Thursday, September 25 – 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
UM Campus, Payne Family Native American Center
Cost: $45

REGISTRATION – Phone: (406) 243-2705 – janie.spencer@umontana.edu

Whether switching jobs or moving, leaving school or retiring, all of us are going through some kind of transition.  During this course, we will invite you to look at the current external changes happening in your life and we’ll explore how to make the necessary internal shifts to live the life you want by connecting with your needs and values.

We will explore the meaning of empathy and how to give it to ourselves and ask for it from others, how to be more aware and communicate our own feelings and needs, and how to live an authentic life that is in line with our current values. Using hands-on, experiential learning, this course will use the skills and practice of Nonviolent Communication (NVC), a powerful methodology for self-connection and awareness.

Facilitated by Patrick Marsolek and Aimee Ryan.

Joyful Connections – A Compassionate Communication Training for Families  

with Patrick Marsolek and Aimee Ryan.

A 6-hour free workshop based on the Nonviolent Communication model of Marshall Rosenberg. 

· SAT. SEPT. 27 —9-4—LUNCH ON YOUR OWN

Mission Valley United Methodist Church

Join us for a chance to enjoy hands-on learning focused on developing respectful, authentic, and compassionate communication within your family. These skills can increase connection in families by helping elders listen compassionately to the struggles of their children/grandchildren, while helping children empathize with the needs of their elders. Community participation is welcome.

This workshop will be a fun, playful way for families to learn to:

· Avoid obstacles to effective communication
· Offer and receive authentic gratitude
· Make family time more FUN
· Work with family conflicts in the moment

PRE-REGISTER BY CALLING 745-4259

6 OPI RENEWAL CREDITS; EARLY CHILDHOOD, SWP and SKC CEU’s are available. Workshops sponsored by the Flathead Reservation Human Rights Coalition, Inc. with a grant from the Oleta “Pete” Smith Foundation. (Co-sponsored by SKC Social Work and Psychology Depts.)

Thursday, October 16th 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
UM Campus, Payne Family Native American Center
Cost: $45  –  Register Here  – Phone: (406) 243-2705 – janie.spencer@umontana.edu

Whether you’re trying to connect with a parent, child,  grandchild, or colleague from another generation, intergenerational communication can be unsatisfying, challenging or even upsetting.  However, when you are connected to your own feelings and values and can respond empathically, you have an opportunity to bridge the gap and connect across generations with ease and authenticity.

Using hands-on, experiential learning, this course will use the skills and practice of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) to:

• Explore how generational values and experience shape the way we see things and each other
• Strengthen connection within your community
• Discover shared values in the differences within in our own families
• Develop empathy and compassion for people in different stages in life, while staying true to yourself in the process

Facilitated by Patrick Marsolek and Aimee Ryan.

Joyful Connections – A Compassionate Communication Training for Families  

with Patrick Marsolek and Aimee Ryan.

A 6-hour free workshop based on the Nonviolent Communication model of Marshall Rosenberg. 

· Friday Oct. 24th —9-4—LUNCH ON YOUR OWN

Salish Kootenai College

Join us for a chance to enjoy hands-on learning focused on developing respectful, authentic, and compassionate communication within your family. These skills can increase connection in families by helping elders listen compassionately to the struggles of their children/grandchildren, while helping children empathize with the needs of their elders. Community participation is welcome.

This workshop will be a fun, playful way for families to learn to:

· Avoid obstacles to effective communication
· Offer and receive authentic gratitude
· Make family time more FUN
· Work with family conflicts in the moment

PRE-REGISTER BY CALLING 745-4259

6 OPI RENEWAL CREDITS; EARLY CHILDHOOD, SWP and SKC CEU’s are available. Workshops sponsored by the Flathead Reservation Human Rights Coalition, Inc. with a grant from the Oleta “Pete” Smith Foundation. (Co-sponsored by SKC Social Work and Psychology Depts.)