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"Workin' It Out"
Preparing non-traditional job seekers for workplace success
A steady job paying a living wage can be a powerful thing. For many people, a good job offers more than just a paycheck; it offers a chance to reclaim their pride and sense of purpose as well. But many non-traditional workers are poorly prepared to meet employers' demands.
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Dislocated workers
Individuals with disabilities
At-risk youth and young adults
| Welfare-to-workers/TANF recipients
Formerly incarcerated men & women
People in recovery from addiction
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Why do these individuals make such challenging employees?
In
part, because they lack an intuitive understanding of their employer's
unspoken expectations, and the vital soft skills (or people skills)
needed to interact successfully within the social environment of the
workplace.
Instead, inexperienced workers often mistakenly use
the rules and habits of their personal lives to judge the
appropriateness of their workplace behavior. As a result, employers
experience costly problems with performance, morale, and retention.
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SIX versions of "Workin' It Out"
The "Workin' It Out" (WIO) program series represents six, related classroom-based, cognitive-behavioral curricula designed to help challenging workers succeed in today's workplace. The programs are available ONLY to instructors who complete a 3-day training to become certified as WIO soft skills instructors.
For more information about becoming an instructor, click HERE.
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1 Workin' It Out: For Inexperienced NonTraditional Workers
"Workin' It Out" is a 10-lesson classroom-based soft skills training program designed to help challenging, often inexperienced workers adjust to the unfamiliar expectations of the workplace.
WIO helps participants:
(1) Understand how their personal beliefs may conflict with the unspoken rules of the workplace.
(2) Improve interpersonal workplace skills such as anger management, giving feedback and taking criticism, and problem solving.
Want a closer look? Visit the Workin' It Out program page.
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2 Learning to Work It Out: For Hard to Serve Individuals
"Learning to Work It Out" (newly revised in 2015) is a 12-lesson soft skills program designed to help individuals with multiple barriers to employment gain confidence, people skills, and insights needed to transition into the world of work.
LWIO helps participants:
(1) Set relevant goals for self-improvement, understand conflict, and recognize how their own personal beliefs and behaviors keep them from finding success.
(2) Improve interpersonal work readiness skills such as self-management, dealing with criticism, expressing concerns, and problem solving.
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3 Beginning to Work It Out: For At-Risk Youth/Young Adults
"Beginning to Work It Out" is a 10-lesson soft skills program designed to help at-risk youth and young adults develop the people skills and personal insights needed to transition from adolescence to a life of work.
BWIO helps participants:
(1) Understand how their personal beliefs, especially attitudes toward authority, may create problems in the workplace.
(2) Improve interpersonal skills such as anger management, expressing concerns, and problem solving to improve work readiness.
Want a closer look? Visit the Beginning to Work It Out program page.
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4 Makin' It Work: For Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
"Makin' It Work" is a 10-lesson training program designed to help offenders in transition from corrections to the community adjust more successfully to the world of work.
Makin' It Work helps participants:
(1) Understand how their own attitudes and perceptions have justified illegal actions in the past.
(2) Gain new insights into employer expectations in the workplace, and mentally shift their own outlooks to be more successful on the job.
(3) Improve interpersonal skills needed to manage difficult workplace situations.
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5 Workin' with Tradition: For Native American job seekers
"Workin' with Tradition," is a 10-lesson soft skills training program designed in concert with employers and tribal members of North Central Montana to help Native Americans improve the soft skills need to find and keep good jobs on and off the reservation.
Workin' with Tradition helps participants:
(1) Appreciate the strengths of their cultures while acknowledging the difficulties faced when seeking employment..
(2) Explore the value of work in building pride and identity while gaining valuable new insights into unspoken employer expectations.
(3) Improve interpersonal skills needed to manage stress, organize time, express concerns, and make logical decisions in difficult workplace situations.
Want a closer look? Visit the Workin' with Tradition program page.
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6 Managing to Work It Out: For Struggling Supervisors
"Managing to Work It Out," is a 4-session soft skills training program designed to help supervisors better understand and manage a challenging new population of workers.
MWIO helps supervisors:
(1) Become more aware of new workers' perspectives, as well as supervisors' own work biases.
(2) Sharpen interpersonal skills such as problem solving, giving feedback, and mediating conflict.
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Testimonials from Program Participants
“The training has been enlightening and informative on a personal as well as a professional level.... even though I began this training as a unwilling participant, you changed that for me.”
Workin' It Out participant
Escambia Community Services, Pensacola, FL
"These skills are vital to being a reasonable person who functions in society.”
Makin' It Work participant
Inmate from CA Bureau of Prisons Facility -Terminal Island
“The best class about self-worth I’ve ever been involved in. A very powerful class which will help me be better at life.“
Mike A., Makin' It Work participant
Inmate from Yakima County Jail, Yakima, WA
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2015 Trainings & Conferences
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2015 INSTRUCTOR TRAININGS(Click on dates to visit training webpages) Feb 17-19, 2015
San Antonio, TX
Learning to Work It Out (waiting confirm'n)
Feb 23-25, 2015
Charlotte, NC
Makin' It Work
April 8-10, 2015
Davenport, IA
Workin' It Out
April 14-16, 2015
Sacramento, CA
Workin' w/ Tradition (waiting confirm'n)
April 28-30, 2015
Helena, MT
Workin' It Out (Tradition training on 5/1/15)
June 9-11, 2015
Portland, OR
WIO/Makin' It Work
July 28-30, 2015
St. Louis, MO
Makin' It Work
Aug 18-20, 2015
Milwaukee, WI
Makin' It Work
Workin' It Out
Additional 2015 Instructor Trainings to be announced
Do you have 10+ people needing training?
