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Reaching Incarcerated Youth: Creating Partnerships to serve to
Serve Justice Involved participantsPresented by:
Candy E. Price-Winnick, youth career development specialist, Employment & Training Inc.PA CareerLink Huntingdon County
Background● Introductions● Career Development Education Series overview● Location background
○ Trough Creek State Park○ Youth Forestry Camp #3
Background
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Background
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Background
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Background● Introductions● Career Development Education Series overview● Location background
○ Trough Creek State Park○ Youth Forestry Camp #3
● Genesis of program implementation
Partners● Employment & Training Inc.● Youth Forestry Camp #3 Corrections Staff● Youth Forestry Camp #3/TIU 11 Educational Staff● Office of Vocational Rehabilitation● PA Department of Human Services Bureau of Juvenile Justice
Services Pennsylvania Academic, Career, and Technical Training (PACTT)
Funding● TANF Youth Development Programs (TANF YDP)
○ Qualified participants○ Prioritization of service○ Participant incentives
Program Components/Eligibility● Qualified (eligible) participants● 14 WIOA Youth Elements● PA Department of Education Career Education and Work Academic
Standards
Curriculum/Delivery● Material is presented in six, one-hour sessions
○ Typical Career Development Education Series is nine, 45-minute sessions○ Material for YFC has been edited to reflect needs of youth and material presented
as part of TIU education○ E&T personnel: Youth counselor, human resources specialist○ Camp personnel: Youth development counselor/transitional services coordinator,
facility director, adjudicated youth education programs consultant
Curriculum/Delivery● Session 1
○ Program expectations and attendance policy○ Information regarding program stipend○ Questionnaire for each youth○ Final presentation requirements○ Employment readiness pre-test○ Skills identification/Career Pathways identification
■ O*NET interest profiler based on Holland Code (RAISEC) test○ Labor market discussion
Curriculum/Delivery● Session 2
○ Conflict resolution skills■ Getting along with difficult supervisors/people
○ Communication in the workplace and at home○ Goal setting○ Planning○ Résumé building○ PACareerLink.pa.gov overview○ O*NETOnline.org overview
Curriculum/Delivery● Session 3
○ Completing job applications■ Includes generic application
○ Résumé review/building○ Cover letter building○ Application word meaning quiz○ Post-secondary education/post-release options
■ Including apprenticeship and entrepreneurship
Curriculum/Delivery● Session 4
○ Social media footprint■ Social media etiquette■ Copyright/fair use
○ Value skills (What are employers looking for)○ Reading and understanding a pay stub
■ Payroll deductions
Curriculum/Delivery● Session 5
○ Introduction to OVR○ Interview tools and tips○ Foundation Skills Framework
■ Elevator pitch○ Budgeting○ Employment knowledge True/False quiz
Curriculum/Delivery● Session 6
○ Professional presentations
Curriculum/Delivery● Follow-up session
○ Stipends/certificates
