Good training, bad training and training that’s, well, just plain ugly! I once attended a half-day workshop on Time Management and the instructor was fifteen minutes late. At first I thought it was part of the training, but no. I’m
Mental Health and Working Alone
Last week I completed a two-day Mental Health First Aid course with Redcar & Cleveland Mind. It was excellent. It was also free! It’s usually £300 (or £360 if the agency delivering it is VAT registered). But I digress. I
Spreading my wings
When I set up Gomediate in early 2017 my intention was to deliver mediation, restorative justice and training in both of these areas. I have pretty much achieved this and have managed to secure training work outside of the North
One year in
It is just over a year since Unite Ltd closed and I was made redundant. I set up Gomediate not knowing what the future held. I had never set up a business. It was the first time that I was
The subtle art of family mediation
I’ve worked with a lot of families over the years. When I am training family mediators I often tell them about a family I worked with during my time at Unite Ltd. I was working with my colleague Jo. I had met the family
First 6 months
It is exactly six months since I became jobless. The charity (Unite Ltd) that I had worked for since 2005 closed and I and my colleagues were made redundant. A few of us set up our own businesses; not surprising
Three Days Training in Sunderland
I returned home Wednesday from Sunderland. I had delivered training to staff at Together for Families, a great team of professionals who are helping children and parents (and other family members) on Wearside. It was a three day training course