EQ2 Training

We know that the one thing most staff in residential centers don’t have is a lot of free time. EQ2 was designed to be straightforward, and to require minimal prep time from those individuals within your organization who will facilitate the program with staff. Facilitators simply watch the material on the EQ2 Learning Management System, which consists of 4 short tutorials per module highlighting key themes and skills. Then, they run the group session. Tips and notes on how to best lead the session are also written in the margin of the facilitator guide. 

While we have made every effort to design EQ2 to be easy to use, some organizations still desire some direct consulting as they are planning, beginning to implement EQ2, and in reflecting on their growth. The following are some supports that are included with the EQ2 subscriptions, as well as some additional fee based services we offer. 

Supports that Accompany the EQ2 Annual Subscription

  • Each annual subscription comes with 2 – one hour support sessions by phone or video. These can be tailored to the needs of your staff or agency. 
  • The program also includes a pre- and post-assessment tool that can provide you with valuable information about the needs of your staff and the impact of the program. If you provide us with the completed forms, we can provide you with a summary report of your staff’s responses. [All individual responses will be anonymous.]

 Additional Fee-Based Services Available

  • One-Day Educational Training: As the awareness of the positive impact of social and emotional learning grows, many institutions are exploring how to integrate these practices into their organizational structures. If your agency would like to learn more about EQ2, the science behind our approach, and the effects of a ​mindfulness-based, cognitive behavioral approach on the wellness ​and resiliency of staff in high stress roles, we offer a one-day training designed to do that just. This is appropriate for organizations who have purchased EQ2 and want assistance introducing it to staff or other leadership, as well as for agencies interested in purchasing EQ2. 
  • Action Planning Support: If your organization needs help developing a plan that will ensure you are able to successfully implement EQ2 to create widespread change and promote its sustainability, we can help. Action planning includes steps, such as, determining your goals (what change you want to see), how to introduce EQ2 to your agency and staff, how to identify EQ2 facilitators, determining what supports they will need to be successful, ways to integrate EQ2 with other models or programs already within your facility, and how to enhance staff buy-in.
  • Coaching for Facilitators: While everything facilitators need to effectively run EQ2 is provided in your subscription, if you feel that your team would benefit from more direct hands-on support, we offer fee-based coaching services.
  • Web-based Facilitation of an EQ2 Group: The EQ2 materials, coupled with the expertise your agency already has, allows staff to experience the transformative trauma-training and skill building that comprise the program. At the same time, some organizations may prefer to have a Lionheart team member facilitate the first EQ2 group (which takes place over 6 weeks). We offer a web-based facilitation, which includes a weekly debrief for the purpose of building your staff’s capacity to facilitate future sessions.

If your organization would like pricing information for our consulting services, or has needs that are not addressed by one of the fee based services discussed above, please complete our EQ2 Consulting Services Inquiry Form. 

If you have further questions, or would like to follow-up, feel free to contact us at EQ2@lionheart.org

To explore the EQ2 Program, click here.