# Presentation: 277854

- Positive Attitudes and Behaviors:
- Values
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- Personal Ethics
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## Course Objectives

- To develop an understanding of how your values influence your approach to problem solving in the work environment.
- To understand the link between values and behavior in the workplace.
- To learn how to make decision when values come into conflict.
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**Notes:**
Course Objectives:
Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to identify personal values and how they affect one’s approach to problem-solving and interpersonal relationships.  Participants will also learn how to make appropriate decisions when values are in conflict.

- Private Life vs. Public Life:Is Different Behavior Required?
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- Positive Attitudes and Behaviors:
- Taking Direction and
- Accepting Criticism
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## Course Objectives

- To learn how to take direction from supervisors and co-workers.
- To learn how to give and take  constructive criticism.
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## Lessons Learned

- How to accept criticism (both constructive and not-so-constructive) without taking it personally.
- Appropriate responses to criticism.
- When and how to ask for further direction.                                        **2-C**

- Positive Attitudes
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- Behaviors:
- Self-Motivation and Initiative
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## Course Objectives

- To examine the importance of self-motivation in the workplace.
- To distinguish between basic responsibilities and extra activities.
- To learn appropriate ways to “take initiative” in order to develop skills on the job.
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## Self-Motivation and Initiative

- Why is self-motivation important?
- What motivates you?
- Who is responsible for motivating you?
- What happens if you don’t take responsibility for motivating yourself?
- Why might someone want to take on extra work?
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**Notes:**
Why is self-motivation important?
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What motivates you?
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Who is responsible for motivating you? Your supervisor? Your peers? Yourself?
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What happens if you don’t take responsibility for motivating yourself?
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Why would you want to do extra work?
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## Lessons Learned

- The importance of self-motivation in the workplace.
- How to distinguish between basic workload and extra activities.
- Appropriate ways to “take initiative” in order to develop skills on the job.
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- Adaptability:
- Recognizing Strengths and
- Working with Limitations
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## Course Objectives

- To identify skills and personality strengths through personal asset mapping.
- To examine the connection between personality strengths and job-specific skills.
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**Notes:**
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to identify their personality strengths and relate them to job-specific skills.  Participants will also be able to creatively solve challenges.

## Personal Asset Mapping

- Focus is on the *skills* of residents and the *resources* within a community, as opposed to the needs-based approach, which focuses on the limitations of residents and the problems within a community.
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**Notes:**
What is personal asset mapping? What is its purpose?
Asset mapping is a focus on the skills of the residents of a community and the resources of that community, not the weaknesses of the residents or the problems of the community.  It is a theory based on the notion that residents of any community have control over their own future because they do have the talents to accomplish the goals they set out to achieve.

The purpose of this exercise is to identify your personal assets and translate them into the ideal career.  Participants must realize that skills are not only revealed in the workplace, but in one’s everyday life as well (e.g., home, social activities, etc.).

## Personal Asset Mapping

- Based on the principle that residents of any community have control over their future, because *together*, they possess the skills and qualities necessary to accomplish the goals they set out to achieve.
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## Lessons Learned 	

-  Personal skills are developed and/or revealed not only in the workplace, but also through interactions with family, friends, and the community.
- Whether or not these skills were learned on the job, they translate into specific, job-related skills.
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- Adaptability:
- Overcoming Obstacles
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## Course Objectives

- To learn to think “outside the box” to identify creative solutions to common employment obstacles.
- To learn the “nine-step” decision making process.
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## Lessons Learned

- The importance of thinking “outside the box” to develop solutions to common employment obstacles.
- The importance of using a decision-making process when complicated situations arise.
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- Adaptability:
- Recognition of and Respect
- For Diversity and Change
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## Course Objectives

- To explore the concept of diversity.
- To be exposed to basic Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) laws.
- To learn about prejudice and discrimination, and how they impact our ability to function in the workplace.
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**Stereotype**:  conforming to a fixed or general pattern; especially a standardized mental picture that is held in common by members of a group and that represents an oversimplified opinion, affective attitude, or uncritical judgement.
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**Prejudice**:  a preconceived judgement or opinion; an adverse opinion or leaning formed without just grounds or sufficient knowledge; an irrational attitude of hostility directed against an individual, a group, a race, or their supposed characteristics.
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**Diverse**:  of a different kind or character; varied or multiform.
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- _Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964_ prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, and national origin.
- Title VII applies to employers with fifteen (15) or more employees**.**
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**Notes:**
Stereotype:	Something conforming to a fixed or general pattern, especially a standardized mental 	picture that is held in common by members of a group and that represents an 	oversimplified opinion, affective attitude, or critical judgement.

