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2015-01-14 07:57:31 PM beccalyn we have activities from 7:30am until 7:30 pm constently in every unit
2015-01-14 07:57:33 PM tomilee we had a sister singing group in last night
2015-01-14 07:57:59 PM beccalyn we have a different night activity depending on the day of the week
2015-01-14 07:58:01 PM tomilee tonight is movie night with popcorn , we rent movies
2015-01-14 07:58:13 PM tomilee we also have a bowling night and bingo night
2015-01-14 07:58:20 PM lmorasch A cart on wheels that has a whole bunch of different independent activities. you can take it room to room or sit it by the nurses station or somewhere convenient for your residents and it keeps them busy.
2015-01-14 07:58:24 PM patlec I don't do popcorn unless I have a nurse
2015-01-14 07:58:33 PM tomilee we only do nights monday thru friday
2015-01-14 07:58:51 PM brycegray What a great chat tonight! You all are such an amazing/supportive group! Thanks for the wonderful chat.
2015-01-14 07:58:51 PM beccalyn monday is popcorn cart tuesday and thursdays are movie night (with popcorn) wednesday is mobile manicures and friday is cocktail cart. the weekends are the only nights that we dont have night activities
2015-01-14 07:59:24 PM patlec learned a lot thank you for all the websites much appreciated
2015-01-14 07:59:30 PM brycegray Have an amazing night - you all chatted throughout the entire hour!
2015-01-14 07:59:41 PM beccalyn thanks for all the information!
2015-01-14 07:59:46 PM brycegray You are very welcome! Anything to help out my fellow Activity Directors!
2015-01-14 07:59:48 PM tomilee thank you for having it, evrything was very helpful
2015-01-14 07:59:51 PM beccalyn have a great night!
2015-01-14 07:59:51 PM patlec have a wonderful night
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2015-01-14 07:59:58 PM lmorasch have a good night
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2015-01-14 08:00:05 PM josepesongco Thats a long day! The cart of activities is a smart idea. I use google chrome cast to project youtube videos on my phone.
2015-01-14 08:00:08 PM tomilee do we need to give you any info
2015-01-14 08:00:08 PM brycegray Join me next month. I always chat on the 2nd Wednesday of each month
2015-01-14 08:00:31 PM brycegray No info... I just submit your username for the credit
2015-01-14 08:00:44 PM josepesongco Its early here in California..its just 6 pm.but anyways, THANK YOU and Good night!
2015-01-14 08:00:57 PM tomilee ok , I will be sure to make your next chat. night all
2015-01-14 08:00:59 PM brycegray Have a wonderful night!
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2015-01-15 05:07:11 PM caitejess enter the chat room
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2015-01-15 05:47:44 PM steelers7311 enter the chat room
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2015-01-15 06:35:18 PM kathyhughes enter the chat room
2015-01-15 06:35:28 PM kathyhughes Hello Alexis
2015-01-15 06:35:56 PM kathyhughes How are you doing?
2015-01-15 06:35:58 PM steelers7311 hi kathy sorry i missed last week i wasnt somnewhere i wanted to be ... funeral last week
2015-01-15 06:36:22 PM kathyhughes Sorry for your loss....no problem
2015-01-15 06:36:40 PM steelers7311 I am looking at the final practicum and im not sure how much detail is needed for this activity trap I dont really understand it
2015-01-15 06:37:58 PM kathyhughes It is based on a concept that we spend a lot of time doing things that we really don't need to do....by looking at those thing objectively we can find more time in our day to do those projects that we want to do
2015-01-15 06:38:28 PM kathyhughes For example, I found that I spent a lot of time chatting with the DON
2015-01-15 06:38:39 PM kathyhughes so I tried to cut my time with her in half
2015-01-15 06:38:50 PM steelers7311 yes i understan that part. I retriefved that information from the time study that I did
2015-01-15 06:39:02 PM colleenb enter the chat room
2015-01-15 06:39:11 PM kathyhughes right...and then what do you want to do with that time
2015-01-15 06:39:17 PM kathyhughes Hello Colleen
2015-01-15 06:39:42 PM colleenb Hello Everyone!
