Past Events - Leadership Development Series
A series of seminars to provide high-quality, continuing education opportunities for our volunteer leaders. Take a look at our calendar of past events!
Click here to view a list of upcoming Leadership Development Series seminars!
![Do “Natural Leaders” Exist? Do “Natural Leaders” Exist?](/Plone/about/vision-leadership/board-of-directors/committees/branch-leadership-committee/outdoor-leadership-committee/seminar-clinic-templates/copy_of_how-much-longer-exploring-the-journey-toward-racial-equity-and-inclusion-in-nature/@@images/3631d513-ebb0-4ce4-a10a-8586ab9fe902.jpeg)
Do “Natural Leaders” Exist? - Online Classroom
Outdoor Leadership Seminar
Online webinar with Amelie Mabbutt and Edward Monrad on the history of outdoor leadership theory.
Thu, Oct 26, 2023
No Prerequisites
![LGBTQIA2S+ Stories: Understanding Pronouns, Gender, and Sexuality in the Outdoors LGBTQIA2S+ Stories: Understanding Pronouns, Gender, and Sexuality in the Outdoors](/Plone/about/vision-leadership/board-of-directors/committees/branch-leadership-committee/outdoor-leadership-committee/seminar-clinic-templates/lgbtqia2s-stories-understanding-pronouns-gender-and-sexuality-in-the-outdoors/@@images/dc947e28-6d9a-4684-8487-2fc88b0af7b2.jpeg)
LGBTQIA2S+ Stories: Understanding Pronouns, Gender, and Sexuality in the Outdoors - Online Classroom
Outdoor Leadership Seminar
Online webinar on the diversity within the LGBTQIA2S+ community with Bam Mendiola. A Leadership Development
Tue, Oct 24, 2023
No Prerequisites
![SAFER-R Peer Support SAFER-R Peer Support](https://www.mountaineers.org/about/vision-leadership/board-of-directors/committees/branch-leadership-committee/outdoor-leadership-committee/seminar-clinic-templates/peer-support-for-mountaineers/@@images/1b45f863-b25f-40a8-b14d-5a3947989564.jpeg)
SAFER-R Peer Support - Mountaineers Seattle Program Center
Outdoor Leadership Seminar
In-person training on crisis support, and an optional suicide prevention and intervention training, with Katja
Sat, Oct 14, 2023
No Prerequisites
![Developing Critical Decision-Making Skills Developing Critical Decision-Making Skills](https://www.mountaineers.org/about/vision-leadership/board-of-directors/committees/branch-leadership-committee/outdoor-leadership-committee/seminar-clinic-templates/developing-critical-decision-making-skills/@@images/f26fd924-a5c6-4768-8338-0590fac77664.jpeg)
Developing Critical Decision-Making Skills - Online Classroom
Outdoor Leadership Seminar
Online webinar on decision-making with Katja Hurt. A Leadership Development Series presentation.
Thu, Oct 5, 2023
No Prerequisites
![Part 2: E.P.I.C. Adventures with Kids (In-Person) Part 2: E.P.I.C. Adventures with Kids (In-Person)](/Plone/about/vision-leadership/board-of-directors/committees/branch-leadership-committee/outdoor-leadership-committee/course-templates/copy_of_exploring-navigating-conflict/activity-templates/part-2-in-person-e-p-i-c-adventures-with-kids/@@images/fe076721-58cc-470f-adc0-62e151a13395.jpeg)
Part 2: E.P.I.C. Adventures with Kids (In-Person) - Mountaineers Seattle Program Center
Outdoor Leadership Lecture: E.P.I.C. Adventures with Kids
Part two of a two-part series with Katy Snyder and Kelly Hampton on working with
Tue, May 9, 2023
No Prerequisites
![Part 1: E.P.I.C. Adventures with Kids Part 1: E.P.I.C. Adventures with Kids](https://www.mountaineers.org/about/vision-leadership/board-of-directors/committees/branch-leadership-committee/outdoor-leadership-committee/course-templates/copy_of_exploring-navigating-conflict/activity-templates/webinar-1-e-p-i-c-adventures-with-kids/@@images/b09c58fa-7f24-4b58-af97-21098871a094.jpeg)
Part 1: E.P.I.C. Adventures with Kids - Online Classroom
Outdoor Leadership Lecture: E.P.I.C. Adventures with Kids
Part one of a two-part series with Katy Snyder and Kelly Hampton on working with
Tue, May 2, 2023
No Prerequisites
![Do “Natural Leaders” Exist? Do “Natural Leaders” Exist?](https://www.mountaineers.org/about/vision-leadership/board-of-directors/committees/branch-leadership-committee/outdoor-leadership-committee/seminar-clinic-templates/copy_of_how-much-longer-exploring-the-journey-toward-racial-equity-and-inclusion-in-nature/@@images/3631d513-ebb0-4ce4-a10a-8586ab9fe902.jpeg)
Do “Natural Leaders” Exist? - Online Classroom
Outdoor Leadership Seminar
Online webinar with Amelie Mabbutt and Edward Monrad on the history of outdoor leadership theory.
