re at work.