Four Lenses
This interactive workshop identifies which “lens” you use to look at our world. You will learn how others see the exact same world. No matter what role you fill (leader, follower, husband, wife, boyfriend, girlfriend, parent, or child), you will walk away with a whole new perspective on just about everyone around you.
5 Choices to Extraordinary Productivity / 5 Choices to Extraordinary Productivity Essentials
Participants in our various productivity work sessions establish new mindsets about where to spend their time driven by their most important priorities, as well as skillsets and toolsets that enable them to filter out distractions, achieve their highest priorities with excellence, and feel successful about what they have accomplished.
7 Habits of Highly Effective People
This workshop aligns timeless principles of effectiveness with modern technology and practices. Participants learn how to execute critical priorities with laser like focus and careful planning. Increase team engagement, morale, and collaboration and how to improve communication skills and strengthen relationships.
Bridging the Generation Gap
Bridging the Generation Gap shows participants the unique characteristics of the many generations that exist today providing a foundation to enable improved communication across generations through increased knowledge of generational characteristics, influences, and priorities. This workshop will help individuals improve their relationships on a professional and personal level by showing why generations may respond to each other in different ways.
Extended DISC®
This class measures an individual's hard-wired DISC® Style – NOT what they think or want to be – creating the most accurate starting point for development. Extended DISC® is an assessment tool designed to help individuals, teams, and organizations to become more successful by providing easy-to-use information on how to modify behavior. Must take an assessment prior to the course.
Leading Across Generations
This workshop will help leaders leverage the differences between generations instead of just eliminating conflict.
Leading at the Speed of Trust
This workshop will develop trust to help team members become energized and engaged. They will learn how to collaborate effectively, operate faster, and achieve sustainable results.
Speed of Trust Foundations
This workshop will develop trust to help team members become energized and engaged. They will learn how to collaborate effectively, operate faster, and achieve sustainable results.
HITT Level I
This is a five-day course for PT leaders which includes hands-on training for TRX suspension training, Olympic lifting, kettlebells, dynamic movements, Nutrition, Injury Prevention, and more. A HITT certificate is given to all participants upon completion of the course. Participants will learn how to properly perform the seven foundational movements, and increase speed, agility, power, and strength while focusing on reducing the likelihood of injury. The participants will also learn coaching cues to effectively correct other Marines during a PT session.
HITT Level II
This is a four-day course for PT leaders and is a continuing course that includes hands-on training for TRX suspension training, Olympic lifting, kettlebells, dynamic movements, and more. This includes a deeper dive into the scientific approach to strength and conditioning. A HITT certificate is given to all participants upon completion of the course. Participants will learn how to properly perform the seven foundational movements, and increase speed, agility, power, and strength while focusing on reducing the likelihood of injury. The participants will also learn coaching cues to effectively correct other Marines during a PT session.
The 5 Love Languages for Children
Discover how to speak your child’s love language in a way that he or she understands. This workshop will help participants discover their child’s love language, assist children in successful learning, use the love languages to correct and discipline more effectively and build a foundation of unconditional love for the child.
The 5 Love Languages for Couples
This enchanted evening walks couples through the "5 Love Languages" helping you figure out what presses your buttons, but more importantly how to score major points with your better half.
7 Habits of Highly Effective People
This workshop aligns timeless principles of effectiveness with modern technology and practices. Participants learn how to execute critical priorities with laser like focus and careful planning. Increase team engagement, morale, and collaboration and how to improve communication skills and strengthen relationships.
7 Habits of Highly Effective Military Families
If motivation is what gets you started, HABITS are what keep you going. Every day military families face hurdles that would force Olympians to throw in the towel. This class will help set up a solid foundation and some reliable habits that will take you from “we can’t” to “we can” and before you know it, you will be saying WE DID!
How to Avoid Falling in Love with a Jerk(ette)
This workshop will allow participants to eliminate the jerk(ette) before they have the keys to your heart…and base housing.
Leading at the Speed of Trust
This workshop will develop trust to help team members become energized and engaged. They will learn how to collaborate effectively, operate faster, and achieve sustainable results.
PREP
Couples will walk away from this workshop as relationship ninjas, capable of fighting off the rough patches as they sneak up on you. Couples will spend most of their time in one-on-one discussions putting the skills they are learning to practice right away.
