Bringing Yourself to Work A Guide to Successful Staff Development in after-School Programs

Name: Bringing Yourself to Work A Guide to Successful Staff Development in after-School Programs
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ISBN: 9780807744260

ISBN-10: 0807744263

ISBN-13: 9780807744260

Edition: 2004

Authors: Michelle Seligson, Patricia Jahoda Stahl, Patrici Stahl

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This professional development text aims to help directors and staff to create healthier learning environments for children and youth in after-school programs.

Book details

List price: $30.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Publication date: 11/30/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 112
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.75" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments



Bringing Yourself to Work


A Model for Change in After-School Care


Building from a Foundation


How This Book Is Organized



Becoming More Self-Aware


The Importance of Emotional Intelligence


What Is Emotional Intelligence Comprised Of?


Self-Awareness: It All Starts with You


What Is Self-Awareness?


What Self-Awareness Is Not


Why Is Self-Awareness Important?


Why Is Self-Awareness Important in an After-School Setting?


For Further Reading


Next Steps: Increasing Your Capacity to Become More Self-Aware



Building Relationships


The Importance of Relationships and Connection


What Is Relational Ability?


Making a Connection


The Benefits of Connection


What Do Healthy Relationships Look Like?


The Opposite of Connection: Disconnection


How Power Can Cause Disconnections


The Connectors: People with a Gift for Building Relationships


The Five Good Things


For Further Reading


Next Steps: Increasing Your Capacity to Be in Relationship with Others



Being a Member of a Group


Your Role as a Team Member


We're All in This Together


Your Impact on the Group


What Makes a Good Team Member?


The Group's Effect on You


Looking at Your Group


Thinking About Group Dynamics


What Are the Characteristics of a Successful After-School Group?


You and Your Group: Finding the Right Fit


For Further Reading


Next Steps: Increasing Your Capacity to See Yourself as a Member of a Group



Making Change Happen in Your Program


Working to Change


The Next Step Is Yours



Self Assessment Tool


Notes


Index


About the Authors