Available Workshops

Please review the workshop descriptions below.  If you are interested in having a workshop presented to your class or group, contact the Counseling and Career Services office. Airport Campus: (803) 822-3505, TTY (803) 822-3021; Beltline Campus: (803) 738-7636, TTY (803) 738-7164, Email - counseling@midlandstech.edu.

Adventures in Attitudes
Your attitude determines your altitude.  Explore way to transform negative attitudes into positive ones.  Participants will explore both their own attitudes and how they relate to others in this interactive workshop.
Presenter: Mary Margaret Kendrick

First Impressions Do Matter
How you conduct yourself during introductions, job interviews, work related meetings, and in other group settings makes a BIG impression on others.  Learn how to make positive first impressions.
Presenter: David Highsmith

Get a Grip on Your Finances
Learn how to get a grip on your finances and manage your money wisely while in school, using Life Skills.  
Presenter: Emily Burns

Get Inspired By Inspiration Software
Having trouble writing your paper, a goal statement, or want to develop your career plan?  Learn how to use templates for homework.  No computer experience needed.  Bring a disc to save your work!
Presenter: Mike Morrison

Handling Stress Before Stress Handles You
Is juggling school, work, family, and everything else in your life getting to be a drain?  Do you often feel tired, frustrated, or upset over minor inconveniences?  In this workshop we will look at how stress affects you and some things you can do to reduce the impact of stress in your life.
Presenter: Phil Morris

Making Major Decisions
Are you uncertain about career options or college programs of study? This workshop is designed to assist you in mapping your college and career path by identifying your interest, skills and values, connecting you with occupational information, and clarifying your career goals.
Presenter: David Highsmith

Making Your Money Count
This workshop will provide tools on how to successfully spend and save your money, while providing many effective ways for you and your family to improve your finances and your future.
Presenter: Muffy Allison

Managing Change in Your Life
Learn tips on how to positively manage change events in you life, including reducing stress and eliminating worry.
Presenter: Rae Simpson

Motivation
This workshop will focus on how to become the person you always wanted to be in spite of the obstacles.
Presenter: Henry Bracey

Parenting: A Balancing Act
Participants will learn the four critical variables of parenting and the impact these variables have on their children.
Presenter: Henry Bracey

Planning For Success
Do you have trouble getting from the point of knowing you have an assignment, to the finished product? Whether it’s an assignment at school or a goal you need to accomplish outside of school, discover how to break a big project into small manageable steps. Participants are encouraged to bring a project or assignment on which you would like to begin work.
Presenter: Phil Morris

Setting Goals to Win
Learn creative and effective strategies for setting meaningful goals. The session will provide participants with the opportunity to brainstorm and to create a visual masterpiece that identifies their goals.
Presenter: Monica J. Edwards

Surviving Grief and Loss
Grief is a natural, normal response to loss, and although grieving the loss of someone or something is a normal reaction, at times grief can feel enormously painful, overwhelming, and exhausting. This workshop was created to assist those grieving in beginning to understand your grieving experience, and taking gradual steps to address your pain and loss.
Presenter: Muffy Allison

Test-Taking Strategies
Participants will learn the aspects of note taking, study skills, how to predict test questions, and how to reduce test anxiety.
Presenter: Mike Morrison

Work Hard But Smart: How to be Successful in School
Designed to teach students strategies for succeeding in college and for completing their education in a timely manner.
Presenter: Tara Houston Taylor