Mentoring

Humor

An overview of humor in the workplace.

Psychological Safety

An overview of psychological safety in the workplace, its value, what contributes to it and how it can be increased.

Informal Learning Behaviors

An overview of informal learning behaviors (self-directed, intentional activities to acquire knowledge and skill outside of formal learning environments), why they are important, and what contributes to them.

Political Skill

An overview of the ability to effectively understand others at work, and to use such knowledge to influence others to act in ways that enhance one’s personal and/or organizational objectives, otherwise known as political skill, and strategies to develop it.

Supervisor & Mentor Guide FY 2012 (Oklahoma)

This guide explains the Oklahoma’s New Worker Development Plan concept, outlines what new staff can expect from the child welfare training section, and details what is expected from supervisors and workers.    

Supervisor and Mentor Guide FY 2012 (Oklahoma)

This guide explains the Oklahoma’s New Worker Development Plan concept, outlines what new staff can expect from the child welfare training section, and details what is expected from supervisors and workers.

Mentoring Child Welfare Staff: NCWWI 1-page Summary

The paper summarizes the article “Initiating and Sustaining a Mentoring Program for Child Welfare Staff,” which describes an evaluation of a formal mentoring program in a state public child welfare agency targeting supervisors and seasoned workers.