Transcript Workplace Issues Clinic - ADHD Coaches Organization

Workplace Issues Clinic:
Panel Discussion on all aspects of Career
Choices/Job Concerns with ADHD
ACO Conference, May 2014
Wilma Fellman, M.Ed., LPC & Victoria Roche, MSW, PCC
Agenda
Bring your workplace questions to this session!
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Introduction of Wilma and Victoria
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Career/Workplace issues with ADHD Clients: Overview
A. Young adults making initial career choices
B. Mature adults transitioning (adjustments) for positive or negative reasons
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Q & A with panel members on all things career/job-related with ADHD.
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Participants will receive a summary of “Workplace Issues Remedy
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Workplace Issues Remedy Highlights
Resources for ADHD Coaches to use regarding Workplace Issues:
Career Assessments: High School & College Students
• www.assessment.com MAPP-Motivational Appraisal of Personal
Potential- Interest survey
• http://www.careeronestop.org
• Campbell Interest & Skill Survey
• www.Careercruising.com
• CDM-Career Decision Making: Level 2 (High School)
• Skills Confidence Inventory
• College Major Interest Inventory
• Strong Interest Inventory
• www.skillscan.net (assessment of motivational skills)
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Career Assessments: High School & College Students (Con’t)
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www.careeru.com Rewarding Experiences Assessment
Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Personality Inventory
www.careerdesignguide.com
www.elevateyourcareer.com (includes values, skills, and
interest inventories)
• www.rileyguide.com/assess.html
• www.focuscareer2.com
• www.kuderjourney.com
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Career Development Resources for Students, New Graduates & Young Professionals
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Experience.com
Give a Grad a Go
Indeed.com
Internships.com
InternMatch
InternQueen
InternSushi –
JibberJabber – manage your job search and optimize your network.
JobBook
LifeAfterCollege
Lindsay Pollack – author of Getting from College to Career: The Essential Guide to Succeeding in the Real World.
LinkedIn
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Career Development Resources for Students, New Graduates & Young Professionals
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Monster.com – one of the oldest job search sites
New Grad Life
ResumeWriterInk
Riley Guide
Salary.com – information about what jobs pay
Simply Hired – Google like search engine for jobs
Skillspages.com
Tweetmyjobs – free for job seekers. Get alerts through Twitter, email or text.
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Career Assessments
Career Portrait: www.careerportrait.com
Motivational Appraisal of Personal Potential (MAPP) www.assessment.com
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Standardized Interest Tests
Campbell Interest & skills
Career Assessment Inventory
Kuder General Interest survey
Strong Interest survey
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Personality
Myers Briggs
California Psychological Inventory
Occupational Stress Inventory
Personality Research Form
16 PF Personal Career Development Profile
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Aptitude Tests
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ACT Career Planning Program
Highlands Ability Battery: www.highlandsco.com (measures natural abilities)
Apticom
DAT-Differential Aptitude Test
Guilford-Zimmerman Aptitude Survey
Occupational Aptitude Survey & Interest Schedule-2 (OASIS)
General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB)
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Strengths Assessments
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VIA Signature Strengths- www.authentichappiness.com or www.viacharacher.org
Strengthsfinder2.0 www.strengthsfinder.com
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Additional General Workplace Issues Resources:
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Job Accommodation Network for ADHD: http://askjan.org/media/adhd.html
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Occupational Outlook Handbook: http://www.bls.gov/ooh/
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O*Net: http://www.onetonline.org
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Finding A Career That Works For You, by Wilma Fellman, M.Ed., LPC
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Workplace Questionnaire: (See below)
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What You Need to Know About the Americans with Disabilities Act
The Americans with Disabilities Act includes ADHD as a disability. Find out what it means for you
http://www.additudemag.com/web/article/674.html
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CSST: Career Services Specialist Training: A 6 week, Distance Learning Class for ADHD Coaches to gain career
development/career issues skills for working with clients. Partnership with The Edge Foundation. Trainers:
Wilma Fellman, M.Ed., LPC and Victoria Roche, MSW, PCC. Call Denise von Pressentin at Edge: 206-632-9497.
Classes are offered in January, June and October.