On the Diving Board: Navigating Facilitator Choice Points in COSP
When a parent sits with a trauma story, the pull toward reassurance, advice, or practical solutions can feel like care. Sometimes that pull belongs to the facilitator, a Shark Music™ response to the discomfort of sitting in pain without fixing it. This 60-minute workshop invites COSP™ facilitators to explore that distinction honestly, and to develop a more conscious, grounded approach to Being With™ in the moment. We will also explore choice points. Deciding in the moment when to take a deeper dive with the caregiver who is sharing, when to hold by Being With, when to offer resources.
Join Deborah Harris, a COSI Facilitator Trainer, as she invites us to consider how COSP can strengthen our work with others.
Tuesday, 18 August, 2026 9:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time US
Tuesday, 18 August, 2026 5:00 PM British Summer Time
Wednesday, 19 August, 2026 2:00 AM Australian Eastern Time
This webinar will be recorded for internal purposes only and will not be available for distribution.
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COSP Facilitator Training
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Deborah Harris
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Description
Every COSP session holds moments where facilitators stand at the edge. A parent shares something raw, a memory surfaces, or suffering lingers in the room. In that pause, there is a choice: to stay on the familiar end of the board, or to step forward into the unknown. When a parent sits with a trauma story, the pull toward reassurance, advice, or practical solutions can feel like care. Often it is. But sometimes that pull belongs to the facilitator, a Shark Music™ response to the discomfort of sitting in pain without fixing it. This 60-minute workshop invites COSP™ facilitators to explore that distinction honestly, and to develop a more conscious, grounded approach to Being With™ in the moment.
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Any Circle of Security Foundation Course (COSP, COSC)
- Mental Health Providers (Psychology, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapists, etc)
- Family Support Workers (Parenting Education, Outreach Workers, Foster Care Support, etc)
- Healthcare Providers (Pediatricians, Nurses, Doulas, OTs, PTs, etc)
- Early Care Professionals
1. Recognize how their own Shark Music™ can drive a premature move toward reassurance, advice, or problem-solving when sitting with a parent’s trauma story or ongoing suffering.
2. Distinguish between three facilitative responses, empathy, exploration, and resourcing, and recognize conditions that call for each.
3. Apply the diving board framework as a reflective tool for making intentional choice points during COSP engagement.
COS Workshops create live, learning experiences for professionals utilizing the COS framework with caregivers to deepen understanding of attachment theory and practice.
Benefits for Professionals:
- Recognize how their own Shark Music™ can drive a premature move toward reassurance, advice, or problem-solving when sitting with a parent’s trauma story or ongoing suffering.
- Distinguish between three facilitative responses, empathy, exploration, and resourcing, and recognize conditions that call for each.
- Apply the diving board framework as a reflective tool for making intentional choice points during COSP engagement.
- 60-min of learning with live trainer (synchronous)
- Continuing Education Credit (.1 IACET CEUs/1 contact hour)
