HSF Virtual Workshop Series: Public Speaking: Session 1 of 2- Speaking for Large Crowds

 

Series registration is now closed 

Being able to talk about your work is often as important as doing it. Communicate your message clearly and dynamically. Get your audience to engage, and to respond positively. Be able to speak with more confidence and be more compelling.

Topics discussed include: 

  • Speaking without freaking out: Finding confidence and comfort
  • Send messages your audience can’t forget
  • Be a more powerful speaker

This Workshop Series takes place over two session.

Session 1: February 8th will focus on Public Speaking for Large Groups.

Session 2: February 22nd will focus on Public Speaking for Small Groups.

 

About the Presenter:

Cathy McNally has nearly twenty years of experience as a speaker, trainer, and coach showing Fortune 500 firms, entrepeurs, advocates, activists, and professionals how to present, speak and write more effectively. She has also been a communications lecturer at Boston University Questrom School of Management. With a background in stand up comedy and comedy improv her programs are a blast: interactive, playful and effective.

 

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Winter 2022 Virtual Supervisory Skills Certificate Series

Registration for the Series is now closed

The Winter 2022 Supervisory Series features timely program updates to prepare new supervisors for the increasing responsibilities and challenges of their new positions. Attendees graduate this program with the knowledge and skills needed to be successful in your organization!

All Session Dates & Times: 

Please note time specifications for each program.

*February. 3, 2022; 9:00am – 3:30pm
February 10, 2022; 9:00am – 12:30pm
February 17, 2022; 9:00am – 12:30pm
February 24, 2022; 9:00am – 12:30pm
March 3, 2022; 9:00am – 12:30pm
March 10, 2022; 9:00am – 12:30pm
March 17, 2022; 9:00am – 11:30am
*March 24, 2022; 9:00am – 3:30pm

*Full day training intensives.

Session Topics:

  • Culturally Responsive Supervision
  • Management Fundamentals  
  • Cybersecurity
  • Employment Law 101 & 102 (two half day trainings)
  • Liability & Benefit Strategy
  • Approaches to Difficult Conversations and Managing Up  

Sessions are a combination of half day trainings and full day intensives!

Presenters include:

  

*Notes on Attendance*

  • These Zoom trainings will  include interactive features such as breakout rooms, polls, and Q&A. Attendees are expected to participate fully throughout these trainings.
  • Attendees are required to be on video throughout the series.
  • All workshops must be attended in order to receive a certificate.
  • Make-up sessions are not available for missed sessions. You must attend ALL sessions.
  • For those new to Zoom you can find video tutorial HERE. If you have any questions regarding Zoom, email jtingley@humanserviceforum.org

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2022 HSF Legislative Reception

 

Same annual event with a twist, ZOOM BREAKOUT ROOMS.
 All registrants will be assigned to a breakout room
 with one of their legislators.

 

Registration is now closed

All registrants have been sent meeting information, if you have any questions contact Pam Root,  proot@humaserviceforum.org 

Due to the virtual format of this event, all registrants are required to provide an email address when registering.  All registrants will receive a zoom registration link 2 weeks before the event to the email address provided. In order to maintain a safe and secure virtual environment, each individual registrant must fill out a zoom registration to receive an individual, unique log in link.

For staff, board, constituents/clients, family members, and volunteers of member agencies of the Human Service Forum, Hampshire Council of Social Agencies (COSA) & Franklin County Resource Network (FCRN).
  • Join your colleagues, clients and community members as we engage with our state legislators at the annual HSF Legislative Reception.
  • This unique event allows you to share a table, zoom style, with one of the western Massachusetts Representatives or Senators and speak directly with them on topics that are important to you.
  • You and your concerns matter – raise your voice and your issue – Legislators want and need to hear from you.
  • Don’t sit this one out – engage your voice and you can impact policy decisions!
  • Share your story – let your representative know what policies and laws actually look like in action, in our families and our communities.

Legislatures confirmed as of January 4,2022

Senator Joanne Comerford
Senator Anne Gobi
Senator Adam Gomez
Senator Adam Hinds
Senator Eric Lesser
Senator John Velis
Representative Brian Ashe
Representative Natalie Blais
Representative Nicholas Boldyga
Representative Daniel Carey
Representative Mindy Domb
Representative Patricia Duffy
Representative Michael Finn
Representative Paul Mark
Representative Jake Oliveira
Representative Angelo Puppolo
Representative Lindsay Sabadosa
Representative Joseph Wagner
Representative Susannah Whipps
While we make every effort to respect your choice – preferences for invited legislators and breakout room assignments  are not guaranteed. Breakout rooms are assigned and early registration will give you the best chance to be at the zoom table with your representative.
**You can register up to 20 guests at a time. Due to the nature of this event you will need to complete a full registration for each each additional person.

Coaching Resilience

Learn how to tap into your superpower, get back your purpose, and find the inspiration to do great things and feel deep satisfaction. If you’re feeling burnt out, frustrated, and tempted to give up, this training offers ways to reconnect with the motivation for why you do what you want to do. Discover how to strip away the layers that are holding you back, reconnect with your purpose and power, and rediscover the unique superpower that lets you make the impact that brings satisfaction.

Topics discussed include:

  • How to coach to Resilience
  • Resilience and Burnout and how they are similar concepts
  • Where are you making decisions from? Lead using Values
  • Journey from Reactive to Creative- support those coming to you
  • How to have a Values conversations

About the Presenter:

Sarah Carlan, MSW., has over 15 years working as a therapist and group facilitator. Before starting their own practice she has worked as a school counselor and a Child and Family Therapist in both inpatient and outpatient settings. As well as having a MSW from Smith College School for Social Work, Sarah also has a BA in Neuroscience and Animal Behavior from Mount Holyoke College. She has facilitated support groups, team trainings, and retreats for school, hospitals, and nonprofits, coaching a diverse range of clients including  executives, educators, medical providers, and equestrians.

 

 

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Harassment and Discrimination Legal Overview for Human Service Agencies

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With discrimination and harassment claims  on the rise  it is essential that employers provide a safe workplace for their staff. Are your policies, compliance, and investigative practices up to date? Our presenter from Skoler, Abbott, and Presser, P.C. will guide HR professionals and agency leaders through current harassment and discrimination laws. This training will explain how you can protect your business and create a better workplace environment.

Topics discussed include:

  • Discrimination claims and how to avoid them
  • What unlawful harassment is (and what it is not!)
  • Preventing and dealing with claims of harassment
  • Investigations of claims
  • What could be considered retaliation and how to make sure it doesn’t happen

About the Presenter:

Meaghan Murphy is an Associate in the Springfield office and is licensed in both Connecticut and Massachusetts. She brings six years of general litigation and Labor & Employment experience to Skoler Abbott. Meaghan regularly advises clients on various workplace issues, including discipline and performance issues, policy development and implementation, and compliance with local, state, and federal laws and regulations. She looks to guide her clients toward reasonable, common sense solutions to workplace conflicts. Meaghan has successfully represented clients in state and federal courts, at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD), the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO), and other forums. Meaghan has been recognized by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star since 2018.

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