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About the Presenter
Facilitator – Patricia O'Gorman, PhD
Patricia O’Gorman, Ph.D., an organizational consultant, international speaker, and psychologist in private practice in Albany and East Chatham, NY, is noted for her work with women and at-risk youth. She has held positions as Executive Director of an agency working with crime victims, Director of Prevention for NIAAA, founding Director of the Department of Prevention and Education for NCADD, national office, Clinical Director of a child welfare agency, is a co-founder and on the Advisory Committee of the National Association for Children of Alcoholics, and on the Board of the Guest House Institute. Known for her warm and funny presentations, and inspiring retreats, she is also the author of numerous articles including The Link (4-08) on how evidenced based programs are creating a new business model for organizations. She has also authored numerous books on such topics as self-parenting, and women and resilience including 12 Steps to Self-Parenting, Dancing Backwards in High Heels: How Women Master the Art of Resilience, and The Lowdown on Families Who Get High: Successful Parenting for Families Affected by Addiction. She can be reached through her web site www.ogormandiaz.com.
About the Program
A one-hour seminar designed for EAP staff based upon the concepts found in Helping Conversations:
- People can change. They have resources within them to alter their life circumstance and resolve problems.
- We are more likely to help a person change their behavior when we focus on what is strong in him/her and not what is wrong.
Participants will be introduced to strategies for change:
- We are more likely to help a person change their behavior when our conversations focus on what persons would like for themselves… their preferences, hopes and intentions.
- One of the keys to motivating a person to be at their best lies in how we as helpers interact with them and teach them to manage their preferred view.
Participants will have a chance to ask questions.
Training Materials
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