2015-01-15 06:39:47 PM steelers7311 ok that makes sense
2015-01-15 06:39:50 PM steelers7311 hello colleen
2015-01-15 06:39:59 PM kathyhughes I wanted to spend more time doing 1-1 activities so I made a plan that would let me spend more time
2015-01-15 06:40:01 PM colleenb sorry i missed last week
2015-01-15 06:40:15 PM kathyhughes no problem you just started last week!
2015-01-15 06:40:30 PM steelers7311 Then the other thing I met with my advisor was on the budget part. I was not sure how to group certain categories but I found it in ht ebook
2015-01-15 06:40:35 PM steelers7311 the book
2015-01-15 06:40:38 PM colleenb Yes I know MEPAP II very exciting!
2015-01-15 06:41:06 PM kathyhughes I sure hope so....it's easier than MEPAP1
2015-01-15 06:41:32 PM kathyhughes thats good Alexis which book?
2015-01-15 06:41:51 PM colleenb well thats good, Kathy When i clicked on the link to purchase the E-Book it wouldnt let me
2015-01-15 06:42:17 PM kathyhughes I posted it as an attachment to the week 1 posting
2015-01-15 06:42:21 PM steelers7311 a book i purchased for activity directors
2015-01-15 06:42:27 PM kathyhughes so you do not have to buy it
2015-01-15 06:42:36 PM steelers7311 i found it at barnes and nobles
2015-01-15 06:42:46 PM kathyhughes thats great...which book?
2015-01-15 06:42:52 PM colleenb Yes I did see that, I thought we had to buy the book for some reason, that is great thank you!
2015-01-15 06:42:53 PM steelers7311 i did already becasue it was fruitful of information
2015-01-15 06:43:19 PM kathyhughes They stopped selling it
2015-01-15 06:43:42 PM colleenb oh haha well that may be the reason of why I couldnt get onto the website
2015-01-15 06:43:52 PM kathyhughes It is a lot of information and a great management book
2015-01-15 06:44:03 PM kathyhughes I like thier website info too
2015-01-15 06:44:37 PM steelers7311 yes finding websites was difficult for budget questions
2015-01-15 06:45:18 PM kathyhughes I am sure that they are few and far
2015-01-15 06:45:36 PM kathyhughes Its an individual facility listing
2015-01-15 06:45:40 PM steelers7311 and then some
2015-01-15 06:45:42 PM steelers7311 lol
2015-01-15 06:45:51 PM colleenb Great, Kathy any advice for on of my employees who is stuck in her ways. Meaning, she likes to take charge, especially over my other emplyees. She likes things done her way, she also has to always have her input into everything. She is a great emplyee though at the same time, she have been there for about 30 years
2015-01-15 06:46:03 PM kathyhughes I found that when they bought flowers for someone they would post it in my budget
2015-01-15 06:46:27 PM steelers7311 how nice of them
2015-01-15 06:47:14 PM kathyhughes Oh Colleen....remember that we are all queens of our domain...and sometimes we need to have that "in charge" mentality because we feel we have all the answers
2015-01-15 06:47:51 PM kathyhughes For example...I have to remind myself of that when dealing with a sales person in a store when I have a problem
2015-01-15 06:47:54 PM patlec enter the chat room
2015-01-15 06:48:11 PM kathyhughes so I acknowledge that they are indeed important
2015-01-15 06:48:15 PM kathyhughes Hello Pat
2015-01-15 06:48:22 PM patlec hello
2015-01-15 06:48:41 PM kathyhughes I would bet that she feels intimidated by new people
2015-01-15 06:48:52 PM steelers7311 I cant believe how quick this class went by. I just have to do so much time management now because i get everything dumped on me. As if this is not the busiest time of the year
2015-01-15 06:49:02 PM kathyhughes and that she needs to have her experience acknowledged
2015-01-15 06:49:09 PM patlec left the chat room
2015-01-15 06:49:18 PM colleenb haha yes so just kind of let it go? Yes i believe she is because they come up with new and good ideas
2015-01-15 06:49:58 PM kathyhughes And you need to listen to her...ask what she thinks about something new and then let it go......
