OCTAE Connection Flash Edition
October 15, 2018
Date: Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018
Time: 2–3:30 p.m. EST
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From host WorkforceGPS’s
website:
Substance abuse, in particular
opioid misuse and addiction, is a national epidemic. Last year, drug overdoses killed about 72,000
Americans, according to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
Workforce development
professionals must gain a greater awareness of the issue and its impact on
participants and employer partners as well as on workforce service
delivery. Join the U.S.
Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration and the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration
in this webinar to discuss federal efforts to support communities in addressing
these challenges. Participants will
learn about the Screening, Brief Intervention,
and Referral to Treatment
approach to the delivery of early intervention and treatment for people with
substance use disorders and those at risk of developing these disorders.
Key personnel who should attend
this webinar include program directors or managers, program coordinators, case
managers, outreach and recruitment coordinators, supportive services personnel,
and other personnel who work directly with participants.
Presenters:
Walker Reed Forman,
lead public health advisor,
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration
Holly Hagle, co-director, ATTC (Addiction
Technology Transfer Center) Network Coordinating Office; co-director ATTC
STR-TA (State Targeted Response-Technical Assistance) grant; assistant research
professor, Collaborative to Advance Health Services, School of Nursing and
Health Studies,/ University of Missouri-Kansas City
Pat McNeil, associate director,
Substance Use Intervention, YouthBuild USA
David Clauss, program director,
YouthBuild Austin, American YouthWorks, Inc.
Moderator:
Amanda Ahlstrand, administrator, Office of Workforce
Investment, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
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Date: Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018
Time: 4–5 p.m. EST
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From host WorkforceGPS’s
website:
Due to varying learning styles, work
experiences, and family obligations, adults reentering the classroom have
different needs, commitments, and priorities than traditional students. For institutions serving adults learners,
understanding the appropriate strategies to support them is critical. This webinar will explore a number of
adult-focused strategies, including hands-on or work-based learning,
accelerated developmental education, credit for prior learning, and wrap-around
student supports. College staff from
three states will share their experiences in implementing these strategies,
funded by the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training
(TAACCCT) program.
Mississippi contextualizes and
accelerates developmental education through its Mississippi
Integrated Basic Education Skills and Training (MI-BEST) program, designed to
increase the ability of adults to obtain college credentials.
South Central College’s Minnesota
Advanced Manufacturing Partnership Project (MNAMP), creates work-based learning opportunities,
offers credit for prior learning, and provides additional services to help
adult students work while completing their degrees.
Chaffey
College’s InTech
(Industrial Technical Learning) Center
offers both in-class and hands-on instruction, as well as a dedicated job
placement specialist, to provide access to career opportunities in a wide array
of fields.
This webinar is part of the Innovations Leading to Career
Success Webinar Series,
which showcases strategies and resources developed by community colleges that
are of broad interest to educational institutions engaged in career-focused
education and training. Upcoming webinar topics include building education and
employer partnerships, developing sustainable student support systems, increasing
employer engagement, and more. The colleges featured in this webinar and
throughout the series are grantees of the TAACCCT grant
program, a collaboration of the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S.
Department of Education.
Presenters:
Matthew
Cloud,
assistant professor and department chair, School of Information Technology, Ivy
Tech Community College of Indiana
Anne
Kamps,
dean of learning solutions, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Moderators:
Cheryl
Martin, program manager, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training
Administration
Erin
Berg, community
college program specialist, U.S. Department of Education, Office of Career,
Technical, and Adult Education
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