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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 V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012

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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 V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012

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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 2012

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. Engage Share Collaborate Consider the Community as a Partner! V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012

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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 vnadams@cornell.edu V.ADAMS-BASS, PHD 2012