Summer Institute on Education and Work --CEW

Summer Institute on Education and Work

9th Annual Institute

July 28-29, 2008

Professional Development Workshops
for GCDFs and GCDF Instructors

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 Institute 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. Full descriptions and registration available April 15th.

Registration Form (PDF)
Registration Form (Word)

Series of 4 Workshops:

Panel: Meeting the Career and Employment Needs of...
   * Veterans and the Homeless
    * At-Risk Youth and Young Adults
    * Individuals with Disabilities
    Mon, July 28, 9 am - 12 pm

What strategies and techniques work best when addressing the employment and career needs of individuals who have challenging backgrounds or special needs? In this workshop, attendees will learn from a panel of practitioners who will share their knowledge and expertise working with individuals from a variety of special populations. The groups discussed include veterans and homeless individuals, at-risk youth and young adults, and individuals with disabilities.

Scott Ritter is a Disability Resource Specialist at Madison Area Technical College, specializing in alternative media. Alternative media includes converting printed textbooks and other course materials into an accessible format, and note-taking services for students with disabilities. His professional interests include self-advocacy and empowerment for students with disabilities as well as professional development for educators of students with disabilities.

Kevin Carini is a Disability Resource Services Specialist who specializes in Assistive Technology at Madison Area Technical College. He has a Master of Science degree in Rehabilitation Counseling and is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor. Kevin has more than 10 years of experience working with students with disabilities in various capacities and has also worked as a Career Counselor for disadvantaged youth.

Sandra Howland is a Youth Employment and Training Specialist for the Youth Opportunities Program, Employment and Training Association, Inc., at the Dane County Job Center in Madison, Wisconsin. Sandra brings her own personal experience and success story to working with at-risk youth, having been a high school dropout and a teen parent herself. Her life demonstrates what the term “upward mobility,” means, and she applies these principles to the disadvantaged youth she counsels in the Youth Opportunities Program. Sandra is a certified Social Worker who has worked with populations that include HIV/AIDs patients and families, individuals with severe persistent mental illness and cognitive or physical disabilities, and dislocated workers.

Bruce Markert was the state veteran employment and training coordinator for the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development for 10 years, where he managed the Local Veteran Employment Representative and Disabled Veteran Outreach Program programs. Currently he is retired and is involved with employment and training issues as a veteran advocate and consultant. As the State Coordinator, Bruce supervised over 50 field staff and managers. The program concentrated on veterans that are traditionally hard to place, with priority on the homeless, incarcerated, disabled, and recently separated veterans. Bruce spent over 25 years in the area of veteran employment and training.

Managing Your Online Identity for Career Success
Mon, July 28, 1 - 4 pm

The BBC recently reported that there are approximately 14.2 million blogs online with a new one created every second. You are familiar with sites such as MySpace and Facebook and have heard the horror stories regarding student and employee use and misuse. This workshop addresses the pitfalls of electronic media and explores how to leverage this fast-paced media to market yourself, your students, and your programs. Participants will: 1) Learn about various influential social networking sites; 2) Understand how these tools can be used by students, job candidates, and employers; 3) Learn how students, schools, and employers can leverage this technology to enhance applications, recruiting, and development; and 4) Discuss methods on how to avoid pitfalls in technology and effectively use these influential communication tools.

Vic Massaglia is a career counselor at the University of Minnesota Law School. He has over 20 years of experience in counseling, communication, training, college instruction, and management for private and public organizations. Previously he was Associate Director of Learning and Development for the University of St. Thomas’s Center for Business Excellence, and a personnel administrator in the U.S. Air Force. He is a board member for the Minnesota Career Development Association and holds a masters degree in human resource development with a concentration in career development from the University of St. Thomas. He absolutely loves his job, by the way.

Aligning Career Clusters with 21st Century Jobs
Tues, July 29, 9 am - 12 pm

Today's employers are looking for workers who have a combination of strong technical skills, knowledge and education, as well as an arsenal of soft skills that are necessary for success in the workplace. How do we prepare and train students and adults for the kinds of jobs that will be available when they enter the workplace? This workshop will focus on aligning career clusters with jobs to the 21st Century and highlight ways to use career clusters information to better prepare youth and adults for the changing global workplace.

V. Scott Solberg, Ph.D., is the Director of Wisconsin Careers at the Center on Education and Work, University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has published more than 40 professional articles, chapters, monographs and technical reports that focus on youth development, academic success, career development, and counseling psychology. Scott has served in leadership roles with the Milwaukee Partnership Academy and Milwaukee Public Schools' small schools reform movement and is the author of Success Highways, a proven drop-out prevention curriculum for middle and high school students. He is chair of the American Psychological Association's Coalition for Psychology in Schools and Education, and a member of the Society for Vocational Psychology, the International Association of Applied Psychology, the International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance, and the National Career Development Association. Scott serves on the editorial boards of the Career Development Quarterly and Giornale Italiano de Ricrca e Applicazioni, and is an ad-hoc reviewer for the Journal of Vocational Behavior.

Career Facilitation from a Distance
Tues, July 29, 1 - 4 pm

During this workshop participants will learn about the different ways being used to facilitate and counsel from a distance. The focus is on the additional skills we, as professionals, need to be successful. Discussion includes ethical considerations, the impact of distance on the quality of work, and ways to evaluate success. Each participant will have an opportunity to observe, practice, and critique this new way of providing services.

Judy Ettinger, Ph.D., a senior staff member at the Center on Education and Work, University of Wisconsin-Madison, has worked in career development for 35 years and has influenced organizations and individuals across the nation and beyond. Currently, she teaches online courses at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and at UCLA. Judy is a trainer for the National Institute of Corrections and a co-author of the National Career Development Guidelines. She has been involved with the Career Development Facilitator program since its inception and is a CDF Master Trainer. Her recent work includes career development consulting with groups across the country including the Northwest Regional Education Lab, the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, the Minnesota Department of Corrections, Career Development Leadership Alliance, Education Training Associates, the Department of Education in South Carolina, the Department of Corrections in Georgia, UAW-Ford, and Harper College in Illinois.

Place
The Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street, Madison, WI

Intended Audience
Career Development Facilitators (CDFs), Career Development Facilitator Instructors
Counselors, Human Resource Staff, Educators at All Levels, All Career Development Practitioners

What Past Participants Say
"the best part was..."
"learning new perspectives"... "specific programs/ best practices that work"... "Making theory engaging and then applying it to practice"... "connecting with fellow service providers"... "quality instruction"... "comfortable surrounds-friendly and helpful people"

Credit is available
Options available include: certificates of attendance (can be used for CDF certification or continuing education verification), NBCC credit, and University of Wisconsin-Madison CEUs. CEUs cost $7.40 payable to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Credit amount is 3 hours per workshop.

Where to Stay
Participants are responsible for their own housing reservations and costs. Blocks have been set aside in two locations.

Lowell Center, 610 Langdon Street, on the UW-Madison campus
A few doors down from the workshop site
Price: $89 single/ $99 double
Reservations: 608-256-2621. Ask for "CDF Summer Institute (CDFSI)"
Deadline for block: June 29, 2008
http://conferencing.uwex.edu/lowell.cfm

Best Western Inntowner, 2424 University Ave. (just west of campus)
On west campus-hotel provides a free shuttle service; inquire at check-in
Price: $89 single or double
Reservations: 608-233-8778 or 800-258-8321. Ask for "Summer 08"
http://www.inntowner.com

Costs
1 workshop $85; 2 workshops $153; 3 workshops $217; 4 workshops $272.
A printable registration form will be available April 9, 2009.