Health and Human Services Professional Development

Sup, Doc? Approaching Professionals At Conferences the Right Way by   Jeremy Kanter, Guest Author   on   October 18, 2013   I attended my first national conferences last year for professional organizations in my field, The National Council on Family Relations and The Association of Family & Conciliation Courts. I had worked with a few professors, and our conference proposals were accepted. I was stoked because 1 – I got free trips to California and Arizona, 2 – I was excited to present my research and learn from other research presentations (yes, I am a dork), and 3 – I knew I would be applying for graduate schools this year and these conferences would be a great opportunity to network with students and professors at other Universities! At the same time, I had no idea what to do with myself.  So, I talked to my professors and other mentors about what I should wear, how I should approach others at the conferences, and how I could make the most out of my ...

Positive Psychology for Your Career and Daily Routines by   Jinwen Ye   on   January 19, 2015 Once an interviewer asked Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar, “what is the WOW factor in Positive Psychology that our readers don’t know?” His simple response was, “If there is a wow, the wow is that there is no wow.” I have been inspired by many of his positive psychology videos.  I’ve included one of my favorites and summarized some of the research he discussed in the infographic   here . I found some of these tips to be particularly valuable as I was reflecting on my own behaviors and goals. As you are beginning your semester, setting your goals, or refining your New Years resolutions, perhaps you will find some of these tips valuable too! *Originally posted on the Career Skillet website (Permission granted by Jill Bowers).