2015-01-15 06:50:49 PM colleenb I did inform the other employees how she is and I did tell them that I am in charge not her.... Yes I ALWAYS do ask for her advice about the new ideas and she does say that they are good ideas, so maybe she is getting better
2015-01-15 06:50:51 PM kathyhughes she just might come around if you let her express her concerns and then see if she had a suggestion on how to make it better
2015-01-15 06:51:26 PM kathyhughes Then find something that she could be in charge of
2015-01-15 06:51:46 PM kathyhughes like a specific activity that she likes to do or some of the paperwork
2015-01-15 06:51:47 PM colleenb Yes maybe, apparently she has been like this the whole time she has been working there
2015-01-15 06:51:56 PM tbostic enter the chat room
2015-01-15 06:52:05 PM kathyhughes Hello Teresa
2015-01-15 06:52:18 PM tbostic Hello everyone...
2015-01-15 06:52:20 PM kathyhughes How are you doing?
2015-01-15 06:52:20 PM colleenb Yes that would be a great idea!!! I can put her in charge of an activity each month or a couple of times a month
2015-01-15 06:52:24 PM steelers7311 helo
2015-01-15 06:52:27 PM kathyhughes right
2015-01-15 06:52:41 PM kathyhughes and remember that she is a qualified activity director
2015-01-15 06:52:47 PM tbostic Staying busy....
2015-01-15 06:53:02 PM kathyhughes I bet it is a busy month coming up
2015-01-15 06:53:24 PM tinajg enter the chat room
2015-01-15 06:53:24 PM colleenb Yes that is true she does know alot she does teach me new stuff all the time
2015-01-15 06:53:35 PM kathyhughes Hello ina
2015-01-15 06:53:39 PM kathyhughes Tina
2015-01-15 06:53:41 PM tbostic Hi Tina
2015-01-15 06:53:58 PM kathyhughes Then I would thank her for teaching me something
2015-01-15 06:54:04 PM kathyhughes How are you doing?
2015-01-15 06:54:15 PM colleenb Oh yes it will be! Next month we are making mardi gras masks!!
2015-01-15 06:54:29 PM tinajg hello
2015-01-15 06:54:31 PM kathyhughes Sounds like fun
2015-01-15 06:54:43 PM kathyhughes so many holidays in a little month!
2015-01-15 06:55:12 PM tinajg well
2015-01-15 06:55:16 PM steelers7311 so true and this year was bad three weeks between thanksgiving and chrsitams
2015-01-15 06:55:16 PM kathyhughes It was always out biggest fundraising month
2015-01-15 06:55:29 PM steelers7311 I am already decorating for valentines day
2015-01-15 06:55:32 PM tbostic February is very hectic!
2015-01-15 06:55:54 PM kathyhughes We would have a Pancake Bar for Fat Tuesday and sell a ton of Balloon Bouquets
2015-01-15 06:55:56 PM colleenb i know!! We giving out double money for bingo on Valentines day, We are making masks for Mardi Gras, we are also having entertainment that day. After that we are having a St. Patricks day Party!
2015-01-15 06:56:25 PM colleenb Very busy two months
2015-01-15 06:56:42 PM kathyhughes I know
2015-01-15 06:56:49 PM stephaniej enter the chat room
2015-01-15 06:57:01 PM kathyhughes Hello Stephanie
2015-01-15 06:57:05 PM tbostic Hi Stephanie
2015-01-15 06:57:15 PM stephaniej Hello Kathy, et al, Happy New Year!
2015-01-15 06:57:25 PM kimleon enter the chat room
2015-01-15 06:57:28 PM alianov1sept4 enter the chat room
2015-01-15 06:57:31 PM kathyhughes Same to you
2015-01-15 06:57:38 PM kathyhughes Hello Alia and Kim
2015-01-15 06:57:45 PM alianov1sept4 Hello!