Don't want to travel? Contact Dr. Parese for information about hosting an open training or contracting for a closed agency training at YOUR location on YOUR chosen date. Contact by email at SBParese@aol.com.
| 2015 PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES
(Dr. Parese will be attending/speaking at these 2015 conferences)
February 26-27, 2015
Columbia, SC
SC Works Conference
March 1-4, 2015
Savannah, GA
National Youth At-Risk (NYAR) Conference
March 9-11, 2015
Greensboro, NC
SETA/NC Works Spring Conference
April 22-24, 2015
Towson, MD
National At-Risk Education Network (NAREN) Conference
May 4-6, 2015
Las Vegas, NV
NAWDP Conference
May, 2015
Hershey, PA
PA Works Conference (tent)
June 30-July 3, 2015
Denver, CO
National Career Development Ass'n (NCDA) Conference
November 3-5, 2015
Singapore, SG
I-CARE Youth Conference
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Updated 2013-14 Workshop Topics
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| Dr. Steve Parese, author and speaker |
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Interested a dynamic workshop for a conference or upcoming staff development day? We offer innovative and entertaining workshops on a variety of relevant topics:
1. “From Jails to Jobs” Helping the formerly incarcerated succeed at work
2. “In Survival Mode” Working through self-defeating patterns with the hard to serve
3. “Cognitive Coaching” Working through differences in perspective on the job.
4. “Leave me alone!” Understanding Traumatized Youth
5. “Kids These Days!” Preparing at-risk youth for the workplace.
6. Staying Professional When It Feels Personal
7. “What Matters Most” Reducing Stress by RePrioritizing
8. “Let’s Work This Out” Supervising Difficult Workers.
9. “Can’t We All Get Along?” Strengthening Team-Building and Communication Skills
Click HERE to visit the "Workshop Topics" page.
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And by the way, THANK YOU!
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| Thank you to the more than 5,000 people who attended my trainings and conference presentations in 2013-14:
Texas Partners in Prevention Conference February 6-7, 2013 Austin, TX
SETA Spring Conference February 11-13, 2013 Orlando, FL
NAREN National Conference February 19-21 Panama City, FL
PA Student Assistant Professionals Conference February 25, 2013 State College, PA
National Correctional Industries Conference March 24-27, 2013 Charlotte, NC
Pennsylvania Partners Conference May 8-10, 2013 Hershey, PA
NAWDP Conference May 19-22, 2013 Minneapolis, MN
Eastern Shore School Mental Health Coalition Conference Sept 27, 2013 Salisbury, MD
SETA Fall Conference Sept 23-25, 2013 Lexington, KY
VA Workforce Conference Oct 16, 2013 Roanoke, VA
NC Workforce Conference Oct 17, 2013 Greensboro, NC
Eastern PA Special Ed Conference Oct 31, 2013 Hershey, PA
Youth Continuum Conference Nov 1, 2013 New Hartford, CT
Looking for a dynamic, interactive workshop or keynote for YOUR conference or event? Click to visit our "Workshop Topics" page for a list of likely topics, any of which can be adapted to your groups needs.
Dr. Steve Parese
SBP Consulting, Inc.
PO Box 336 Danbury, NC 27016
SBParese@aol.com
office (336) 593-3533 fax (336) 593-2299
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Staff Testimonials from Around the Nation
“This training was very engaging and all content was relevant to what we would actually be doing. The energizers were good pick-me-ups and by having me provide a demonstration allowed better understanding of how content is supposed to be delivered.”
Sara F., Promise Jobs Case Manager
Iowa Workforce Development, Burlington, IA
“I loved this training. You’re fantastic and this training is so important and valuable and you’ve made it easy to grasp. What a great service you’ve given us to provide. Thank you!”
Alexis R., US Probation Officer
US Probation Office, Studio City, CA
“I thoroughly enjoyed the ‘Makin’ it Work’ trainer’s certification program, and am anxiously looking forward to implementing this program to offenders. Dr. Steve Parese is very knowledgeable and his training methods are both enjoyable and highly informative.”
Steven P., US Probation Officer
Laredo, TX
“Your warmth, clear commitment to assisting people in mastering the skills touched me. I also enjoyed your ability to engage and entertain. Thanks for a terrific program.”
Jane A., US Probation Officer
US Probation Office, Englewood, CA
“This course was informative, engaging, highly participatory, and well-structured. Steve is an interesting presenter, has a great sense of humor, and kept the workshop moving at a good pace. Top notch material -- well done!!”
Tim M, Employment Development Counselor
Marin Co, CA
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