Matrix Psychological Services

Burnout

This class will discuss how the world of work has morphed and changed in recent years. Each participant will complete a self-assessment for their current level of burnout and will discuss their results. The class will introduce strategies for prioritization and time management and will encourage participants to reflect on their own energy drivers and modes of self-care.

Cultural Competence

This class will discuss how attorneys and staff work with diverse populations whose lived experiences may be different from their own. Systemic challenges and cultural differences will be discussed with the goal of building empathy, challenging biases, and forming trusting connections with clients. The training will include moments of reflection and dialogue about participants’ own experiences.

Leadership Styles

Although there are many ways to lead, there is no one way that is universally most effective across space, people, and time. There are times to be strong, times to be lenient, times to take charge, and times to be democratic. Learn about the different leadership styles and how to recognize when each may be most appropriate.

Resilience

Learn the basics of developing a resilient mindset and a new way of approaching and managing stress. This course will introduce the psychological concept of resiliency and explore the science behind what makes some people more resilient and persistent than others. 

Social Intelligence

This presentation is designed to introduce concept of social intelligence and how it is highly associated with leadership, team, and organizational success. People will learn SI basics, how each contributes to team and leadership outcomes, and specific actions one can take to improve them.

Participants will be able to:

• • • Define social intelligence and develop a high-level overview of its importance to leadership and team success
    • Learn the core components of social intelligence
    • Identify 1-2 target development areas with specific action exercises to practice

Trauma

Trauma can be experienced first-hand or secondarily. Both have been linked to brain, mood, social, and functioning changes, especially when the trauma is recurring and/or frequent. The training will provide research about trauma, discuss the impacts on functioning, identify warning signs of impacts of trauma, and introduce coping skills.