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This workshop will be designed for school leaders, administrators, counseling staff, and teachers in general in international schools to address the critical issue of vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue among counselors, safeguarding teams and leaders. It will explore how these conditions affect counselors, safeguarding teams and leaders' well-being and their professional efficacy, and provide actionable strategies for leadership and for personal empowerment to support and mitigate these challenges effectively.

The workshop will explore the understanding Vicarious Trauma and Compassion Fatigue, the Impact on Counselors/safeguarding teams/leaders and Schools, the consequences for Students and School Environment, the leadership’s Role in Prevention and Support and some ideas on how to develop a Comprehensive Support Systems.

Outcomes

1. Attendees will gain a comprehensive understanding of what vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue are, including their symptoms, effects, and underlying causes. The context is specific for International Schools.
2. Attendees will develop and implement effective strategies and practices to prevent and manage vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue within their counseling teams in International Schools.
3. The attendees will explore the  development of a Comprehensive Support System for counseling teams in International Schools.

In this engaging and practical workshop, participants will learn how to create and/or revive a culture of service within their school, drawing from a real-life success story. The session begins with storytelling, where participants will hear how one school successfully revitalized its service culture by aligning it with the school’s mission and existing practices.

Participants will explore the process of involving teachers in identifying current practices, redesigning a service guide to clarify expectations for both teachers and students, and creating a unified language and vision that resonates with the entire school community.

The interactive portion of the workshop includes an activity where participants will receive an envelope containing key questions to consider when building or reviving a service culture in their own school. Before opening the envelope, participants will write down their questions on post-it notes and share them within their group. The group will then compare their questions to those in the envelope, fostering discussion about common themes and differing perspectives.

Following this, groups will conduct a SWOT analysis to assess strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats related to service learning in their schools. Together, participants will brainstorm three actionable steps to take back to their school to enhance or create a culture of service.

The workshop concludes with a group discussion, providing an opportunity to share insights and refine action plans. Participants will leave with practical strategies and a clear vision for fostering a service-oriented culture that is deeply rooted in their school’s mission, culture, and practices.

Outcomes:

1. Participants will learn how effective leaders assess and understand the current state of service learning within their school context.
2. Participants will discover how leaders draw on their observations and reflections to create a vision for service learning that inspire and motivates their team
3. Participants will build reflective practice skills, allowing them to continuously evaluate and enhance their approach to service learning within the school context.
4. Participants will leave the workshop with ideas on how to create and sustain a service learning culture that aligns with their school's mission and existing practices.
   

This workshop is intended for all school leaders (All Educators/Adults who work in schools) to explore their own leadership lens and leadership practices within their educational communities (big or small). This workshop will allow participants to gain insight into alternative leadership philosophies and reflect on their own practices. The workshop will be broken up into themes/outcomes with participants engaging with activities, prompts, and discussions throughout.

Outcomes:
Explore core concepts of Manitoba education (selected from Manitoba Indigenous Education Policy Framework): Authentic Involvement, Putting Students at the Centre, Understanding of World Views, Values, Identities, Traditions, and Contemporary Lifestyles Inclusive and Culturally Safe Learning Environment, Reflect upon and connect personal educational values to education in Korea. Navigate and Explore key components of the Leadership Lens Dissect Educational Leadership Core Dispositions: Values, Beliefs, Attitudes (Creating Leadership Glasses)

Schools are in an ongoing process of self-evaluation and improvement, and the majority of those improvement efforts ultimately impact students - hopefully for the better.  But how often do we involve students in the change management process?  When we do, how impactful are their contributions?  

This session will explore practical strategies for giving students not just a voice, but genuinely meaningful roles in designing and implementing change. Student co-presenters will share their firsthand experiences with how this approach is used at Seoul International School, which has led to a greater sense of student ownership over improvement initiatives and investment in ensuring that changes are implemented successfully.

Outcome:
Introduction to principles / stages of change management, strategies for including students in these principles / stages, insight into the benefits from a student perspective

Participants will learn about, and practice, research-informed strategies to enhance their own or others' wellbeing. When practiced, these strategies can greatly enhance a person's wellbeing and better position leaders to support others. These strategies are practical and research-based. Participants will have the chance to try some of these strategies during the workshop.

Outcomes:
Participants will 

1. learn about and practice a range of strategies to enhance their own wellbeing
2. learn about the research that supports why these strategies work
3. understand the practical application of these strategies in a work context
4. make a personal plan to move forward in their work with a greater sense of wellbeing.