Getting Unstuck: Maintaining Relationships with Students – Passport to Careers State Conference 2020

Ever feel stuck in building or maintaining relationships with youth you are working with? The goal of the roundtable discussion is to understand why maintaining relationships with youth is critical to their success and learn from each other about how we can create meaningful connections with every student. The presenters will share times they felt “stuck” and provide strategies and ways to maintain or re-engage with students. We will focus some of the time specifically addressing how to maintain and re-engage students virtually. We will also invite attendees to share their experiences and reflect on what did and did not work. The roundtable will conclude with an activity for attendees to practice new skills and strategies.

At the end of the workshop, attendees will have learned how to:

1. Recognize the importance of maintaining relationships with students
2. Recognize when a relationship with a student is “stuck” or frozen
3. Develop strategies that may help maintain relationships with students

Presented by Sara Spiers and Amy Salazar of Washington State University Vancouver