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quotes[0]='"Ken\'s knowledge and experience on the subject, together with his dynamic presenting skills and practical real-life clinical examples, had the audience engrossed in his presentation. The feedback I received was \'get Ken back for more\'."
David Pirie, Training Coordinator, Alcohol and Drug Training Resource Unit, Queensland Health
david_pirie@health.qld.gov.au'
quotes[1]='"Ken\'s seminar not only helped me hone my skills in dealing with difficult patients, the interactive format made for a light-hearted session with plenty of fun. Despite the fun, the messages were well and truly driven home."
Dr Dan Manahan, Medical Superintendent, Stanthorpe Health Services'
quotes[2]='"I place a very high value on the supervision and mentoring provided by Ken. Not only does he advise out of his years of experience, he also models that advice himself - he practises what he preaches. I also appreciate his availability for consultation between sessions. I leave sessions feeling challenged at times, but always affirmed and empowered."
Elaine Davis, Counsellor and Group Facilitator, Private Practice
www.elainedavis.com.au'
quotes[3]='"I attended training with Ken and I must say that it was one of the most interesting and energetic workshops that I have attended. I am a bit of a junkie when it comes to Professional Development and I am always looking for new ideas and different ways of providing direction for my staff and myself. Ken certainly provided me with some new tools. I take every opportunity to recommend his training to other people and organisations."
Jacky Cox, Team Leader, Dept of Child Saftey, Maryborough'
quotes[4]='"I have attended many seminars on Bullying but Ken\'s seminar on this topic has, without doubt, been the most useful in providing hands-on strategies."
Heather Page, Senior Housemaster, Brisbane Boys College'
quotes[5]='"Ken\'s seminar was comprehensive, interactive and \'on the money\'."
Chris Gray, Pastoral Care Co-ordinator, St Stephen\'s College, Gold Coast'
quotes[6]='"I really appreciated Ken\'s e-books on private practice. I found his approach down-to-earth and a good fit. I now have the feeling that I am heading in the right direction to building my dream successful private practice. I would recommend Ken\'s private practice e-books to any practitioner."
Josephine Luna
www.restorebalance.com.au'
quotes[7]='"Ken was the Keynote Speaker at our Home and Community Care Conference in Kingaroy. His presentation on Building a Happy Workplace was very well received. Many reported they would be able to immediately apply the ideas and strategies Ken spoke of in their workplace. The participants rated Ken’s presentation as excellent in content as well as in delivery."
Lesley Dennien, Coordinator, Graham House, Kingaroy'
quotes[8]='"I have found Ken\'s Effectiveness Training for Helping Professionals e-learning course one of the most enlightening and enjoyable I have ever done. So much less stressful than University. Ken provides a great amount of substance, not a lot of over-the-top useless information as received at Uni. All the downloads from the course are used in my practice. And he says it the way it is - in plain English. I am so impressed by the standard & quality of this course. My advice to anyone still marking time is \'Do the course!\'"
Freida Scott, TLC Professional Counselling Service, Charmhaven, NSW
mindguru@westnet.com.au'
quotes[9]='"Ken\'s presentation was clear, to the point, and filled with interesting real-life scenarios. Can\'t wait to practise what I\'ve learned."
Barbara Pavlich, Mental Health Nurse, Adolescent Inpatient Mental Health Unit, Royal Brisbane and Women\'s Hospital'
quotes[10]='"Thanks, Ken. Your presentation was engaging and user-friendly with no jargon."
Crissy Hubbard, Occupational Therapist, Adolescent Inpatient Mental Health Unit, Royal Brisbane and Women\'s Hospital'
quotes[11]='"Great info I can use now! I feel a load lift in how I will handle my staff issues."
Lisa Beu, Business Services Manager, Tinana State School'
quotes[12]='"Ken\'s presence and delivery was welcoming and engaging, unlike some presentations where you wish you were somewhere else!"
Damian White, Business Services Manager, Gympie State High School'
quotes[13]='"Witty and informative seminar! All easily remained listening, understanding, joining in, and laughing. Excellent session. Thanks!"
Catherine Holland, Business Services Manager, Education Qld Training and the Arts Wide Bay'
quotes[14]='"Ken was very easy to listen to and provided relevant, down-to-earth and useable strategies that could be used by a range of school staff. A great day was had and which will provide valuable improvement in minimising bullying at our school."
Trevor Mancktelow, Deputy Principal, Wilsonton State School'
quotes[15]='"Thanks, Ken, for your attentiveness to the culture of our workplace, your familiarization with our challenges, and your skilled manner in dealing with our issues in a sensitive and helpful way. There has been a noticeable improvement in team relationships and morale since your presentation."
