Self-Directed Essential Skills for New Supervisors
Completed on Sep. 15, 2010--On Sept. 15, 2010, NIC will be broadcasting this live, interactive, 3-hour event via satellite and Internet streaming.
Overview
Making the transition from line staff to supervisor calls for developing new skills and competencies as well as making a major shift in mindset from doing one’s own work to supervising the work of others. The newly developed DVD series curriculum from the National Institute of Corrections, titled Self-Directed Essential Skills for New Supervisors, helps fill the gap and focuses on core competencies for supervisors, including developing personal and professional goals, demonstrating leadership, problem solving, critical thinking, decisionmaking, managing conflict, coaching, counseling, providing discipline, and encouraging staff performance.
Objectives
Examining the personal and professional competencies needed to fulfill the role of a supervisor, including skills in management and leadership, problem solving and critical thinking, communication (oral, written, voicemail, and e-mail), and active listening and responding. Assessing personal and professional goals that can be applied to a work setting. Demonstrating how to select a mentor to assist in one’s development as a supervisor.
Audience
This event is open to anyone who is interested. The following groups are strongly encouraged to participate:
- All correctional trainers
- Directors of training
- Jail trainers
- Community corrections trainers
- Prison trainers
- New supervisors
- Training supervisors
- Those who plan to take on the role of a supervisor
This program does not have a video.