Testimonials

TESTIMONIALS

“Judy and Christopher designed a course that was perfect for our needs as clinicians and leaders in a health setting and delivered a first-class workshop.”

Jane Cichero | Nurse Educator, Nurse Lead Simulation

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“The course provides an excellent and structured template for those difficult conversations which are an essential skill in modern clinical practice.”

A/Prof David McDonald | Associate Professor of Paediatrics UNSW Paediatrician and Adolescent Physician, Head of Department of Paediatrics, Port Macquarie Base Hospital

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“I left feeling I had absorbed the knowledge and skills to have conversations I have been trepidatious about in the past, and have been able to have the conversations since with much more ease.”

Dr Laura Stephens | Staff Specialist Paediatrician, Bathurst Paediatric Clinic, Bathurst Base Hospital

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“The Confident Conversations course teaches you how to have difficult conversations in a way that is safe and effective and easy. It’s a great skill to have if you work with people. If you manage people, it’s essential.”

Dr Matthew O’Meara | Paediatric Emergency Physician

“Judy and Christopher designed a course that was perfect for our needs as clinicians and leaders in a health setting and delivered a first-class workshop.”

Having been a Nurse Educator for over 20 years now I am always drawn to facilitators who are responsive to the needs of the learners and the issues at hand and who can design workshops that are interactive, energising and meet the learners needs. Judy & Christopher do just this.

Judy & Christopher designed a course that was perfect for our needs as clinicians and leaders in a health setting and delivered a first-class workshop. The scenarios they designed were real & relevant to our work environment. Their attention to creating a safe space for the group to absorb new ideas and practice with feedback gave opportunity for learning and application on the day.

The follow-up resources are practical, easy to use and accessible, and enable ongoing development in confident conversations. In my role I regularly refer to the resources for my own preparation for conversations, but also encourage others who have done the workshop to use the structure & resources to prepare for their own conversations that they may be worried about having.

I highly recommend this workshop to anyone wanting to develop skills in understanding their colleagues or friends and having open honest relationships and conversations that enable a positive and safe culture.

Jane Cichero | Nurse Educator, Nurse Lead Simulation

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“The course provides an excellent and structured template for those difficult conversations which are an essential skill in modern clinical practice.”

I attended this outstanding and necessary course in May 2021. Clinicians are taught a lot of medical facts in nursing school, medical school and specialist training but very little about how to skilfully and constructively communicate with other professionals about the difficult subjects that inevitably are a feature of complex modern health systems. Any experienced nurse or doctor will have witnessed dysfunctional exchanges between Health Professionals – we need to do better.

I thought the course was excellent and I think the content outstanding. It provides an excellent and structured template for those difficult conversations which are an essential skill in modern clinical practice. It is equally applicable to clinicians with a Medical or Nursing background. I recommend it highly.

A/Prof David McDonald | Associate Professor of Paediatrics UNSW, Paediatrician and Adolescent Physician, Head of Department of Paediatrics, Port Macquarie Base Hospital

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“I left feeling I had absorbed the knowledge and skills to have conversations I have been trepidatious about in the past, and have been able to have the conversations since with much more ease.”

I had a wonderful day attending the Leadership and Confident Conversations Workshop with Christopher and Judy. They are knowledgeable teachers who guided us through the course material well.

I left feeling I had absorbed the knowledge and skills to have conversations I have been trepidatious about in the past, and have been able to have the conversations since with much more ease. This was greatly aided by the quick guide I received after the workshop, and also my coaching session to talk through applying the skills to a specific scenario.

As a new consultant I have been worried about this aspect of my work, as the Paediatric training program didn’t cover this well. I would definitely recommend it to newly qualified colleagues!

Dr Laura Stephens | Staff Specialist Paediatrician, Bathurst Paediatric Clinic, Bathurst Base Hospital

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