MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKING

 

Whether you are seeking a keynote speaker to kick-off or close a conference, a story-teller for an intimate luncheon or staff retreat, or an extraordinary facilitator, Sue's inspirational and motivational presentations will have the audience at turns laughing out loud, dabbing their eyes with tissues and seeing themselves in her stories and the stories she draws out of others.  Most importantly, Sue's presentations motivate people to change!  "Agencies change the way they do things after Sue's presentations," says Bob Rooks, Director of Florida's Adoption Information Center.  Brooke Jones, MSW from North Carolina relates, "After hearing Sue speak, a staff member had a new perspective on the barriers . . . and how she might be part of the change for her own agency."

Sue also loves opportunities to facilitate panel discussions, particularly when the panelists are youth and/or parents sharing their stories.  "Sue Badeau is a fantastic facilitator. She is capable of creating a safe and supportive atmosphere while maintaining focus and direction in difficult conversations," states Jacob Ham of the Beth Israel Medical Center in New York.  

 

Sue can bring her unique brand of inspiration to your agency, school or organizational training venue, or to your child welfare, juvenile justice, education or mental health conference, youth leadership event, fundraising banquet or other venues both virtually and in-person. 

A few of Sue's Inspirational and Keynote topics include those listed below, although she is always willing to customize her presentation for your specific audience and needs, her workshop topics can be found under the training link:

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• Moving from Trauma-Informed to Trauma-Responsive

• Tales for the Journey: Stories Drawn from my Family

• Building Bridges of Hope in Our Families and Communities

• Parenting: It?s a Lot Like Gardening!

• Nothing About Us Without Us: Voices from the Front Lines

• "Put Your Own Oxygen Mask on First!" Caring for those who care for others

• Going from NO to YES: Working Through Difficult Conversations

 

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TRAINING

 

"Sue is an incredibly passionate and effective presenter.  She inspired our participants to develop creative ways to include youth and families in the work that they do in the child welfare, mental health, judiciary and pediatric health care systems, and provided them with tools to make it happen.  I consider Sue to be 'bilingual:' her personal experiences combined with her professional expertise are a unique combination that allows her to speak to and affect all types of audiences.  She is a gem!" Jane Halladay Goldman, PhD,  National Center for Child Traumatic Stress UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute and Hospital.

 

Sue can work with your conference planners or training staff to develop virtual or in-person workshops, panel presentations, or multi-session professional training strategies designed to enhance and increase both the knowledge and skill of your staff or audience.  Sue will work with you to design the complete training package from strategically thinking through pre-training assessments and readiness, to developing the appropriate length, depth, breadth and modality for the training event(s), to delivering training with panache and finally to supporting your organization as you create the necessary follow-up activities - including coaching, mentoring and advanced practica to ensure that participants are able to transfer their learning to the home, community or work environment and that implementation of skills learned in training is sustainably supported. 

 

Sue has consistently received rave reviews for providing powerful and effective training to a wide range of audiences including social work professionals, supervisors, and program administrators, judges and lawyers, policy-makers, pastors and other leaders in the faith community, youth leaders, mental health and medical home providers, parents, caregivers and advocates.  While she is still a fan of good old-fashioned in-person training, she is also happy to provide virtual training for daytime, evening or weekend needs.  

Sue not only has extensive subject-matter expertise on a number of topics, but also has a strong understanding of the needs of adult learners.  A small sampling of Sue's  topics is provided below and in addition Sue is always eager to custom design trainings that best fit your agency or organization's needs. "One of my favorite opportunities is to address a new challenge," Sue explains, "I love it when conference planners or training coordinators ask me to develop a training on a new topic or with a twist on a familiar topic."

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• Trauma: Healing and Hope

• Moving from Trauma-Informed to Trauma-Responsive

• Keys to Raising Resilient Children

• Building a Resiliency Toolkit

• Mind, Body, Spirit: Using a Multi-sensory Approach to Helping Children Heal from Trauma 

• The Sibling Bond

• Supporting Children in Kinship Placements 

• The Impact of Trauma Across the Stages of Development

• Adoption: A Lifelong Journey

• The Impact of Adoption Across the Stages of Development

• The Unique Strengths and Challenges of Kinship Care Families

• Effective Strategies for Family and Youth Engagement

• Caring for Children with Disabilities

• "Put Your Own Oxygen Mask on First"  Secondary Trauma and Self Care

• Well-Being Across the Lifespan 

• Supporting Youth Transitioning from Foster Care or Juvenile Justice Systems

• Collaborating Across Systems

• Reflective Supervision and Other Skill-Building for Supervisors

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COACHING 

 

When agencies get to know Sue through her speaking, training and consulting work, they very often ask if she provides one-on-one or small group coaching and mentoring for professionals and parents in social service, justice, education or mental health work. The answer is …. YES! Sue will work with you directly to develop a customized coaching plan for individuals or groups within your organization. You can schedule a free consultation to learn if Sue’s expertise and coaching style are right for your needs, and go from there to develop a coaching plan