This workshop will help you to:

• Identify what aspects of the work/family balance concerns you the most
• Set realistic goals and expectations for change
• Cope with difficult times when balance seems out of reach

This webinar will provide participants with information to assist them in their caregiving journey.  Topics to be covered are:

How many times have you set a goal, then one thing goes wrong and you give up on the whole idea?  Sometimes it can be something you have very little control over;  at other times you "just might not feel like doing it" one day... then never really get back on track. 

This webinar will help participants:

• Recognize their pattern of negative, self-defeating thinking
• Challenge that thinking and adopt a new, more realistic way of looking at things
• Realize that sometimes by doing something without really feeling like it can lead to a dramatic shift in behavioral patterns

Interactive activities include:

• Discover individuality

• Recognize similarities

• Enhance communication skills

• Team-building skills

• Importance of working together as a team

This program will help participants to:

1.  Recognize their anger triggers (or what sets them off)
2.  Express anger in constructive ways
3.  Prevent other people from "pushing your buttons"
4.  Increase teamwork without anger getting in the way.

This system helps you to establish goals that everyone understands and is committed to making them work.  Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Timely (SMART) helps everyone know what needs to be accomplished and by when.  Every goal should be clear, challenging, and employee commitment.  This training will help you understand how to write SMART Goals.

This program will explore the benefits and challenges of relationships, different kinds of personal boundaries, and how to make your relationships stronger.

Using the power of group intelligence, we will come up with creative and fun solutions to these common holiday stressors.  How can we focus on those aspects that really matter and create the holiday that has the most meaning for you.  This workshop is designed to help you enjoy the holidays more.  The program format will include group discussion, creative problem solving, education and supportive resources.

We will cover:

• Goal Setting

• Budgeting/Finances

• Gift Giving

• Family & Social Gatherings

• Stress Reduction & Relaxation

How People Change
Instructor - Holly Socolow
Would you like to make a change but not sure how to go about it?  Take heart, you're not alone!  This one hour program outlines how you can learn to make sustained change in your life, whether it is reducing stress or starting an exercise program, or a personal goal.  Participants will learn these stages of change based on the work of James O. Prochaska and colleagues, called "Transtheoretical Model of Change."  The stages of change are:

1. Precontemplation
2. Contemplation
3. Preparation
4. Action
5. Maintenance
6. Relapse
7. Sustained Change

Armed with an understanding of the change process, participants will be able to identify which stage they are in and how to actualize the process toward sustained change.

Traditionally people have believed that a person's intelligence explained his or her success in life.  More recently, psychologists and business leaders have proposed that Emotional Intelligence -  combination of self-management and relationship skills - plays a greater role than IQ in determining a person's success.

In this one-hour webinar, participants will learn about Emotional Intelligence, why it matters so much, and how to increase their level of Emotional Intelligence.

Experience the joy of laughing in a relaxed, up-beat atmosphere through a Laughter Club program.  Pure laughter, without the use of jokes or comedy, is used to provide light exercise for mental and physical flexibility, mood regulation, stress reduction, and an attitude boost.

The benefits of a Laughter program include simple practices that anyone can do to feel good and have a better outlook on life.  Laughter Clubs can be used by anyone with virtually any level of physical or mental ability and is great for all age groups as they improve health and healing.

Research shows that laughter strengthens the immune system, improves breathing, arterial blood flow, digestion, and sleep;  relaxes muscles, burns calories, reduces pain and helps people get along together better.

In addition to the laughter exercises, attendees with learn the principles of Good Hearted Living - upbeat suggestions for changing attitudes.

Participants will learn to:

• Focus on using humor effectively to achieve goals
• Understand the health benefits of humor and laughter
• Nurture a sense of humor to create a positive environment and attitude

Managing Passive-Aggressive Behavior
Instructor - Dave Wauls

From time to time we all experience conflict.  When dealing with conflict we all react in different ways.  One way is through Passive-Aggressive behavior - instead of dealing directly with that individual to resolve the situation they will take alternate actions and pull others into that conflict.  This type of behavior does not resolve the conflict.  Dealing directly with conflict is a critical skill that we all need to have and practice.  This webinar is designed to educate you on dealing with individuals who practice passive-aggressive behavior.

