Essential Counseling Skills for Leaders 2016

Key Topics

• Leaders need to be able to recognize the basic symptomology associated with stress, anxiety, and other counterproductive emotional states and conditions, including substance abuse and abusive relationship
• Leaders need a working knowledge of basic counseling and communication skills
• Leaders need proficiency in making referrals to mental health counselors; i.e., be able to refer in a way that maximizes the likelihood that the individual will actually follow-through and seek the services that would benefit them personally and professionally
• Leaders need the ability to communicate positively and proactively with employees, team members and other workers who may be experiencing stress, anxiety, and other related conditions
• Leaders need to know how to effectively minimize the detrimental effects of workers who have exhibited counterproductive attitudes and behaviors on others in the organization
• Leaders need to know how to effectively consult with mental health counselors in a way that complements and reinforces their collaborative roles in the helping process

Who should Attend

• Managers, and Supervisors at all levels
• Directors