Summer Institute:
Enhancing Career Development Competencies

PLAN NOW TO ATTEND
July 23-24, 2012
Grainger Hall, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Professional Development Workshops

Enjoy quality professional development in a relaxed setting on the beautiful
University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.

* Earn Professional Development Credit
* Update your skills and knowledge
* Network with colleagues and peers

The annual Institute, hosted by the Center on Education and Work, University of Wisconsin- Madison, is an ideal way to gain professional development and continuing education credit in the summer. While designed specifically for certified CDFs and CDF Instructors, the workshops are open to anyone who works in or has an interest in career development or education for work.

Each workshop focused on developing or enhancing one or more of the 12 core competencies that are part of the Career Development Facilitator curriculum.

Workshop Topics

1. Improving Attitudes From the Inside Out
Presenter: Stephen LaFave, Educator, Counselor, Author
Mon, July 23, 9 am - 12 pm

“Improving Attitudes From the Inside Out” is a motivational program that offers suggestions on what a person can do each and every day to live a happier, healthier, and more fulfilling life. Dr. Stephen La Fave uses stories, humor, and plain old fashioned common sense to help others improve their feelings of satisfaction and accomplishment. Changing the world all at once is an insurmountable task, but making people happier and more successful one person at time is quite doable. This workshop will have a positive impact on you personally, and will provide tools you can use to help your students or clients feel better too.

The sentiment most often expressed by people who attend Stephen’s presentations is, “I didn’t know it could be so easy.” Many also comment that it felt good to laugh and cry at the same time. We all work with individuals who face challenges that make education or career success difficult. This presentation will help you learn how to motivate those individuals – and feel better about yourself at the same time.

Stephen La Fave, Ph.D., began his career working at the Wisconsin School for the Deaf in Delavan, Wisconsin. He brings over 30 years of experience to his motivational presentations, having worked in the public school system as an elementary teacher, guidance counselor, principal, and superintendent. He has also worked as a private practice counselor for the deaf in Wausau, Wisconsin. In addition to his educational profession, Stephen has served as an officer in the United States Air Force and owned and operated his own karate studio. He is currently semi-retired and working as the District Administrator of the Plum City School District. Recently he has authored a book entitled Son of a Hero, The Remaking of an Attitude.

Stephen holds has earned a B.S. Elementary Education, an M.S. Guidance and Counseling, and holds Certifications as a Principal and as a District Administrator. He has also obtained a Doctorate in Natural Health.

2. Resumes that Get the Interview, Interviews that Get the Job
Presenters: Marilyn Albert and Catherine Dougherty, Edgewood College
Mon, July 23, 1 - 4 pm

This session takes a look at three dimensions of the job search process: resume development, interviewing techniques, and the employer perspective. The presenters will explore resume and interviewing techniques, and explore a method that lets you be the employer and ask the questions—a valuable way to prepare for interviews.

What will this session do for you?

• Teach new strategies in this tough job market on how to write a resume that gets the employers immediate attention, interviewing skills that make you stand-out, and capitalize on your transferrable skills.
• Teach participants the employer’s perspective through interactive sessions.
• Provide participants with a resume format that calls immediate attention to the candidate’s skills and accomplishments.
• Teach candidates how to review and analyze a job description and then incorporate keywords into their resume, cover letter, and interview narrative

After this workshop, participants will:

• Know how to market themselves effectively in the current job market
• Learn strategies for creating a state-of-the-art resume
• Explore interviewing techniques such as relating personal stories and ways to provide concrete responses
• Articulate their transferrable skills, and
• Be able to anticipate interviewers’ questions and see the interview from the other side of the table.

Marilyn Albert is the Executive Director of Career Services at Edgewood College in Madison, Wisconsin. Marilyn has 20 years of experience in career development at both public and private universities. Currently she writes for her career blog and Twitter account, “Get a Job Get a Life,” and is a weekly writer and contributor to Channel 15-NBC News, providing career development and support to the people in the Madison area. Previously, Marilyn worked in public relations and did extensive public speaking.

Catherine Dougherty is the Area Director at Edgewood College in Madison, Wisconsin. She has eight years of experience in education and has worked in a variety of capacities, most recently re-careering from K-12 Spanish education to the field of higher education. Outside of her residence life duties, Kate is committed to furthering the student experience through her work with sophomore student retention, violence prevention efforts, social justice programming, and Spanish language orientation programs.

3. So You Have a Web Presence, Now What Do You Do?
Presenter TBD
Tues, July 24, 9 am - 12 pm

4. Assisting Adults and Students in ReCreating Their Career Path
Presenter: Terese Tann, Blackhawk Technical College
Tues, July 24, 1 - 4 pm

Displaced workers come in the middle of one of the most stressful experiences of their lives. How we relate a student's previous work and life experiences to new academic and career pursuits can make the difference in their degree of success. What are their skills? What are their aspirations? Is any of the information shared relevant and/or realistic?

Discussion topics and activities will include assessing client goals, developing career plans that are realistic, and creating activities that allow clients to successfully re-enter the job market. Upon completion, participants will know how to:

• Assess assumptions of client needs through reflective questioning
• Improve assessment tools with the incorporation of advising philosophies, research, and technology
• Create client activities that engage critical thinking, encourage networking, and expand career knowledge
• Develop post-assessments to improve programs

Terese Tann is the Tutoring & Testing Services Coordinator at Blackhawk Technical College. She co-chairs the "Access for Students" Committee at Blackhawk Technical College, and is responsible for identifying and removing student barriers. She has worked with thousands of displaced workers in Rock & Green Counties since 1999, and has experience in admissions, instruction, and advising. She is a adjunct faculty member at Upper Iowa University, teaching Critical Thinking courses.

Prior to working in education, Terese worked in human resources and accounting. She has both non-profit and corporate experience, having worked for the Beloit Daily News, Beloit Regional Hospice, and Beloit Corporation (this company closed its doors in 2000). Terese is passionate about working with adult learners and earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees as an adult while working full-time. Terese is currently a doctoral student at Edgewood College.

Sleeping Rooms

Details will be available soon.

Credits Available

Certificates of attendance will be issued to all participants for use in a personal development plan, or for CDF or other continuing education requirements. NBCC credit and University of Wisconsin CEUs are also available upon request. CEUs cost $7.40, regardless of the number of CEUs, payable by cash or check made out to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Hours earned per workshop are 3 hours. CEUs per workshop are .3 CEUs. the total credit/hours available if you attend all four workshops is 12 hours or 1.2 CEUs.

Workshop Fees

Fee: $85 per workshop


Where to Park

Parking in Grainger Hall is available for $13 a day. Mark the box and include payment with your registration to order parking permits. Public parking is available in a per-hour/fee lot located on the corner of Lake and University Streets.

What Past Participants Say the "best part was..."

"connecting with fellow service providers"
"learning new perspectives"
"quality instruction"
"specific programs/practices that work"

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