FINDING YOUR WORK-LIFE BALANCE

Wednesday, April 7, 2010
9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Location:
The 2100 Building, Community Rm. B
2100 24th Avenue S.
Seattle, WA 98144

 

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:

Are you having trouble saying no and setting limits? 

Do you feel burned out but don’t know what to do?

This interactive workshop provides a dynamic look at today’s challenge of work-life balance.  Learn and practice research-based tools for improving your work-life balance and walk away with a personal plan for making real change.

Workshop Objectives:

• A personal analysis of participants’ work-life balance profile.
• Strategies for dealing with challenging situations including, but not limited to:
  • difficult co-workers and supervisors
  • compassion fatigue and burnout
  • limit setting and saying no
• Application skills for transferring new learning to the workplace

Participants will be able to: Gain an introduction to research-based strategies for improving work-life balance. Assess their own work-life balance. Identify personal stressors and strengths. Recognize the importance of self-care. Acquire balance tools including identifying and reducing burnout and setting limits. Practice balance strategies in real-time, including self-care, stress reduction, and limit-setting strategies. Create a personal plan for implementing an improved work-life balance

(This workshop has been designed for staff across levels.)

TRAINERS:    KARA LAVERDE, M.S.W, B.A.  and MONIQUE SHIRA, B.A.

 

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WORKSHOP FEE

Coalition Member Organization:
$90 per participant   [for 1-5 staff from member organization]
$80 per participant   [6 or more staff from member organization]

Non-Member Organization:
$120 per participant

Lunch will be on your own.

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Continuing Education Units/Clock Hours
Participants can register for Highline Community College Continuing Education Units (CEUs).
The cost is $10.00 per course. CEU forms are available at the workshop.

Free Clock Hours available at the workshop.

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Cancellation Policy:

The cancellation fee is $25. If you must cancel your registration, you may request a refund minus the $25 fee up to 3 working days prior to the event. After this date, no refunds will be issued; you can make substitutions. "No-shows" will be charged the full workshop fee.

Note: All fees must be received within 90 days after event or a service fee of $25 will be added.

Please inform Anna McCain at 206-870-5908 or amccain@highline.edu if you need to cancel.

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Click here to go to Coalition Member Organizations list

Click here to go directly to the King County Non-Profit Staff Development Coalition Project home page.