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Creating a Professional Development PlanExcerpts from presentation by Marcia Elder, as part of Florida Courts Opioids Initiative (FCOI) statewide Webinar held September 4, 2020. See on-demand replay for details and context: use as WORKSHEET as part of recommend post-event exercise.Know Your Outcomes ~ What Do You Want?For the CourtsFor the ClientsFor StakeholdersFor the SystemFor SocietyFor OurselvesSelf-AssessmentIn my current role:How knowledgeable am I on what I most need to know to perform at my best?How do I rate my skills for the current and coming demands?What level of performance am I seeking: Good, Better, Best?How badly do I want to learn?How much time and other resources am I able and willing to commit to Professional Development?Am I open to new approaches?What’s My Learning Attitude? Which of the following do I most relate to? How can a shift in my attitude about learning change what I can accomplish?“I’m too busy doing my job to learn new things.”“I’ll do what’s necessary to meet minimum requirements”.“I understand that the world is changing and I have to learn new things.”OR - Use the power of shifting our words & focus: “I get to learn new things.”“I am an enthusiastic learner committed to staying on top of ways to perform at my best.”“I look for the opportunities to use information and resources for their greatest value.”“I resolve to invest in my court and myself through training and educational activities on a regular/frequent (monthly/weekly/daily) basis.”The Plan: Subject Matter KnowledgeFor the balance of 2020: Why do I want to learn more: What do I most want to learn about:What do I plan to do with what I learn:Subject matter priorities for my learning: Funding that I can commit to this endeavor:Time that I can and will commit:Methods of learning that I will focus on:Others who I will include in the learning process:In the balance of 2020 I will:Attend these events: Read these publications:Watch these videos:Explore or consult these resources:Attend or facilitate these discussion groups:Observe these proceedings: Take these other actions:Write it down and type it up to create your plan.Skill BuildingWhat skills do I have that can be improved upon?What new skills would I benefit from learning?Which skills, if I were better at them, would benefit the courts and court clients and partners the most?Which skills do I most want or need to learn?Which could I get excited about learning?Which do I want to master?What am I willing to do in order to gain this skill? Devote time and energy? Allocate or request budget? Investigate; research & evaluate options? Work extra hours? Be uncomfortable with new subject matters and experiences? Ask others how they learned the skill? Ask permission … or give myself permission?Other actions or attitudes?How can I motivate myself to learn or improve upon the skill? Change my perception; shift the meaning of the experienceObserve the results of others who clearly have it Imagine if you already had it and see in your mind’s eye the new results that can be yours & what they would mean to youMake a commitment to others & invite them to hold you to it Ask for support from others who have the skill Other actionsSkill Examples: Court SpecificMotivational Interviewing Trauma Informed Approach Intervention/management - dealing with counterproductive behaviors in courtroom (outbursts, anger, aggression, lack of cooperation, apparent lying, etc.) Observation & analysis - deciphering potential sources of client issues Summarizing - distilling down key facts, considerations, options; etc. Court technologies – to save time, gain efficiency, reduce stress, etc.Skill Examples: Personal & ProfessionalWhat other new or improved skills would help you serve the courts and clients even better?Organizational abilities?Communications under pressure?Self-Care methods & practices – stress management, self-hypnosis, yoga, other?Mind Mapping – for planning, project management, organizing, efficiency?Transformational Languaging (presented later in program)?Reframing? – changing what things mean & how they’re perceived so we can and will react to them differently, more effectively per our goalsOthers?Personal Traits & Capacity Choose & cultivate those that serve you well. Examples follow.UnderstandingPatienceFlexibilityOptimismEnthusiasmCourageGratitudeWhat would it be like to FEEL more of these each day? The experience can be learned & made habitual … creating an “empowerment habit”The Planning ProcessGoals, objectives, targets, priorities, tasks, action steps all importantAnnual, monthly, weekly & daily plans can reduce stress, save time, accelerate productivity, bring greater fulfillment The power of such plans comes from recording and regularly reviewing themProfessional Development Plans include priorities for gaining knowledge and skills They can also include action for self-care and expansion of personal traits, both of which can greatly affect workplace results.“Believing Is Seeing” ~ Wayne DyerSee itPlan it Write itCommit to itDo itEvaluate itCelebrate itTransformational Languaging Short excerpt:What are your habitual words?What words can you shift … in order to change your experience?Add to Your PlanWhat stepS can you take next?What benefits can you reap?How can those you serve benefit by your actions?How can you find out more?An on-demand recording of the September 4, 2020 workshop is here: . It includes five additional presenters. ................
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