High Value Conversations
Mater Education's award-winning High Value Conversations program is designed to create an important cultural and transformational shift that empowers you to have open conversations with your colleagues, question unsafe behaviour regardless of your position and ensure safety is prioritised.
Initially developed for use within a healthcare setting, the principles of High Value Conversations are transferrable to organisations and workplaces that are seeking to create a transformational cultural shift through the way conversations are conducted.
This course may be used to fulfil your annual professional development (CPD) requirements, to gain the foundational tools to engage in open and difficult conversations in a safe and appropriate way.
Teachers and medical professionals can now access tailored programs that align to their relevant agencies CPD requirements. For more information, please check the accreditation tab below.
Our team of educators can build tailored offerings of this course to suit you and your team's needs to support you in transforming your organisational culture. Get in touch to learn more.
Who should attend?
This course is for any employee or organisation looking to transform culture by learning the art of engaging in high value conversations.
Course information
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This three-and-a-half-hour workshop features interactive discussion and application of High Value Conversation principles to your own professional context.
You will learn:
- Elements of a culture of engagement – motivation, accountability and psychological safety.
- Skills to engage in open, constructive conversations and confidently challenge unsafe or unprofessional behaviours.
- The role of the receiver in communicating for impact.
- How to apply conversational frameworks for giving and receiving feedback, and escalating concerns.
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Participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance, sent electronically.
This course may be used to fulfill your annual CPD requirements. Teachers and medical professionals can now access tailored programs that align to their relevant agencies CPD requirements. Learn more about these below:
Be an advocate for effective communication in your workplace
Coaches program
This eight-hour program is designed for individuals who have completed the initial High Value Conversations workshop and want to deepen their skills and champion curious, respectful and helpful conversations in their workplace.
You will learn:
- How to support colleagues to engage in High Value Conversations
- Practical listening and questioning skills designed for ‘champion’ conversationalists
- Strategies for creating psychological safety within teams
- Higher level tools and skills, building on what you have learned in the initial High Value Conversations session.
This course may be used to fulfill your annual professional development requirements. Gain the skills to enable open communication in your workplace today!
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E-Learning modules
Access professional development on demand! Self-paced, web-based modules are available now to improve your communication skills, which can be further complimented by attending an in-person workshop. Purchase the modules individually or bundle together!
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Explores the concepts of judgemental, non-judgemental and ‘With Good Judgement’ approaches to giving feedback.
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Explores the key concept of psychological safety. When there is psychological safety present within organisations, we experience improved outcomes for our clients, improved wellbeing for employees and most importantly an inclusive culture.
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Explores the concept of receiving feedback with good judgement. The High Value Conversations program promotes a positive feedback culture, emphasising acknowledgment of good work, improvement areas, and a safety-conscious environment. It emphasises the value of feedback as vital for professional growth, fostering relationships, and aligning efforts with performance goals.
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Explores The Basic Assumption and inspires you to practise the principles for improved behaviour, contributing to a more inclusive, safe and productive work environment for all staff.
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Outlines how to escalate concerns beyond an initial feedback message, or PAAIL, in a clear, respectful, curious, and helpful way.
Gain your CPD points with us
Specifically designed for teachers, this course will assist your school to prioritise safety to communicate concerns early, give structured feedback based on neuroscience and psychological safety research to promote an effective learning environment for students and teachers.
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