Jeff Wright, Superintendant North Coast Region, Qld Fire and Rescue Service'
quotes[16]='"Ken is very clear in his presentation, very thorough in his delivery, and his depth of knowledge is phenomenal."
Melanie Schroder, Lifeline Brisbane'
quotes[17]='"Ken’s presentation on Building Strong Teams was the highest rated session in our two-day conference."
Helen Flouch, Aged and Community Care Team, Qld Health'
quotes[18]='"I found Ken’s seminar extremely useful in dealing with performance management with my staff, with practical steps and processes I can implement straight away."
Linda Ezzy, Area Manager, Endeavour Foundation'
quotes[19]='"Ken provides a no-nonsense approach to creating positive relationships in the workplace."
Terry Rowell, Librarian, Tinana State School'
quotes[20]='"I thoroughly enjoyed this seminar. The principles taught will help me to work more effectively with individuals with challenging behaviour."
Ally Stokes, Speech Pathologist, Queensland Health, Southside Health Service'
quotes[21]='"Ken\'s presentation was fun, interactive, and informative. Not only did I learn new ideas to utilise in my work, it also re-affirmed my personal strategies for dealing with stress."
Colleen Springfield, Services Manager, Endeavour Sunshine Coast'
quotes[22]='"Down-to-earth, realistic, and funny!"
Lisa Kerr, Case Manager, Red Cross, Townsville'
quotes[23]='"Ken was an inspiration! His workshop was refreshing, both personally and professionally, and provided realistic, hand-on strategies."
Lynda Ross, Guidance Officer, Heatley State School'
quotes[24]='"I now feel more confident in knowing how to achieve better work relations with my team."
Darrin Dodunski, Project Engineer, Shadforths Civil Engineering'
quotes[25]='"I recently attended the 2008 Transition Care Queensland Conference where Ken Warren presented on Strong Teams and Positive Partnerships. Once again, I was amazed what I learnt from Ken. He was funny and factual and really got me thinking about how things on the team work in my office. Ken gave me plenty of practical and simple tools that I have since started to use to lift my own goal-posts. I was surprised at just how easy it really is to do! I thought Ken gave quite a refreshing presentation too."
Sara Bucher, Acting Senior Project Officer, Aged Care and Community Clinical Support Unit, Qld Health'
quotes[26]='"Thanks Ken for your facilitation of our Strategic Planning Day. Things flowed very smoothly and your use of humour helped create a very positive tone. The outcomes we were aiming for with the staff being engaged in the process, sharing the vision, and being involved in the ongoing renewal of the school, were certainly achieved."
Boyd Jorgensen, Principal, Maroochydore State High School'
quotes[27]='"Ken\'s seminars have been of great benefit to me - they are practical and easy to follow - I recommend them without reservation to solicitors everywhere."
Pippa Colman, Solicitor, Pippa Colman and Associates'
quotes[28]='"Ken gave us opportunity to reflect on ways to reduce stress and improve our well-being while doing challenging work. His seminar was hands-on and backed by his extensive knowledge and experience. I even had one staff member talk to me afterwards, insisting that we adopt Ken’s suggested strategies as standard practice."
Graham Norton, Senior Health Promotion Officer, Qld Association for Healthy Communities'
quotes[29]='"Ken was well-prepared, his program was well-presented, and his stories were excellent!"
Margaret Bowman, Law Society of NSW'
quotes[30]='"A really down to earth, practical, and sensible approach to improving the minefield of workplace relationships. All high-stress workplaces would benefit from such constructive and functional advice."
Jackie Shapiro, Law Society of NSW'
quotes[31]='"Ken demonstrates a deep understanding of the subject matter and delivered it in such a way that held your attention at all times. I would commend his course on Dealing with Angry and Demanding People to staff at all levels."
Tony Fairbairn, Investigator, Law Society of NSW'
quotes[32]='"I thoroughly enjoyed Ken’s presentation on teamwork. His insights and practical solutions were so relevant to our workplace. Many thanks, Ken. I would recommend your training to everyone."
Sally Haisty, Team Leader, Breast Screening Department, Nambour Hospital'
quotes[33]='"I have had the pleasure of working with Ken and found him to be intuitive and ‘tuned in’ to the issues and concerns I took to him. I was further impressed with Ken visiting the various work sites and speaking with the line managers which resulted in a program created specifically for us. The workshop itself was a lively, productive day. Ken ensured that everyone was involved, interested, and amused. The evaluations reflected the outcomes we were wanting."
Leanne Reid, Training and Development Officer, Sunshine Coast – Wide Bay Health Service District'
quotes[34]='"Ken did a wonderful job to alter my thinking in such a way so that I now have the confidence to counsel students in a more meaningful way."
