LIFE ARCHITECT COACHING & TRAINING

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EFFECTIVENESS Training & Coaching (Gordon Training International, LLC)

Kim Garrison is a certified trainer of effectiveness models utilizing an evidence-based international coaching system focused on enhancing personal and interpersonal effectiveness. This model empowers teams, leaders, and individuals to employ techniques such as active listening, I-messages, no-lose conflict resolution, and problem ownership to navigate complex issues and workplace cultures. Kim offers a variety of Gordon model trainings for organizations, as well as public sessions, including: - Leadership Effectiveness Training (L.E.T.) - Teacher Effectiveness Training (T.E.T.) - Youth Effectiveness Training (Y.E.T.) - Be Your Best

For more information about these workshops, visit Gordon Training International website.

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TRANSFORMATIONAL Personal Development & Leadership Coaching Kim Garrison is a certified DreamBuilder Coach from the DreamBuilder Institute, Life Solutions, LLC. She works with individuals (1:1) and small groups to develop dream vision statements, build the life architecture to live from these dreams and become the people living their best life. Each coaching session/cycle lasts 12 weeks. Contact Kim for a strategy session to see if we are a good fit.

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VISION Workshops & Public Speaking

While Kim often holds live virtual and public vision workshops monthly, she is also available to speak at your organization or groups meeting. These 30 or 60 minute vision sessions breath life into the group and help enliven the spirit of participants. 

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Workplace Wellbeing Trainings:

• MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID- certified facilitator (National Council of Mental Wellbeing) 

- Youth Mental Health First Aid (live or virtual trainings)

- Teen Mental Health First Aid (implementation support)​

• Personal & Professional Wellbeing Workshops-

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CONSULTING TO BUILD ORGANIZATIONAL EVALUATION CAPACITY

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Continuous Improvement & Program Evaluation

Kim holds an advanced certificate in program evaluation from the University of Rochester and has worked with teams to evaluate large-scale NSF grants, as well as supporting strategic planning and program in schools and non-profits to enhance organizational climate, trauma responsiveness, and social-emotional wellbeing. Some methodologies used in her evaluation work include: - Continuous Improvement Science (Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles) - Logic Models - Strategic Planning - Values-Driven and Developmental Evaluation - Social Network Analysis. Kim is a certified continuous improvement facilitator with the Carnegie Foundation.

 

Research & Funding

Let K/VAL Consulting help you and your organization design surveys and other data collection systems, analyze data, and engage in decision making for strategic planning, grant writing, and program development. Funding consultations for grants also are available on an ongoing basis, which include literature reviews and grant application reviews.