Each year, Dr. Thurber leads a select number of professional development workshops and faculty trainings at independent and public schools throughout North America.  Favorite workshop topics include: Cracking Kids' Secret Code, Collaborative Problem Solving, Working with Difficult Parents, Managing Stress, and Preserving Professional Student-Teacher Boundaries.
 
"Chris Thurber is energetic, upbeat, honest, humorous, and relates well to the teacher experience.  As a educator currently working in schools, Chris quickly gained credibility from our faculty. Their response to his presentation on maintaining professional boundaries was overwhelmingly positive; it was immediately evident that he truly understands the psychology of parents and students in today’s society.  Chris’s presentation was particularly successful since he took the time to learn about our school and our teachers and tailored the presentation accordingly." 

- Jennifer Gargano, Assistant Head, The Harker School

"Chris, thank you for a fabulous keynote at ASSCSI.  What a treat for everyone involved!  There was quite a wonderful buzz after the workshop.  You gave us such good information and you were entertaining as well.  Your shared wisdom will make a difference in the lives of the students counseled by our participants.  Thank you, thank you, thank you!"

- Debra Shaver, Director of Admissions, Smith College 

"Typically wary of an in-servce at the opening of the school year, the faculty at St. George's were quickly won over by Dr. Thurber's high energy, apt examples, and creative use of video clips.  Thank you so much!"

- Dr. Cheryl Jenkins, Director of Counseling & Health Education, St. George's School

"Dr. Thurber presented at our third Advanced Topics Seminar and received rave reviews for the information and strategies he shared with the group. He worked with the participants to identify how their programs differed from each other and drew out essential common issues. The participants left the two-day workshop with tools and strategies they can use right now. One participant commented on the post-seminar survey, “I can't think of any way to improve it. Dr. Thurber) was excellent and should be a regular guest."

- Elizabeth D. Johnson, Senior Consultant, Dare Mighty Things

Contact Dr. Thurber today to arrange a customized faculty workshop at your school.