LifeSkills Training and Education

Skills you need for work and life

Communication Series

The Four Lenses

This class facilitates open lines of communication, reduces personal misunderstandings through self-assessment, and provides tools to enable participants to interact positively with others. Participants will gain insight into different mindsets and preferences and find new ways to get the most out of others by developing more self-awareness and discovering more about and growing to appreciate those around them.

Bridging the Generation Gap

Communicating across generations is essential in today's connected world. Understanding how various ages communicate and behave can be crucial to reaching a common goal. BtGG shows participants the unique characteristics of today's many generations, providing a foundation to improve communication across generations through increased knowledge of generational factors, influences, and priorities. MCB Hawaii offers three options for this class: 1) Understanding Gen Z, 2) Working more successfully with Millennials as a Gen Z, and 3) Multi-Generation class. Each class has optional material designed specifically for Service Members, including an analysis of Talent Management 2030 and how it correlates with the research around Gen Z.

Say What? (Interpersonal Communication)

What's your communication style? Learn how to improve your interpersonal communication through effective methods. Techniques include the five steps of the communication process, how the different types of communication styles affect interaction, barriers to effective listening, and positive ways to interact on the phone and through email. Participants increase their interpersonal competence using practical skills that promote healthy relationships, improve communication, support self-sufficiency, and prepare individuals for effective operational communication.

Conflict Management

Conflict is present throughout organizations and interpersonal communications. The Conflict Management workshop helps Marines and their families understand the underlying factors and characteristics of conflict and conflict escalation. Individuals learn effective conflict management and resolution techniques, empowering them to make healthy choices by managing their responses to conflict at home and in the workplace.

Wellness Series

Basic Stress Management

The challenges of a Marine Corps lifestyle can be exciting but stressful. While a certain stress level is beneficial and can stimulate individuals to perform, too much stress can impair performance and injure one's emotional and physical health. Basic Stress Management provides an overview of stress, identifies symptoms and strategies for managing stress, and highlights available resources. Participants leave with a developed Individual Action Plan for managing stress and successful strategies for improving personal well-being and relationships with others.

Basic Anger Management

Although disagreements and anger are a normal part of life, violent expressions of feelings detract from personal and professional relationships. They can negatively affect the efficient functioning and morale of Marine Corps units, individuals, families, and communities. The Basic Anger Management workshop discusses the common characteristics and perception of anger identifies personal warning signs of danger and identifies practical strategies for anger management and resources available within the community. It provides education on the dynamics of anger and offers a variety of acceptable coping strategies to handle emotions and behaviors.

Family Care Plan

A Family Care Plan is essential to military readiness as it provides care for those who depend on their Marine. This class explains the significance of a Family Care Plan, why it's essential to update it, what items should be included, and what resources are available to assist in preparing a plan. Having a Family Care Plan helps Marines focus on their job and mission during deployments, mobilization, training, or other times when duty calls.

Bridging the Generation Gap

Communicating across generations is essential in today's connected world. Understanding how various ages communicate and behave can be crucial to reaching a common goal. BtGG shows participants the unique characteristics of today's many generations, providing a foundation to improve communication across generations through increased knowledge of generational factors, influences, and priorities.

Emergency Preparedness

Preparation is key to overcoming and sometimes surviving natural disasters and hazards. Each duty station presents varying environmental challenges for Service Members and their families. Emergency Preparedness is a class that teaches how to plan and prepare for the unexpected while keeping families as safe as possible. This class is designed to support Service Members and their families by explaining the geographically specific disasters and providing tools to plan for them.

Attitudes and Actions

A modern-day exploration of various philosophies and concepts will help participants identify their responses. This class will encourage military members and their families to maintain a positive focus and be engaged in their homes, work, and communities. The course will stress self-advocacy, power of choice, and resiliency and encourage participants to think differently about their impact on any situation.
 

Impact Series

Volunteer Ready

Partnering with Marine Corps Volunteers is a mutually beneficial way of achieving goals and objectives. This class is designed to assist companies in developing the tools necessary to engage Marine Corps Volunteers in a way that is ethical, proper, and mutually beneficial. It will educate Accepting Officials and military or civilian clients about volunteerism and their responsibilities while working with Marine Corps Volunteers.

Passport to Volunteering

This training will give volunteers the tools necessary for a successful and fulfilling career. Volunteers will be exposed to the essential skills to ensure their volunteer experience is positive and rewarding. Skills include:

• Effective communication as a volunteer.
• Managing their volunteer career.
• Tracking their hours and maintaining their recourse.
• Volunteer opportunities.
• Tips for using volunteer time to pursue paid, professional opportunities.