Training
& Consultation
With extensive experience in both
the public and private sectors (counseling, consulting, training,
and recording personal histories and Ethical Wills), I am available
for training, consultation, and mentoring with individuals and
organizations.
Based on years of piloting and
evaluating the Mothers’ Living Stories Project methods,
I developed a Volunteer Listener Training Program and its accompanying
training manual and video. The MLS training program and manual
can be adapted for training volunteers or professionals serving
men and women of various ages, states of health, and life circumstances.
MLS Listener Training Program
The MLS Training Program
offers:
Knowledge, skills,
and practice in:
- Knowing yourself: self-awareness
and self-care
- Knowing and understanding
the people you serve and the issues they face
- Knowing and practicing
what a Volunteer Listener does
- Knowing and practicing
the MLS Project methods
Levels of learning:
- About yourself in relation
to listening, life story, legacy, illness, death, grief, and
parenting
- About compassionate presence
and deep listening
- About guiding others
in life review, life history, and legacy
- About audio-recording
life stories
- About working with ill
and dying people
- About recording life stories
with parents of dependent children
The training program and manual can be adapted
for training volunteers or professionals serving men and women
of various ages, states of health, and life circumstances.
At this time the MLS training manual and educational
video are available only through participation in a training program
or consultation/mentoring relationship. Fees depend on the level
of training and type of consultation/mentoring desired, the numbers
of participants, and your organizational budget.
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“Having
founded a center for children and families grieving a death,
I have participated in many training sessions about caring
for people in crisis. Linda Blachman’s training was
the best I have ever attended. The content was thorough,
the presentation was engaging and the experiential aspect
was sensitive.”
-- Marianna Cacciatore, Executive Director, Bread for the
Journey International
"The
training which we Listeners received was thorough, practical,
and truly inspirational. It was also a win-win for all involved.
We had expected it to be valuable and important for the
people we would serve—the mother's and their children.
This proved to be true. But there was an unexpected surprise:
It enriched beyond measure our own lives as well."
-- Virginia Jouris, Hypnotherapist
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Training Options:
- Level I: 16-hour Introductory
Training of Listeners
- Level II: 36-hour Full
Training of Listeners, with follow-up consultation, technical
assistance, and supervision. Participants receive certification.
- Level III: Training Trainers
Program for those who have completed Level II training and have
some experience with the methods.
Mentoring/Consultation:
negotiated on a case-by-case basis
For more information, contact: linda@lindablachman.com
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