UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL REJUVENATION FAMILY LIVING & YOUTH DEVELOPMENT STATE CONFERENCE VALERIE ADAMS-BASS, PHD THURSDAY NOVEMBER 15 TH , 2012 CHULA VISTA RESORT Expanding Your Reach; Stepping Out of (Y)Our Comfort Zone
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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL REJUVENATION
FAMILY LIVING & YOUTH DEVELOPMENT STATE CONFERENCE VALERIE
ADAMS-BASS, PHD THURSDAY NOVEMBER 15 TH, 2012 CHULA VISTA
RESORT
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COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SYSTEM CommunicateCollaborateConnect
V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012
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Highly educated professionals Connected to a state system of
researchers and educators Connected to a national system of
researchers and educators We have a presence in almost all of the
communities throughout our state(s) V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012
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70/72 counties are projected to experience growth 27/72 will
grow faster than the state average of 19.6% St. Croix County
fastest growth Milwaukee County most populated Dane County largest
increase Wisconsin Demographic Center Department of Administration
www.doa.state.wi.us V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012
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22.5% will be children below 18 y/o 61.4% will be adults 18-64
y/o 13.1% will be adults 65 & over Wisconsin Demographic Center
Department of Administration www.doa.state.wi.us V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD
2012
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*Milwaukee Dane Racine Kenosha Rock US Census 2010,
http://www.census.gov V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012
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STEPPING OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012
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Step 1. Acknowledge Where You Are Step 2. Determine What You
Would Like to Accomplish Step 3. RESEARCH Step 4. Engage Step 5.
Share Step 6. Collaborate V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012
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R EAD AS MUCH AS YOU CAN, R EACH OUT TO COMMUNITY LEADERS, R
EACH OUT TO R ESEARCHERS AND COLLEAGUES WHO DO WORK WITH OR ARE
FAMILIAR WITH THE COMMUNITY YOU WOULD LIKE TO SERVE (W)RITE DOWN
WHAT YOU LEARNED R EVIEW YOUR PLAN Out of the Zone R Review
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E VALUATE YOUR PLAN. HOW DOES WHAT YOUVE LEARNED MODIFY YOUR
YOU MAY HAVE TO STEP AWAY FROM YOUR PLAN AND LET IT SIT PLAN? STICK
WITH IT YOU ARE ON TO SOMETHING GOOD! REMAIN EXCITED! Out of the
Zone E Edit V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012
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S EEK FEEDBACK AND INPUT S TART OR JOIN AN INFORMAL WORK GROUP
WITH EXTENSION AND NON-EXTENSION PROFESSIONALS WITH SIMILAR
INTERESTS? E XPOSURE OFFER A GENUINE SMILE Out of the Zone S
Exposur e V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012
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A LLOW TIME FOR THE COMMUNITY LEVEL RELATIONSHIP TO DEVELOP A
CKNOWLEDGE THE WORK OF OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY R EACH OUT TO
SEVERAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND LEADERS TO SHARE YOUR PLAN Out of the
Zone A R each V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012
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C ALL C ALL C ALL-RESPOND TO REQUEST FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION AND
ATTENDANCE AT LOCAL EVENTS H ELP OUT Out of the Zone C Help
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Out of the Zone V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012 R ead E valuate S eek
Feedback E xposure A llow time R each out C all H elp out
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ORGANIZATIONWEBSITE National Association of Black Social
Workers http://www.nabsw.org Society for the Studies of Social
Issueshttp://www.spssi.org National Association of Latino
Sororities and Fraternities http://www.nalfo.org Latino Social
Workers Organizationhttp://www.socialworkers.org Association of
Black Psychologisthttp://www.abpsi.org. Resources for Reaching
Diverse Audiences V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012
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ORGANIZATIONWEBSAITE Asian American Psychological Association
https://aapaonline.org Association for Asian American
Studieshttp://aaastudies.org National Indian Education
Associationhttp://www.niea.org American Indian
Programhttp://aip.cornell.edu Association of Black
Psychologistshttp://www.abpsi.org Association for the Study of
African American Life and History http://asalh.org American
Association of University Women http://www.aauw.org. Resources for
Reaching Diverse Audiences V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012
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Community Papers Social Media Places of Worship Websites
Community Elders Civil Service Workers United Way Senior Centers
Shopping Center Community Centers Radio Stations V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD
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. Engage Share Collaborate Consider the Community as a Partner!
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COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SYSTEM PRACTICE CULTURALLY RELEVANT
COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL CONNECTION
CommunicateCollaborateConnect V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012
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THANK YOU! Valerie N. Adams-Bass, PhD Cornell Cooperative
Extension 4-H State Program Leader Bronfenbrenner Center for
Translational Research 202C Beebe Hall Ithaca, NY 14852
607.255.7958 [email protected] V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012