Astrid Neiberding, Year Co-ordinator, Pimlico SHS'
quotes[35]='"Hi Ken, I attended your seminars in Kingaroy recently. I just wanted to thank you for your presentations and let you know that a lot of the strategies you mention and teach have profound results. I have always prided myself on being a team leader that is passionate about their staff and customers and now with even more knowledge and strategies I feel I can be even more effective in my role. I have heard you speak at a number of venues now and have always really enjoyed your presentation style."
Donna Arrowsmith, Team Leader, Centrelink, Kingaroy'
quotes[36]='"Ken presented at our recent association meeting on the topic of working with difficult and challenging people. In preparation, Ken made contact with various members to ascertain our needs and tailor his presentation to the needs of the group. Ken interacted warmly with the audience and actively engaged members. His presentation was practical, relevant, engaging and at times humorous. Following the event he made contact with various members to ensure their needs had been met."
Wayne Jenks, President, South Coast Primary Deputy Principals\' Association'
quotes[37]='"Ken’s personable delivery of the information made it easy to follow and understand. I appreciated hearing of some of his own ‘real life’ experiences as this re-enforced that Ken has a very real understanding of the situations facing our young people. I would thoroughly recommend Ken’s seminars to anyone who works with youth."
Heather O’Donnell, Co-ordinator, On-the-Move, Adelaide'
quotes[38]='"Ken’s training sparked much enthusiasm and a realisation of what great work is being done. He also gave us new strategies in our work with young people with challenging behaviours and complex issues."
Kim Reid, Executive Director, KYC Trust, Caboolture'
quotes[39]='"Ken has a wonderful sense of humour. I have been a number of seminars on Behaviour Management, but I particularly liked Ken’s and would like to do more training with him. Thanks Ken for an enjoyable and very worthwhile day!"
Cheryl Laurent, Case Manager, Xavier Children’s Support Network'
quotes[40]='"Thank you Ken – your insight and professionalism is a true encouragement to those of us in the helping professions. You are certainly keeping the bar raised!"
Di Irving, Adventist Development and Relief Agency, Logan'
quotes[41]='"Ken’s program was comprehensive, tailored to our specific needs, and presented with the accumulated insight of an experienced professional. We appreciated the balance and professionalism of his delivery, not least his humour which made for easy listening. The response to this seminar was uniformly enthusiastic. Almost every one of our staff scored the presentation with a 9 or 10 out of 10. Thanks Ken for an excellent seminar which was greatly valued by all involved."
Gary Christian, Director of National Program, ADRA Australia'
quotes[42]='"Ken’s demonstrations of what he was teaching were particularly innovative, insightful and reflected his obvious depth of practical experience."
Chris Squelch, Senior Programs Manager, North West Qld Indigenous Catholic Social Services, Mt Isa'
quotes[43]='"Ken provided me with a great opportunity to sit back and consider the effectiveness of the processes I currently use, discuss techniques with others, and develop new strategies to increase my effectiveness."
Julie-Anne Bush, Rehabilitation Officer, CRS Australia, Mt Isa'
quotes[44]='"I thoroughly enjoyed Ken’s seminar about consulting with difficult clients. I found Ken’s program extremely useful, especially on how to adapt my consultations according to the client’s level of readiness. I think Ken is a fantastic presenter and I really felt engaged in this workshop. At no time did I feel bored. It was very informative and very entertaining."
Clare Kreis, Dietician, North and West Primary Health Care, Mt Isa'
quotes[45]='"I have received nothing but positive feedback from all who attended both sessions with Ken held by our organisation. People also appreciated the personal touch - that Ken demonstrated genuine interest in the area and the local services, and took the time to get to know some of the local issues."
Karen O\'Rourke, Team Leader, North and West Primary Health Care, Mt Isa'
quotes[46]='"After attending training with Ken, I feel energized, motivated, and eager to put into practice what I have learned."
Heather White, Psychologist, North and West Primary Health Care, Mt Isa'
quotes[47]='"Ken’s acknowledgement of cultural diversity made it more comfortable and relevant for indigenous participants. He spoke in easy, clear language, and made us smile at ourselves and our situations."
Josephine Smallwood, Bringing Them Home Program, KASH Aboriginal Corporation, Mt Isa'
quotes[48]='"Thanks Ken for your very frank, direct and positive solutions to the challenges we were having in my team. Your advice has been instrumental to these challenges being resolved and the overall success of my team. We have generated significant new business and are performing well above the industry average. Our income has \'gone through the roof\' and we are meeting every target set before us."
