Workshops

1. The Unloading Zone™ 10 Hour Intensive

The Unloading Zone™ 10 Hour Intensive is a conflict resolution and personal skills development program for children and their parents. The program’s goal is to give families, experiencing conflict, the skills to deal with anger and resolve problems by making effective behavior choices. Students participate in 8 hours of training and parents 2 hours of training in a combination of group and private sessions.

The Unloading Zone™ helps individuals understand their own personal process of anger and how to manage it effectively. The program goal is help participants make appropriate choices and be aware of alternatives to enhance their own well-being and that of their families.

Jo-Anne is a certified anger management facilitator exclusively for The Unloading Zone™ and specializes in teen/parent conflicts. This program is in high demand and is used in schools, community and special interest groups.

Students will learn:

• Own level of hostility
• Communication strategies for an effective response
• Personal awareness
• Own anger triggers
• About choices, decisions and consequences
• What happens physically and mentally when angry
• How to decrease sensitivity to anger
• How personal perception effects decision making
• Ways to improve family dynamic

Participants will be accepted into the program following an intake application, review and assessment for suitability. Intake applications are available through your child's school or contact Jo-Anne at (250) 428-5531

Cost includes certificate of completion: $300

2. Right Skill RightTime™ Crisis Intervention

Whether in the community, workplace or home, understanding the four crisis levels and using the RSRT intervention will prevent greater problems and open up opportunities to get to the heart of the matter…quickly!
 
Most people are aware of the void that is created at that crucial turning point ……but don't know what to do about it. We are left with three options: avoid, do it well or do it poorly. Most people admit that in most cases they do it poorly. Even when we know how to do it well, when the stakes are high, opinions vary and emotions are peaked ..... we blow it.
 
Recognize crisis as it builds and use specific strategies to de-escalate the situation without over reacting and causing more problems. Using the right skill at the right time increases the chances of creating receptivity within the first few seconds of a potentially explosive situation.
Violence is almost always preceded by specific warning signs that can be identified quickly. Once identified, take appropriate action.
 
Learn how to apply the right skill at the right time to effectively transform a crisis or potential crisis into opportunity to explore, connect and find resolution.

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