Tue, Apr 25, 2023
No Prerequisites
![How Much Longer? Exploring the Journey toward Racial Equity and Inclusion in Nature How Much Longer? Exploring the Journey toward Racial Equity and Inclusion in Nature](https://www.mountaineers.org/about/vision-leadership/board-of-directors/committees/branch-leadership-committee/outdoor-leadership-committee/seminar-clinic-templates/how-much-longer-exploring-the-journey-toward-racial-equity-and-inclusion-in-nature/@@images/7f99ca74-51f6-4017-96c3-4bab081d8ee2.jpeg)
How Much Longer? Exploring the Journey toward Racial Equity and Inclusion in Nature - Online Classroom
Outdoor Leadership Seminar
Online webinar with Kriste Peoples on facilitating change toward racial equity and inclusion. Part of
Fri, Apr 21, 2023
No Prerequisites
![Risk Management Mindfulness: Raising Awareness of your Innate Cognitive Illusions Risk Management Mindfulness: Raising Awareness of your Innate Cognitive Illusions](/Plone/about/vision-leadership/board-of-directors/committees/branch-leadership-committee/outdoor-leadership-committee/seminar-clinic-templates/risk-management-mindfulness-raising-awareness-of-your-innate-cognitive-illusions/@@images/e8b65958-5509-456b-8198-054a3ddca43d.jpeg)
Risk Management Mindfulness: Raising Awareness of your Innate Cognitive Illusions - Online Classroom
Outdoor Leadership Seminar
Online webinar on innate cognitive illusions with Paul Dreyer
Thu, Apr 13, 2023
No Prerequisites
Missing Activity Template - Online Classroom
Outdoor Leadership
Online webinar on psychological safety with Katja Hurt
Tue, Apr 11, 2023
No Prerequisites
![The Big 3: Planning For, Assessing, and Implementing Effective Instruction The Big 3: Planning For, Assessing, and Implementing Effective Instruction](/Plone/about/vision-leadership/board-of-directors/committees/branch-leadership-committee/outdoor-leadership-committee/seminar-clinic-templates/skeleton-template-edit-me/@@images/cf376a3c-95b9-4e2e-9287-1b85741abee8.jpeg)
The Big 3: Planning For, Assessing, and Implementing Effective Instruction - Online Classroom
Outdoor Leadership Seminar
Online webinar on techniques to improve the quality of your teaching with Ben Brown
Thu, Apr 6, 2023
No Prerequisites
![We can do better than the poo sandwich: move beyond constructive criticism to deliver feedback that actually leads to improvement” We can do better than the poo sandwich: move beyond constructive criticism to deliver feedback that actually leads to improvement”](/Plone/about/vision-leadership/board-of-directors/committees/branch-leadership-committee/outdoor-leadership-committee/seminar-clinic-templates/we-can-do-better-than-the-poo-sandwich/@@images/1942f3ab-7d49-4243-b92a-39ca360798c6.jpeg)
We can do better than the poo sandwich: move beyond constructive criticism to deliver feedback that actually leads to improvement” - Online Classroom
Outdoor Leadership Seminar
Online webinar on delivering productive feedback with Liz Riggs Meder. Part of the of the
Wed, Apr 5, 2023
No Prerequisites
![Doing the Work: How to make outdoor programs more inclusive and affirming for LGBTQ+ folks Doing the Work: How to make outdoor programs more inclusive and affirming for LGBTQ+ folks](https://www.mountaineers.org/about/vision-leadership/board-of-directors/committees/branch-leadership-committee/outdoor-leadership-committee/seminar-clinic-templates/copy_of_lgbtqia2s-stories-understanding-pronouns-gender-and-sexuality-in-the-outdoors/@@images/7101beea-028a-4bec-b1b1-11bbab568738.jpeg)
