And our guest blogger series for this month concludes with a contribution from Heidi Eckerson of Revolution Massage Therapy in Endicott, NY. A graduate of the Finger Lakes School of Massage in Ithaca, Revolution owner and NYS Licensed Massage Therapist Heidi Eckerson trained in the science of the body and Read more…
The Human Services Consulting and Training Blog has been nominated for the Liebster Award by Anastasia Priyanikova of The Brain Alchemist. Anastasia is the founder of E-Studio, LLC, a coaching, training and consulting company that translates neuroscience insights into tools and solutions in the areas of communication, conflict management, public speaking, Read more…
Many people around the world and in different cultural and societal contexts value honesty. Honesty is a great thing: It allows us to talk openly about issues and concerns that have meaning for us and should have meaning for others. It should not be confused with “being nice,” or even Read more…
Survival is not often talked about by people in society. The dictionary defines it as “the state or fact of continuing to live or exist, typically in spite of an accident, ordeal, or difficult circumstances.” Eminem recently wrote a song about it. Biology runs on the fuel of it. So Read more…
Much ink has been spilled about the impact of Martin Luther King’s life and legacy. As a conflict engagement specialist, though, I think of something else today. Nonviolent resistance is the best way to expose the hypocrisy and unjustness of legalized policies and has been used from Jesus to Ghandi Read more…
Once parties in conflict agree to meet at the peace table, they are turned inside out. Managing two parties in mediation becomes the hard work, because the mediator is addressing both her resistance internally, as well as their resistance externally. Sometimes, this comes in the form of parties wanting to Read more…
Scientists have recently confirmed what old wives’ knew many centuries ago: men and women’s brains are wired differently. Apparently, neuron development goes left to right in female brains and down the sides in male brains, which leads to men reading maps better and women having greater emotional intelligence. Maps are Read more…
Masculinity is characterized in many ways, and in a country with 92 million Americans no longer in the labor force, we here at Human Services Consulting and Training (HSCT), wonder what the impact of that could be on both men and women. Work gives life meaning. It doesn’t matter whether Read more…
HSCT January Seminar: Understanding Conflict Do you ever wonder why people behave the way that they do? Do you ever wonder why some people seem to sail through life and others have endless troubles? During this seminar, held on Wednesday, January 15, 2014, we will expose the underlying assumptions that Read more…