Lance Harding, Manager, Warwick Loan Centre for the Warwick Credit Union'
quotes[49]='"Ken Warren has an enormous amount of experience and is very highly regarded within the counselling industry. He is very generous with his ideas and experience. Each time we meet for a mentoring session, I leave with a host more ideas and loads of inspiration. Every time I have put these ideas into practice I have enjoyed further growth in my practice and most importantly within me"
Josephine Luna, Counsellor and Professional Speaker, Restore Balance, Sydney
www.restorebalance.com.au'
quotes[50]='"After two days of training with Ken, our staff now feel even more inspired and enthused to return to our clients and begin using Ken’s positive approaches. We can certainly recommend Ken’s work to any person wanting to bring the best out of themselves, their clients, and fellow staff."
Verity Hazelman, Client Services Co-ordinator, Barkuma Disability Services, Adelaide'
quotes[51]='"I would like to compliment you, Ken, on the high quality of each of the two programs you ran for us, particularly the content and interactiveness of your presentations. You were able to engage each of the participants at their level and everyone commented on how much they benefited."
Kay Blanch, Graduate Program Co-ordinator, South West Health Services District, Charleville'
quotes[52]='"Ken was quite in touch with the challenges facing Principals and Business Managers in our schools and delivered a presentation that was highly relevant and eminently valuable to all participants. It was obvious Ken had done his homework and I appreciated the personal contact Ken made with participants, both in leading up to the presentation and afterwards during the dinner."
Graeme Drapper, Business Manager, Lutheran Education Queensland'
quotes[53]='"After Ken\'s seminars I feel, well ... human again. I have regained my patience and empathetic qualities and learnt that it is ok to say no. I have also gained confidence with approaching discussions about any problem areas with my work colleagues."
Candice Cox, Administration Manager, Robert Milne Legal, Brisbane'
quotes[54]='"The information gained through attending Ken\'s seminar has been priceless. I am now more aware of the 12 steps to strengthening my team and I am already seeing the results just 1 week down the track. Thanks Ken for a great day and great techniques."
Cherrrine Jocumsen, Regional Director, Qld Dept of Corrective Services, Mackay'
quotes[55]='"I found that I learnt a great deal about the behavior of others, but more importantly about my own behavior and how a few simple changes in communication techniques can be of great benefit to myself, my employees and the company that I work for. I have no hesitation in recommending Ken\'s seminars and will make a point of letting my business associates know."
Kathy Lawrenson, General Manager, Real Time Instruments, Mackay'
quotes[56]='"In spite of how difficult some people seem to be, Ken explains that what seems to be negative can be a step along the path to greater understanding and personal growth."
Max Maxwell, Client Contact Officer, Dept of Veterans\' Affairs, Gosford'
quotes[57]='"Ken is a role model of effective communication - he walks the talk!"
Chris Davidson, Counsellor / Manager, Central Coast Problem Gambling'
quotes[58]='"Ken\'s approach to difficult issues in the workplace was relevant, interesting and worthwhile. The presentation was delivered in an open and confident manner. I loved how he allowed for our feedback during the seminar. Approaching the subject matter with humour was a welcome addition to the workshop."
Brett Edwards, Teacher, Helensvale SHS'
quotes[59]='"Ken’s emphasis on the criticality of working towards positive interpersonal relationships was an excellent take home message. The activities we engaged in and the strategies Ken covered will certainly help us to build on what we are already doing right."
Rosemary Gore, Manager, School of Ambulance and Paramedic Studies, Queensland Ambulance Service'
quotes[60]='"Ken Warren recently presented to over 100 of our Support Staff on Improving Workplace Relationships. The outcome was an overwhelming success. The session was professional (in presentation, content and addressing the outcomes desired by the College), interactive with the audience, and humorous. Above all, it was very well received by the wide cross-section of staff who attended the session."
Ray McKinnon, Business Manager, Grace Lutheran College'
quotes[61]='"Today’s session on Workplace Relationships was fun, interesting and extremely relevant. It can be used immediately both at work and in our personal lives."
Rebecca Cawood, Workplace Trainer, Grace Lutheran College'
quotes[62]='"An excellent presentation which enabled me to look critically at myself, as well as provide keys as to why others are the way they are and how to deal with them."
Fran Higgins, Teacher, Ferny Grove SHS'
quotes[63]='"I found Ken’s workshop on Aggressive Behaviour very valuable. His facilitation style was professional but relaxed and relevant to the participants. Ken related well to the audience. I would attend more of his workshops."
Deb Jaques, Manager Student Support, Gold Coast TAFE'
quotes[64]='"Ken’s ability to hone into the ‘big issues’ in an informative and entertaining way made his workshop on Dealing with Aggressive Behaviour very worthwhile."
Melissa Rowse, Teacher, Ferny Grove State High School'
quotes[65]='"Refreshing, relaxed, knowledgeable, and good at what he does."
Greg Keen, Behaviour Management Counsellor, St Mary’s College, Toowoomba'
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