Women and Work: Gender Responsivity and Workforce Development [Satellite/Internet Broadcast]
Publication year:
2008
| Cataloged on:
Apr. 24, 2009
ANNOTATION: Strategies for making women offender workplace development programs more responsive to their clients are explained. This 2-day training program, originally broadcast September 24-25, 2008, will enable participants to: introduce emerging evidence-based gender responsive practices; present information strategies and case management models; introduce career theories and assessment tools; discuss collaborative relationships that support effective reentry; provide answers for the questions asked by women returning to the workforce; discuss how a history of criminal convictions impacts job search efforts; and discuss and present available resources and training options. Specific topics covered include: course introduction; gender responsive principles and strategies; gender matters; what the research says; pathways to offending; know the population; more guiding principles; Women Offender Case Management Model (WOCMM); understanding the women one works with; strengths of female offenders; needs of female offenders; motivational interviewing; relational language; career theories and assessment tools; career rainbow; skills and interests; transitional and social learning theories; impact of criminal convictions; resources; weaving gender responsivity into the fabric of what one does; what is in it for the system and staff; pains of imprisonment; assessment classification and gender responsive tools; examples of best practices; partnerships and pathways; and closing thoughts.