Building Pathways to a Brighter Future

Instructors and the HPOG Puzzle Charles Thompson, M.Ed. Elizabeth Patterson, BSc, RT(R), RDMS Edmonds Community College Building Pathways to a Brighter Future

Instructor Involvement In the CATCH/HPOG Puzzle Understanding – The barriers of povertyDon’t punish crisis teach crisis management Communication – Constant and Consistent Early Alert and Frequent CATCH faculty/support staff meetings Coordination – All on the same page Use common model for teaching crisis management Career Focus – It is all about the futureIntegrating career soft skills throughout curriculum

Understanding See poverty as a diversity issue —Don’t punish crisis “Understand people act and communicate differently when they are in the war zone of poverty. They are responding appropriately to their context” “Suspend judgment—Understand the structural causes of poverty and how to support communities in developing solutions from within.” Donna Beegle, Communication Across Barriers, www.combarriers.com

Communication • Use of Early Alert communication • Frequent meetings with Support staff and Faculty • Online model requires greater instructor availability and quick response time

Communication Instructors enter notes of concern on shared Google doc

Communication Advisors and Navigators add notes—Shared Doc

Coordinated Efforts Crisis management as a problem solving/critical thinking teaching moment Shared Problem solving Model “Wise Choice,” On Course by Skip Downing

Coordinated Efforts

Focus on the Goal Keep Career goals in mind Bring it together: • Academic/vocational • Training retention events • Soft skill training • Job search skills

Focus on the Goal

Thank You Creating Access To Careers in Healthcare (CATCH) Edmonds Community College HPOG Program www.catch4careers.com Charles Thompson, Director of CATCH charles.thompson@edcc.edu 425-640-1852 Liz Patterson, Director of Allied Health Programs elizabeth.patterson@edcc.edu 425-640-1061

Building Pathways to a Brighter Future