This workshop will help you to:

• Understand what is passive-aggressive behavior.
• Discuss examples of the behavior.
• What specific actions you can take to address those behaviors.
• Provide tips on dealing with passive-aggressive behavior.
• Discuss your concerns about your reactions to this behavior.
• Discuss what actions you need to take going forward.

During these challenging times, business owners and human resource managers are trying to attract and retain the best talent.  Traditionally people have believed that a persons' intelligence explained his or her success in life.  More recently, psychologists and business leaders are finding that Emotional Intelligence - the combination of self-management and relationship skills - may play a greater role than IQ in determining a person's success.

In this program, participants will learn about Emotional Intelligence, why it matters so much, and how to increase their level of Emotional Intelligence.

When we work on staying present, we begin to see more clearly how much we are not present, how the mind wanders easily into "past" or "future" with the associated images and emotions of varying intensities. This class will emphasize staying present through the calming and repetitive practice of meditation, and provide a safe forum for discussing and working with common experiences that may arise during meditation such as high and low energy, physical discomfort, and various emotional states.

Some of the areas to be covered in this seminar are:

• Understanding change
• Moving through change (the three phases of change)
• Self-care

 Yes, there are! Attend this practical seminar for real world advice on how to help your young ones in these momentous decisions.

 Topics include:

• Identifying the three key levels of employment and what it takes to make work truly fulfilling.
• Experience a targeting process focusing on how to make the person-position match a positive one for your children.
• Learn some practical activities to engage kids at almost any age to help them transform employment decisions from the drudgery of work into the dynamics of a vocation.
• Receive an annotated bibliography of specific books to aid in supporting your child's career development.

This 3-session webinar will help you increase your personal financial awareness through assessing your financial health, learning how to manage your personal finances, developing SMART financial goals and using credit responsibly.

As a result of this workshop, you will discover:

• Your assertiveness style

• How to develop Positive Assertiveness

• How to develop your assertiveness behavior
• Body language to help reflect your assertiveness
• The four Assertive Styles
• How to communicate with assertiveness
• Develop your personal action plan for change

In this webinar, participants will learn:

• Newest research and practices in self-care and stress reduction
• Practical suggestions to increase happiness at work and at home
• Recognize positive choices rather than harmful reactivity
• Body awareness and muscle relaxation throughout the day
• Resources for ongoing support

This workshop outlines:

• Retirement Overview
• Retirement Well-Being Model
  - Prosperity
  - Happiness
  - Health
• Know Yourself
• Time Management / Activities
• Legal
• End of Life Issues
• Retirement Resources

Through discussion, lecture and activities, we will explore:

• Your needs to stay refreshed and nourished

• What gets you down and how you are coping

• What advice you give to others that you might give to yourself

Participants will learn about new perspectives and research into mental attitudes, stress and calming techniques, mindfulness practices, research on happy people and best real-world practices.

Stress Management
Instructor - Dave Wauls
In today's world, we all deal with stress every day - work, home, children, traffic (the list is endless).   Some people are great when dealing with stress, while others of us have a more difficult time working through stressful situations.  But the fact is, to prevent burn-out, we all need to understand how stress and stressful situations affect us. 

As a result of this workshop, you will discover:

• Identify what (and who) creates your stress

• How stress impacts everyone.

• How to deal with everyday stressors.

• Gain valuable tips on dealing with stress.

• Evaluate your current use of time
• Determine the portion of your time you can control
• Establish priorities for time not in your control
• Create action plans for effective time management
• Gain specific tips for becoming more productive
• Develop your workspace for efficiency
• Develop ideas to assist you after the seminar with your overall organizational skills