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experiential problem-solving and interactive community building tobuild work readiness skills for individuals facing reentry from corrections.  \nThe research,now referred to as the “EmpoweredReentry Project,\"was a 10-day program organized as aparticipatory action research project for nine returningcitizens.The pilot program used essential skillsassessment and its detailed score report,ACT®  \n“How could I makesocial emotionallearning come offthe page andmake it come tolife for returningcitizens?”-Tina manus  \nTessera®Workforce,and the ACT®Tessera®WorkforcePlaybook respectively,as a pre-and post-test tomeasure skills identified by employers as necessarywork ready skills.  \nTina was inspired to conduct the initiative because she  \nfelt there was a gap in the strategy for the skill-building process forindividuals facing reentry.The research question Tina worked to answer is“How would adding experiential problem solving and interactive communitybuilding activities increase access to workforce readiness skill buildingactivities?\"To ensure successful participation,Tina built credibility around theassessment,addressed academic barriers such as stamina and language,andleveraged existing relationships to motivate the individuals.ACT TesseraWorkforce,a comprehensive and reliable essential skills assessment,turnedout to be the missing link between social and emotional learning andworkforce development for this population.  \nListen to episode 7to find out:  \n# What the participants learned about themselves\n\nHow the assessment addressed essential skills,sometimesreferred to as soft skills,objectively  \nImplications for how to teach individuals to become betteremployees  \nThe outcomes and what's next for the research  \nThe research behind the assessment from ACT Expert Jason Way  \n# Join the Conversation\n\nTina Manus:  \nEmail  \nJasen Jones:  \n@JasenCJones  \nACT Twitter:  \n@act  \nACT Linkedin:  \nACT Workforce Solutions  \n# Resources\n\n[Research]Using Experiential Problem-Solving and Interactive CommunitvBuilding to Increase Access to Workforce Readiness Skill-Building WhenUsing ACT Tessera Workforce  \n[Webinarl Measure What Matters and Improve Your Workplace[Videol ACT Tessera Workforce:Essential Skills AssessmentACT®TesseraR WorkforceACT State Organizations  \nACTR Work Readv CommunitiesACT®Workforce Solutions  \n# About Tina Manus\n\nDr.Tina M.Manus is the Chair-elect of the ACT CT Leadership Council and aNational Board Certified Teacher with over 19 years of experience.She earnedher PhD in Organizational Leadership from Northcentral University withresearch examining emotional intelligence.She serves as the GreaterBridgeport NAACP Education Committee Chairwoman,a Lead Teacher withEducators for Excellence,and is a member of the Central CT State UniversityTeacher-Leader Fellowship Program.She proposed this pilot program tocommunity leaders and ACT,after visiting a local probation and parolemeeting where she recognized a need for social and emotional workforcereadiness among participants there.Working cooperatively with ACT,shesecured a free pilot of ACT Tessera Workforce exclusively for Bridgeportreturning citizens.She then coordinated efforts with a coalition of  \ncommunity partners to bring this unique opportunity to life.The full reportcan be found at:https://www.tinyurl.com/Reentry2019  \n# About Jason Way\n\nJason Way has a PhD in industrial/organizational psychology and works inthe ACT Center for Social,Emotional,and Academic Learning.His researchfocuses on the social and emotional learning skills that contribute toacademic and work success.At ACT,he is the content owner of theBehavioral Skills framework and the research lead for the ACT®Engage®family of assessments and the ACT®Tessera®Workforce assessment.Prior toACT,Jason worked in management consulting conducting job analyses,interview training,and assessm","cbCaivLm4h3Bse8q","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivLm4h3Bse8q","pdf",714500,"English","# What the 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