Workshops and other training programs
Dr. Pat has delivered many training and development programs, on a wide range of topics, to organizations in across Canada. Through a reflective and experiential process, her workshops are designed to be an informative, motivational and ‘take action’ experience. Participants will leave with a self care action plan and a host of reference materials.
General Outline of Day Workshops
- What’s happening? Who is affected? To what degree?
- What do we need to know to understand the issues?
- Explore a framework and process for making changes possible for:
- Individuals
- Organizations
- Animal Welfare Educators
More Information:
Beat caregiver stress! Build resiliency skills and watch how managing stress becomes 'manageable'. Many workers in the animal care world leave the profession early while others are more resilient, enjoying a long & rewarding career. Why? Compassion fatigue and secondary trauma, the emotional exhaustion & trauma caused by the chronic demands of helping animals, their owners, and the community, can extract a heavy cost to animal care workers. Dr. Pat focuses on practical stress buster techniques to build resiliency, manage compassion fatigue, and beat burnout. Self knowledge is the first step. Personal, confidential inventories on workplace challenges & resiliency are available to all participants. We will discuss how these factors influence your work. We'll also begin a discussion on what proactive steps organizations and animal welfare educators can take to support long term, resilient careers in animal welfare.
The Typical Workshop at a Glance
- Pause: Where are you now?
- Take a confidential assessment
- Measure your Resiliency skills and your stressors
- Reflect: Where do you want to be?
- Who in your organization exemplifies resiliency? Describe qualities
- Identify how you operate when you are working at your best
- Act: How are you going to make it happen?
- Explore strategies to build resilience.
- Collaborate with peers, your organization, and the experts
- Commit to your goal(s) and go for it!
- Apply Pat’s knowledge units & framework for change.
- Return to the confidential assessment.
- How do your results compare with the first assessment?
- Which goals did you meet? Celebrate your victories!
- Revise goals
- Proceed with the same framework and revisit knowledge units
Workshop Testimonials - Example of Full Day Workshop - Toronto GTA
Dr. Pat is currently offering workshops on the following topics:
- Building Resiliency & Wellbeing Introductory Workshop
- Understanding the importance of Emotional Intelligence in the Animal Care Industry
- Trauma Informed Care Workshop
- Inclusiveness & Diversity in the Animal Care Workplace
- Hurry up & Relax Workshop
- Coaching Skills for Leaders
An introductory stress buster kit will be available for all participants. Certification granted for attending the workshops.
Check out the events page for upcoming public workshops or feel free to hold a private workshop. Full day/half-day, evenings and Sundays available. All are welcome!
Please contact Dr. Pat via email or call 416-523-2154 for more information.