Volunteer Basic Training

Format: 24 hours of training over three days from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Content Includes:

• The Seven Fundamentals needed to counsel women experiencing an unplanned pregnancy.
• How to speak the truth in love.
• The difference between ministry and manipulation
• How to identify a woman's S.O.S.
• How to exhibit the four qualities of an effective helper in the counseling room.
• How to use the the RIGHT listening skills to connect with a client.
• Determine God's job, volunteer's job and the client's job in the counseling room.
• The 3 stages of sexual involvement and what a woman needs from her counselors in each stage.
• Understand the process of evangelism in the Pregnancy Center ministry.
• Recognize and take advantage of teachable moments in the counseling room.
• Extensive role-play to apply the use of the skills in real-life and the counseling room.
• Experiential exercises that draw upon each trainees own story and personal reflections.

Training the Trainer Seminar

Format: 24 hour training over a 3-day period from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm each day.

Content:

• Roles and responsibilities of a trainer.
• How to be a facilitator of learning.
• How to move from a lecture-based training to and experiential-learning-based training.
• How to help volunteers learn the Seven Fundamentals of crisis counseling.
• The unique needs of adult learners.
• Choosing visuals aids to match your training needs and personal style.
• Teaching methods designed for auditory, visual and kinesthetic learners.
• Practice designing and facilitating experiential learning experiences.
• How to ask probing questions to help trainees apply their new learnings in the counseling room.
• How to set up and facilitate role-plays for maximum learning.

Equipped To Serve Provides:

• Contracted hours of instruction
• Camera-ready brochure(s) personalized to advertise the training in your area.
• Samples of client intake forms.
• Consultation with Center staff concerning On-The-Job and Inservice Training to incorporate new trainees into the counseling room and to hold volunteers accountable for the Seven Fundamentals learned in the Equipped To Serve basic training.

Sponsoring Center Provides:

• Training fee.
• Transportation. Airfare or mileage, if I am within driving distance from my home near Denver, Colorado.
• Housing and meals. I am willing to stay in a private home given I would have my own room.
• Training advertising and registration.
• Ordering and purchasing of manuals from Equipped to Serve at least 2 weeks in advance of training.
• Training materials and supplies. A list is provided of these materials along with the training contract.

Call for Training & Speaking Fees: Cynthia Philkill at 303.781.1920

The same basic conditions and requirements apply for advanced counselor trainings, volunteer retreats and banquet speaking.