The Butler Institute Academy of Professional Coaching (APC) is designed to help you develop your coaching skills and provide the training you need to become a professional coach. By the end of the APC program, you’ll be ready to create and cultivate successful coaching relationships.
You’ll graduate the APC with the coaching training and mentor hours you need to apply for an Associate Certified Coach credential through the International Coaching Federation, the leading international credentialing organization for coaches.
When used strategically, social media is a powerful tool to increase awareness, spur engagement, and build influence. With so many platforms and more coming online each year, it can feel overwhelming to get started. How do we choose which ones to be on? How often should we post? What do we do if someone posts a disparaging comment? Join us to learn practical tips and tricks for leveraging social media to engage families, community partners, and the workforce. Who Should Attend: Leadership and staff responsible for communications and engagement at family resource centers, community-based organizations, child abuse prevention councils, and other child- and family-serving systems.
Colorado Child Welfare Attorney Academy Course Now Available
Interested in deepening your understanding about the roles and responsibilities of those involved in Colorado's child welfare judicial system and how to meaningfully engage families and work together with all partners? Explore these ideas and more in this comprehensive virtual learning experience!
Coaching is an essential professional development tool that helps to retain a highly skilled workforce. This series offers a low-cost approach to learn coaching fundamentals and begin integrating them into your organization.
Through this virtual, 5-module series, you will:
Engage in individual and collaborative learning with other professionals, and with the series facilitators, who are certified by the International Coaching Federation (ICF).
Gain the foundational knowledge and skills to begin coaching others.
Learn how coaching can transform your organization and workforce.
This session will explore the benefits of using imagery to help clients develop powerful insight. Much of our brain dedicates itself to visual processing. When we see an image, we immediately analyze it and finding the meaning within it. By incorporating imagery into coaching conversations, we can talk about our client’s motivations, values, needs and most of all, what is important to them.
In this season of renewal, it's important to shed what no longer serves us and embrace new opportunities for growth. Butler Institute for Families'Ann Baker shares the ways cultivating resilience, mindfulness and a sense of purpose can lead to personal fulfillment and well-being and the ways in which practicing compassion and empathy fosters connection and harmony, enriching both our own lives and the world around us.
Introducing Graham Zulu, a dedicated Research Associate at the Butler Institute for Families. Actively engaged in crucial public health initiatives, such as LGBTQIA+ health, overdose prevention, community reintegration, and opioid use disorder treatment, Graham's work showcases a resolute dedication to improving community well-being, reducing health disparities, and enhancing service coordination. Join us in discovering Graham's passion for creating positive change and contributing to impactful research at Butler.
Introducing Kayleigh Roach, Research Associate at Butler Institute for Families. Kayleigh sheds light on her journey to early childhood work at Butler, delving into current projects she is passionate about and highlighting how Butler initiatives are instrumental in supporting educators and addressing their challenges.
Meet Jessica Francis, the Senior Research Manager at the Butler Institute for Families, guiding the Early Childhood team. Discover Jessica's extensive background and her role in leading projects that focus on the workforce and contribute to informed decision-making for future workforce development initiatives.
An overarching goal can be daunting and lead to difficulty when deciding where to start. Butler Institute for Families'Christa Doty reflects on how breaking up your goal into "hops" can lead to triumph and the feeling of joy in your accomplishment - one hop at a time!
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