Free 'Respond, Don't React' Workshop on Difficult People at MVCC Rome, Nov. 3

Name: Free 'Respond, Don't React' Workshop on Difficult People at MVCC Rome, Nov. 3
Start: 2026-11-03T10:45:00-05:00
End: 2026-11-03T11:45:00-05:00
Location: Festine Auditorium, MVCC Rome Campus

TUE 11/3 · 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM · Festine Auditorium, MVCC Rome Campus · Free

Date & Time2026-11-0310:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Venue & LocationFestine Auditorium, MVCC Rome Campus1101 Floyd Ave., Rome, NY

Admission PriceFree

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Why Go

Practical, free tips for tense conversations from a retired Air Force senior master sergeant and clinical social worker.

"Respond, Don't React: Practical Strategies for Dealing with Difficult People" runs Tuesday, Nov. 3, from 10:45 to 11:45 a.m. in the Festine Auditorium at MVCC's Rome Campus, 1101 Floyd Ave. It's free and open to the public with no reservation, according to the Utica Phoenix; the Daily Sentinel also listed it.

The presenter, Joe Johnson, MSW, spent 26 years in the U.S. Air Force, retiring as a senior master sergeant, and later worked as a clinical social worker. He also teaches yoga and has a particular interest in helping veterans with PTSD.

The talk is one of the Mohawk Valley Institute for Learning in Retirement's public programs.