Real Relationships
Real Relationships shows participants how to identify the hallmarks of meaningful relationships and how to build skills to make them stronger. Through a variety of activities, Real Relationships develops these skills using tools designed to engage participants in a way that allows for personal growth.
Operation Childbirth
Workshop A, Know Your Body, will educate expectant parents on what will happen to the body during labor and delivery. Also what to expect during your hospital stay and how to create a birth plan. Workshop B, Know Your Baby, will provide you with information about what will happen when the baby is born. You will learn what to expect regarding tests, exams, and check-ins on your baby.
Speed of Trust Foundations
This workshop will develop trust to help team members become energized and engaged. They will learn how to collaborate effectively, operate faster, and achieve sustainable results.
Baby Boot Camp
This course offers expectant parents the basic information and tools needed to provide loving care for their newborn. Join us for hands-on practice as we learn and discuss: basic infant care, birth plans, self-care, bathing, feeding, diapering, pre- and postpartum emotions, labor and delivery, infant growth and development, infant safety, attachment, bonding, soothing a crying baby, and more!
Moms in Transition
New and expectant mothers, active duty or dependent spouse to learn how to: prevent and heal from postpartum depression and anxiety, learn and practice new ways to nurture yourself, gain support from others to cope with the transition to motherhood––the good, the bad, and the ugly, and manage your feelings and thoughts to feel better.
Grow Parenting
(parents with children ages 5-10)
Grow Parenting will help you learn how to do the following: praise and encourage your child in positive ways, understand how to help your child manage his or her emotions, set healthy routines and schedules in your home, manage stress and your reactions due to anger, and promote physical health for you and your child.
Parenting Class
This is a nine-week, court-approved parenting class series for parents with children under the age of six. Topics include safety, communication, discipline, self-esteem, and family structure.
Within My Reach
This workshop explores the dynamics of healthy relationships. Topics covered include relationship red flags, smart love, when to make important decisions in a relationship, dealing with infidelity, forgiveness, making up versus breaking up, and managing relationship expectations.
Stress Management/Warrior Maintenance
An evidence-based curriculum to teach skills that can be successfully applied in the workplace, relationships, or any of other of life’s stressful events. The objective of this class is to understand what stress is and how it influences behavior. Simple and effective methods will be introduced to reduce the stressors and stress-related symptoms. This is a great class to talk about coping mechanisms.
Two Families Now
Two Families Now is an evidence-based parent education curriculum that improves co-parenting relationships and protects children during divorce. The engaging media and tools help teach parents skills to nurture themselves and build strong relationships with their children and co-parents.
Married & Loving It
This evidence-based program is perfect for couples wanting to strengthen the bond with their current partner, or for those individuals looking to be successful in their future relationships. Topics covered include love languages, communication, finances, conflict resolution, and how to work together to enjoy married life.
Four Lenses
This interactive workshop identifies which “lens” you use to look at our world. You will learn how others see the exact same world. No matter what role you fill (leader, follower, husband, wife, boyfriend, girlfriend, parent, or child), you will walk away with a whole new perspective on just about everyone around you.
Bridging the Generation Gap
Bridging the Generation Gap shows participants the unique characteristics of the many generations that exist today providing a foundation to enable improved communication across generations through increased knowledge of generational characteristics, influences, and priorities. This workshop will help individuals improve their relationships on a professional and personal level by showing why generations may respond to each other in different ways.
Conflict Management
Participants will learn two factors that cause conflict. In this workshop participants discover the characteristics of three levels of conflict that lead to escalation and will learn two techniques that productively resolve conflict.
Extended DISC®
This class measures an individual's hard-wired DISC® Style – NOT what they think or want to be – creating the most accurate starting point for development. Extended DISC® is an assessment tool designed to help individuals, teams, and organizations to become more successful by providing easy-to-use information on how to modify behavior. Must take an assessment prior to the course.
Leading Across Generations
This workshop will help leaders leverage the differences between generations instead of just eliminating conflict.
Real Relationships
Real Relationships shows participants how to identify the hallmarks of meaningful relationships and how to build skills to make them stronger. Through a variety of activities, Real Relationships develops these skills using tools designed to engage participants in a way that allows for personal growth.
Say What?!? – Interpersonal Communication
Say What?!? Is your chance to take the first step toward improving every personal and professional relationship you have?
