1. Val Farmer 35 Years of Counseling

Rural Topics

• I. Family Farming and Ranching
  • 1. Purpose of Family Farming
  • 2. Business Communication and Organization
  • 3. Management Skills and Team-Building
  • 4. Human Resource Management - Non-family Employees
  • 5. Innovation and growth
  • 6. Relationships with Consultants, Suppliers
  • 7. Safety on Farm
  • 8. Conflict Resolution in Farm Family Relationships
  • 9. Common Dysfunctional Family Dynamics and Relationships
  • 10. In-law Relationships
  • 11. Succession of Management + Retirement
  • 12. Estate Planning and Ownership
  • 13. Parenting Farm Children
• II. Farming and Marriage
  • 1. Partnership and Unity
  • 2. Perspectives of Women and Farming
  • 3. Perspectives of Men and Farming
  • 4. Troubled Marriages and Farming
  • 5. Divorce and Farming
  • 6. Debt, Farm Stress and Marital Problems
• III. Farm Crisis and Stress
  • 1. Farm Crisis
  • 2. Coping
  • 3. Seeking help - Self-care
  • 4. Debt, Options, Farmers & Lenders
  • 5. Loss of Farm - Life after Farming
  • 6. Suicidal Risk
  • 7. How to Help Others
  • 8. Weather and Stress
  • 9. Post-Traumatic Growth
• IV. Rural Life
  • 1. Rural Values and Culture
  • 2. Rural - Urban Differences
  • 3. Rural Leadership
  • 4. Rural Economic Development
  • 5. Rural Mental Health Issues
  • 6. Rural Education, Teen Drinking, Peer Pressure, and Sports
  • 7. Rural Aging