Upcoming Workshops

The Roots & Wings Workshop series celebrates families and healthy parenting all year long. Please join us for some awesome parent education opportunities!

August

Creative Communication Series
Wednesday August 5th 2:00 PM EST
TEDS# ACS FAP 2025 CC1

Session 1: THE MISSING LINK IN COMMUNICATION

This is an interactive workshop introducing attendees to the main factor missing in fostering better connection, clarity, and emotional awareness in both personal and professional conversations.

Creative Communication Series
Wednesday August 12th 2:00 PM EST
TEDS# ACS FAP 2025 CC2

Session 2: THE SKILL OF LISTENING IN STORYTELLING

This interactive workshop helps participants to: understand the benefits of listening effectively in relationships, observe how effective listening deepens understanding, and gives an opportunity to practice a method for enhancing listening skills.

Creative Communication Series
Wednesday August 19th 2:00 PM EST
TEDS# ACS FAP 2026 CC3

Session 3: A REFUGEE OF ME WORKBOOK "A Refugee of Me" is a creative, self-reflective workshop centered around the companion workbook for those ready to explore emotions, barriers, and growth. A gentle introduction to deeper conversations around healing, emotional clarity, and mental wellness.

Creative Communication Series
Wednesday August 26th 2:00 PM EST
TEDS# ACS FAP 2025 CC4

Session 4: I LOVE YOU BACK WORKBOOK

"I Love You Back" is a creative, connection-centered workshop grounded in the companion workbook, using engaging activities to spark energizing, honest conversations in our most important relationships.

September

Suicide Awareness and Prevention
Wednesday September 2nd 2:00 PM EST
TEDS# ACS FAP 2023-16

Effective suicide prevention requires multiple approaches. We often don’t understand why it happens but we can learn skills for awareness and prevention. And we can build resiliency with those who struggle with overwhelming challenges.

Learning Objectives

• Increase knowledge related to suicide.
• Identify the behaviors and warning signs.
• Learn skills to help provide support.
• Learn protective factors to build resiliency. This course does not count for mandatory suicide prevention
   

Balance Act of Work & Life
Wednesday September 9th 2:00 PM EST
TEDS# ACS FAP 2026-92

Your time, money and energy are all you have to invest. In the day and age of “always connected” workplaces, it is easy to feel like work is the only thing getting your time and energy. Striving for work-life balance can seem daunting.

Mental Health 101
Wednesday September 16th 2:00 PM EST
TEDS# ACS FAP 2024-41

The more knowledge people have about mental health disorders the less stigma will be associated to it. Many people facing mental health challenges can be helped by identifying early signs and providing appropriate support.

Crucial Conversations: How to Master Difficult Discussions
Wednesday September 23rd 2:00 PM EST
TEDS# ACS FAP 2026-94

This is a course that teaches skills for creating alignment and agreement by fostering open dialogue around high-stakes, emotional, or risky topics.


Problem Solving for Success
Wednesday September 30th 2:00 PM EST
TEDS# ACS FAP 2026-95

An unsettled or stressful home life sometimes overflows into the workplace. Our family environment and relationships are essential to our wellbeing so gaining the skills to improve problem solving in the home can lessen our stress. We will then have the capacity to be more focused in the workplace.