UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL REJUVENATION FAMILY LIVING & YOUTH DEVELOPMENT STATE CONFERENCE VALERIE ADAMS-BASS, PHD THURSDAY NOVEMBER 15 TH, 2012 CHULA VISTA RESORT

COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SYSTEM CommunicateCollaborateConnect V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012

Highly educated professionals Connected to a state system of researchers and educators Connected to a national system of researchers and educators We have a presence in almost all of the communities throughout our state(s) V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012

70/72 counties are projected to experience growth 27/72 will grow faster than the state average of 19.6% St. Croix County fastest growth Milwaukee County most populated Dane County largest increase Wisconsin Demographic Center Department of Administration V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012

22.5% will be children below 18 y/o 61.4% will be adults y/o 13.1% will be adults 65 & over Wisconsin Demographic Center Department of Administration V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012

*Milwaukee Dane Racine Kenosha Rock US Census 2010, V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012

 STEPPING OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012

 Step 1. Acknowledge Where You Are Step 2. Determine What You Would Like to Accomplish Step 3. RESEARCH Step 4. Engage Step 5. Share Step 6. Collaborate V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012

R EAD AS MUCH AS YOU CAN, R EACH OUT TO COMMUNITY LEADERS, R EACH OUT TO R ESEARCHERS AND COLLEAGUES WHO DO WORK WITH OR ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE COMMUNITY YOU WOULD LIKE TO SERVE (W)RITE DOWN WHAT YOU LEARNED R EVIEW YOUR PLAN Out of the Zone R Review V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012

E VALUATE YOUR PLAN. ° HOW DOES WHAT YOU’VE LEARNED MODIFY YOUR ° YOU MAY HAVE TO STEP AWAY FROM YOUR PLAN AND LET IT SIT PLAN? ° STICK WITH IT YOU ARE ON TO SOMETHING GOOD! ° REMAIN EXCITED! Out of the Zone E Edit V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012

S EEK FEEDBACK AND INPUT S TART OR JOIN AN INFORMAL WORK GROUP WITH EXTENSION AND NON-EXTENSION PROFESSIONALS WITH SIMILAR INTERESTS? E XPOSURE – OFFER A GENUINE SMILE Out of the Zone S Exposur e V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012

A LLOW TIME FOR THE COMMUNITY LEVEL RELATIONSHIP TO DEVELOP A CKNOWLEDGE THE WORK OF OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY R EACH OUT TO SEVERAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND LEADERS TO SHARE YOUR PLAN Out of the Zone A R each V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012

C ALL C ALL C ALL-RESPOND TO REQUEST FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION AND ATTENDANCE AT LOCAL EVENTS H ELP OUT Out of the Zone C Help V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012

Out of the Zone V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012 R ead E valuate S eek Feedback E xposure A llow time R each out C all H elp out

ORGANIZATIONWEBSITE National Association of Black Social Workers Society for the Studies of Social Issueshttp:// National Association of Latino Sororities and Fraternities Latino Social Workers Organizationhttp:// Association of Black Psychologisthttp:// Resources for Reaching Diverse Audiences V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012

ORGANIZATIONWEBSAITE Asian American Psychological Association Association for Asian American Studieshttp://aaastudies.org National Indian Education Associationhttp:// American Indian Programhttp://aip.cornell.edu Association of Black Psychologistshttp:// Association for the Study of African American Life and History American Association of University Women Resources for Reaching Diverse Audiences V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012

Community Papers Social Media Places of Worship Websites Community Elders Civil Service Workers United Way Senior Centers Shopping Center Community Centers Radio Stations V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012

. Engage  Share  Collaborate Consider the Community as a Partner! V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012

COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SYSTEM PRACTICE CULTURALLY RELEVANT COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL CONNECTION CommunicateCollaborateConnect V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012

THANK YOU! Valerie N. Adams-Bass, PhD Cornell Cooperative Extension 4-H State Program Leader Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research 202C Beebe Hall Ithaca, NY V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012