"Intellectual growth should commence
at birth and cease only at death" - Albert Einstein
at birth and cease only at death" - Albert Einstein
Workshops
What clients say...
"Amy is very passionate about educating others and empowering them to be an advocate for their child(ren). She is an excellent and engaging presenter! - Lindsey Fry, Pediatrics Interactions Continuing Education Coordinator
"Amy is very passionate about educating others and empowering them to be an advocate for their child(ren). She is an excellent and engaging presenter! - Lindsey Fry, Pediatrics Interactions Continuing Education Coordinator
Our workshops are designed to meet your continuing education and community education needs. Whether you have a room full of parents, or a room full of providers, LiveNLearn can help you increase your confidence and effectiveness with hands-on, humorous workshops.
For professionals...
Help for the Helpers: Understanding Self Concept to Ensure Self Care
What Participants Say...
"Thank you! I'm thinking about ways to keep my bucket filled!"
"I enjoyed Amy's dynamic, enthusiastic, and humorous way of presenting."
This workshop targets any individual in a helping profession, teacher, advocate, caregiver, or counselor. Participants learn which factors lead to the concept of self that called them into service. Familial roles and relationships as well as friendly roles, who you are in a group of peers, are also highlighted. The path towards burnout is illustrated as a byproduct of unmanaged stress in the wake of a poor self-concept. Participants will learn “behavioral band-aids” to use to manage difficult times in order to re-engage in helping others.
What Participants Say...
"Thank you! I'm thinking about ways to keep my bucket filled!"
"I enjoyed Amy's dynamic, enthusiastic, and humorous way of presenting."
This workshop targets any individual in a helping profession, teacher, advocate, caregiver, or counselor. Participants learn which factors lead to the concept of self that called them into service. Familial roles and relationships as well as friendly roles, who you are in a group of peers, are also highlighted. The path towards burnout is illustrated as a byproduct of unmanaged stress in the wake of a poor self-concept. Participants will learn “behavioral band-aids” to use to manage difficult times in order to re-engage in helping others.
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The Arc of Anxiety (Part 1): Managing Discomfort Without Triggering Anxiety
What Participants Say... "The difference between eustress and distress was a big take away for me." "This made me reflect on how I do or have dealt with kids in distress." "Activating the digestive system can take a person out of a sympathetic state and more into "normal", so eat to help relieve stress" The Arc of Anxiety, Part 1 aims at introducing school personnel to how daily struggles can fizzle or fester with their students and themselves. Participants will learn to recognize how personal lives walk into the school in adult briefcases and student backpacks. The science of anxiety and psychology of identity formation will inform creative workshop activities as well as practical strategies to maintain strong mental health. |
The Arc of Anxiety (Part 2): Anxiety Definitions and Dissolutions
What Participants Say... "How important the flight or fight brain mechanic is to teach students how to deal/cope/manage stress" "To tag the behavior with good job. Good job at putting your lunch away, etc..." "availability vs accountability: we can't expect accountability if we are not available and that goes across the board in all relationships" The Arc of Anxiety, Part 2 continues its goal of introducing school personnel to how daily struggles can fizzle or fester with their students and themselves. Now that participants have learned about the line between discomfort and distress, this second installment focuses more on how to address kids (and adults) in crisis. Behavioral approaches to address anxiety will inform creative workshop activities as well as practical strategies to maintain strong mental health. |
Using a Small "c" to Make a Big Difference: Counseling Skills to Bridge the Support Gap Between Home and School
What participants say...
"Good insight into what parents are going through."
"Great discussion about parents' perspectives."
Any adult that interacts with a child is tasked with being a role model or mentor. In effect, that makes us all counselors. “Using a Small ‘c” to Make a Big Difference” builds a new level of competencies to extend cultural competencies in order to increase the partnership between teacher and parent. Skills such as motivational interviewing and adapted versions of grief and loss counseling provide teachers with new insights in order to connect with reluctant parents and caregivers.
What participants say...
"Good insight into what parents are going through."
"Great discussion about parents' perspectives."
Any adult that interacts with a child is tasked with being a role model or mentor. In effect, that makes us all counselors. “Using a Small ‘c” to Make a Big Difference” builds a new level of competencies to extend cultural competencies in order to increase the partnership between teacher and parent. Skills such as motivational interviewing and adapted versions of grief and loss counseling provide teachers with new insights in order to connect with reluctant parents and caregivers.
The Five P's of Classroom Management: How Policy, Procedure, Placement, Power, and Personalization Create Successful Mood-Tone
This full day workshop provides information regarding the psychological and social-emotional development of school children as a context to creating a controlled, inviting, environment in which students can master high standards. Teachers learn how to create policies and procedures that allow for minimal disciplinary interruptions, minimize distractions and maximize engagement for high-level discussion and instruction.
This full day workshop provides information regarding the psychological and social-emotional development of school children as a context to creating a controlled, inviting, environment in which students can master high standards. Teachers learn how to create policies and procedures that allow for minimal disciplinary interruptions, minimize distractions and maximize engagement for high-level discussion and instruction.
For parents...
The Stress Free IEP
This workshop is designed for parents of children aged 3 to 13, whether they are aging out of early intervention or starting to age out of school. Using decades of experience in the classroom, you will learn more than just the process of getting an IEP. You will learn how to design that IEP for what makes your child a part of your family, not just a student who completes generic goals. In order to advocate without fighting, you will need to stay strong. This workshop also includes strategies to keep your sanity. Having a special needs child requires special parents who need special help. Using strategies of mindfulness and CBT from my counseling practice, you will discover easy, practical, and effective ways to feel strong and empowered.
This workshop is designed for parents of children aged 3 to 13, whether they are aging out of early intervention or starting to age out of school. Using decades of experience in the classroom, you will learn more than just the process of getting an IEP. You will learn how to design that IEP for what makes your child a part of your family, not just a student who completes generic goals. In order to advocate without fighting, you will need to stay strong. This workshop also includes strategies to keep your sanity. Having a special needs child requires special parents who need special help. Using strategies of mindfulness and CBT from my counseling practice, you will discover easy, practical, and effective ways to feel strong and empowered.
"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever." - Gandhi