Doing the Work: How to make outdoor programs more inclusive and affirming for LGBTQ+ folks - Online Classroom
Outdoor Leadership Seminar
Online webinar on shared-identity events with rza allen
Mon, Mar 13, 2023
No Prerequisites
![Breaking the Halo: Lessons in Leadership from Outdoor Education Breaking the Halo: Lessons in Leadership from Outdoor Education](/Plone/about/vision-leadership/board-of-directors/committees/branch-leadership-committee/outdoor-leadership-committee/seminar-clinic-templates/breaking-the-halo-lessons-in-leadership-from-outdoor-education/@@images/4b0b40f1-a4fb-4f20-a288-01f9b246ca92.jpeg)
Breaking the Halo: Lessons in Leadership from Outdoor Education - Online Classroom
Outdoor Leadership Seminar
Online webinar on identifying halos with Katja Hurt
Tue, Mar 7, 2023
No Prerequisites
![Operational Stress in Rescue: Tools for Early Recognition and Mitigation Operational Stress in Rescue: Tools for Early Recognition and Mitigation](/Plone/about/vision-leadership/board-of-directors/committees/branch-leadership-committee/outdoor-leadership-committee/seminar-clinic-templates/copy2_of_risk-management-mindfulness-raising-awareness-of-your-innate-cognitive-illusions/@@images/11489294-7291-4c24-9d08-5bdd1f77b5cb.jpeg)
Operational Stress in Rescue: Tools for Early Recognition and Mitigation - Online Classroom
Outdoor Leadership Seminar
Online webinar on recognizing and mitigating operational stress with Laura McGladrey
Wed, Mar 1, 2023
No Prerequisites
![Making Invisible Injuries Visible: Experiences of Concussion, Grief and Depression Making Invisible Injuries Visible: Experiences of Concussion, Grief and Depression](/Plone/about/vision-leadership/board-of-directors/committees/branch-leadership-committee/outdoor-leadership-committee/seminar-clinic-templates/making-invisible-injuries-visible-experiences-of-concussion-grief-and-depression/@@images/789ca0ba-3b80-41ed-b184-359bc0decb50.jpeg)
Making Invisible Injuries Visible: Experiences of Concussion, Grief and Depression - Online Classroom
Outdoor Leadership Seminar
Evening online webinar on navigating a concussion, grief and depression with Natasha Buffo
Mon, Feb 27, 2023
No Prerequisites
![Self-Assessment: A Teaching Style to Foster Dialogue and Enhance Learning Self-Assessment: A Teaching Style to Foster Dialogue and Enhance Learning](/Plone/about/vision-leadership/board-of-directors/committees/branch-leadership-committee/outdoor-leadership-committee/seminar-clinic-templates/self-assessment-teaching-style-foster-dialogue-enhance-learning/@@images/ee8abff7-bdf0-4ff1-b3d5-20111d42fd96.jpeg)
Self-Assessment: A Teaching Style to Foster Dialogue and Enhance Learning - Online Classroom
Outdoor Leadership Seminar
Online webinar on self-assessment with Steve Smith
Wed, Feb 22, 2023
No Prerequisites
![Making Risk Management Training Tangible for Trip Leaders Using Cross-Industry Adaptations Making Risk Management Training Tangible for Trip Leaders Using Cross-Industry Adaptations](/Plone/about/vision-leadership/board-of-directors/committees/branch-leadership-committee/outdoor-leadership-committee/seminar-clinic-templates/copy_of_risk-management-mindfulness-raising-awareness-of-your-innate-cognitive-illusions/@@images/78d51708-48b1-47f3-916e-323cc55b602e.jpeg)
