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SOFT SKILLS

SOFT SKILLS. The Missing Link in Contemporary Education I. Employment in Decline. Cornell University: http://www.disabilitystatistics.org/reports/acs.cfm?statistic=2. Employment in Decline. Bureau of Labor Statistics: http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf

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SOFT SKILLS

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  1. SOFT SKILLS The Missing Link in Contemporary Education I

  2. Employment in Decline Cornell University: http://www.disabilitystatistics.org/reports/acs.cfm?statistic=2

  3. Employment in Decline Bureau of Labor Statistics: http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf http://www.bls.gov/news.release/disabl.a.htm

  4. The Reach of DoR BFS for CA “factsheet” http://www.rehab.cahwnet.gov/Public/DOR-Fact-Sheets.html Disability Statistics from Cornell University http://www.disabilitystatistics.org/reports/acs.cfm?statistic=1

  5. What Do Employers Want?

  6. What are the Skill Gaps?

  7. Do you think society expects people with disabilities to work?

  8. “I have a disability”

  9. SUCCESS IS: 1. Achieving happiness and life satisfaction2. Giving back to others3. Living a dignified, well-rounded life4. Achieving goals and expectations5. Having meaningful employment6. Establishing economic self-sufficiency7. Mastery of skills (blindness-specific and general life skills)

  10. SUCCESS IS: 1. Achieving happiness and life satisfaction2. Giving back to others3. Living a dignified, well-rounded life4. Achieving goals and expectations5. Having meaningful employment6. Establishing economic self-sufficiency7. Mastery of skills (blindness-specificand general life skills)

  11. FACTORS that contribute to success 1. Role models and mentors2. Positive blind identity3. Membership and participation in a national consumer organization for the blind4. Blindness-specific skills training

  12. FACTORS that contribute to success 5. Strong work ethic6. Problem-solving and critical thinking skills7. Internal traits and characteristics8. Active learning9. Goal setting

  13. FACTORS that contribute to success 10. Early expectations and encouragement from family and friends11. Experience of success12. Social skills13. Fear of failure

  14. What Do Employers Want?

  15. And Soft Skills Means…

  16. Zone of Control

  17. Zone of Control Critical Thinking

  18. Zone of Control Critical Thinking Work Ethic

  19. Zone of Control Critical Thinking Work Ethic Social Rapport

  20. Zone of Control Critical Thinking Work Ethic Social Rapport Collaboration

  21. Zone of Control Critical Thinking • Common Sense • Time Management • Problem Solving • Work Ethic • Presence • Trustworthiness • Commitment to Work • Unsupervised Behavior • Commitment to Growth • Professional Boundaries • Social Rapport • Emotional Projection • Physical Projection • Reception & Interpretation • Differentiated Communication • Collaboration • Teamwork • Communication

  22. Zone of Control Critical Thinking • Common Sense • Time Management • Problem Solving • Work Ethic • Presence • Trustworthiness • Commitment to Work • Unsupervised Behavior • Commitment to Growth • Professional Boundaries • Social Rapport • Emotional Projection • Physical Projection • Reception & Interpretation • Differentiated Communication • Collaboration • Teamwork • Communication

  23. Zone of Control Critical Thinking • Common Sense • Time Management • Problem Solving • Work Ethic • Presence • Trustworthiness • Commitment to Work • Unsupervised Behavior • Commitment to Growth • Professional Boundaries • Social Rapport • Emotional Projection • Physical Projection • Reception & Interpretation • Differentiated Communication • Collaboration • Teamwork • Communication

  24. Zone of Control Critical Thinking • Common Sense • Time Management • Problem Solving • Work Ethic • Presence • Trustworthiness • Commitment to Work • Unsupervised Behavior • Commitment to Growth • Professional Boundaries • Social Rapport • Emotional Projection • Physical Projection • Reception & Interpretation • Differentiated Communication • Collaboration • Teamwork • Communication

  25. Hard Skills -A skill used to perform a singular task. Soft Skills -An interrelated set of learnable skills that allow people to work together effectively.

  26. Implications • Soft Skills Can be defined (and should be) • The conceptual model is an attempt to bring common language to the discussion • The skills are learnable, not inherent characteristics • We can map and influence educational curricula…

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