Finding Balance and Coping with Change in Our Personal and Professional Lives

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Delivery: Synchronous Virtual Classroom via Zoom

Professionals today are faced with more pressure than ever before, including finding the "right balance" in life. This was hard before, but now that we are learning to navigate life during a global pandemic, the idea of balance has taken on a whole new meaning.

Collectively, for the past two years and counting, we have had to continually assess and reassess what skills we need moving forward, and adapt to constant change, which has been challenging to say the least. People are reporting incredibly high levels of stress, depression and anxiety unlike they have ever experienced before as we tackle our differing roles during these uncertain times.

Participants will learn new skills to address these challenges, cope more effectively with change and our changing roles, and identify ways to find more motivation to create a better sense of balance in their lives.

Training Objectives: At the conclusion of the workshop, participants will be able to:

1. Identify a practical approach to balance in our new reality of living through a global pandemic.
2. Understand how an honest self-assessment is the path to identify goals and achieve a greater sense of balance.
3. Improve skills to cope with change: reacting, responding, and re-framing.
4. Explore relationships and communication, identify new problem solving and stress management tools, and find motivation to move forward.

This workshop is appropriate for all levels of practitioners in varied practice settings.

Presenter: Monica S. Gocial, L.C.S.W. is a licensed clinical social worker, currently in private practice in Elkins Park, PA. She has provided clinical services in the greater Philadelphia area since 1998. A graduate of Boston University, Monica obtained her BA in Psychology, and earned a Master of Social Work degree from the Catholic University School of Social Services in Washington, DC. Monica worked for 15 years in a variety of behavioral health agencies with kids, teens and families, as well as supervising staff and working with administration. Her last agency job was at the Belmont Center in Philadelphia as Assistant Director of Social Services, where she oversaw social workers on 4 inpatient units, while concurrently working as a clinical case manager on the adolescent unit. In 2010, Monica opened up her private practice where she offers goal oriented therapy with adults, clinical supervision and consultation, and workshops. Monica has provided individual clinical supervision for the past 22 years, 11 of which have been independent in private practice, working with clients who work with kids, teens, families and adults, to include older adults, home care and hospice. Monica’s areas of specialties include life transitions, work/life balance, improving relationships, stress management, and grief and loss.​​​​​