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Looking for a new career path? Want to increase your influence and authority in your current industry? This is THE Course you need to set you up for success!
In this training, participants are taught philosophy and process of mediation, as well as the dynamics that make mediation the optimum choice for crisis stabilization of conflict in work, family, faith and community issues. Pastors & ministry leaders, business owners & managers, mental health providers & case managers, as well as attorneys, will learn valuable skills for resolving solution-focused relational issues. Even if you never perform an
‘official’ mediation, you will benefit personally in a family, leadership positions of any kind and all ministry endeavors!
Join Us, and learn more than you expect!
Cost: $1000/person ($850 with Student ID)
Provided in the cost of training:
All course materials, continental breakfast, and snacks
Upcoming 5 day course;
TBD
8:30am – 5:30pm
Continuing education credits are available for:
LPC, Social Work, LMFT and MCLE*
*To earn MCLE credit you must register 20 days prior to class
Where: United Way Bay Area Service Center 1300 Bay Area Boulevard Houston, TX 77058
Trainer: Sharon Bayus.
Sharon Bayus is the President, CEO and founder of Innovative Alternatives, Inc. She holds an M.A. in General Clinical Psychology and is a Licensed Professional Counselor. She is member of numerous mediation, psychological, and community associations; and the recipient of numerous academic and community awards, including The Award of Excellence in Psychology from the Houston Psychological Association. Sharon is a frequent speaker and trainer throughout the state of Texas on mental health topics as well as conflict resolution and mediation. Sharon is a founding Board member and past President of the College of Texas Mediators and a founding Board member and past Treasurer of the Texas Mediator Credentialing Association. She holds the credential of ‘Distinguished Mediator’ from TMCA.
For more info contact Jon Denman at:
iai@innovativealternatives.org
713-222-2525.
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Look forward to seeing you in 2024!
Steak, Ribs or Parmesan Chicken, Mashed or Baked Sweet Potatoes, Chopped Greens Side Salad and Honey-Wheat Bread and Butter
Date: TBD
Time: Noon – 2:00 pm
Venue: United Way Bay Area
Address: 1300 Bay Area Blvd A, Houston, TX 77058
Check-in, Lunch, and Networking
Introduction by Sharon Bayus, MA, LPC-S, TMCA Distinguished Mediator, President & CEO of Innovative Alternatives
Presentation
Q&A Session
Door Prizes & more Networking!
We can help take care of yourself and your loved ones.
Many people are struggling with anxiety, depression, and family conflict as we face the aftereffects of the pandemic together. Most of us were often in close quarters, with worries for jobs, finances and supplies to weather an unknown period of time. Some of you may, unfortunately, experienced grief and loss as a result of the pandemic as well.
If you feel the need to speak to a counselor, Innovative Alternatives, Inc. is offering remote sessions via phone or video conference. We have free services for people in 13 counties around Houston, if you have experienced any kind of abuse or violent crime at any time in your life–because the COVID-19 crisis can trigger any past trauma issues. Counties eligible for free services to survivors of crime are: Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery, Walker, Waller, Wharton.
IA also serves any Texas resident using insurance or an income-based sliding scale payment schedule.
Call us at 713-222-2525 to set a phone or video conference appointment. Faith-based services and play therapy are available upon request.
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1335 Regents Park Dr #240, Houston, TX 77058
713-222-2525
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“Our family went on a spring break trip to Southern California. My daughter was targeted by a human trafficking ring on the plane ride to Los Angeles. They began the luring process while we were in California. She even vanished at one point on the trip, right off Hollywood Blvd. Later, investigators theorize she was lured away and drugged.
We are still not sure how she escaped, she is still unwilling to talk about it. It wasn’t until we returned back home to Texas that I discovered that she was a potential victim of human trafficking. The human traffickers had put a young “French model” on the job of luring her. I spent countless hours researching and investigating on my own to try to compile enough evidence to present to my daughter. I needed to show her that the French guy was not who he said he was. I made several calls to human trafficking hotlines and human trafficking nonprofit groups. None offered any real support. Law enforcement wasn’t much help at that point either. The FBI even told me it just sounded as if I didn’t approve of my daughter’s new boyfriend!
I went to my regular counseling session at Innovative Alternatives and relayed my current dilemma concerning my daughter to my counselor, Sharon Bayus. She and the office staff sprang into action immediately and offered more help and support than I had received from the countless “help lines” I had contacted in the days prior.
Together, we were able to convince my daughter she was in danger and saved her from becoming a victim. I do not know that my daughter would still be with us today had Innovative Alternatives not stepped up and helped. I am so grateful for everyone who helped. These people truly have a passion to make a difference and change lives. When my daughter gets ready to talk about what happened to her, IA also has a ‘Victim Assistance Counseling Program’ that will provide free services to her to help her heal emotionally from whatever she has been through, but at least it is not the nightmare it could have become!”