Motivational & Guest Speaking

Thank you for considering New Leaves Clinic for your next business or organizational meeting! Industry research using feedback questionnaires has found time and again that employees expect special meetings to be both informative and entertaining. While it is perfectly reasonable to have your school principal or company CEO address your group, the novelty of having a guest speaker leaves an impact. An energizing and engaging presentation helps your group pay attention while setting them up to remember your message long after the event. New Leaves psychologists are ready to work with you to deliver motivation and spirit to your audience.

Presentation areas include (but are not limited to):

• Celebrations (e.g., weddings & retirement parties)
• High School Assemblies (e.g., commencement ceremonies & community crisis)
• Drug and Alcohol Prevention
• Stress Management
• Job Burnout
• The Spirituality of Work and Life
• Anger Management and Workplace Conflict Resolution
• Team Building
• Creativity and Innovation
• Problem Solving and Risk Taking
• Improving Communication
• Time Management
• Leadership
• Job Enthusiasm
• Employee Motivation

Seminars Related to Specific Mental Health Disorders:

• Pervasive Developmental Disorders
  • General Overview
  • Assessment & Diagnosis
  • Review of Treatment Modalities
  • Applied Behavior Analysis
  • What Works, What Doesn't & Why
• Attachment Issues
  • General Overview
  • Effective Parenting
  • Differences in Attachment (e.g., Adoption, foster care, etc.)
• Learning
  • Principles of Learning
  • Motivation 101
• Misbehavior
  • Praise verses Punishment
  • How Behavior Changes
  • Parenting Toddlers
  • Parenting Adolescents
• Bereavement, Loss & Grief
  • Mythological & Cultural Perspectives on Death
  • Stages of Grief: Elisabeth Kubler-Ross & Beyond
  • Supporting Friends & Family
  • Supporting a Dying Loved One
• Trauma
• Suicide Assessment & Prevention
• Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) & Training
  • Terrorism
  • Airline Disaster, etc.
  • School Shooting, etc.
  • Work Place Trauma
• Dementia
  • General Overview
    • Alzheimer's
    • Vascular (i.e., Stroke)
    • Head Trauma
  • Supporting Friends & Family
  • Supporting a Loved One with Dementia

Staff publications and seminars: Dr. Arnold and Dr. Friedrichs

To custom design a speaking engagement, please contact New Leaves Clinic to set up a complimentary planning session. Before calling, you may want to gather the following information: (a) date of the event, (b) location, (c) number of people expected, (d) audience demographics, and (e) your goals for the event. In addition, specific “insider” information relative to your audience or company is also welcomed (e.g., figure heads in the field, or history of the company).