Non-Clinical Workshops & Trainings for Understanding & Improving Mental Health in the Workplace

Part One: Understanding Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Responses to Conflict

In our current sociopolitical climate, polarizing forces all too often lead to difficulty living and working in connection with others. In this interactive program, participants will learn about common origins of conflict and general methods for working through conflict in order to increase connection. Please be prepared for active discussion about these topics. Please note that this is the first part of a two part series. 

Topics covered in Part 1 will be:

• Neurobiology of conflict

• Reciprocal nature of conflict

• Cognitive biases that impact our ability to connect

• Behavioral Strategies to reduce conflict

• Self Regulation Strategies 

• De-escalation Strategies 

• Active Listening

• Approaches to building empathy

Part Two: Putting It Into Action - Connection through Conflict

In Part 2 of this interactive program, we will explore specific methods for working through conflict in a productive manner. We will discuss methods for employing and adapting specific strategies for a variety of relationship types (e.g. supervisors to supervisees, supervisees to supervisors, peers and patrons).

Please be prepared for active discussion and experiential activities. This workshop will build upon the skills taught in Part 1. 

Topics covered in Part 2 will be:

• Employing Behavioral Strategies to Work Through Conflict

• Managing Expectations

• Understanding our Own and Others’ Assumptions/Expectations

• Collaborative Goal Setting

• Assertiveness Training

• Naming boundaries

Creating spaces where LGBTQ people can feel safe and supported is paramount at this point in history. In this interactive workshop, we will discuss current stressors affecting the LGBTQ community and explore methods to advocate for the needs of LGBTQ people. We will specifically highlight the needs of trans people and ways to support this resilient community. 

Program Takeaways: 

1. Current research on psychosocial stressors affecting LGBTQ people

2. Methods for Creating Inclusive Environments for LGBTQ peoples

3. Experiential activities for increasing empathy for working with LGBTQ peoples

The world we live in is stressful. Reducing Stress, Improving Mental Health is an interactive workshop designed to teach various coping strategies to help improve one’s mental health inside and outside of the workplace. In this workshop, Dr. Sam Colbert teaches empirically informed skills (including mindfulness techniques and positive psychological practices) shown to decrease stress and improve mental health.

Topics will include:

1. Relationship Between Stress and Performance

2. Humans Co-Regulation of Each Other’s Nervous Systems

3. Relaxation/Experiential Activities

4. Self-Care Strategies

This interactive educational program will focus on current methods for increasing psychological wellness through engaging in sustainable environmental practices. We will discuss current psychological research on topics related to the psycho-emotional effects of climate change. Participants will be asked to actively engage in discussion and activities related to their own environmental practices, anxieties and hopes for change.

Program Takeaways:

1. Understanding the psychological effects of climate change

2. Exploration of methods to reduce climate change

3. Exploration of methods to increase psychological resilience in the face of climate change