Century Anger Management
Free and confidential, an 8-week evidence-based curriculum to teach skills that can be successfully applied in the workplace, relationships, or any other life situation where anger control is needed. Learn the Eight anger management skills. Workshops offered: stress, response, self-talk, time-out, empathy, assertiveness, expectations, and forgiveness.
Stress Management/Warrior Maintenance
An evidence-based curriculum to teach skills that can be successfully applied in the workplace, relationships, or any of other of life’s stressful events. The objective of this class is to understand what stress is and how it influences behavior. Simple and effective methods will be introduced to reduce the stressors and stress-related symptoms. This is a great class to talk about coping mechanisms.
POWER Workshop
POWER explores the dynamics of power and control techniques and their negative effect on interpersonal relationships. Also teaches the domestic violence effects on children. Participants will learn to recognize how those techniques can result in destructive and sometimes abusive behaviors. Healthy alternatives to enhance communication, manage stress and resolve conflict are presented.
Families Overcoming Under Stress (FOCUS)
FOCUS offers training designed to strengthen couples and families in readiness for tomorrow. It builds on current strengths and teaches practical skills related to the challenges of military life, including stress, injury and other transitions. During FOCUS, families and couples practice perspective-taking and become closer by developing a shared understanding of their experience. Sessions tailored to each couple or family’s individual goals enhance cohesion, communication and mutual care. FOCUS training is confidential, free and offers services at family friendly hours. FOCUS services are also available via the virtual TeleFOCUS program, allowing families and couples to meet with a FOCUS Provider through video teleconference. Families and couples can use TeleFOCUS when remote from our local site or for those sessions that are difficult to make. FOCUS sessions allow families and couples to build their own story about military life experiences.
Basic Anger Management
This workshop is a basic overview of anger management. It provides education on the dynamics of anger and offers a variety of acceptable coping strategies to handle angry feelings and behaviors.
Basic Stress Management
This class will teach the basic overview of stress and explain the Combat and Operational Stress Continuum.
Conflict Management
Participants will learn two factors that cause conflict. In this workshop participants discover the characteristics of three levels of conflict that lead to escalation and will learn two techniques that productively resolve conflict.
Ready, Set, Prepare!
This workshop contains information regarding actions that service members and families should take to be informed and prepared in the event of natural and man-made hazards. Designed for families to prepare themselves for all types of emergencies, to increase their personal sense of security and peace of mind.
Real Relationships
Real Relationships shows participants how to identify the hallmarks of meaningful relationships and how to build skills to make them stronger. Through a variety of activities, Real Relationships develops these skills using tools designed to engage participants in a way that allows for personal growth.
The Happiness Advantage
Based on recent discoveries in the fields of positive psychology and neuroscience, that formula for happiness is dead wrong. It turns out that, happiness actually fuels success, not the other way around. When we become more positive, our brain becomes more engaged, creative, motivated, energetic, healthier, resilient, and productive.
Transition Readiness Seminar (TRS)
The Transition Readiness Program (TRP) ensures that Marines are prepared for their transition from military to civilian life and provides Marines and their families with the tools and resources needed to pursue the Department of Defense-directed Career Readiness Standards.
Spouse Transition Readiness Seminar (STARS)
This condensed transition course allows spouses of separating or retiring Service Members to prepare for life beyond the military.
Academic Skills Program (ASP)
ASP is a 30-day PTAD educational program designed specifically for improving the reading, writing, mathematical, and communication skills of military personnel (and family members) from all DoD branches.
Officer Under Twenty (OUT)
Free 4-hour seminar for Officers leaving active duty with less than 20 years of service. Learn how to market both leadership and management skills obtained on active duty to maximize opportunities in the civilian world. Recruiters and HR representatives share their expertise.
Executive Transition Assistance Seminar (ETAS)
FOR RETIRING MILITARY. Free 3-day seminar tailored for retiring service members entering the corporate world. Topics include resume writing, networking, interviewing and business attire. Highlights include practice interviewing with civilian executives and panel discussions. The program is scheduled around a large hiring event to add value. This fundamental information is critical in preparing for the transition process.
Thrift Savings Plan/Blended Retirement System
The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) and the Blended Retirement System (BRS) are defined contribution plans for members of the uniformed services. Whether you are making the military a career or not, there is a retirement savings plan available for you.
