Workshops
Designed to improve your knowledge through experiential learning and practical tools.
Brain Basics™
Building Foundations for Learning Success
7 Hours
Parents & Teachers
Up to 10% of the population is affected by specific learning disabilities such as dyslexia, dyscalculia, attention problems, sensory processing disorder, etc. Delays in reflex and sensory integration, gross and fine motor skills, and the effects of trauma cause delays in children meeting their developmental milestones. If these delays are caught early and the child is challenged appropriately, they will be set up for success.
- Learning Outcomes
- List and describe 4 rehabilitation concepts
- Explain the importance of a bottom-up approach
- Define reflex and sensory integration and the trauma response
- Distinguish the different types of traumas and its effect on learning
- Design and incorporate simple everyday activities to encourage growth of a healthy nervous system in children
Sensory Processing Disorder and Trauma
Understanding Our Senses and the Nervous System
2–5 Hours
All Audiences
Discover our senses and what happens when the sensory information highways cause a neurological traffic jam. This workshop explores cutting-edge interventions that help overcome sensitivities both in the clinic and at home. The extended version includes designing simple everyday activities to encourage growth of a healthy nervous system in children.
- Learning Outcomes
- List and describe 4 rehabilitation concepts
- Explain the importance of a bottom-up approach
- Define reflex and sensory integration and the trauma response
- Explore cutting edge interventions that help overcome sensitivities both in the clinic and at home
- Design and incorporate simple everyday activities to encourage growth of a healthy nervous system in children
Overcoming Inattention, Impulsivity, and Hyperactivity
Getting to the Root Cause
90-120 Min
All Audiences
Did you know that there are over twenty diagnoses that have symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity? It is important that the person showing these symptoms have a thorough assessment by many different disciplines to get to the root cause so that your doctor can give a proper diagnosis.
- Learning Outcomes
- Describe the symptoms of hyperactivity, inattention, and impulsivity
- List common diagnoses that exhibit these symptoms
- Review the different disciplines and assessments needed to help with a diagnosis
- Discover treatments that can help to address these symptoms
Let's Get Real – Mental Health Talk
Fun, Games, and Real Talk
90 - 120 Min
All Audiences
Let’s have fun talking about mental health in this game version plus get some tips on how to take care of your mental health.
Capped! Closing off the School to Prison Pipeline
An Anti-Black Racism Skills Workshop
2 Days
Teachers & Educators
The effects of systemic institutionalized racism within the school system negatively affects the lives of Black learners. Due to personal unconscious bias, lowered expectations and a misunderstanding of Black culture, Black learners are suspended at a much higher rate.
- Learning Outcomes
- List and describe 4 neuroscience rehabilitation concepts to address bias
- Summarize concepts of unconscious bias, cultural competency, and cultural humility
- Build skills for antiracist habits
- Describe the different types of traumas that people of African ancestry experience
- Recognize and unlearn hidden biases
- Apply strategies to address daily unconscious bias and create a space of inclusivity
Racism Rehabilitation
Unlearning Bias to Breakthrough
1-2 Days
All Audiences
Racism doesn’t disappear by ignoring it. It takes honesty, reflection, and new tools to shift from unconscious bias to conscious change. A bold workshop to unpack bias and practice new ways of living in community
- Learning Outcomes
- Recognize and address daily unconscious bias
- Develop cultural competency and cultural humility
- Access resources to continue your journey
- Create safe environments for honest dialogue
- Focus on recovery, support, and transformation.
Black Lives Living Well – Know Your Numbers
Take Control of Your Health
1-2 Hours
Black community members
Black people are dying at alarming rates from preventable diseases. This workshop empowers Black people to take control of their health and learn tools to help them live a long, healthy, and meaningful life.
- Learning Outcomes
- List the different types of trauma that affect Black people
- Review screening guidelines for various diseases
- Discuss resources and solutions to support health and wellness
- Recognize how trauma affects Black bodies physically and mentally
- Identify tools to determine risk factors for sleep and mental health
Black Wellness Warrior
1-2 Hours
Black Community Members
Black wellness is our birthright. This workshop will guide you through eight areas of wellness to help you set goals that will nurture the whole person.
- Learning Outcomes
- List the 8 areas of wellness
- Describe and list SMART goals
- Explore resources for continued growth
- Identify what is getting in the way of achieving wellness in each area
- Incorporate visual tools in your life
