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Tandra Matthews

Employment Specialist, Goodwill of the Gulf Coast, Inc
joined over 4 years ago.

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Posted in Strategies for Addressing Communication Challenges

I entered the conversation listening to respond vs prepared to listen fully.  I overthought the conversation and added unnecessary components.  I've learned to allow individuals to express their points of view and to hear them out before responding.

Posted in Best Practices in Critical Thinking

Providing virtual services to participants to where they were fully engaged yet adhering to social distancing. 

Posted in Career Pathway Systems Challenges and Successes

The challenge has been working with participants who are preparing to transition to a technical college or university without a clear career goal.  The success has been in creating a pathway program that aligns their skills and interests with promising career goals, and then finding the right institution and program to reach their goals.