2015-01-15 06:57:52 PM tbostic Hi Kim, Hi Alia
2015-01-15 06:58:11 PM kathyhughes How are you all doing?
2015-01-15 06:58:15 PM kimleon hello
2015-01-15 06:58:39 PM janicewatts enter the chat room
2015-01-15 06:58:40 PM kathyhughes Glad to see you all
2015-01-15 06:58:44 PM kathyhughes Hello Janice
2015-01-15 06:58:49 PM janicewatts left the chat room
2015-01-15 06:58:51 PM alianov1sept4 great! I just started my first director job last week!
2015-01-15 06:58:58 PM steelers7311 amazing
2015-01-15 06:59:00 PM stephaniej Congratulations!
2015-01-15 06:59:02 PM steelers7311 congrats
2015-01-15 06:59:08 PM kathyhughes How is it going?
2015-01-15 06:59:10 PM janicewatts enter the chat room
2015-01-15 06:59:18 PM tbostic Congratulations!
2015-01-15 06:59:29 PM kathyhughes Congrats
2015-01-15 06:59:32 PM kimleon left the chat room
2015-01-15 06:59:35 PM kathyhughes Hello Janice
2015-01-15 06:59:42 PM janicewatts Hi Kathy and everyone
2015-01-15 06:59:44 PM alianov1sept4 thanks. it's a bit overwhelming right now due to difficult circumstances with the previous director....BUT , it's going good
2015-01-15 06:59:52 PM alianov1sept4 just got my hands full
2015-01-15 06:59:58 PM stephaniej Baggage, eh?
2015-01-15 06:59:59 PM steelers7311 my goal is to graduate for this course wait until my husnand graduates and move to sunny warm Florida for my first Director Job
2015-01-15 07:00:00 PM kathyhughes Oh you have to give it a few weeks
2015-01-15 07:00:17 PM stephaniej Sounds like a sunny plan!
2015-01-15 07:00:21 PM alianov1sept4 thats great steelers!
2015-01-15 07:00:27 PM kathyhughes There are lots of opportunites in Florida
2015-01-15 07:00:28 PM kimleon enter the chat room
2015-01-15 07:00:39 PM stephaniej I should think so!
2015-01-15 07:00:45 PM colleenb Kathy, how long did it take for you to become fully comfotable in the position as the activities director?
2015-01-15 07:00:49 PM steelers7311 my husband is getting his nursing degree in May and I figure the snowbirds will also need an activity director
2015-01-15 07:00:51 PM janicewatts congrats
2015-01-15 07:00:55 PM alianov1sept4 yes kathy, that is what I heard. Many great jobs in Florida
2015-01-15 07:00:56 PM kathyhughes a couple of years!
2015-01-15 07:01:05 PM stephaniej Ha!
2015-01-15 07:01:18 PM colleenb oh good!! that makes me feel better
2015-01-15 07:01:22 PM alianov1sept4 oh noooo, that's not comforting lol
2015-01-15 07:01:37 PM kathyhughes I started and an Activity Director and then left after a year to become an assistant activity director
2015-01-15 07:01:39 PM johnhernandez enter the chat room
2015-01-15 07:01:42 PM janicewatts how many beds
2015-01-15 07:01:48 PM colleenb why?
2015-01-15 07:01:49 PM kathyhughes Hello John
2015-01-15 07:01:51 PM stephaniej Here I am lamenting that we haven't gotten much snow and Steelers is dreaming of Florida, ah!
2015-01-15 07:01:58 PM alianov1sept4 oh gosh kathy, how come?
2015-01-15 07:02:00 PM tbostic Hi John
2015-01-15 07:02:09 PM johnhernandez HAPPY NEW YEAR! HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GREAT HOLIDAY.
2015-01-15 07:02:30 PM kathyhughes because the facility I started at... I worked 7 days a week and would never get a raise
2015-01-15 07:02:37 PM steelers7311 yuck
2015-01-15 07:02:39 PM stephaniej Ugh!
