NOW OFFERING LIVE ONLINE DEI TRAINING
Who We Are/What We Do
Talking Changes DEI Training and Consulting
We are at our best - and most capable of reaching our greatest potential - when we feel seen, valued and respected. Creating a workplace where employees thrive fosters loyalty, job retention, and productivity. In short, welcoming and respecting diversity is good business.
For over 25 years, Talking Changes has offered individually-tailored, richly informative, thought-provoking and transformation-inspiring DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) training and consulting services. Subjects span from unconscious bias and cultural humility, to sexual and gender identity, self-care and burnout, teen suicide prevention, and much more. Every single training seeks to create an atmosphere of safety, curiosity and respect in which participants can think, learn and grow.
Education
Talking Changes' founder, Dr. Mara Gottlieb (she/her), graduated Magna Cum Laude from Brown University's B.A. program, and holds an MSW and PhD in social work from New York University. Please see the "Publications and Clients" page for lists of published articles and past and present client relationships.
What Talking Changes Offers
Training and Consulting
Trainings and seminars are offered virtually, either live online or as a recorded session that can be viewed at your convenience. They are tailored to your group's specific needs and the time you have: from 90 minutes to a half-day. All trainings and seminars are interactive, engaging and experiential, utilizing multiple learning approaches. If needed, most training topics qualify for cultural competence CEUs through the National Association of Social Work. Click here for more information on Talking Changes training topics
Curriculum/Syllabus Development
A co-created training curriculum is yours to keep. Talking Changes can help you design your program and offer any needed guidance on content, materials and presentation style. Once created, this curriculum can be facilitated in-house by your own staff.
Consulting/Brainstorming Next Steps, For You or Your Agency
It's perfectly okay (and very common) not to be sure what next steps to take - let's collaborate to determine the best course of action. Chances are good that you know more than you think you do! The first consultation is free of charge. Click here for more on our consulting services.
Coaching/Supervision
Confidential coaching and supervision is available via phone or through Zoom. It is always helpful to have an ally and partner in helping to tap into your own wisdom, intuition, and problem-solving skills, and/or to explore/discuss DEI-related topics (or ask DEI-related questions) in an atmosphere of respect, curiosity and non-judgment. We live in a culture that expects us to know everything and to never admit to inexperience or lack of awareness, but determining what we don't know is the only way we learn. Coaching sessions are a place to bravely discover what you don't know you don't know. Click here for more information about supervision or coaching.