Using Volunteer Skills in the Real World

This workshop is live online via Zoom. A recording will also be available to registrants to view at their convenience.

Skills like healthy boundaries, mindfulness, and trauma awareness are helpful, but can be difficult to apply to real world volunteer, familial, and professional situations. This workshop will talk through hypothetical and audience suggested scenarios to help you apply your head-knowledge to your everyday life. Scenarios will include:

• how to balance physical safety with de-escalation techniques;
• handling personally triggering situations; and
• decision making and its fallout.

Andrea Grill is a Master’s level Licensed Social Worker. She completed both her undergrad and graduate degrees at Millersville University. Currently she works with incarcerated individuals with mental health concerns, primarily focused on suicide prevention. Previously, she has worked in homeless outreach, working with individuals who are homeless and living on the street or in shelters in Lancaster County and City. She also briefly worked in an emergency department as a medical social worker. Being able to walk alongside individuals during vulnerable times in their lives is something she is passionate about.

Robert Fennimore is the father to two energetic, curious boys and works as the Dean of students at Garden Spot High School. Rob incorporates his background of restorative justice into his role there as well as leading trainings on restorative practices, peacebuilding, and positive behavior practices. He holds an M.A. in Education and an M.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus on Education and Restorative Justice. He has additional extensive training completing both levels of Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR) training and holds graduate certificates in Peace and Conflict Transformation in Education Settings as well as Trauma and Resilience in Educational Environments.

Lesley Huff is a popular repeat presenter. She holds a Doctorate of Psychology with a specialization in Family and Marriage Therapy. She is a licensed psychologist and leads the Change Through Compassion program at Samaritan Counseling Center. Lesley is a certified teacher of Mindful Self-Compassion.

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