Seminars for Adolescence

Adolescence Unplugged: Supporting the Bumpy Ride to Adulthood (Parents and Community Members)
From Maggie’s extensive experience of working with adolescents for over more than thirty years she has created an innovative, dynamic seminar for families, schools and communities to build resilience and connectedness for 12-25 year olds. Adolescents need adult allies to help them navigate the tricky waters of the teenage years – the art of guiding, encouraging empowerment while strengthening self esteem and personal autonomy is one that can be learned. This seminar explores the shift in raising children to raising adolescents, and what works and what won’t. (2 hours)

Your Kitbag for Adolescence: Understanding the Bumpy Ride through to Adulthood (for Adolescents) 
The journey from child to adult is a bumpy ride for every adolescent and it's pretty confusing. Maggie is committed to helping adolescents better understand what's happening and why, so that they do not end up thinking they are the only dumb, stupid complete failure on the planet. Maggie really knows how it is for adolescents plus she's a crack up at the same time. Often after this seminar adolescents tell their parents to come and listen to what Maggie has to share! This seminar really helps young people feel better about themselves and the bumpy ride. (1.5 or 3 hours) For any number of adolescents – special package offered that includes the Kit Bag CD for every student)

Adolescence Unplugged: Engaging Today’s Adolescents in the Classroom (Teachers)
From Maggie’s extensive experience of working with adolescents for over more than thirty years she has created an innovative, dynamic seminar for teachers to show how to build resilience and connectedness for 12-25 year olds. Adolescents are digital natives and can struggle with engagement. This seminar explores the biological changes and how this influences what happens in the classroom. Maggie will give you insights into innovative ways of keeping them engaged and getting the most out of the high school years, TAFE and university years. (2 or 6 hours)

Bringing Out The Best In Adolescents : Innovative Communication and Connections That Support Optimal Growth and Development (Professionals including teachers, juvenile justice, youth workers and counsellors)
In this seminar Maggie will explore cutting edge techniques that help anyone who works with adolescents. She will explore her lighthouse model in depth and teach many powerful ways of supporting adolescents make positive changes painlessly. This will take your work to an exciting new level of competence. (2 or 6 hours)

OMG! Adolescence is so epic! 
This seminar will show how to teach today's adolescents what they need to know about what's really going on in their freaky brains and their bodies. It helps them discover they are "normal" when they feel confused, dumb, lost and stressed and how to get a grip. It will include a copy of Maggie's power point and an extensive guide to teaching this vital information in health in lower school and in upper school as well. ( High school teachers) 6 hour seminar plus CD with powerpoint, plus handout.

Help! OMG! The Adolescent Alien has landed!!!(12-14)
In this half day seminar (or 1.5 introductory) Maggie decodes for early adolescents what is happening to their brains, bodies and almost every other bit in an informative and fun way. She willgive you tools to put in your kit bag for life that WILL HELP and help you manage and conquer the craziness of the bumpy ride that's called adolescence.