Neuroscience of Leadership and Transformational Change in Child Welfare (Virtual Training)

About the course

For child welfare leaders to effectively support both the workforce and families when faced with challenging circumstances, it is crucial that they understand the biological underpinnings of why change can activate resistance, along with effective tools for improving thinking and team intelligence across child welfare contexts. This interactive leadership development workshop focuses on helping child welfare leaders use a coaching approach to move change forward based on what neuroscience tells us drives human behavior.

What will I learn in this training?

After attending this training, participants will be able to:

• Describe what drives human behavior based on discoveries in contemporary neuroscience

• Define the impacts of the deeply social brain on child welfare performance and outcomes

• Apply a brain-based framework for increasing engagement and motivation at the individual, team, and organizational levels within child welfare contexts

• Utilize a brain-based coaching approach to having high impact conversations that support transformational change