Making Risk Management Training Tangible for Trip Leaders Using Cross-Industry Adaptations - Online Classroom
Outdoor Leadership Seminar
Online webinar on forming risk management practices and trainings with Rumi Kodama
Tue, Feb 21, 2023
No Prerequisites
![Incorporating Environmental Education Into Mountaineers Trips Incorporating Environmental Education Into Mountaineers Trips](/Plone/about/vision-leadership/board-of-directors/committees/branch-leadership-committee/outdoor-leadership-committee/seminar-clinic-templates/the-science-of-safety-what-the-research-says-about-risk-management-outdoors-1/@@images/c886c016-e8fc-46b5-bca9-1e0189a6aa34.jpeg)
Incorporating Environmental Education Into Mountaineers Trips - Online Classroom
Outdoor Leadership Seminar
Online webinar on the inclusion of environmental education into trips with Jeff Baierlein
Wed, Feb 15, 2023
No Prerequisites
![The Assumption of Risk Defense in Real Life The Assumption of Risk Defense in Real Life](https://www.mountaineers.org/about/vision-leadership/board-of-directors/committees/branch-leadership-committee/outdoor-leadership-committee/seminar-clinic-templates/copy2_of_skeleton-template-edit-me/@@images/4cf4ec24-37b9-45a3-898e-808732383a37.jpeg)
The Assumption of Risk Defense in Real Life - Online Classroom
Outdoor Leadership Seminar
Evening webinar to explore the the assumption of risk defense with Brian Augenthaler. This session
Mon, Feb 13, 2023
No Prerequisites
![Developing Critical Decision-Making Skills Developing Critical Decision-Making Skills](https://www.mountaineers.org/about/vision-leadership/board-of-directors/committees/branch-leadership-committee/outdoor-leadership-committee/seminar-clinic-templates/developing-critical-decision-making-skills/@@images/f26fd924-a5c6-4768-8338-0590fac77664.jpeg)
Developing Critical Decision-Making Skills - Online Classroom
Outdoor Leadership Seminar
Online webinar on critical decision-making skills with Katja Hurt
Thu, Feb 2, 2023
No Prerequisites
![Risk Management Discussions Risk Management Discussions](https://www.mountaineers.org/about/vision-leadership/board-of-directors/committees/branch-leadership-committee/outdoor-leadership-committee/seminar-clinic-templates/copy_of_practical-risk-management/@@images/4c6efafd-99ab-4d39-89d4-77de8e794b4d.jpeg)
Risk Management Discussions - Online Classroom
Outdoor Leadership Seminar
Evening online workshop on practical risk management with Tom Unger. This workshop is reserved for
Wed, Feb 1, 2023
No Prerequisites
![These Are Not “Soft Skills”! Facilitating Emotional Safety: A Foundational Risk Management Skill These Are Not “Soft Skills”! Facilitating Emotional Safety: A Foundational Risk Management Skill](https://www.mountaineers.org/about/vision-leadership/board-of-directors/committees/branch-leadership-committee/outdoor-leadership-committee/seminar-clinic-templates/these-are-not-201csoft-skills201d-facilitating-emotional-safety-a-foundational-risk-management-skill/@@images/e19c2d71-e24a-4a4e-96b3-82f2dc3b07d4.jpeg)
These Are Not “Soft Skills”! Facilitating Emotional Safety: A Foundational Risk Management Skill - Online Classroom
Outdoor Leadership Seminar
Online webinar on emotional safety with Steve Smith
Tue, Jan 31, 2023
No Prerequisites
![Keys to Success for Effective Instruction Keys to Success for Effective Instruction](/Plone/about/vision-leadership/board-of-directors/committees/branch-leadership-committee/outdoor-leadership-committee/seminar-clinic-templates/keys-to-success-for-effective-instruction/@@images/72fe8339-6852-4e8a-92a7-c1aaa9cd5118.jpeg)
