Workshops

We are so pleased and so proud to provide a variety of workshops to support you and your teams in their professional growth. For the greatest impact and value, we recommend combining workshops with coaching opportunities. We know that adults, like children, learning by doing, reflecting and trying again. Workshops provide the most value when participants have the opportunity to put into practice what they have learned and then have the opportunity to discuss it.

Current workshop offerings, provided in person or virtually, include:

* Addressing Difficult Conversations

* Amplifying Youth Voice and Choice in Your Program

* Choosing and Measuring the Right Program Outcomes

* Clarifying Team Expectations 

* Creating a Strong Feedback Culture

* Developing and Leveraging Strong Volunteer Programs

* Ethics in Afterschool 

* Facilitating Successful One-on-One Meetings

* Facilitating Made Easy

* The First 90 Days: Successfully Transitioning to Your First Supervisory Role

* The Five Most Important Things Your Staff Need from You

* Good to Great: Taking Your OST Program to the Next Level Using Best Practices

* Hiring High-Quality Staff

* How to Create Positive Confrontation on Your Team

* How to Effectively Give and Receive Feedback 

* How to Interview Effectively

* How to Use Coaching Skills to Support your Staff

* Identifying and Alleviating Common Challenges in OST Programs

* Improving Your Team Communication 

* Lead With Your MIND (Mindset-Investment-Necessary Skills-Desire)

* Letting Your Staff Shine: Using a Strengths-Based Approach  

* Making Impostor Syndrome Work for You

* The Organized Leader

* Overcoming Your Fear of Giving Feedback

* Planning Your Program Day (and Year)

* Professional Development for the Youth  Development Professional

* Project-Based Learning

* Retaining High-Quality Staff

* Running Effective Meetings

* Self-Care as Organizational Care

* Taking Your Professional Development to the Next Level

* Team Building: More Than Just Fun and Games

* Using Assessments to Strengthen Yourself and Your Team

* Virtual Professional Development

* Virtual Team Building

* What to Expect when You’re Expecting to Be a Supervisor

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Workshop length and content can be customized to meet your needs.  To discuss how we can best serve you, email us at CoachKat@katherinespinney.com   or call at 703-688-2394.

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