Director's Seminar Series 2014

Coming this January and March .......

Allowing yourself to Lead:  Voices from the Field

Date: January 24, 2014
Time: 10:00 - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Middletown, CT
Panelists:Michele Rulnick, CEO Northern Middlesex YMCA; Tracey Lay, Director, School Age Programs & Development Services, EDUCATION CONNECTION; Carol James, Childcare Director, West Haven Community House

The field of after school is rapidly changing as the academic, social, and emotional well-being of children and youth has become central in the education and health sectors. Adaptive leadership is a core competency Directors and Site Supervisors need in order for your program to thrive and contribute to these conversations at the local level. This interactive panel session will feature leaders from the field that have seen change and professionalization of the field over time. They will share examples of their leadership journey in the field of after school and expanded learning and how they have adapted to changing programmatic demands, rose to challenges, and were able to see failures as opportunities

For registration information, click here.

Stress Management and Improving Relationships


Date: March 28, 2014
Time: 9:00 - 1:15 p.m.
Location: Windsor, CT
Presenter: Michele Stewart Copes, MS, M.S.W. Consultant for The Connecticut After School Network


Morning Workshop: Stress Management and Improving Relationships In this workshop participants will learn to identify common signs of stress in themselves, co-workers and family members. They will become familiar with the causes of stress and learn skills and strategies to reduce personal stress and be better able to help others and themselves navigate the needed relationships that create low-turnover, high-quality after school and expanded learning programs. This process will prompt a dialogue and a brainstorm of options to be able to improve relationships that may be impacted by stress.

Followed by Lunch Seminar: Strengths-Based Planning This lunch seminar will discuss the use of the Holistic Strengths Model to conduct strengths based planning for youth and their families. Participants will learn how to utilize the Theory of Change for a continuous quality improvement process and will develop awareness and skills in the following areas:

• Identification of Strengths, Needs and Culture.
• The Development of a Strengths, Needs & Culture Discovery within the Wraparound Process.
• Reframing Problems & Challenges into Needs.
• Basic Steps in Developing a Strengths Based Plan
• The Eight Youth Developmental Needs

For registration information, click here.