Refresh, Renew, Rejuvenate!
Join Christine to learn helpful skills for rejuvenation in your everyday life. These skills will be interchangeable within your work and home life. Facilitated by Christine Maxwell, LCPC, Ben Gordon Center
Archive: Professional Development
Your Body, Your Brain
Are you interested in learning how to integrate your physical health with your mental well being? Join us for tips and skills on balancing your body and your brain and how one affects the other. Facilitated by Megan Dixon, LSW & Deb Farnsworth, LSW at Ben Gordon Center
Self Awareness: Creating Space for Emotions
Join Emily and Rhyann as they discuss how to create space for accepting & navigating your emotions. This event is open and free to all families and members of the community. Facilitated by Emily Dienst, LCPC and Rhyann Locke, LSW, Ben Gordon Center and Kish BHS Outpatient Therapy Services
Ending the Silence
Ending the Silence is a presentation that discusses mental health facts, strategies to take care of your mental health, and ideas of how we can end the stigma. Along with the educational portion, audiences will hear a candid firsthand story of a volunteer’s mental health journey.
This event is open and ...
Family Calming Kit Make and Takes
Join us for a fun hands-on event to make your own sensory putty. Other resources on calming skills will be provided. This workshop is open to all families and members of the DeKalb County community. Facilitated by Monique Shaw, MSW, DeKalb ROE
Brain Health and Wellness for School Personnel: Educator Self-Care
No matter how much you love kids & teaching, teaching isn't easy! From the paperwork to pressures of remote learning, testing, behavior issues, difficult parents, grading, and the time that's required, it's all very stressful...more than most people even realize. As teachers, we nurture our students and nurture our own ...
Purposeful Play in the Classroom: What does it look like exactly?
This workshop will explore ways to add play-based learning into your classroom curriculum, utilizing everyday materials to engage students in standards-based learning. Facilitated by Chris Kipp, Educational Consultant, DeKalb ROE
Bridging the Gap between Pre-K and Kindergarten: A discussion between preschool and kindergarten teachers
Preschool and kindergarten teachers will have the opportunity to share information regarding what skills many children have, and what skills are helpful for children to have when entering kindergarten. The discussion will be centered around developmentally appropriate expectations for this age group. Facilitated by Chris Kipp, Educational Consultant, DeKalb ROE
Early Childhood Mindfulness Series: Session 1
Mindfulness is a process of intentionally bringing our attention to what’s happening in the present moment with acceptance and openness. It means being curious and not judging our feelings or experiences. Join us for this series of three sessions learning how to use mindfulness in early childhood for yourself, colleagues ...
Early Childhood Mindfulness Series: Session 2
Mindfulness is a process of intentionally bringing our attention to what’s happening in the present moment with acceptance and openness. It means being curious and not judging our feelings or experiences. Join us for this series of three sessions learning how to use mindfulness in early childhood for yourself, colleagues ...