The Glendon staff conducts educational and training seminars and workshops. These workshops are presented in an interactive style, intermixing lecture, discussion, and video demonstrations. They are designed to give participants the opportunity to discuss the theory and methods presented and their application to clinical practice.Ā Glendon workshops have been conducted at universities, mental health facilities and hospitals throughout the country.Ā
To see a complete list of upcoming workshopsĀ click here.
Workshops can also be presented at your facility. PleaseĀ emailĀ your areas of interest and a Glendon staff person will contact you. To request a workshop in your area contact TheGlendonAssociation@glendon.org.
Available Glendon Workshops:
For Professionals What prevents most people from being able to sustain romantic, meaningful relationships that satisfy their needs and desires? Why do people often feel compelled to punish those closest to them? What qualities should a person look for when selecting a partner? What are the factors that determine whether partners will end up experiencing…
A training program for professionals who offer parenting classes This innovative parent education program is designed for educators and professionals working with parents in comprehensive prevention/mental health services. The program has two components: one for new parents and the second for parents of older children and adolescents.Materials include: Compassionate Child-Rearing, by Robert W. Firestone, Ph.D.;…
For Professionals This workshop addresses the important issues of youth suicide and violence. The workshop will provide clinicians with information regarding risk factors for youth suicide and violence, a conceptual model for understanding destructive and self-destructive behavior and the suicidal process, and some methods of assessment of suicidal risk and violent behavior. Learning Objectives Participants…
For Professionals Learning to deal effectively with the ‘critical inner voice” is central to all areas of life: personal development, healthy relationships, self-esteem, and career success. This workshop provides participants with in-depth knowledge of an innovative cognitive/affective/behavioral technique, Voice Therapy, that can enhance the therapists’ ability to achieve positive treatment outcomes for their clients. Through…
Based on the book Conquer Your Critical Inner Voice For Professionals Challenging Critical Inner Voices: An Adjunct to Clinical Practice Learning to deal effectively with the ‘critical inner voice” is central to all areas of life: personal development, healthy relationships, self-esteem, and career success. This workshop provides participants with in-depth knowledge of an innovative cognitive/affective/behavioral…
For Professionals Many individuals seek help from mental health professionals simply because they want more out of life. As therapists, we want to help clients live a more fulfilling existence, a life free of imagined limitations and rich in meaning. We want to help individuals establish and reach their goals. We sometimes wonder why clients,…
If you’re interested in finding a therapist who practices voice therapy or would like to receive training in voice therapy, please contact jina@glendon.org. What are the steps in the therapeutic process in Voice Therapy? The techniques of Voice Therapy consist of three components: (1) eliciting and identifying negative thought patterns and releasing the associated…
For Professionals Human beings are unique in the awareness of their own mortality. This seminar explores how this awareness of death affects peopleās lives, and explains how individuals defend against death anxiety. The seminar also presents ways of living with an awareness of death that can enhance our relationships and life experience. Unique video documentaries…
Studies have shown there are two essential ingredients to a happy and fulfilling life: āOne is love. The other is finding a way of coping with life that does not push love away.ā *Most people find it difficult to develop and sustain a loving, fulfilling relationship, and many individuals and couples struggle with fears of…
Each of us has an “inner critic” judging our every action and instructing us on how to live our lives. But how much are we letting this inner critic control us and sabotage our goals? Are we living our own life orĀ are we living based on someone elseās expectations or prescriptions for our life?Ā Are our…