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Strengths Insight Newsletter

Here's the most recent Strengths Insight Newsletter. To catch on up best practice programs and the current development calendar...click here

Events

Strengths 201, 202, 203, 204

July 23, 2012 at 9am to August 10, 2012 at 5pm – online, training

Hope, Engagement & Wellbeing

August 27, 2012 at 9am to September 21, 2012 at 5pm – online, training

Judy Williams and the team at Nova Scotia Community College have created a new video describing their recent StrengthsQuest pilot. See how a portfolio institution approaches strengths. A featured video.

Forum

Presenters at the Strengths in Education Conference, please upload your ppt slides here. 12 Replies

Started by Paula Wilhelm. Last reply by Paula Wilhelm Feb 17.

Job Description

Started by Chris Jachimowicz Sep 13, 2011.

"Strengths" examples for students 4 Replies

Started by Chris Jachimowicz. Last reply by Chris Jachimowicz Aug 10, 2011.

Strengths in Community: Why Knowing Yourself is Only the Beginning

Started by Natasha Chapman Jul 2, 2011.

SIEC 2011: Strengths Development for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder 1 Reply

Started by Jennifer Gotuaco. Last reply by Christy Khan Jun 16, 2011.

Videos

Jason Lu talks about his experience with The Placement Exchange

Added by Mark Pogue

Linda Pasto, Professor of Nursing TC3

Added by Mark Pogue

Sir Ken Robinson

Added by Mark Pogue

Groups

Strengths and the nontra…

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Community College

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Student Affairs

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Building a Strengths-Based Campus, One Person at a Time

Here is the full article that appears in the September Strengths Insights newsletter: Building_a_Strengths-Based_Campus_One_Person_at_a_Time.pdf

Career Choices are Life Choices, Melodie Cameron, San Jose State University

Here are all the supplemental documents that Melodie provided for her article that appeared in the August Strengths Insights.

Writing_a_Strengths_Based_Cover_Letter.pdf

Understanding_Strengths_Sample_Job_Description_and_Cover_Letter.pdf

Job_Description_Through_a_StrengthsBased_Lens.pdf

SQ week5_Strengths_Based_Interviewing.pdf

SQ week 2_Starting_Resume_Development.pdf

San_Jose_State_University_--_Career_Choices_Are_Life_Choices.pdf

Strengths Hope and Career

Here's a conversation recorded with Sara at the Placement Exchange in 2010. She describes how she used her strengths effectively in job interviews and in the process provided examples of two components of high hope. Pathways thinking...the perceived capacity to find routes to your goals, and agency thinking...the motivation to use those routes.

Florida Opportunity Scholars Program (University of Florida), Leslie Pendleton

Director of the Opportunity Scholars Program at the University of Florida, Leslie Pendleton. Describes the passion she has for her students and their success, and the role strengths plays in helping students achieve their goals.

Building_Confidence_and_Strength.pdf