When you attend an OCF training you can expect a respectful, fun, and engaging learning environment. Adults from all youth serving sectors in both prevention and intervention settings attend our trainings: Education, Juvenile Justice, Child Welfare, Mental Health, and Community-Based Programming.

• Our trainings utilize the best of restorative Circle practices, motivational interviewing techniques, and trauma informed approaches. Attendees are encouraged to participate in Circle and group activities, share their wisdom, and practice building new skills relevant to strengths-based, gender responsive programming.
• They learn best practices for providing safe spaces for youth, how to shape and hold lively group discussions and activities to promote critical thinking, and methods for handling difficult group dynamics.
• The implementation of these programs reach beyond the growth of adolescents. Adult facilitators, agencies, and institutions also experience the rewards. Institutional culture shifts occur that improve the overall quality of organizational behavior and wellness in these settings as well. As many organizations are discovering, improved relationships within and amongst adults have increased effectiveness, change, and growth across the organization creating a unique kind of sustainability.
• As a result of the training, participants report feeling more confident and prepared to facilitate Circles and experience powerful connections themselves as a result of Circles.

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