Keys to Success for Effective Instruction - Online Classroom
Outdoor Leadership Seminar
Online webinar on effective instruction with Joe & Michelle Harper Kowalzyk
Thu, Jan 26, 2023
No Prerequisites
![Near-Misses Are Telling You Something - Are You Listening? Near-Misses Are Telling You Something - Are You Listening?](/Plone/about/vision-leadership/board-of-directors/committees/branch-leadership-committee/outdoor-leadership-committee/seminar-clinic-templates/near-misses-are-telling-you-something-are-you-listening/@@images/02c64537-1334-418e-bf63-cfbef86e78d3.png)
Near-Misses Are Telling You Something - Are You Listening? - Online Classroom
Outdoor Leadership Seminar
Online webinar on near-misses with Steve Smith
Tue, Jan 24, 2023
No Prerequisites
Missing Activity Template - Online Classroom
Outdoor Leadership
Online webinar on psychological safety with Katja Hurt
Thu, Jan 19, 2023
No Prerequisites
![Risk Management Discussions Risk Management Discussions](https://www.mountaineers.org/about/vision-leadership/board-of-directors/committees/branch-leadership-committee/outdoor-leadership-committee/seminar-clinic-templates/copy_of_practical-risk-management/@@images/4c6efafd-99ab-4d39-89d4-77de8e794b4d.jpeg)
Risk Management Discussions - Online Classroom
Outdoor Leadership Seminar
Evening online workshop on practical risk management with Tom Unger. This workshop is reserved for
Wed, Jan 18, 2023
No Prerequisites
![Self-Assessment: A Teaching Style to Foster Dialogue and Enhance Learning Self-Assessment: A Teaching Style to Foster Dialogue and Enhance Learning](https://www.mountaineers.org/about/vision-leadership/board-of-directors/committees/branch-leadership-committee/outdoor-leadership-committee/seminar-clinic-templates/self-assessment-teaching-style-foster-dialogue-enhance-learning/@@images/ee8abff7-bdf0-4ff1-b3d5-20111d42fd96.jpeg)
Self-Assessment: A Teaching Style to Foster Dialogue and Enhance Learning - Online Classroom
Outdoor Leadership Seminar
Online webinar on self-assessment with Steve Smith
Tue, Jan 17, 2023
No Prerequisites
![The Science of Safety: What the Research Says About Risk Management Outdoors The Science of Safety: What the Research Says About Risk Management Outdoors](https://www.mountaineers.org/about/vision-leadership/board-of-directors/committees/branch-leadership-committee/outdoor-leadership-committee/seminar-clinic-templates/the-science-of-safety-what-the-research-says-about-risk-management-outdoors/@@images/3ce87f52-9a4d-46c2-82ba-c1de05c28463.jpeg)
The Science of Safety: What the Research Says About Risk Management Outdoors - Online Classroom
Outdoor Leadership Seminar
Online webinar on the research behind risk management with Jeff Baierlein
Wed, Jan 11, 2023
No Prerequisites
![Caring & Coping On & Off the Trail - Online Classroom Caring & Coping On & Off the Trail - Online Classroom](https://www.mountaineers.org/about/vision-leadership/board-of-directors/committees/branch-leadership-committee/outdoor-leadership-committee/seminars-clinics/mental-health-on-and-off-the-trail-online-classroom/@@images/4e3b4145-1ee1-4505-8692-f406fae12d0b.jpeg)
Caring & Coping On & Off the Trail - Online Classroom
Outdoor Leadership Seminar
Evening online webinar on mental health with Natasha Buffo
Mon, Jan 9, 2023
No Prerequisites