Areas of Expertise:
- Diversity and Cultural Humility
- Healing Techniques (Individual and Company Framework)
- Social Work
- Youth, Families, and Singles
- Teaching, Training, and Speaking Engagement Strategies
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Solution-Focused Methods
- Getting to the Heart of the Matter
- Faith-Based Initiatives
- Narrative Theory: The Power of Story and Being Heard
Training/Consulting Topics:
- Diversity, Cultural Humility, Race, and Gender
- Women of Color in Leadership
- Experience of Women of Color in the Workplace
- Compassion Fatigue
- Program Development
- Classroom Management
- Ethics
- Retreats (Planning and Speaking)
- Self Care
- Connection in the Workplace
- Coaching: Self Esteem, Goal Setting, and Overcoming
- Youth Development
- High-Engagement Training Strategies
- Higher Education Training Strategies (Coaching and Training)
- Purpose
- Handling Bad News
- Listening to Understand versus Listening to Respond
- Healthy Relationships
Professional Experience:
Over 10 years in higher education as a professor and professional development trainer
- Teaching experience at four universities
- Representative courses: Research Methods, Diversity, Introduction to Counseling, Addictions
- Currently teaching in the graduate social work program at Texas Christian University
Over 13 years of social work experience
- Personally created or assisted in creating more than 60 programs for youth and adults
- Representative programs: after-sch00l programs, leadership programs and conferences
- Micro- and macro-practice: direct services to directing services
- Evaluator
- Developed methods to incorporate business models and social work
Professional and motivational speaker for more than 7 years
- Presented keynote and commencement speeches, as well as workshops and seminars nationally
- “Dr. Guillory’s Signature Method” is incorporated in each presentation
- The signature method includes: Connection| Being Intentional | Dancing and Music | Challenge and Accountability | Walk With You/Help Carry the Burden | Laughter | Practical Tips
- “Dr. Guillory’s Signature Method” is incorporated in each presentation