Home Buying
This course is designed to increase the knowledge and comfort level of first-time home buyers and serve as a refresher for repeat home buyers.
Car Buying
This class will provide available tools and resources that can help learners conduct adequate research, determine affordability, and effective negotiation skills.
Developing a Spending Plan & Marriage
This class provides guidance on how to develop a written budget that notes current and future expenses. It also emphasizes the importance of short term-savings, explains financial ratios to live by, and helps establish financial goals.
Introduction to Investing
In this class, you will learn about affordable investment platforms that will help you choose companies based off historical data, current expenses and expected performance/growth.
Credit & Debt Management
Credit and Debt Management is a course designed to help learners establish and maintain good credit as well as avoid, reduce, or eliminate excessive debt. Participants will have the opportunity to obtain a free copy of their FICO credit report and score and also learn how to calculate important financial ratios to live by.
Importance of Financial/Estate Planning
Learn about estate planning and prepare for the tasks that will serve to manage your asset base in the event of your incapacitation or death.
Raising Financially Fit Kids
Raising Financially Fit Kids is a course designed to help parents (or parents-to-be) learn how to teach children sound financial management skills. During the course, participants will examine their own financial skills and behaviors so that they can determine how to best implement age-appropriate financial practices for their children.
Advanced Investing
Having the tools and knowledge to develop smart investment strategies has never been more critical than in today’s global capitalistic economic system. Advanced investment strategies require the investor have a solid understanding of the way markets work combined with analytical skills and advanced quantitative tools.
Command Financial Specialist Course
MCO 1700.37 requires units to have qualified Command Financial Specialists (CFSs) readily available to provide financial training, education and information and referrals. The Personal Financial Managers (PFMs) train selected Marines/Sailors and conduct all unit inspections. Upon completion of the course the CFS is expected to serve as the command’s principal advisor on policies and matters related to personal finance.
Million Dollar Marine Course
The two-day Million Dollar Marine (MDM) course is for Sergeants and Corporals who are nominated by their command to serve as the unit's NCO for Financial Fitness (NCOFF). The NCOFF is expected to provide peer-to-peer influence by sharing the knowledge received during the course.
Personal Readiness Seminar
The Personal Readiness Seminar provides an overview of resources available for continuing education, career development, and personal financial management. Per MARADMIN 346/20, Marines are required to attend the seminar within 90 days of arriving at their first permanent duty station.
Career Coaching
The goal of career coaching is to empower service members and their families by helping them make informed decisions about their post-military career trajectory (for spouses, current and post-military services).
Resume Writing
A resume details your skills and training, work experience, education, and, most importantly, the accomplishments you have made with past employers. It should also inform the employer of your career objective (the job you are seeking) and communicate in a concise manner the benefits you will bring to the job if hired. Our staff will assist separating/retiring service members (and their families) with drafting/finalizing their resumes for free.
Operation Childbirth
Workshop A, Know Your Body, will educate expectant parents on what will happen to the body during labor and delivery. Also what to expect during your hospital stay and how to create a birth plan. Workshop B, Know Your Baby, will provide you with information about what will happen when the baby is born. You will learn what to expect regarding tests, exams, and check-ins on your baby.
Baby Boot Camp
This course offers expectant parents the basic information and tools needed to provide loving care for their newborn. Join us for hands-on practice as we learn and discuss: basic infant care, birth plans, self-care, bathing, feeding, diapering, pre- and postpartum emotions, labor and delivery, infant growth and development, infant safety, attachment, bonding, soothing a crying baby, and more!
Moms in Transition
New and expectant mothers, active duty or dependent spouse to learn how to: prevent and heal from postpartum depression and anxiety, learn and practice new ways to nurture yourself, gain support from others to cope with the transition to motherhood––the good, the bad, and the ugly, and manage your feelings and thoughts to feel better.
Grow Parenting
Parents with children ages 5-10)
Grow Parenting will help you learn how to do the following: praise and encourage your child in positive ways, understand how to help your child manage his or her emotions, set healthy routines and schedules in your home, manage stress and your reactions due to anger, and promote physical health for you and your child.
Parenting Class
This is a nine-week, court-approved parenting class series for parents with children under the age of six. Topics include safety, communication, discipline, self-esteem, and family structure.
