leadership development

Personal, Professional & Leadership Development

Monique offers Oregon Registry Training for Set I Standards, as listed below. Please contact Monique to schedule an inservice training at your school or at Creative Roots.

Knowledge of childhood care and education as a profession with an identified body of knowledge, professional standards, professional ethics, and established systems. Participating in leadership, advocacy, personal growth, and professional development activities.

Key Concepts:

Professionals consider themselves as professionals and their work as a professional field of learning and practice.
Professionals pursue learning opportunities that help to fulfill a personal and professional development plan.
Professionals take advantage of opportunities to improve competence for personal and professional growth and for the benefit of the children, youth and families.
Professionals value reflection on teaching and learning and use a variety of reflective activities, such as staff interaction, training/education, and journals.
Professionals value the professional action of putting into practice new knowledge that is gained.
Professionals understand the history, issues, trends and philosophies of the childhood care and education profession and the career development system of Oregon that give validity to the field.
Professionals develop a philosophy, value-system, rationale, and organizational climate for their work.
Professionals participate in professional development activities, childhood professional organizations, mentoring, and advocacy.
Professionals have strong personal character traits and follow ethical standards.
Professionals follow applicable federal, state, and local standards, policies, regulations and laws.
Professionals use scientific research and resources relevant to childhood care and education, and the families and community related to their programs.

Supporting Explanations:In order to provide high quality childhood care and education, those who care for children and youth must be professionals and be recognized as professionals.

People working in the field place high quality as a priority. Established standards for the profession define what is necessary to promote a high quality of care and education.

Personal, Professional & Leadership Development Standards

SET ONE STANDARDS FOR OREGON REGISTRY STEPS 1-7	SET TWO STANDARDS FOR OREGON REGISTRY STEPS 7.5-9	SET THREE STANDARDS FOR OREGON REGISTRY STEPS 9.5-10
Identification or discussion of factors in personal, professional and leadership development	Exploration and application of professionalism and leadership	Study of professionalism and leadership in the childhood care and education field from a comparative perspective
Overview of applicable federal, state, and local standards, policies, regulations, and laws	Exploration and application of applicable federal, state, and local standards, policies, regulations, and laws	Critical examination, comparison, or evaluation of applicable federal, state, and local standards, policies, regulations, and laws
Fundamentals of and supports for professional and/or leadership development	Examination and application of professional and/or leadership development supports and strategies	Analysis or evaluation of professional development and implications for the field
Overview of the history, issues, trends, and philosophies of the childhood care and education profession and the career development system of Oregon	Examination of the history, issues, trends, and philosophies of the childhood care and education profession and the career development system of Oregon	Theoretical and practical study of the history, issues, trends, and philosophies of the childhood care and education profession and the career development system of Oregon and their implications
Fundamentals of a professional code of ethics	Application of professional code of ethics to professional practice in relationship to children, youth, families, colleagues, and community	Critical analysis of code of ethics in relationship to best practice, current research, and professional trends
Identification of leadership roles and work in childhood care and education	Exploration of qualities, values, methods, and skills in leadership	Analysis of various educational theories and their relationship to concepts and practices of leadership
Introduction to effective training and mentoring strategies and techniques to support personal, professional and leadership development	Exploration of effective training and mentoring strategies and techniques to support personal, professional and leadership development	In-depth study and development of models for training and mentoring to support personal, professional and leadership development
Fundamentals of advocacy	Examination and application of effective advocacy practices	In-depth study and development of models for advocacy
Discussion of stress and burnout and their effects on personal, professional and/or leadership development	Exploration of strategies to minimize the effects of stress and burnout	Research and theory on stress and burnout as it relates to the field

