Events

OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY In this workshop, you will learn effective communication strategies for families or individuals when faced with conflict. Professionals from Family Recovery Resource Experts (FRrē) will cover an effective communication tool (conjoint communication), share strategies for establishing healthy boundaries, walk through tools for conflict resolution and how to navigate competing needs within a family system. Presented by Marc Hertz, President and founder.

OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY Description: The Foundation of Family Systems 101 - Family Identity - We are what we eat. Families evolve through time and changing circumstances, but researchers find that families more often carry baggage forward from their families of origin rather than create new patterns of identity. We will discuss an overview of family system theory, relationship dynamics, and adaptive behaviors in response to familial stress. Additionally, we will together explore how family systems interact with other systems…

We are proud to be exhibiting at this international conference and expo. Join us for the 2018 global gathering of employee assistance professionals, to be held at the Hilton Minneapolis in Minnesota. Attendees come from thirty five countries around the world. This is the most intensive and comprehensive learning and networking opportunity dedicated to the growth of the employee assistance profession. This is not a FRrē event - for more information or to register, click here.

OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY Description: The Foundation of Family Systems 101: “Behavioral Issues and Relationships: Why Does He/She Act This Way?” This session will focus on how behavioral issues affect the family system. Concepts such as pre-occupation, control and dishonesty will be explored. In addition, we will discuss the dynamics of enabling, denial, and boundaries, as well as provide an effective communication tool, to help families better relate to the mental health conditions, separate from their relationship with the individual.…

OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY This event will explore how the pressures to be perfect result in some parents feeling overwhelmed and inadequate. Many parents complain of a lack of control in their own homes and a feeling that their children's needs are running the household. They may remove barriers to success and end up unintentionally disempowering their children. They may try to be their child’s best friend, losing focus of the primary responsibility, to raise a fully functioning adult. In…

OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY Adverse Childhood Experiences & Relational Trauma: What it is, how to identify it and how to heal from it. In this interactive and engaging session, we will explore Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and how these less than nurturing experiences affect your life today through organic disease, social malfunction, behavioral issues and mental illness. You will learn the criteria in the ACE screening and also be able to identify different types of trauma such as “big T”…

OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY This presentation will explore how experiences and behaviors, along with outside influences, help develop the adolescent brain. Subjects such as “normal” developmental stages, stressors, adverse experiences, risk-taking, and how adolescents go about making choices will be discussed. There will be a highly interactive activity on communication and boundary skills. We will also offer tips and potential solutions for resolving any presenting problems such as substance use, mental illness, stigma, vaping, etc.

OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY Description: Parking Your Helicopter: Understanding and Equipping Young People Today Event One: “The Fallacy of Perfect Parenting”. This session will explore how the pressures to be perfect result in some parents feeling overwhelmed and inadequate. Many parents complain of a lack of control in their own homes and a feeling that their children’s needs are running the household. They may remove barriers to success and end up unintentionally disempowering their children. They may try to be…