History & Development
- The impetus
- Research
- Issue of Person-Job Fit
- Timeline of events in the initial development of the WOWI
Workshops
Level 1 WOWI Workshop
Development, Administration, & Interpretation
Level 1 provides a comprehensive introduction to the WOWI and the foundations of multidimensional career assessment. The workshop explores the history and development of the WOWI, administration procedures, and core interpretation strategies for Career Training Potentials, Career Interest Activities, and Job Satisfaction Indicators.
Participants learn how to apply WOWI results more effectively in real-world counseling, education, rehabilitation, and workforce settings. Topics include interpretation techniques, work-related motivators, education and training needs, barriers to employment, workplace preferences, and strategies for improving placement success.
Earn 6 Continuing Education Units
Level 1 WOWI Workshops are approved for 6 hours of continuing education by the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC), applicable toward Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) and Certified Vocational Evaluator (CVE) certification.
Level 1 Agenda
Explore the major topics covered in Level 1, from WOWI history and administration to foundational interpretation of the Profile Report.
Administration
- Instructions for administering WOWI online
Career Training Potentials
- What they measure
- M ranges
- The norm groups
- CTP heuristics
- Remediation strategies
Career Interest Activities
- How interests are measured
- Data/Idea, People, and Thing orientations
- Norm-referenced vs. self-referenced assessment
- Measures of strong and weak preferences
Job Satisfaction Indicators
- How JSIs serve to focus the profile
- JSI behavioral anchors: what each subscale measures
- Extreme and moderate scores: what they indicate
Summary & Discussion
- Using all information available on the profile
- General summary and discussion
- Final questions and answers
Level 1 Objectives
Participants leave Level 1 with practical strategies for interpreting the WOWI Profile Report and applying results in professional settings.
Utilize the entire Profile Report and ancillary materials to more effectively help individuals.
Understand interpretation techniques including triangulation method, center-line method, and individual scale usage.
Recognize key job-relevant motivators.
Identify individuals’ least and most preferred coworkers.
Assess math and reading levels.
Recognize specific education and training needs.
Detect and overcome barriers to education, employment, and training.
Understand work-related attitudes, personality, and values.
Determine the type of “corporate culture” and organization size in which an individual would be most comfortable.
Increase placement success.
Build skill from foundation to advanced application.
Each workshop level helps professionals strengthen interpretation skills and apply WOWI results more effectively.
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Level 1 Workshop
Build a strong foundation for understanding and explaining WOWI results.
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Level 2 Workshop
Develop more advanced interpretation strategies and learn to work with atypical and challenging profiles.
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Level 3 Workshop
Strengthen deep-level interpretation skills through advanced themes, case study discussion, and practice profile interpretation.
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Level 4 Workshop
Apply the most advanced WOWI interpretation tools and techniques to complex case studies and organizational application.
View agenda & objectives ›Each workshop level builds on concepts and interpretation skills introduced in previous levels. Completion of prior levels is required before advancing.