Combining Access and Motivational Interviewing Strategies with Young Adults Andy Gilles M.S. Youth Transition Program Salem Keizer School District

Overview O Project Access website and materials O O Rehabilitation counseling background O Intern at South Salem O Motivational Interviewing O Person Centered with a “drive” O Questions a good thing?

Overview cont… O Two different focuses O Personal, hi how are you, lets learn about you O General career goals O Personal O First several meetings O Get to know student stage. Relationship building O General career goals O And we mean GENERAL

Meeting stages O Initial introduction to YTP O First meeting O Rock vs Feather. Homework: ME scale O Second meeting O Review ME scale. Card Sort. HW Self Esteem and career readiness inventories O Third meeting O Review Self Esteem test and inventories O Introduce the employment aspect HW CCS

Meeting stages cont… O Fourth meeting O Review Career characteristics with Card Sort O Homework research potential employment sites O Fifth meeting O Review homework and evaluate O Finished?????

First meeting O Rock vs Feather O Observe how the student answers/struggles O lemotional/socialskills/ACT%20Rock%20or%20Fe ather%20DONE.pdf O Your turn O Fill it out with how you perceive yourself O Great team building…or if you disagree, team wrecking

First meeting cont… O Offers good insight O Non verbal communication…observe O Homework O ME scale O Monthly comparison

Second meeting O Review ME scale O SW%20A%20ME%20Scale.pdf O Any disability disconnect? O Disability awareness #14 O People with disabilities get good jobs after high school. O a. Yes O b. I think so O c. Not sure O d. No O Strengths and Weaknesses in and out of school

Second Meeting cont… O Card Sort O Student fills in the definition of values, strengths, and roadblocks O 10 values, 5 roadblocks, 5 strengths. Important to end with strengths, that whole positive mind stuff O Students’ definition of cards, not yours. O Revisit in a month to see if they change O Homework O Self Esteem test and readiness inventories

Third meeting O Review Inventories O Gives insight to what the student might see as potential issues O Self esteem test O ment/d.%20Self%20Esteem%20Test%20%20SH.pdf O Rapport is crucial O Transition from personal to career

Third meeting cont… O Homework O Career Characteristics sheet O What are the characteristics of the students ideal job? O What does a horrible job look like? O Interaction time O Do your ideal characteristics match your current job? O Do you horrible characteristics match?

Fourth meeting O Review Career characteristics sheet O Compare characteristics with values from Card Sort O Great place for initial job ideas O Homework O 5 places to match those characteristics O Pick up an application and complete

Fifth meeting O Look at 5 places of employment O Great conversation starter on employment O Potential Informational interview/job shadow site O Practical applications O Application O Great first look at how the student’s skills O Resume and Master application discussion

Things to remember O To each their own O Each student has their own pace O The student has their own values, strengths and roadblocks O An adult who listens O Questions can be good after all it seems O Daily check in sheet O At the beginning of each meeting O Helps determine the mindset of the student

Questions? O Anyone?