2015-01-15 07:02:41 PM colleenb ohh..
2015-01-15 07:02:51 PM janicewatts ahh
2015-01-15 07:02:53 PM alianov1sept4 understandable then
2015-01-15 07:03:06 PM kathyhughes the other facility offered me an opportunity to learn from someone who then became the Administrator
2015-01-15 07:03:15 PM janicewatts what companey
2015-01-15 07:03:18 PM kathyhughes and a raise and 5 days a week
2015-01-15 07:03:24 PM kathyhughes local faciities
2015-01-15 07:03:28 PM alianov1sept4 there ya go then
2015-01-15 07:03:41 PM kathyhughes before all the corporate places
2015-01-15 07:03:52 PM kathyhughes both were independently owned
2015-01-15 07:03:57 PM colleenb oh yes much better! Thats funny the administrator of my place started out in activites too
2015-01-15 07:04:14 PM colleenb but she was the director she was an assistant
2015-01-15 07:04:22 PM steelers7311 my administrator is from a social services background
2015-01-15 07:04:30 PM janicewatts my admin use to be an art teacher
2015-01-15 07:04:31 PM alianov1sept4 is that common? to start in activities and work toward administrator?
2015-01-15 07:04:45 PM kathyhughes I would go back to work in a facility as an assistant
2015-01-15 07:04:52 PM kathyhughes Not really
2015-01-15 07:04:59 PM colleenb Well yes mine used to be a teacher too, but she needed more money
2015-01-15 07:05:05 PM kathyhughes it is not as common as it sounds
2015-01-15 07:05:26 PM alianov1sept4 administrator positions are lots of schooling from my understanding?
2015-01-15 07:05:29 PM kathyhughes I always wanted to be a surveyor
2015-01-15 07:05:39 PM stephaniej the woman who taught me the first part of this course went from activities to administrator and is also a trainer for corporate
2015-01-15 07:05:41 PM colleenb Does anyone know the average salary for activity directors?
2015-01-15 07:05:41 PM steelers7311 see i graduated from penn state with a human services degree minor in sociology
2015-01-15 07:05:57 PM stephaniej A survey0r, really?
2015-01-15 07:06:05 PM steelers7311 not enough maybe 40 grand at the most
2015-01-15 07:06:07 PM tinajg surveyors appear to be very stern
2015-01-15 07:06:13 PM kathyhughes The salary depends on a lot of things
2015-01-15 07:06:15 PM alianov1sept4 good question colleen
2015-01-15 07:06:25 PM stephaniej Actually, it would be cool to be a surveyor with a true understanding of activities...
2015-01-15 07:06:44 PM steelers7311 its surveyor season for us right now
2015-01-15 07:06:45 PM alianov1sept4 like what kathy? beds? owner?
2015-01-15 07:06:47 PM janicewatts I agree to that
2015-01-15 07:06:48 PM kathyhughes How big the facility is, what their reinbursement is, where they are located
2015-01-15 07:06:54 PM kimleon I would not want to be an administrator!
2015-01-15 07:07:05 PM stephaniej The average salary around here, MA, is lower than 40, that's for sure.
2015-01-15 07:07:10 PM kathyhughes You can be in NY and the salaries are all over the place
2015-01-15 07:07:16 PM colleenb So the bigger the place the better the money?
2015-01-15 07:07:31 PM alianov1sept4 i'm in ohio and it is SAD!!!!! SAD PAY
2015-01-15 07:07:33 PM colleenb hmmm okay well what is the median kathy?
2015-01-15 07:07:45 PM kathyhughes 60,000 in New York City and minimum wage in Northern NY
2015-01-15 07:07:48 PM tinajg either way a lot oc rezzzponzzzibity
2015-01-15 07:07:53 PM alianov1sept4 80 beds, ohio, $22,000
2015-01-15 07:08:01 PM tbostic im in Ohio too-it is lousy
2015-01-15 07:08:03 PM steelers7311 icky
2015-01-15 07:08:04 PM colleenb wow 60,00 is pretty good
2015-01-15 07:08:05 PM kathyhughes about 30,000 in the cities
2015-01-15 07:08:20 PM colleenb yes in PA its about 40
2015-01-15 07:08:26 PM steelers7311 fun story...