Prejudice:	A preconceived judgement or opinion;
	An adverse opinion or leaning formed without just grounds or before sufficient 	knowledge; 
	An instance of such judgement or opinion;
 	An irrational attitude of hostility directed against an individual, a group, a race or their 	supposed characteristics.

Diversity: 	Differing from one another, unlike, different.

- _The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967_ (ADEA) prohibits age discrimination against individuals who are forty (40) years of age or older.
- ADEA applies to employers with twenty (20) or more employees.
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- _Title I of the Americans with Disability Act of 1990_ (ADA) prohibits employment discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities.
- The ADA applies to employers with fifteen (15) or more employees.
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- _The Equal Pay Act of 1963_ (EPA) prohibits wage discrimination between men and women in substantially equal jobs within the same establishment.
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## Lessons Learned

- The importance of diversity.
- How stereotypes and prejudice can be a detriment to personal growth in the workplace.
- Appropriate ways to handle instances of prejudice and/or discrimination.
- The importance of adapting to change.
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- Responsibility:
- Resource Management
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##  Course Objectives	

- To identify priorities within our lives.
- To identify resources available within the community.
- To learn how to effectively use resources to assist in balancing competing priorities (e.g., family and work).
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## Sample Resource Map-Church 

**Church**

**Work Experience**

**Counseling**

**Social Support**

**Childcare**

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## Resource List

- One-Stop Center
- WorkSource
- 768-1988, 400 Fairfax Ave.
- Job bank, training vouchers, career counseling.
- Open M-W-F 9am-5pm, T-Th 9-7pm
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## Lessons Learned

-  How to identify the unique needs of a given situation.
- How to effectively use community resources to assist in balancing competing priorities.
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- Responsibility:
- Time Management
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## Course Objectives

- To identify how we each allocate our time during a typical day.
- To learn how to establish and follow a schedule to promote a more effective use of time.
- To learn the importance of monthly schedules and weekly and daily “to do” lists.
- To learn what to do when schedules “break down.”
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## Sample Schedule

## Monthly Calendar

## Lessons Learned

- How to establish a schedule to promote a more efficient use of time.
- The importance of using monthly schedules and weekly and daily “to do” lists.
- What to do when schedules “break down.”
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- Responsibility:
- Money Management
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## Course Objectives

- To learn how to set and follow a household budget.
- To develop a better understanding of financial resources, including potential pitfalls in financial management.
- To learn how to purchase large items responsibly.
- To understand the importance of building a strong credit history.
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## Budgeting Steps

- 1.  Identify Income
- 2.  Identify Expenses
- 3.  Compare Income & Expenses
- 4.  Establish Priorities & Make Changes
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## 1. Sources of Income

- After-tax Wages
- Tips & Bonuses
- Child Support
- Unemployment Compensation
- Social Security or SSI
- Public Assistance
- Food Stamps
- Tax Refunds (EIC)
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## 2. Expense Categories

- Housing
- Utilities
- Food
- Transportation
- Personal, clothing
- Medical
- Child Care
- Miscellaneous, entertainment
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## 3. Compare Income & Expenses

-     Total Monthly Income
-   _- Total Monthly Expenses_
-      Amount Remaining
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## 4. Establish Priorities and Make Changes

- Increase Income
- Cut Expenses
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## Increase Income

- Look for a Better Paying Job
- Take a Second Job
- Turn a Hobby into Extra Income
- Other Ideas...
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## Cut Expenses

- Plan a Social Budget
- Clip Coupons
- Watch for Sales
- Avoid “Impulse Purchases”
- Pack Lunches & Snacks
- Buy in Bulk
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## Money Management - Part II

- Renting to Own
- Credit Cards
- Your Credit History
- Opening a Bank Account
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## Renting To Own

- Weekly Rental Cost.................. $1,244
- 5% Sales Tax...............................     $62
- Delivery Fee................................. _     $10_
**Total Cost .............................  $1,316**
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## Credit Cards

- Important Terms:
- Interest
- Annual Percentage Rate (APR)
- Balance
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## Credit Cards

- What is credit history?
- How is it used?
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## To Build a StrongCredit History

- DO:
- Open a Bank Account
- Pay All Bills on Time
- Review Your Credit Report
- Use Credit Cards (wisely!)
- Seek Assistance if Problems Arise
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## To Build a StrongCredit History

- DO NOT:
- Overdraw Bank Accounts
- Miss Payments on Bills or Loans
- Let Others Use Your Accounts or Credit Cards
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## Lessons Learned

- How to establish and follow a household budget.
- Potential pitfalls in financial management.
- How to purchase large items responsibly.
- Tips for building a strong credit history.
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