Navigating Family Dynamic for Support

 Families are chosen, blended, and beautifully complex. Learn practical tools to support loved ones through conflict, set caring boundaries, and build pods that share the work—and the love. Educational workshop; not therapy or legal advice.

You’ll learn:

• Family-systems basics (common roles/patterns) and how they appear in care
• De-escalation skills: grounding, needs-naming, options over blame
• Boundaries that stick: “I” statements, time limits, follow-through
• Chosen-family mapping: build a care pod (primary, backup, crisis roles)
• Consent & privacy check-ins for home, clinic, and hospital settings
• Common conflict scripts (in-laws, co-parents, over-helpers)
• Bias-aware support for queer/trans, blended, and multi-generational families
• Crisis vs. routine: red flags, simple safety plans, when to escalate

You’ll leave with:

• Conflict flow (pause → name → needs → options → next step)
• Conversation scripts for tough talks and de-escalation
• Support-map template (“who’s on deck?” roles + backup plan)
• Boundary menu with gentle escalation steps
• Family/Pod agreement template (roles, contact, access needs)
• Safety & consent checklists for visits and appointments
• Resource mini-directory (hotlines, mediation, family supports)

Format:2 hours · virtual or in-person
Access: ASL/CART or language interpretation available with advance request; step-free venues whenever possible.