Prime for Life 4.5
PFL 4.5 is a half-day, early intervention course offered by a certified prevention specialist. PFL 4.5 is a valuable tool for commanders to use with their units when there is concern about higher-risk substance misuse behaviors. If you are concerned about your unit due to an increase in substance misuse behaviors and trends, then please contact us to schedule a class. We will come to you!
Prime for Life 16-Hour
PFL 16.0 is a two-day, 16-hour training course offered by our certified prevention specialists. If you have been involved in a DUI/DWI, alcohol-related incident, or have a more significant concern about substance use, PFL will assist you in learning about the dangers and risks involved with alcohol misuse. PFL will also provide you with increased awareness and new skills for making lower-risk decisions.
Sleep Hygiene
One-hour class covering introductory sleep physiology, sleep improvement strategies, and progressive muscle relaxation. Class can be coupled with stress management as topics overlap.
Performance Nutrition and Weight Management
One-hour introductory nutrition class covering essential nutrients, fueling for performance, and common themes within Marine Corps. We have the ability to add an additional hour of supplement education.
Nutrition 101
One-hour class is designed to cover the basic principles of nutrition for weight management and fueling for performance.
BCP Accountability
We are able to provide BCP accountability check-ins, diet recall counseling, and strategies to change behaviors.
Nutrition and Fitness for BCP
One-day course focusing on the fundamentals of eating and training to lose weight. Participants will learn how to help their Marines on the BCP with planning their diet and exercise program for lifelong weight management.
Meal Prep for the Barracks
Learn how to meal prep in the barracks while maintaining a healthy balance during this hands-on clinic where Marines and Sailors will walk away with the food that they prepped.
Sexual Health and Responsibility
Information on sexual health and responsibility including STD statistics and resources.
HITT Level I
This is a five-day course for PT leaders which includes hands-on training for TRX suspension training, Olympic lifting, kettlebells, dynamic movements, nutrition, injury prevention, and more. A HITT certificate is given to all participants upon completion of the course. Participants will learn how to properly perform the seven foundational movements and increase speed, agility, power, and strength while focusing on reducing the likelihood of injury. The participants will also learn coaching cues to effectively correct other Marines during a PT session.
HITT Level II
This is a four-day course for PT leaders and is a continuing course that includes hands-on training for TRX suspension training, Olympic lifting, kettlebells, dynamic movements, and more. This includes a deeper dive into the scientific approach to strength and conditioning. A HITT certificate is given to all participants upon completion of the course. Participants will learn how to properly perform the seven foundational movements and increase speed, agility, power, and strength while focusing on reducing the likelihood of injury. The participants will also learn coaching cues to effectively correct other Marines during a PT session.
S3T – Swim Survival Skills Training
This is individual swim instruction to help Marines pass or increase their swim qualification certification.
Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Brief
This brief informs active duty Marines and sailors of child maltreatment according to the MCO. They will learn about the emotional, physical, and behavioral indicators of the four different types of abuse. Participants will become familiar with recognizing the early warning signs and risk factors of child abuse. The presentation will inform service members of the available support resources to include within the military system and in the civilian community.
Report Child Abuse Brief
Mandated reporters of child abuse will learn the four basic types of child maltreatment. They will learn about the emotional, physical, and behavioral indicators of each type of abuse. The instructor will train on how to complete the suspected child abuse form and explain the procedure to in-home care providers and child care center staff.
Communication Skills and Conflict Resolution Brief
The learning objective is effective communication. Participants will learn the following: the ability to recognize their strengths and the strengths of others, the ability to build rapport quickly with clients, peers, family, etc., the ability to listen and speak in the language of other personalities, an enhanced ability to understand how others process information, the ability to recognize the learning styles of others, and the ability to modify their communication style to connect with others.
Domestic Violence Prevention and Awareness Brief
This brief informs active duty Marines and sailors of the legal definitions of abuse within intimate relationships according to the MCO, the UCMJ, and California Penal Codes. It introduces the concepts of power and control and how they may contribute to abusive behaviors. The presentation will inform service members of the available support resources to include within the military system and in the civilian community. Participants will become familiar with available reporting options.
Family Advocacy Program Overview
This brief informs active duty Marines and sailors of the Family Advocacy Program. The presentation will provide the service members with a description of the services offered and the staff members available to provide the services. Participants will learn about the purpose of the program and also go through a short review of domestic violence, child abuse, and reporting options for victims.