Sexual Harassment Prevention
with Kristi Taylor
Thursday, May 12, 2022
9:30 – 11:00 am
FREE
via Zoom – registration is required

This workshop will provide valuable knowledge about sexual harassment prevention. It will also fulfill the annual training requirements of NYS sexual harassment regulations that went into effect October, 2018.

All work places are susceptible to sexual harassment and have a responsibility to educate staff about the issue including what constitutes sexual harassment, employee’s rights, how to report it, and the potential impact on people targeted for harassment and the work place as a whole.

Participants will:

• Understand the definition of sexual harassment consistent with NYS laws
• Learn from real world examples what constitutes unlawful sexual harassment
• Learn your rights as an employee or volunteer under the law
• Fulfill the employee training requirements outlined in the updated NYS sexual harassment regulations

About the Presenter
Kristi Taylor is the Education Director with the Advocacy Center of Tompkins County. She holds a BA in Psychology, is a New York State Certified Rape Crisis Counselor and has worked in the victim services field for over 10 years. Throughout her career, Kristi has provided advocacy, crisis intervention and ongoing support for those impacted by domestic and sexual violence and is an avid supporter of victim’s rights. From her work with survivors, she has also developed a deep passion for prevention based worked and empowering adults to create safer communities.

In her current position, Kristi provides professional training and consultation to individuals and organizations about the dynamics and impacts of abuse, how to best support survivors and strategies to reduce the likelihood of abuse occurring.

Developing Your Inner Ally
with Amy Kohut
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
9:00-11:00 am
$40
Via Zoom

Have you noticed that we are often stronger allies for others than we are for ourselves?

Many of us are familiar with the concept of the inner critic: that sometimes too-prevalent voice in our head that judges us. There are some good reasons for us to have some degree of self-criticism, but it can end up being destructive if it’s the only voice we listen to. 

What if we turn that on its side and develop our own inner ally?  What would it be like to have our self-talk be encouraging and productive?  What if we could rely on being self-supportive as we head into that tough meeting or tackle that task we are a bit unsure of?

This workshop will help develop your own inner ally.  You will:

• Understand why the brain behaves as it does as it relates to your “inner critic”
• Explore the concept of Self-As-Resource
• Practice presence and working from choice
• Engage in physical practices that help ‘install’ an ally state of mind
• Learn practical tools to develop a strong inner ally

About the Presenter: Amy Kohut

Amy Kohut has been skillfully leading groups and individuals towards their professional goals for over 25 years. She is the founder and owner of 1 Step Coaching and Consulting, LLC and former director of Cornell University’s Team and Leadership Center.

Amy teaches leadership classes at Cornell, is a Leadership Coach for Cornell Executive MBAs, and is certified in the EQi 2.0 model of Emotional Intelligence. She has studied with Daniel Goleman at the Omega Institute and is a member of The International Coach Federation. Amy also serves on the Board of Directors of the Experiential Training and Development Alliance.  She offers group workshops and one-on-one coaching in utilizing Emotional Intelligence, Leadership Development and Team Dynamics.

Budget and Finance Basics
with Duane Shoen, CPA
November 10, 2021
9:00-10:30 am
$30
Via Zoom

This workshop is for staff and board members with any responsibility to read and understand financial statements and make decisions based on financial reporting.

The workshop will raise your level of financial awareness and help you understand how to use financial information to make decisions for your organization.

In this interactive session, you will: 

• Understand financial reports including balance sheets and income statements
• Learn how to develop and monitor both organization-wide and program budgets (including variance analysis)
• Learn how to compare the budget to actual financial performance – and how to use the information for management and planning
• Learn how to report budget and financial information in a clear, understandable way to boards of directors and program staff to promote organization understanding and buy-in 

About the Presenter: Duane Shoen

Duane is a Partner with Insero & Co. with over 20 years of experience in taxation and financial reporting. Duane’s areas of specialization include auditing and accounting for not-for-profit organizations and government entities and includes consulting with these organizations concerning policies and procedures, internal control issues, and compliance matters.

Sexual Harassment Prevention
with Kristi Taylor
Thursday, October 14, 2021
10:00 am – 11:30 am
FREE SESSION
via Zoom

This workshop will provide valuable knowledge about sexual harassment prevention. It will also fulfill the annual training requirements of NYS sexual harassment regulations that went into effect October, 2018.

All work places are susceptible to sexual harassment and have a responsibility to educate staff about the issue including what constitutes sexual harassment, employee’s rights, how to report it, and the potential impact on people targeted for harassment and the work place as a whole.

