Goodwill Career Connections Case Study

A good supervisor is firm and yet gentle with the employees. Providing continuous and constructive feedback to employees is a must for a person in any supervisory capacity. Supervisors who are helpful and appreciative of good work are much better in their capacity as

Community partnerships play a key role in the CareerSTEP continuum of services. The Arizona@Work Pinal County partnerships include the K-12 school system who will be laying the foundations for Pinal County’s talent pipeline, community organizations who will contribute to provide support services to those in need during their work preparation time, WIOA required partners who will be the foundation for service integration and planning. The business community is the mainstay of the entire system, as employers will provide the opportunities to individuals on their path to self-sufficiency. Economic development partners assist in the identification of in-demand occupations/industries as well as communicating with Job Center staff to ensure economic

The lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community has never received as much attention as they are right now. Much of this attention is stemming from this population struggling to obtain the same rights given to the remainder of the population. The LGBT community faces many challenges in their personal system, social environment, and then in the public system. In working with the LGBT population, the social worker needs to examine how the individual views themselves, not only through sexual identity, but as an individual. We need to look at the prejudices and condemnation they have encountered which may have led to further uncertainty or confusion.

The Career Services Center offers services on resume writing, which gives WVU students the advantage/benefit of utilizing the most up-to-date knowledge on what and how to write a resume. Not only do students do mock interviews with this office, but Career Services Center has career fairs. The career fairs bring in employers with vacant positions or internships. These potential employment opportunities allow students to hand a potential employer a resume and talk about or do an on-the-spot job interview. Sometimes students are hired right on-the-spot for

Respect goes a long way. Respect does not simply mean that “I am nice to you” or “you are nice to me.” Respect means not seeing others as objects; it means seeing others as people. Respect means understanding the needs, objectives, and challenges of the person other than yourself, adjusting your efforts to help where possible, and following through by measuring that impact to make sure it is helpful. Respect is caring for those around you. When you respect others, care for them, and not have the expectation for them to do the same in return, that is true leadership.

Janice was confronted with problems where she had to make choices on how solve them. The first one concerned Mrs. Wemberly, s/p colon resection who was requesting for attention. Instead of sending Nurse Mark to see the patient, she decided to check on her which actually led to a better outcome after her talk with the patient. This particular instance showed that Janice prioritized and valued her patient first over the schedule meeting with the VP. If Janice didn’t

I work for Lane College as Chief Resource Officer and Assistant to the Dean of Students. The main purpose of the Lane College Career Center is to provide both current and former students of Lane College with the necessary support, skills and resources to assist them with choosing careers and obtaining employment. All students, from freshmen to seniors, are encouraged to utilize this centralized Office for any career or job-related situation or concern. With strong ties to the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, the College’s Mission is to develop the “whole student.” Academic excellence is the institution‘s top priority, and it is achieved through a student-centered and nurturing approach to learning supported by excellent teaching,

2. Supervisory essentials-- How to be a good supervisor and the role it plays in the workforce.

Looking back over the interview with Julie and Jennifer. I believe that I was able to assist them on a consulting basis with the issues they were having. I did not become involved in a personal crisis or try to become a counselor to them. I was acting as a consultant provide possible solutions to issues they were having. Jennifer remembered belly breathing and counting from classes at school to help her calm down when she is upset. I brought up using a peace path, too. These are three ways that she can calm down instead of stomping off and slamming her

Throughout the American workforce there are endless numbers of managers and supervisors who are responsible for supervising and leading workers. Whether it’s a manager of the electronics department in Walmart, or the CEO of Union Pacific, supervisors are tasked with leading their coworkers and managing in an effective manner towards a common end goal. The manager I interviewed for this research assignment was my father, Patrick McDermott. Pat is currently the Supervisor of Customer Service Technology at OPPD, also known as Omaha Public Power District. He has been in this supervisor position for approximately five years, and a lot of what his job entails relates to what we have learned in this management course thus far.

Similar to what we know about therapy, the working alliance between supervisor and supervisee is an essential piece of what would be considered a positive supervisory experience.

Purpose of research: The purpose of this study is to evaluate a hypothetical supervisor’s behaviors. You are being asked to participate in this study because your evaluations of this process are important to our study. The experiment will take approximately 45 minutes of your time and you will receive 2 credit points for your participation. You must be at least 18 years old to participate in this study.

On 2/18/16 Gary and I sat down with Yahiara to review that she was sent home due to unprofessional conduct. Gary explained the reason why the above interaction was unprofessional and they both agreed that there needs to be mutual respect in all interactions in our workplace. The three of us reviewed how the above incident of unprofessional could have been avoided if the conversation was taken to a more private area to be resolved.

Goodwill is a global social services enterprise that offers job training, employment placement services and other community-based programs for people who have disabilities, those who lack education or job experience, and others who face challenges to finding employment. Goodwill Industries is one of the nation’s top five most valuable and recognized nonprofit brands. Goodwill is the leading nonprofit provider of job training programs and career services in the United States and Canada, and its goal is to help people find and keep good jobs.

I met with Ms. Racheal today to discuss goal (G) of her final meeting with the CLC Nurse Manager. We discussed the current reality (R) in that Ms. Rachel was finally able to meet with the Nurse Manager, but the time was limited. However, she was able to explain and share her ideas with the Nurse Mangers. Ms. Rachel only options to meet with the nurse managers was to come to the VA on her off tour which shows her willingness to complete this great project. She explores the option (O) of coming here on her day off to meet with the Nurse Manager (NM) to discuss her project. (W) After meeting with the NM. Ms. Racheal has now scheduled three different dates to give staff in services about how to improve communication during hand- off report between