Ophelia’s Place Multicultural Program Coordinator Receives Top 100 Leaders In Education Award
EUGENE, Ore. – Salsi Alzubaidi, the multicultural program coordinator at Ophelia’s Place, received the prestigious “Top 100 Leaders in Education” award for her contributions in the education field during the Global Forum for Education & Learning at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in June. Before joining Ophelia’s Place in April, Alzubaidi earned her Master’s degree in Transformational Leadership from Seattle University, and served as an education program coordinator in Jordan. She helped to create an alternative education system in Jordan to serve a number of refugee youth, and to help them...
Read MoreOP Therapist Earns National Certification in Family Therapy
OP Therapist Rikki Redhead recently earned a national certification for Family System Trauma, which will allow her and the OP Therapy Team to offer more tools to youth in need of, and open to, family therapy. The certification gives Rikki a step-by-step process to work through with clients who are open to weekly family therapy. She has already used the FST model with five families, and uses some of its concepts with many of her clients’ parents and guardians. “From my perspective, our clients’ presenting concerns are almost always related to the family dynamic at home, and I think it’s...
Read MoreGirl, Empowered
Enjoy these episodes of the Ophelia’s Place podcast/radio show featured on KOCF.
Read MoreEveryone Deserves to Feel Safe & Respected: Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Ophelia’s Place offers many opportunities to support, empower, and educate girls about healthy relationships and their right to feel safe and respected.
Read MoreThe Back to School Challenge
Readjusting to in-person school again will take some flexibility and lots of communication. Read on for a few tips on how to support students as they head back to the classroom.
Read MoreWe Help Ourselves When We Help Each Other
Practicing self-care includes looking out towards our communities and the ways we can nurture those around us. Read on for a brief discussion on how we can help ourselves by helping others.
Read MoreEmpowering You to Empower Girls
Ophelia’s Place offers adult learning opportunities to parents, educators, and other community members. Learn more about our adult education trainings here.
Read More