# Presentation: 246716

## Job CorpsNational Health and Wellness Conference May 6-9, 2003Phoenix, AZ

- Wellness To Employability

## Wellness to Employability

- An interdisciplinary approach to meeting the needs of students throughout the Career Development Services System

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## Interdisciplinary Coordination

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## Wellness To Employability

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## Regularly Scheduled Interdisciplinary Meetings

-  Target critical student needs
-  Each discipline proposes unique
-     solutions
-  Synergy among disciplines

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## Outreach & Admissions

- With CDSS, the role of the Admissions Counselor changes.  The emphasis is on collaboration between O&A and the Center to ensure pre-enrollment needs are identified, the career planning process is initiated, and there is continuity of services.

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## Initiatives DevelopedPaul Simon Job CorpsWellness To Employability Team

- Admissions Checklist
- Encourages Admissions Counselors to Obtain Necessary Wellness Info.
-  IEPs (Individual Educational Plans)
-  Health/Dental Insurance Cards
-  Pelvic/PAP Smear Test Results
-  Prescription Medications

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## Wellness To Employability

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## Disability Interdisciplinary Team

-  Discuss student
-     needs in all
-     areas
-  Prepare for the
-    special needs of
-    students

-  Identify
-    community
-    resources
-    available to assist
- Develop linkages to meet needs

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## Career Preparation

- Through participation in career preparation courses, students are introduced to the center.  They are acclimated to center life and make a positive adjustment to the program.  Activities and courses are student focused, providing experiences that provide a basis for individualized career planning.  Students’ needs are assessed and personalized schedules are developed to ensure support. Challenges to successful program completion are identified and addressed.

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## Initiatives DevelopedPaul Simon Job CorpsWellness To Employability Team

- Symptom Checklist Screening
-  “Face valid” psychological inventory
-     (SCL-90-R) administered to all new
-     students
-  “At risk” students (depression,
-     anxiety, anger, etc.) identified early
-  Early intervention

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## Initiatives DevelopedPaul Simon Job CorpsWellness To Employability Team

- ADD/Learning Disability Referral Form
-  Form to assist teachers and counselors to
-     identify students appropriate for ADD/LD
-     evaluations
-  Computerized attention testing
-  LD screening

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## Initiatives DevelopedPaul Simon Job CorpsWellness To Employability Team

- ”Baby Too Soon” Project
- Commercially Available Program
-  Encouraging responsible parenting
-  Use of a computerized “baby” doll
-  Student learns parenting demands

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## Initiatives DevelopedPaul Simon Job CorpsWellness To Employability Team

- TEAP/Recreation Program
-  98% negative on 2nd test
-  Collaboration between Wellness &
-     Recreation
-  Use of off-center services

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## Career Development

- During this phase of CDSS, students focus on achieving their academic and vocational goals and skills.  Throughout, they receive a variety of support services designed to meet changing needs and focused on a continual process of personal** **growth and development.

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## Initiatives DevelopedPaul Simon Job CorpsWellness To Employability Team

- TEAP Educational Bulletins
_***DRUG of the Month.***_* *Single-sided fact sheets distributed to students & staff
* **Whacky “WEED”*
-  “The Lowdown on Uppers”

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## Wellness To Employability

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## Initiatives DevelopedPaul Simon Job CorpsWellness To Employability Team

- Condom with Pass Program
- Pregnancy and STD Prevention
-  Condom with weekend passes
-  Not encouraging sexual activity
-  Realistic approach to student wellness

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## Initiatives DevelopedPaul Simon Job CorpsWellness To Employability Team

- Weight Mgt. Committee
- Address Health Issues Related to Obesity
-  Education re/ medical complications due to poor
-     food choices
-  Interaction with Food Service Manager
-  Calorie counts
-  Student/Staff physical fitness activities

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## “Fall Into Fitness”

- Wellness To Employability

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## Monthly Healthy Food Day

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## Initiatives DevelopedPaul Simon Job CorpsWellness To Employability Team

- Community Service
- Providing students with the opportunity to contribute to the wellness of others

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## American Red Cross Blood Drives

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## Career TransitionReadiness

- As students near the end of the Career Development Period, support services intensify significantly.  The emphasis is on preparing the student to successfully transition from the supports offered by the program to beginning a career.  Post enrollment needs are identified and services to meet those needs are coordinated.

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## Initiatives DevelopedPaul Simon Job CorpsWellness To Employability Team

**Wellness Exit Package**
- A valuable planning resource specially prepared for
- _Mr./Ms. Graduate_

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## Wellness Exit Package

- A booklet and a *process*
***Helping graduates to stay well!***

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## Wellness Exit Package

*Providing*
-  Resource
-      listings
-  Maintenance
-     plans
-  Preventive care
-     schedules

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## Initiatives DevelopedPaul Simon Job CorpsWellness To Employability Team

- Wellness Exit Package
- A Booklet and a Process
-  Graduating students meet with team
-     members
-  Current status and prevention
-  Community and work resources

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## Initiatives DevelopedPaul Simon Job CorpsWellness To Employability Team

- Educational Pamphlet
-  Increasing student
-      awareness
-  Assuring tenure at the
-     workplace
-  Specifics regarding types of
-     testing

- Drug Testing in the Workplace

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## Wellness to Employability

- Getting Started

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## Identify Primary Team Members

-  Center Director
-  Wellness Manager
-  Center Physician
-  Mental Health Consultant
-  Dentist
-  TEAP Specialist

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## Identify Secondary Team Members

-  Counselors
-  Career Preparation Instructors
-  Food Service Manager
-  Recreation Manager
-  Residential Advisors
-  Career Transition Staff

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## Develop the PLAN

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## Implement the PLAN

- Form Subcommittees
**Pregnancy Prevention**
**Nutrition/Weight Management**
**Tobacco Use Prevention & Cessation**

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## Monitor the PLAN

- Meet Regularly
- Discuss implementation status
- Resolve problems
- Provide TA to committees

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## Wellness to Employability

- Good Luck!

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