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Bridging Troubled Waters Training

Presenter(s): Doug Edwards
Day: Day 1 — Sept 9, 2026
Session: Breakout Session 3 — 3:15–4:45 PM
Level: Foundational

Family support workers serve as a Bridge for families, helping them get Over Troubled Waters to the other side. Workers have their own personal and professional challenges, and sometimes they get in the way. We can fix that. Understanding how those challenges affect their relationships with the families they serve is essential. Our effectiveness depends on that understanding. And it’s all complicated by our own family dynamics, culture, social unrest, health challenges, employment, and economics. This training is designed to broaden our understanding, cultivate insight, inspire empathy, and help us discover strategies for navigating our environment with a measure of professionalism and success. And with that, we become better “Bridges.” With a multisensory approach, this presentation/training will incorporate photos, videos, music, role-plays, and engaging conversations to support learning.