The Pace Institute, LLC

05/09/2025

Excited to share some upcoming trainings offered this spring and summer - designed to help people, teams, and organizations grow and thrive. Please feel free to pass these along to friends or colleagues who’d love to join!

​𝗙𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗿𝘀® 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺

📅 Date: June 11, 2025
⏰ Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM ET
💻 Format: Zoom
💲 Price: $350 (includes assessment + full-day workshop)
🗓️ Registration Deadline: June 2, 2025

Learn how trust, conflict, commitment, accountability, and results drive effective teamwork. Includes a personalized Five Behaviors® report, facilitated discussions, and an action plan to strengthen collaboration. Earns 5.5 SHRM & HRCI credits.

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙀𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩

👉 Recognize the key behaviors that influence team cohesion: trust, conflict, commitment, accountability, and results.
👉 Analyze individual strengths and development areas using personalized assessment insights.
👉 Reflect on how personal behaviors impact team dynamics and broader organizational outcomes.
👉 Identify strategies and habits that support healthier team interactions and more productive collaboration.
👉 Develop a personal action plan to enhance collaboration and strengthen your contribution to team success.

𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲

📅 Date: June 12–13, 19–20, 2025
⏰ Time: 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET (each day)
💻 Format: Zoom
💲 Price: $250

Over four sessions, discover how trauma impacts individuals and systems, and learn strategies to foster safety, trust, and resilience. Includes a 70-page workbook and 11 SHRM/HRCI recertification credits.

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙀𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩

👉 Realize the impact of trauma on brain development, behavior, relationships, and overall well-being.
👉 Recognize signs of trauma in individuals and the systems you work within.
👉 Respond by applying trauma-informed practices in your daily work.
👉 Resist re-traumatization by creating safe, supportive environments.

𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴

📅 Date: August 19-21, 2025
⏰ Time: 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET (each day)
💻 Format: Zoom
💲 Price: $250

Over three sessions, gain practical skills in the core techniques of Motivational Interviewing (OARS) to enhance collaboration, navigate ambivalence, and support change. Features live practice, workbook, and peer learning.

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙀𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩

👉 Understand the spirit and purpose of Motivational Interviewing (MI) and how it supports engagement, motivation, and behavior change.
👉 Develop practical skills in MI’s core techniques: Open Questions, Affirmations, Reflections, and Summarizing (OARS).
👉 Identify and respond to ambivalence by evoking change talk and reducing sustain talk.
👉 Practice collaborative, client-centered conversations that support autonomy and self-efficacy.
👉 Apply MI strategies to build trust and enhance motivation across diverse professional settings.

𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲:

At The Pace Institute, our training events are more than professional development—they are opportunities to connect, reflect, and transform. Whether you’re joining us for a hands-on workshop, a powerful dialogue, or a multi-day intensive, each session is designed to be a brave space for learning...

12/02/2024

Preparing to welcome a class of seven, as they’ve traveled to Atlanta to attend the five day Thinking for a Change Facilitator’s Training Program. Location:

06/15/2024

Dominique and Demetrics, had us rocking to TLC’s Waterfalls, as they creatively taught the problem-solving skill ‘State the Problem.’

06/15/2024

Kimberly and Chelsea are creatively teaching the problem-solving skill ‘Set a Goal and Gather Information.’

04/20/2024

🌟🎤 Kickstart your mornings with energy and fun with The Pace Institute! Here’s a sneak peek from our recent five day Thinking for a Change Facilitators Training at The Pace Center of Morrow. Training participants from the Washington DC Mayor’s office didn’t just travel to Atlanta to learn — they sang! Captured here enjoying an impromptu karaoke session before class started, with Erykah Badu’s "Tyrone," these facilitators show that our trainings are as engaging as they are educational. Don't miss out on the next five day training session, July 8-12, 2024. Sign up now and turn up the volume on your professional development. Learn more: https://www.thepaceinstitute.com/thinking-for-a-change 🎵📚💼

11/02/2023

A few weeks ago, The Pace Institute conducted a two-day Motivational Interviewing (MI) training with a group of therapists and coaches at our newly opened service venue in the Atlanta area - The Pace Center of Morrow.

Congratulations to them on their new learning!!

11/01/2023

Our recent Thinking for a Change Facilitator’s training had attendees in a freestyle jam session as they came up with a creative way of teaching the Think of Choices and Consequences lesson. A big shoutout to Jeff from Houston, Kanecia from South Georgia, and Rob from Maryland, for channeling their creativity. Yes, that’s the garden at The Pace Center of Morrow - our new service venue in the Atlanta area. It’s an extension of our classroom space! 🌿🎶

The next Thinking for a Change Facilitator’s training is scheduled for December 4-8, 2023. Space is available. Register 👉🏽www.thepaceinstitute.com.

10/31/2023

The Pace Institute has a newly opened service venue in the Atlanta area. Check out highlights from the 9/12/23 ribbon cutting ceremony and grand opening of The Pace Center of Morrow and learn more at www.thepacecenterofmorrow.com.
🎥 Eleventh Planet Studios

10/28/2023

Shoutout to Kelley and Kimber from Lubbock County Community Supervision and Corrections in Texas who traveled to our service center in the Atlanta area - The Pace Center of Morrow, to attend our five day Thinking for a Change Facilitator’s training! This is them having fun using some creativity in the lesson they were practicing facilitating. Here’s to having fun while learning!!!

10/28/2023

Learning isn’t the only thing on the menu at our Thinking for a Change Facilitator’s Training. Shoutout to Rob and Cynthia for trying collard greens for the first time, and absolutely liking it! Sometimes growth is about opening your taste buds to new experiences too. 😊

At The Pace Center of Morrow