Beat the Odds® Online Training - Winter 2025

  date: Thursday, January 30, 2025 time: 9:00 am to 3:30 pm Pacific Time (PT) instructor: Ping Ho, MA, MPH description: Beat the Odds® (BTO) is an evidence-based and trauma-informed program that integrates the power of contemporary drum circles and group counseling to build core strengths such as focusing and listening, team building, leadership, expressing feelings, managing anger/stress, empathy, kindness, and gratitude—all from the comfort of home.Our online training, in which an extensive curriculum manual is also available, will cover all the activities and key guidelines in the curriculum; however, some footage from previous trainings or sessions with students will be shown in lieu of some individual practice with facilitating activities that occurs in the in-person training. In addition, special guidelines for facilitating rhythmic experiences in a virtual setting will be given. No musical experience is required.UCLA researchers have shown that Beat the Odds® can significantly r