Open Workshops

For anyone interested in having more powerful, productive and satisfying conversations, we offer many open SAVI® trainings and workshops each year. These trainings provide a way of understanding How communication works and What you can do to make decision making, conflict resolution, problem solving, interest sharing, and intimacy easier in your personal or professional life.

SAVI Training Pathways

These open workshops, offered by certified SAVI trainers in various locations around the country, allow individuals to deepen their understanding of SAVI theory and application. We invite you to attend as many workshops as you’d like, increasing in depth as you learn.  

Note on using SAVI: All workshop participants are free to use SAVI at home, with clients, and at work. There are only two guidelines to keep in mind:

• SAVI materials are copyrighted and may not be reproduced. Additional copies must be purchased from SAVI Publications.
• To offer trainings specifically identified as SAVI, you must be a certified SAVI Trainer. This protects the SAVI trademark, guaranteeing that training events identified as SAVI have integrity in theory and application.

For more information or to register for workshops, contact:

For international training, contact:
Fran Carter: carter2229@aol.com

Upcoming Workshops

"It's Not What You Say — It's How You Say It"
A Two-Day Experiential Workshop Using SAVI
With special presenters Wayne Dorris, Ph.D. & Claudia Byram, Ph.D.

Think of all the conversations you have each day, and how much of what you said was actually heard by the other person. Imagine how much more effective your relationships could be with the help of a proven framework designed to transform your communication into a meaningful dialogue.

During this two-day workshop, you will learn how to:
- Analyze communication behaviors and patterns
- Identify problematic communication (with adults and children)
- Practice intervening in unproductive discussions and fostering positive, satisfying conversations.

You will leave this workshop with powerful, new skills you can use right away with your families, friends, clients, co-workers, and other professional colleagues.

Location: United Way, 50 Waugh, Houston, TX
Dates: September 10-11, 2010, 9am-5pm
Tuition (includes breakfast & lunch):
- HODN members, $250 ($325 after August 20)
- Non-members, $300 ($375 after August 20)
- Full-time students, $250 prior to August 20
Registration & Additional Information: http://www.hodn.org/events.asp

SAVI: Theory to Coding to Application
A Three-Day Intermediate SAVI Workshop
Led by Fran Carter & Claudia Byram
Develop accuracy in producing and identifying SAVI behaviors
Organize the ìcodingî into different ìmappingî systems
Diagnose the systems communication strengths and weaknesses
Develop hypotheses related to the system development
Plan strategies for intervention

Location: Philadelphia, PA
Dates: November 8–10, 2010

Stepping Up to the System Level: Seeing Patterns, Not People!
A Two-Day Intermediate SAVI Workshop
Led by Fran Carter & Claudia Byram
Track and ìcodeî SAVI behaviors
Develop the ìPatternsî in the communication system
Understand how to use the information in the communication patterns
Learn to use the information to make diagnosis and develop hypothesis

Location: Philadelphia, PA
Dates: November 11–12, 2010

Fees:
SAVI: Theory to Coding to Application — $600.00
Seeing Patterns, Not People! — $400.00
Both workshops — $950.00

Continuing Education Credits for psychologists, social workers and licensed marriage and family therapists

For more information or to register, contact the Instructors: Fran Carter (carter2229@aol.com) or Claudia Byram (Claudia.byram@verizon.net).

Please let us know as soon as possible if you are considering attending. These workshop[s are richest with 10 or more participants, so we are assessing interest.

Upcoming Phone Seminars

Building Your SAVI Skills
Claudia Byram and Fran Carter
This 5-session phone seminar is designed to deepen your skill in applying SAVI to real-life communication challenges. It builds on the introduction to SAVI: the opportunity to practice and apply SAVI greatly increases its integration into peopleís lives and work.

Goals:
1) Increase skill in recognizing SAVI behaviors ñ getting the SAVIGrid 'in your brain'
2) Develop your SAVI ëearí for listening to the communication process
3) Use your skills to understand real-life challenging conversations
4) Practice strategies to move them toward more satisfying outcomes

Time: Wednesdays, 10:30am to 12:00pm EST
Dates: 2010 – March 24th, April 21, May 26th, June 23, July 28th
Fee: $250.00 for five meetings
For more information and to register for this seminar, contact:
Claudia Byram, (215) 561-0341, e-mail: claudia.byram@verizon.net

Phone Seminars Currently Underway

Phone Seminar: SAVI Master Class — 6-Session Series
Anita Simon and Claudia Byram
Using SAVI to understand and plan interventions in professional or personal settings.
Prerequisite: SAVI as a Diagnostic Tool
Time: Friday, 10–11:30am EST    
Dates: 2010 – March 19, April 16, May 14, June 18, July 23, August 20
Fee: $300.00

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