2015-01-15 07:08:32 PM kathyhughes Well the cost of living in New York City is really high
2015-01-15 07:08:38 PM stephaniej True.
2015-01-15 07:08:38 PM alianov1sept4 I hope to end up in the 40,000
2015-01-15 07:08:46 PM steelers7311 I moved from Erie working as an aide made barely minumim, wage.
2015-01-15 07:09:08 PM alianov1sept4 im not going to stay with this company due to the pay. i just want the experience and head on to somewhere bigger
2015-01-15 07:09:25 PM stephaniej Sounds like a plan.
2015-01-15 07:09:28 PM kathyhughes You have to decide what you want from the job
2015-01-15 07:09:30 PM steelers7311 Moved back to eastern pa was hired as an assistant director- the pay was the best I ever saw we will just say 10.00 /hr
2015-01-15 07:09:34 PM alianov1sept4 are you a director now steelers
2015-01-15 07:09:39 PM kathyhughes and what you want to do
2015-01-15 07:09:51 PM tinajg ssoo true
2015-01-15 07:09:51 PM alianov1sept4 I LOVE THE POSITION, hate the pay
2015-01-15 07:10:10 PM kathyhughes How are you doing John?
2015-01-15 07:10:16 PM steelers7311 thought that was good until an aide came to me asking about PTO. later to then find out she as an aide was making 2.50 and hour more thatn me at date of hire and i was her boss
2015-01-15 07:10:21 PM kimleon Why don't companies realize that when they don't invest in their staff they are going to have high turnover? Or do they just not care?
2015-01-15 07:10:30 PM johnhernandez DOING OK. LOT TO DO
2015-01-15 07:10:36 PM colleenb I started out as an assistant making 9.25 an hour i got promoted they gave me 12 an hour, now i am the "director" I make 20 an hour
2015-01-15 07:11:03 PM steelers7311 i hope to see those numbers one day
2015-01-15 07:11:06 PM kathyhughes Its hard to figure that out...when I left the facility my staff was making more than I was...
2015-01-15 07:11:09 PM johnhernandez I HOPE TO GET 20 AN HOUR
2015-01-15 07:11:18 PM alianov1sept4 colleen...activitydirector?
2015-01-15 07:11:22 PM stephaniej Me too!
2015-01-15 07:11:24 PM kathyhughes they were Union
2015-01-15 07:11:33 PM kathyhughes and could make overtime
2015-01-15 07:11:35 PM tinajg ouch
2015-01-15 07:11:39 PM kathyhughes for working evenings
2015-01-15 07:11:48 PM kimleon wow, kathyhughes, that seems terrbile for morale
2015-01-15 07:11:49 PM alianov1sept4 bummer
2015-01-15 07:11:53 PM stephaniej Wait, Kathy, your staff was union but you were not?
2015-01-15 07:11:58 PM colleenb Yes alian i am called the activites coordinator because i need this course, but my director retired and they put me in charge
2015-01-15 07:12:02 PM steelers7311 this might sound dumb but if you are an activity director already are u just taking this course for national certification
2015-01-15 07:12:07 PM janicewatts I am salary, and don't get overtime
2015-01-15 07:12:12 PM steelers7311 what state do u live in colleen?
2015-01-15 07:12:12 PM kathyhughes well I have to admit I was only working 30 hours a week
2015-01-15 07:12:39 PM kathyhughes I was not Union because I was considered Administration
2015-01-15 07:12:42 PM steelers7311 sorry wasnt reading as i was typing
2015-01-15 07:12:59 PM kathyhughes They were
2015-01-15 07:13:12 PM stephaniej Even as I am looking for staff for our newly certified dem care unit and am the only one trying to cover the regulated 8hrs/day, 7days/wk, the company will still not approve overtime for me, yet nursing gets it all the time!
