I strive to be more than just a “sage on a stage” and to create a deeper dialogue on matters of importance to children/adolescents and their schools and families. Often, these issues don’t take place within the confines of the classroom or the home but are widespread throughout the community.
My workshops are primarily geared to families, though also tailored to clinicians. I have lectured regularly throughout North America and the world.
Workshop Themes
Family Life
- Mighty Words: Creating Conversations that Change Children's Lives
- The Good Enough Parent: How to Have an Imperfect Family and Be Perfectly Satisfied
- Entering The No-Man's Land: Fatherhood in the 21st Century
Academic Life
- Whose Homework Is It Anyway? Promoting Academic Self-Reliance in Children and Adolescents
- Twenty-First Century Learners and What Teachers and Parents Can Do to Instruct Them
Adolescence
- Who Was I, Who Am I, Who Am I Becoming?: The Evolution of the Healthy Teen Identity
- The Good Enough Teen: Raising Adolescents with Love and Acceptance, Despite How Impossible They Can Be
Emerging Adulthood
- Pulling Anchor, Setting Sail: Addressing the Emotional Needs of High School Juniors/Seniors and Their Families
- Emptying the Nest: Launching Young Adults toward Success and Self-Reliance
Educators and Administrators
- The Good Enough Educator: How to Teach Imperfect Students and Be Perfectly Satisfied
- When No One Understands: Assessing and Addressing Adolescent Stress, Depression, Self-Injury and Suicide
- Highs and Lows: Understanding, Preventing, and Resolving Adolescent Substance Abuse
- Setting the Stage for Coming of Age: What Primary School Parents Need to Know About Middle School Students
- Good for Your Own Good: Toward a Meaningful and Compassionate Life
Workshop:
Good Enough Child, Good Enough Parent
How to Have an Imperfect Family and be Perfectly Satisfied
“The most reassuring, helpful parenting seminar I've ever had the pleasure of attending...”
—Mike McMillan, Columbus, OH
Family Workshop Attendee
Family Workshop Attendee
“I am indebted to Dr. Sachs for awakening my entire staff and inspiring them to become the clinicians that they are all capable of becoming.”
—Dr. Cindy Levy, Red Bank, NJ
Clinical Workshop Attendee
Clinical Workshop Attendee