Boundaries, Expectations, and Acceptance
“A workshop designed to support and inspire our own inner work and our clients”
Ruchi Koval
FRIDAY, January 9TH, 2026 / 9:00AM-12:00AM
Birmingham Maple Clinic  – VIRTUAL, 3 CEUs available  

Ruchi Koval is a parenting coach and motivational speaker who has inspired personal transformation in thousands of people. She is the co-founder and Associate Director of the Jewish Family Experience, a spiritual community in Cleveland, Ohio. She has been a Jewish educator for two decades, leading self-development groups for adults and teens, and mentoring educators around the world. She is a Momentum Educator, inspiring thousands of women on their journeys in Israel. She is also the author of three books: “Conversations with God,” “Soul Construction,” and her newest book, “Soul Purpose.”

Objectives of the training :

1. To reinvigorate and re-inspire the mental health professional in the importance and magnitude of their chosen field.
2. To demonstrate and raise self-awareness of how acceptance, boundaries, and expectations can affect the work of the mental health professional.
3. To demonstrate and raise awareness of how mental health professionals can assist their patients and clients in the areas of boundary setting, self-awareness, and appropriate expectations of others.

Timeline of the training: 

• My story and why I do what I do
• The 2 levels of our training (self and helping others, and how they feed each other)
• The 3 blockages that come up almost every time
  • Boundaries — what most people do vs how to set and uphold boundaries in a way that respects yourself and others
  • Expectations — what most people do vs how to set expectations to meet reality
  • Acceptance — how to accept another human being and learn to grieve the person we wish they were/thought they were/used to be

• Mindset vs strategy and why both are critical
• Summary surprise
• 10:15-10:30 Break 
• 10:30-11:45 Workshop 
• Agree/disagree exercise (10 min)
• Small group breakouts to process keynote (I provide trigger questions) (20 min)
• Come back together to process and share (10 min)
• Open Q&A (10 min)
• Wins and challenges (10 min)
• Share key takeaways and insights (10 min)

Implicit Bias Training
Michelle Cantor, Volar Consulting
FRIDAY, February 6TH, 2026 / 9:00AM-12:00AM
Birmingham Maple Clinic  – VIRTUAL, 3 CEUs available in implicit bias available

Every one of us possesses implicit biases, which, at some point, have unfairly impacted our clients and those around us. This session is designed to create a shared understanding of the power of these biases and how Birmingham Maple Clinic can create a more inclusive and productive work environment for its staff and clients.

Learning Objectives:
The workshop is an interactive learning experience designed to create a safe and energetic environment that will enable participants to:

1. Understand what implicit biases are and why we all have them
2. Learn the real-life impacts of implicit biases and how they create micro advantages and micro-disadvantages.
3. Identify “hot spots” for biases and how they may impact your clients.
4. Identify “hot spots” for biases and how they may impact your clients.
5. Determine and commit to individual actions that can address implicit biases.

The session is designed to challenge participants to view their experiences and behaviors with a new lens via a series of varied activities. The 3-hour virtual session will include:

• Hands-on interaction with implicit bias and micro-inequalities
• Group activities and discussions
• Group activities and discussions

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