2015-01-15 07:13:19 PM kimleon I am an activity director and am taking this course for national certification and just to learn more and get better at the job.
2015-01-15 07:13:26 PM alianov1sept4 currently, the facility i'm at you do not have to be certified BUT I am getting my certification so I can move on toward bigger high paying facilities that require the certification therefore i need this class
2015-01-15 07:13:29 PM steelers7311 oh ok
2015-01-15 07:13:33 PM colleenb ha not a stupid question it is complicated I did not think I could be put into the position that I am now without the certification but I am
2015-01-15 07:14:05 PM kathyhughes The certification is yours....and it depends on what you want to do
2015-01-15 07:14:10 PM alianov1sept4 thats great kim
2015-01-15 07:14:19 PM stephaniej I qualified to be provisionally certified when I was promoted to Program Coordinator upon the condition that I complete this course for full certification.
2015-01-15 07:14:32 PM steelers7311 i took the class because i want to be a director
2015-01-15 07:14:36 PM kathyhughes remember there are a lot more avenues out there for activity professionals than when the profession started
2015-01-15 07:14:41 PM stephaniej I have benefited greatly from taking this course at this time in my life personally and professionally.
2015-01-15 07:14:43 PM tinajg im culturre shock rivht now
2015-01-15 07:14:50 PM colleenb It looks better when the state comes that you have the certificate
2015-01-15 07:14:55 PM kathyhughes why Tina
2015-01-15 07:14:58 PM steelers7311 i am ADPC right now but i want national certification for relocating
2015-01-15 07:14:58 PM alianov1sept4 what do u mean kethy
2015-01-15 07:15:01 PM alianov1sept4 kathy
2015-01-15 07:15:08 PM colleenb And yes I learn alot from these course
2015-01-15 07:15:27 PM alianov1sept4 i agree colleen
2015-01-15 07:15:33 PM kathyhughes Well....you can be a consultant to a big company or a private consultant
2015-01-15 07:15:49 PM kathyhughes you can get your ACC and be an instructor
2015-01-15 07:16:04 PM alianov1sept4 hhhmmmm i see
2015-01-15 07:16:05 PM kathyhughes you can speak at conferences and workshops and teach
2015-01-15 07:16:21 PM stephaniej Ooh, I hadn't thought outside the director "box"...I'd enjoy speaking and teaching, I think :)
2015-01-15 07:16:28 PM kathyhughes those opportunites weren't there a few years ago
2015-01-15 07:16:29 PM janicewatts how much more schooling is that
2015-01-15 07:16:32 PM alianov1sept4 I love the resident interaction too much to step away and teach students lol
2015-01-15 07:16:34 PM colleenb Yes there are a lot of other options other then the director you can farther your education even more which is great!
2015-01-15 07:16:50 PM tinajg something to loom forwarx to in this profession
2015-01-15 07:16:53 PM kimleon I love the company I work for and don't plan to go anywhere else. One of the things I love abou tthis company is that they encourage and support professional development and although certification was not required for the position, I think the fact that I was pursuing certification gave me an edge and helped me get this job.
2015-01-15 07:17:28 PM kathyhughes You have to have your Bachelors degree.....or an Associates with an additional course and have consulting experience
2015-01-15 07:17:34 PM kathyhughes thats great
2015-01-15 07:17:37 PM tinajg kim well spoken (y)
2015-01-15 07:17:37 PM janicewatts dI agree to that
2015-01-15 07:18:11 PM johnhernandez left the chat room
2015-01-15 07:18:18 PM steelers7311 and people say activities is so easy ....ha
2015-01-15 07:18:31 PM alianov1sept4 i dont think it's easy!
2015-01-15 07:18:37 PM kathyhughes We all know that anyone can do this job! LOL
2015-01-15 07:18:39 PM tinajg yeah right
2015-01-15 07:18:40 PM colleenb Yes I love my job as well, They offered me the position without any of these courses. I wanted to take these, they offered to pay, they love when people farther their education
2015-01-15 07:18:47 PM alianov1sept4 but it's worth it

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