Thursday, February 19, 2015

Why Teenagers Cut and How to Help




 

I often have counselors ask me for resources to help students who are cutters. I found the following article on the NY Times blog and thought I’d share. It is often very hard for parents and other adults to understand why teenagers cut. For the cutter, however, it is an effective, though dangerous, release of emotions. I hope this article helps you have a clearer understanding of the problem.



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Friday, February 13, 2015

Oklahoma's NEW online system: OK Career Guide!


Meet Oklahoma Career Guide
 
Oklahoma’s NEW online career system will be here August 2015: OK Career Guide will be the new and improved statewide career development system supported by OK CareerTech, replacing OKCIS.

This system is currently being built specifically for Oklahoma and will have many of the same features in a new and improved format. The OK Career Guide system will serve a wider audience and provide more data to administrators, among other upgrades.

Oklahomans will soon have FREE access to the best online tool available!

Your students/clients will be able to:

  • Develop career awareness
  • Develop individual career plans
  • Take assessments
  • Explore careers
  • Research and link to post-secondary schools
  • Locate scholarships
  • Set career goals
  • Connect to business and industry
  • Utilize Resume Builder
  • And much more!

Educators will have the opportunity to attend trainings in your area. Watch for transition announcements and training opportunities as we move closer to the launch date!

Questions? Contact Roberta Douglas, Career Development Specialist at Oklahoma CareerTech: roberta.douglas@careertech.ok.gov or 405-743-5425 
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Monday, February 2, 2015

Mastering Soft Skills for Workplace Success - Free Curriculum and Videos





Every time I ask an employer what they are looking for in an employee I get the same answer - "I need them to have the soft skills".

There are many personal skills considered "soft skills". To name a few of these - honesty, communication skills, sense of responsibility, coming to work on time, dressing appropriately, teamwork, good attitude, ambition, and critical thinking.

The US Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) created a resource to help young people gain some of these skills and they called it - "Skills to Pay the Bills: Mastering Soft Skills for Workplace Success".

"Skills to Pay the Bills: Mastering Soft Skills for Workplace Success," is a curriculum that includes activities and videos focused on teaching these "soft" or workforce readiness skills to youth, including youth with disabilities. Created as an introduction to workplace interpersonal and professional skills, the curriculum is targeted for youth ages 14 to 21 in both in-school and out-of-school environments. 


The basic structure of the program is comprised of modular, hands-on, engaging activities that focus on six key skill areas: communication, enthusiasm and attitude, teamwork, networking, problem solving and critical thinking, and professionalism. You can download the free curriculum below and the videos are available on the ODEP Skills to Pay the Bills homepage or as YouTube videos via the links below.


Here are the links to the Curriculum and the Videos:


Soft Skills to Pay the Bills — Mastering Soft Skills for Workplace Success


 

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