Participants will:

• Understand the definition of sexual harassment consistent with NYS laws
• Learn from real world examples what constitutes unlawful sexual harassment
• Learn your rights as an employee or volunteer under the law
• Fulfill the employee training requirements outlined in the updated NYS sexual harassment regulations

About the Presenter:

Kristi Taylor is the Education Director with the Advocacy Center of Tompkins County. She holds a BA in Psychology, is a New York State Certified Rape Crisis Counselor and has worked in the victim services field for over 10 years.  Throughout her career, Kristi has provided advocacy, crisis intervention and ongoing support for those impacted by domestic and sexual violence and is an avid supporter of victim’s rights. From her work with survivors, she has also developed a deep passion for prevention based worked and empowering adults to create safer communities.

In her current position, Kristi provides professional training and consultation to individuals and organizations about the dynamics and impacts of abuse, how to best support survivors and strategies to reduce the likelihood of abuse occurring.

Coaching Skills for Leaders and Managers
with Amy Kohut
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
10-12 pm
$40
Via Zoom

Managing and leading people is a complex process.  How do you make sure team members achieve their fullest performance potential? How do you empower them with skills and tools to do the job instead of telling them how to do it?

Coaching is one of the key components of managing modern teams. It is a model in which managers ask questions and give support and guidance rather than instruction. Employees learn how to adapt and respond in ways that unleash fresh energy, innovation, and learning.

This interactive workshop will teach managers effective coaching techniques and when to use them to maximize employee learning and growth.

Attendees will:

• Understand the difference between directing, mentoring, advising and coaching, and when to use each
• Learn a coaching framework that can be used in one-on-one coaching conversations
• Practice coaching skills using real work situations
• Enhance their coaching, management, and leadership know-how

About the Presenter

Amy Kohut has been skillfully leading groups and individuals towards their professional goals for over 25 years. She is the founder and owner of 1 Step Coaching and Consulting, LLC and former director of Cornell University’s Team and Leadership Center.

Amy teaches leadership classes at Cornell, is a Leadership Coach for Cornell Executive MBAs, and is certified in the EQi 2.0 model of Emotional Intelligence. She has studied with Daniel Goleman at the Omega Institute and is a member of The International Coach Federation. Amy also serves on the Board of Directors of the Experiential Training and Development Alliance.  She offers group workshops and one-on-one coaching in utilizing Emotional Intelligence, Leadership Development and Team Dynamics.

Improving Cross-Cultural Communication – An Introduction
with Dr. Ednita M. Wright and Karen Brown
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
9:00 – 11:00 am

The ability for health and human services workers to communicate effectively and compassionately with their clients is essential to the provision of high quality care and service.

But what happens when we serve people from different countries or cultures? Cultural norms impact how your clients perceive you and how they may respond to information you provide. Learning to communicate across cultures allows you to build a rapport with people from different backgrounds which leads to better understanding, better service, and more equitable care and service.

In this session, participants will:

• Understand the concept of health literacy and the impact of lower health literacy skills on health outcomes
• Understand the importance of effective cross-cultural communication
• Explore cross-cultural communication as a universal precaution strategy for improving outcomes
• Be introduced to the RESPECT model (from Think Cultural Health) as an effective method for cross cultural communication

About the Presenters: 

Ednita M. Wright (Dr. Nina), Ph.D., LCSW, CASAC recently retired from Onondaga Community College where she was a Professor in the Human Services/Teacher Education Department, Chair of the Department and Program Coordinator of the Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counseling Program. She leaves academe after teaching for thirty-five (35) years in various public and private academic institutions.  Prior to her academic career she worked as a social worker in community agencies that served individuals with HIV/AIDS, substance abuse, domestic violence, housing, and mental health issues. 

Dr. Wright has consulted for over twenty-five years with community agencies and academic institutions regarding issues of bias with the primary objective of moving away from tolerance to authentic inclusion, for all.  She recently contributed to the review of the Health Literacy training, offered by the Ithaca College Gerontology Institute which focused on language, and its importance in decreasing exclusion and stigma. Dr. Wright believes to serve humans with love, there must be a solid and unwavering commitment to inclusion and the rooting out of all practices, norms, procedures, etc. that perpetuate any form of exclusion.

Karen Brown holds a master’s degree in social sciences and serves as the current Programs Manager, at Ithaca College Gerontology Institute, located in Ithaca, NY.  Karen is a 2018 Health Literacy Leadership Institute Fellow from Tufts University’s school of Public Health.   

Karen currently works as a health literacy and cultural competence consultant for various organizations across upstate New York.  Karen is especially passionate about advocating for the provision of health care literacy competencies among health care professionals.  

In addition, Karen has recently designed a training program to address the low health literacy levels of individuals receiving Medicaid benefits in 15 counties, within Upstate New York, with funding through the New York State Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment Program (DSRIP). This training program has demonstrated, and continues to demonstrate its sustainability and efficacy for the promotion of health literacy. 

All registration sales are final.