Training Class Details
Class Title: Strengths as Intentions for Life: Engagement and Relationship Practices with Youth & Families
Class Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Class Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Availability: Employees and Eligible Participants
Available spaces: 38
Class Location: Webinar: Access details will be emailed the business day before the training.
[ Online ]
[ Online ], CA 94618
Class Trainers: Michael Mertz
Class Description:

·      Strengths as Intentions for Life: Engagement and Relationship Practices with Youth & Families


Training Summary:

This training invokes effective narrative practices to improve and deepen engagement.  More specifically, it speaks to the identification and utilization of “Intentional Strengths” as a foundational piece of the engagement and relationship building process.  This training speaks to the differentiation between the identification of internal strengths and intentional strengths and identifies the additional benefits of determining the intentional aspects of strengths while providing guidance as to process of enriching strengths discussions.

 

Class Objectives:

  • Learn the five progressions of Intentional Strength practice
  • Moving away from creating a list of abstract strengths
  • Learn and practice questioning techniques