Working With & Communicating Effectively With Boys eWorkshop -11 Nov 2024

If you require your organisation to pay for this workshop, please click the Register Only button below and complete the registration form. You will be sent an invoice by our admin team.

This 3-hour workshop designed to deepen your understanding of working with and communicating effectively with boys. This interactive session will explore the unique developmental, psychological, and social aspects of boys, offering practical strategies for fostering positive interactions and growth.

Workshop Highlights:

• The Role of Male Role Models: Examine the significance of male role models in boys' lives and their influence on development and behavior.

• Generational Shifts: Explore whether boys today differ from those of previous generations and what this means for engagement strategies.

• Holistic Development: Understand the interplay of physiological, psychological, and sociological factors in boys' growth and development.

• Behavioral Patterns: Investigate whether boys engage in more 'rough and tumble' play compared to girls and its implications.

• Modelling and Discipline: Learn effective approaches to modeling behavior and discipline that resonate with boys.

• Challenge and Growth: Discover how providing appropriate challenges can promote productive growth and development in boys.

• Communication Strategies: Identify best practices for communicating with boys and addressing the ways they might 'hear' and respond differently.

• Perceptions of Maturity: Discuss the concept of maturity in boys and whether size correlates with being 'grown up.'

This workshop is ideal for educators, parents, coaches, and professionals seeking to enhance their skills in working with boys. Through engaging discussions and evidence-based insights, you will leave with a deeper understanding and practical tools to improve your interactions and support boys' development effectively.

When: Monday 11th November 2024 from 9.30am-12.30pm(AEST).

Where: Online, delivered via Zoom. You will receive a Zoom link prior to the workshop where you will be able to access the eWorkshop.

Cost: The early bird booking fee (before the 28th Oct 2024) is $195.00 (GST included). The full price after the 28th Oct is $250..00 (GST included).

To register: Register and complete payment. A Tax Invoice will be emailed to you. The payment needs to be completed before the workshop occurs, for the registration to be fully confirmed.

Facilitator: Peter Slattery

Many years ago, Peter did a B.A. in Social Science and an M.A. in Psychology. He says he thoroughly enjoyed his time at university and freely admits to having learned something. He also says that the past 30 plus years of working with young people, especially with those having a hard time of life, have taught him a lot more, and given him some ideas about how to make use of what he learned at university. Today, Peter works freelance across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, with occasional jaunts into Asia, North America, the U.K. and Europe. He continues working with young people in all the places you expect to find them; within all the school systems, as well as within refuges, rehab centres, the many forms that youth programs take and in juvenile justice settings. Having done this work for a long time now, Peter finds himself in demand as a trainer of workers, as a supervisor and mentor, and seems to be constantly invited to speak at conferences both within Australia and overseas. He has published extensively in both the E and the hard-copy worlds. He says he considers himself extremely lucky, and thinks of his work as an uplifting challenge, a privilege, a joy and often, just a lot of fun.

Feedback from previous workshops

We collect feedback from participants at the conclusion of each workshop we facilitate. You can find summary data on our feedback page. Some of the feedback collected from 175 participants between 2012 and 2018 in Peter Slattery’s Groupwork and Young People workshop includes:

"Pete is great – engaging – informative."

"All of the content was important and relevant. I really enjoyed building confidence with group-based stuff."

"There are activities that I can use straight away and I am looking forward to positively adapting the way I engage groups."

"Excellent mix of hands on activities and learning backed up by theories about why it works."

"I loved all of it – such a privilege to spend this time with you and learn from your knowledge and stories Pete."