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Level 1 WOWI Workshop

Development, Administration, & Interpretation

As a career professional, being able to interpret the results accurately and effectively is essential. The WOWI career assessment can lead to a transformative experience for your clients, guiding them to a path for career success. If you’re looking for a comprehensive understanding of the WOWI and how to maximize its potential to guide your clients, this is the ideal workshop for you.

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WOWI: 50 years leading the way

In this six-minute video, workshop participants explore the history of career assessments and the development of the WOWI. This is key foundational knowledge for people who want to understand why a multidimensional approach to career assessment is essential.

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Our Level 1 Workshops are approved for 6 hours of continuing education by the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC). Get CEUs for Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) or Certified Vocational Evaluator (CVE).

Level 1 Agenda

Workshop Agenda PDF file.

History & Development

  • The Impetus
  • Research
  • Issue of Person-Job Fit
  • Timeline of Events in the Initial Development of the WOWI

Administration

  • Instructions for Administering WOWI Online

Interpretation: Career Training Potentials

  • What They Measure
  • M Ranges
  • The Norm Groups
  • CTP Heuristics
  • Remediation Strategies

Interpretation: 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

Interpretation: Job Satisfaction Indicators

  • How the JSIs Serve to Focus the Profile
  • JSI Behavioral Anchors: What each subscale measures
  • Extreme and Moderate Scores on Each: What they indicate

Summary Of All 3 Scales

  • Using All of the Information Available on the Profile

Conclusion

  • General Summary and Discussion
  • Final Questions and Answers

Level 1 Objectives

Objectives PDF file.

Utilize the entire Profile Report and ancillary materials to more effectively help your clients.

Understand various interpretation techniques: triangulation method, center-line method, and individual scale usage.

Recognize your clients’ key job-relevant motivators.

Identify individuals’ least and most preferred coworkers.

Assess math and reading levels.

Recognize individuals’ specific education and training needs.

Detect and overcome barriers to education, employment, and training.

Understand your clients’ work-related attitudes, personality, and values.

Determine the type of “corporate culture” and the size of organization in which an individual would be most comfortable.

Increase your placement success.

Want to continue building your expertise?

Once you’ve completed our Level 1 workshop, you’ll be more than ready to move on to Level 2 in order to elevate your knowledge further. Our training sessions are designed to support you on your journey to becoming the best career professional you can be.

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