Staff Development that Strengthens the Whole Team

RelateAbility helps organizations build staff cultures grounded in trust, respect, and shared responsibility. Through guided conversations and experiential learning, teams can strengthen communication, reduce friction, and work more effectively together. Stronger internal relationships lead to enhanced psychological safety, healthier team members, better retention, and more effective service delivery.

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Build stronger communication & trust

RelateAbility helps your team better understand how you all are doing as a team and how you can grow to encourage each other. And with a genuine appreciation for the educators, social workers, therapists, and other staff members serving in schools and social service agencies, RelateAbility makes time to celebrate and honor your team because not everyone can do the work you all do. 

With RelateAbility, your team will engage in activities, conversations, and reflection exercises designed to strengthen relationships while strengthening focus around a common mission. These offerings all seek to rejuvenate your team's capacity to care for one another and, in turn, to better serve your students, clients, and families.

Who Benefits

RelateAbility focuses on serving leadership teams committed to building morale, improving communication, promoting understanding, and strategizing healthy ways to resolve conflict with colleagues and/or the staff members who report to them. 

Stronger Teams. Greater Community Impact.

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When Teams Gain

practical tools for healthier communication...

Organizations Gain

a shared and healthy understanding of expectations.

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When Teams Gain

a sense of psychological safety in the workplace...

Organizations Gain

a staff willing to share ideas openly, and inform leaders of problems before they become destructive to students, clients, and staff.

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When Teams Gain

opportunities to develop goals together...

Organizations Gain

teams invested in the success of their common mission and vision.

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When Teams Gain

a sense of support from one another...

Organizations Gain

a community of people empowered against the effects of burnout and compassion fatigue.

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When Teams Gain

respect and an understanding for how they fit together...

Organizations Gain

a workplace where people want to contribute and stay together.

Workshop Offerings

We understand teams have unique goals based on current priorities, stressors, and group dynamics. The catalogue of workshops below has been designed to meet the most common needs of teams we serve. We can often tailor our offerings to meet your team’s schedule, budget, and chemistry. We offer a free 30-minute consultation to explore possibilities together. Call 210-391-2569 or click the button below.

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Adventure Together Into Leadership

Multi-Day Sessions

Managers, team leaders, department heads, and supervisors engage in conversations and activities to:

Adventure Together Into Leadership

  • Build community with one another.
  • Enhance communication skills with each other, executive leadership, and supervisees.
  • Strengthen relationships with people who report to them.
  • Take ownership for enhancing workplace culture.
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Team Togetherness

Single Day Session

To remain invested in each other and a common mission, people need to feel like they belong together. This workshop helps teams:

Team Togetherness

  • Intentionally connect as people before connecting as colleagues.
  • Create support for one another during times of stress.
  • Identify ways to remain motivated to achieve peak performance.
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Growth & Empowerment

Single Day Session

Let's have some targeted conversations about how your team aspires to grow together. This workshop is for groups wanting to:

Growth & Empowerment

  • Identify professional development goals and strategically plan how to get there.
  • Explore how your team members best love to learn.
  • Meaningfully celebrate accomplishments.
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Safe & Nurturing Environments

Multi-Day Sessions

To engage in brave conversations, teams need to feel safe and secure together. This workshop creates an environment for newer teams and teams going through transitions to:

Safe & Nurturing Environments

  • Identify team needs.
  • Engage in solution-focused conversations about change management.
  • Develop norms to cultivate healthy workplace environments.
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Valuing One Another

Multi- or Single Day Sessions

Designed for highly functioning teams, we use a strength-based approach to:

Valuing One Another

  • Explore what members of your team bring to the group.
  • Identify new ways team members would like to contribute to your overall mission.
  • Engage in inclusive decision-making to build dignity in the workplace.
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Balance & Harmony

Multi-Day Sessions

Team wellness can take many forms. We'll look at ways your team can remain rejuvenated together, all while honoring organizational policies. We'll dedicate time to:

Balance & Harmony

  • Explore how your team can support one another's professional and personal boundaries.
  • Develop sound workplace wellness initiatives and practices.

Frequently asked questions

Can you customize programs to fit inside Standard Professional Development (PD) days?

Yes. We can seamlessly integrate into your existing district or organizational calendar. Whether you need a dynamic 2-hour keynote breakout to energize staff, a half-day specialized workshop for a specific department, or a single or multi-day team retreat, we tailor the experience to match your schedule.

Do you accept School District Purchase Orders and vendor registrations?

Yes. We regularly work with educational institutions and are happy to complete your district’s formal vendor application process. We accept approved Purchase Orders and can reasonably align our invoicing timelines with your academic fiscal year requirements.

How much does a Staff Development or Professional Development training cost?

We offer a free 30-minute consultation to discuss your team’s needs and priorities. Based upon our conversation, we will design a customized program for you. Services are tier-structured starting at an $800 investment per project. The final costs are based on:

  • Program Type (In-person or virtual)
  • Program Duration (half-day, single-day, or multi-day experiences)
  • Team Size (certain activities require additional facilitators for larger groups)
  • Training Materials & Supplies (development of customized materials, certificates, executive summaries, and refreshments)
  • Location (permit fees, space rentals, and land-use costs)
  • Travel expenses (for in-person services provided outside of San Antonio, Texas)
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Rates include flexible rescheduling options in case of severe weather.

Request a custom team training

Tell us about your team's goals, and we'll help shape a workshop that fits.