Powerful Partnerships
Bring an engaging, informative, and inspiring workshop to your next conference or meeting.
Each multimedia training experience is specifically designed to decrease stress, increase success and enhance joy of those doing the critical work of leading today's early childhood professionals.
Partnership Defined: “A partnership suggests mutual respect, an acceptance of equivalent expertise, and a reciprocal relationship in which each partner shares information and expectations with the other.” (Pugh, 1985)
100% of 2019 participants recommended these courses!
What participants appreciate:
Head Start Staff, Fall 2019
"Raelene truly listens and understands the work"
"Her knowledge, her strategies, her positivity"
"The open communication, how to apply it to everyone"
"The strategies I got out of the training"
"Upbeat, knowledgeable. Making it very relatable to our work."
"It reminded me to look at things from parents' point of view instead of always focusing on how I view things"
"The presenter being fun/she definitely got my attention"
"Values of input/discussions"
"Strategies & visuals to help envision building relationships"
"It is apparent that she loves what she does."
I liked that it was interactive!"
"The easy conversation & useful tools"
"A LOT of quality content, loved hands on."
"LOVED how engaging you were, thank you!"
"Thank you for the great tools & ideas!"
Strategies participants take away:
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Building in positive messages on top of tough ones.
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Asking "Tell me more" and seeking to truly understand
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Take more time attending and listening and less time interpreting
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Being more curious
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Staying focused, in the moment, to build the relationship
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Taking time to visit and connect with families. Plan a time during the visit to let go of my agenda
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Don't let connecting with parents overwhelm you. Take the smallest step and add it into your everyday encounter with the parent to improve relationship.
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Call attention to positives with all families
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Seek to understand the "why" behind parents lack of follow through
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Meet families where they are at
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Shared ideas
“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
― Maya Angelou
Master Trainer, MNCPD
Parent Educator, PAIIR
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