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Current CGMS Workshops
Workshops can be booked by individual units, student groups, etc., or you can RSVP to join a standing workshop offered by CGMS through the School of Graduate Studies. Please visit the CGMS Events Calendar to see when our student and faculty workshops are being offered. To book a workshop for your group, or to request a spot at a standing CGMS workshop, please contact us via email at cgms@utoronto.ca.
Managing Interpersonal Challenges in the Supervisory Relationship
Good supervision is a shared responsibility between a graduate student and their supervisor. You will need strong interpersonal communication skills to establish mutual expectations, hold each other to high academic standards, be self-reflective, and address concerns in a timely manner with clarity, empathy, and understanding. This workshop helps participants understand where interpersonal challenges may arise and how disagreements escalate in the supervisory relationship. This workshop offers practical approaches and strategies you can incorporate to resolve and manage interpersonal challenges in your supervisory relationship, including a step-by-step guide to having difficult conversations. Participants will be provided with case studies and asked to make use of what they have learned in guided group conversations.
Past Events
Past Workshops
Managing Interpersonal Challenges in the Supervisory Relationship: Faculty Workshop
February 6, 2024, 10:00am – 12:00pm
Managing Interpersonal Challenges in the Supervisory Relationship: Student Workshop
January 30, 2024, 10:00am – 12:00pm
Understanding Conflict: Faculty Workshop
November 24, 2023, 3:30pm – 5:00pm
Understanding Conflict: Student Workshop
November 16, 2023, 3:30pm – 5:00pm
Having Difficult Conversations: Faculty Workshop
October 17, 2023, 3:30pm – 5:00pm
Having Difficult Conversations: Student Workshop
October 12, 2023, 3:30pm – 5:00pm