Personal, Professional & Leadership Development Sample Topics

SET ONE SAMPLE TOPICS FOR OREGON REGISTRY STEPS 1-7	SET TWO SAMPLE TOPICS FOR OREGON REGISTRY STEPS 7.5-9	SET THREE SAMPLE TOPICS FOR OREGON REGISTRY STEPS 9.5-10
Principles of personal, professional, and leadership developmentChild care as a professionApplying ideals and principals to serving children, youth, families, communities, and society Legal and regulatory requirements for establishing safe, nurturing, inclusive, and enriching programs Starting a professional development plan Introduction to the Code of Ethics How to be a self-directed learner Introduction to the childhood care and education profession and Oregon’s career development system Introduction to resources and professional organizations in childhood care and education How to stay up-to-date in the field Recognizing burnout and stress Techniques of public speaking Introduction to advocacy What does research tell us? Professional resources and /or organizations Balance of work and play	Theories of personal, professional and leadership developmentOrganizational and community leadershipReflective practices Relationship between theory and practice Introduction to collaborating with professional disciplines Establishing a professional climate that fosters development, learning, and positive relations within the organization and community Developing and implementing personnel practices that promote professional development for self and staff Developing a professional development plan Using the Code of Ethics to make professional decisions Re-evaluating and updating a professional development plan Intermediate study of the childhood care and education profession and Oregon’s Professional Development System Choosing a childhood care and education philosophy that works for you Factors contributing to quality in childhood care and education How to read a scientific study Putting scientific research into practice Effective training, coaching, and mentoring strategies Planning and implementing advocacy strategies	Research in personal, professional, and leadership developmentEstablishing a system for following standards, policies, regulations, and laws Leadership and advocacy in the profession How to be an effective board and committee member How to work with the media Evaluating and implementing staff training and development plans Personal philosophy of childhood care and education based on knowledge of child development and best practices Evaluation of current trends in childhood care and education Program decision-making based on professional standards How to conduct action research Application of current educational research to planning and decision-making Legislative and advocacy processes that impact children, youth and their families Promoting an environment encouraging reflection and self-directed learning Promoting a strong code of ethics in the program Models of personal, professional and/or leadership development and promoting professional growth for others Advanced study in the childhood care and education profession and professional development systems Developing advocacy campaigns

SET ONE SAMPLE TOPICS
FOR OREGON REGISTRY STEPS 1-7

SET TWO SAMPLE TOPICS
FOR OREGON REGISTRY STEPS 7.5-9

SET THREE SAMPLE TOPICS
FOR OREGON REGISTRY STEPS 9.5-10

Principles of personal, professional, and leadership developmentChild care as a professionApplying ideals and principals to serving children, youth, families, communities, and society

Legal and regulatory requirements for establishing safe, nurturing, inclusive, and enriching programs

Starting a professional development plan

Introduction to the Code of Ethics

How to be a self-directed learner

Introduction to the childhood care and education profession and Oregon’s career development system

Introduction to resources and professional organizations in childhood care and education

How to stay up-to-date in the field

Recognizing burnout and stress

Techniques of public speaking

Introduction to advocacy

What does research tell us?

Professional resources and /or organizations

Balance of work and play

Theories of personal, professional and leadership developmentOrganizational and community leadershipReflective practices

Relationship between theory and practice

Introduction to collaborating with professional disciplines

Establishing a professional climate that fosters development, learning, and positive relations within the organization and community

Developing and implementing personnel practices that promote professional development for self and staff

Developing a professional development plan

Using the Code of Ethics to make professional decisions

Re-evaluating and updating a professional development plan

Intermediate study of the childhood care and education profession and Oregon’s Professional Development System

Choosing a childhood care and education philosophy that works for you

Factors contributing to quality in childhood care and education

How to read a scientific study

Putting scientific research into practice

Effective training, coaching, and mentoring strategies

Planning and implementing advocacy strategies

Research in personal, professional, and leadership developmentEstablishing a system for following standards, policies, regulations, and laws

Leadership and advocacy in the profession

How to be an effective board and committee member

How to work with the media

Evaluating and implementing staff training and development plans

Personal philosophy of childhood care and education based on knowledge of child development and best practices

Evaluation of current trends in childhood care and education

Program decision-making based on professional standards

How to conduct action research

Application of current educational research to planning and decision-making

Legislative and advocacy processes that impact children, youth and their families

Promoting an environment encouraging reflection and self-directed learning

Promoting a strong code of ethics in the program

Models of personal, professional and/or leadership development and promoting professional growth for others

Advanced study in the childhood care and education profession and professional development systems

Developing advocacy campaigns