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"Being Your Own Fierce Self Advocate" 1(h) 1(m)

Supervisor approval required prior to enrollment.

Advocate - a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy or person.

Are you prepared to advocate for yourself at work, or are you unsure how to seize opportunities and overcome challenges? In this course Selena Rezvani gets you equipped and ready to be your own self-advocate. Learn how to amplify your voice by being prepared for obvious and less obvious scenarios. Discover how to recognize opportunities to back yourself. Find out how to rebalance the dynamics of a conversation when you are being demeaned or diminished. Selena shares how you can get the respect you deserve while maintaining a reputation as a positive team player. She provides techniques you can use to make your strengths visible, ensure your credibility is known, and ultimately reduce blockers to your success.

Learning Objectives:

• Standing up for yourself every day
• Identifying advocacy opportunities
• Overcoming blockers to your ideas
• Leveraging your network
• Leveling power dynamics
• Demonstrating your expertise
• Using silence intentionally
• Setting clear boundaries
• Making your strengths visible

The course can be paused and will be bookmarked at the last place completed when you return.

Disclaimer:

The information contained in the multimedia content and resources/handouts posted represents the views and opinions of the original creators of the content and does not necessarily represent the views, procedures or policies of the Oklahoma Metropolitan Library System. If you have questions or need clarity please contact your supervisor, Learning and Development or Human Resources.

This course will provide you with an overview of some of the library’s most popular and useful electronic resources. If you have an idea of what we offer but want more experience using our databases, this course will give you hands-on practice searching 13 of our databases. You will walk away with more confidence in accessing and using our electronic resources.

• Download and Stream (Informational)
  • Overdrive
  • Hoopla
  • Kanopy
• Online Learning (Informational)
  • Mango
  • Lynda.com
  • Learning Express
  • HelpNow
• Research (Hands-on)
  • Discovery Service and Article Search
  • Explora
  • Issues & Controversies
  • Science Online
  • Mitchell ProDemand
  • Auto Repair Source
  • Ancestry.com
  • Mergent Intellect
  • ReferenceUSA
  • NewsBank
  • Consumer Reports
  • Career Cruising
  • JobNow

Fifteen (15) workshops are available in EduBrite with Supervisor approval.

is being offered on 01/23/20 @ NW

• Prepare for supervising Summer Reading Volunteers. Each participant will learn, practice, and create what the need for their location as part of the training.

Enrollment through EduBrite

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Facilitator: Heidi Port

Adult Volunteer Basics is being offered on 01/30/20 @ VI.

• Participants will understand the processes necessary to engage and supervise adult volunteers and ensure a positive experience for customers, volunteers and staff. Participants will discuss why we utilize volunteers and what value they add to our libraries, as well as what tasks are appropriate for volunteers.

Enrollment through EduBrite

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Facilitator: Heidi Port

Child Development Training is being offered at BE on

February 20th, 2020.

Dr. Jane Humphries has had many years of experience in the field of human development and early childhood education. A known professional in Oklahoma, she has served as a child care director of an NAEYC® accredited program, consultant, child and parenting specialist, adjunct instructor, researcher, program administrator of government programs supporting children in the state of Oklahoma, and co-author of articles featured in Child Care Information Exchange®. Her latest book, A Fighting Chance: Supporting Young Children Through Disruptive Change, co-authored with Kari Rains, utilizes case studies to illustrate what disruptive change can look like, and it covers a variety of types of disruptive change, including homelessness, incarceration, multiple parent relationships, and more.

Enrollment through EduBrite

Seek supervisor approval