Beat the Odds® - Fall 2026

Date Friday, September 18, 2026 Time 9:00 am to 4:30 pm Pacific Time (PT) Instructor Ping Ho, MA, MPH Description Beat the Odds® (BTO) is an evidence-based, trauma-informed program that integrates the power of contemporary drum circles and group counseling to build core strengths such as focus and listening, team building, leadership, expressing feelings, managing anger/stress, empathy, kindness, and gratitude. Our one-day, experiential online training covers all activities and key guidelines in the program, which offers positive affirmations, emotional coping strategies, and guided interaction with rhythmic activities in a collaborative, creative, and fun environment. Beat the Odds® can serve a whole classroom at a time as well as offer an effective tool for community building with staff and families. It can easily be adapted for any age group, and it is sustainably designed for delivery by those without musical experience. New! Training Now Includes Youth-Led Model Now presented as part of our Beat the Odds® Training, the day culminates in learning our Youth-Led Model, which narrows in on how to train youth leaders to work in teams to deliver a simplified set of BTO activities to younger peers. In this adaptation, we team up with one another to practice delivering preferred activities, infusing them with our own creative ideas, and engaging in the process of giving and receiving supportive feedback, which offers an opportunity for extra hands-on practice to increase confidence as a BTO facilitator. All who complete the Beat the Odds® Training will receive a Certificate of Completion that reflects 7 total hours of specialized training. Learn more about our Beat the Odds® program.