School: After Hours

If you hit a "glass ceiling " in your career, know there are other options. In this episode, we talk with Amy Brady & Lana Hailemariam about their career journey in OST and how they went from being educators and program developers in OST to coaching the practitioners in OST.  

You'll hear us talk about:

• Identifying your skillset and owning your uniqueness
• Linking personal development to  professional development 
• The importance of developing Out-of-School-Time workers
• The ideas that created their organization StandUp and their e-learning platform The Flourish Lab
• and much much more

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Link
Stand Up Website
standupteam.org

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In this episode, Yolanda breaks down the importance of establishing mental health practices for professionals in the workplace and how supervisors can help. 

We discuss:

• What is mental health and why it's important
• Steps professionals can take to protect their mental health
• Setting boundaries for your work
• Strategies organizations can use to incorporate mental health practices
• What to include in a self-care plan
• and much more

Click here to listen to another episode with Yolanda Hall.  This episode is about using mindfulness with young people to deal with trauma. 

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Sometimes, you have to do things differently to have a better outcome. In this episode, we talk to mental health professional Ticeses Teasley about seeing an unfulfilled need in mental health services for youth and families;  and how she created an afterschool program and business to address those needs she saw in the community. 

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If you knew then what you know now, what would you have done differently in your career? In this episode, I talk about the 5 things I would have done differently in my career to have a better life experience as well as a better work experience. 

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In this episode, I talk with the founder of Nu Collar Solutions, LLC. , Curtis Hall, about the importance of mentorship for our young men of color. He also shares his experience as a mentee and how those relationships inspired him to form a youth coaching service for young men in the tri-city area. 

Join the conversation as we discuss:   

• Investing in youth today
• Teaching emotional intelligence to young men
• Lack of neighborhood role models
• Influence of the 8 pillars of power and more

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After a holiday break,  student behavior can be a challenge. In this solo episode, I share techniques I use to refocus my students after a long break. 

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In this episode, we talk with, Andrew Jordan Nance, the author of the bestselling  book "Puppy Mind" about his journey with mindfulness, becoming an author, and building a mindfulness program for youth in the San Francisco area.  Andrew also gives us some tips on how to use mindfulness with youth and what resources to use if you want to introduce mindfulness to your grogram.  


Books by Andrew Jordan Nance

Puppy Mind
The Lion In Me
The Barefoot King
Mindful Arts in the Classroom

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In this episode, we talk with Teen Life Coach, Yolanda Hall about the effects of trauma on our youth and how afterschool programs can use mindfulness to help students self-regulate during times of high stress.

 We also discuss:

•  the different responses to trauma (fight, flight, or freeze) 
• how to help a student that's showing signs of trauma
• where to find resources on trauma informed care training 
• and using mindfulness techniques as a coping strategy to deal with trauma

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How do you balance the responsibilities of family, the highs and lows of being an OST professional, a personal life, and staying highly active in the community? This week for our second Afterschool Experiences episode, we talk to someone who has done just that! In the guest seat this week is Kai Banks, the Youth Innovation director at Storefront Richmond. She has managed a juggling act like few others. Join us as we discuss Kai's life as a mother, and a professional, while continuously improving her community.

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In today's episode, we'll be talking about some things that students and parents can do to prepare for the transition from high school to college.  We'll also touch base on some alternative options seniors could look into, if they did not want to pursue a  four-year degree.

Resource for International Students

Global Scholarships
https://globalscholarships.com/

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