Tag Archives:WEBSITE
Career/College Planning: O*Net Online share
A not-for-profit website that pulls together government data about the jobs in our country and people who are working in them so that you can surf around to learn things like what jobs in the United States. There’s a page where you can view lists of suggested careers that might be a good match with the skills that you have. Or, you can research details about specific careers that you are interested in. And, you don’t even have to know what you want to do! You can do a keyword search (ex. “legal assistant”), browse lists of careers within an industry (of course, “Health and Counseling” is my favorite!), or you can answer a bunch of questions and let the website make some suggestions about what you might enjoy.
Before you invest your money and time into education or training, wouldn’t it be nice to know details like:
- What kind of education or training with I need to get a job in this career?
- What can I expect to get paid in a job like this? (Keep in mind that these numbers are averages so some people make more and some make less. Part of this depends on how much experience you have, so if you are fresh out of school, expect to make less than average. Part of this depends on where you live. Expect to be paid more in areas that have a higher cost of living and less in more remote, less affluent areas.)
- Will it be difficult or easy to find a job in this profession? If it is a “growing” profession, that means that it is expected that there will be more jobs opening up, creating a higher need for people with this training. If the industry is “shrinking,” then it’s more likely that the job market is already flooded with people who have these skills and it will be tough to find a job.
This website can help you learn all of this and more.
ADHD: ADDitude share
(PLEASE READ my cautionary note at the end of the description in this post.)
This website is chock full of ideas and resources. I like it because it provides information in quick, easy to digest chunks, perfect for the ADHD soul. You can subscribe to enewsletters that will send out information on specific topics. They also offer free webinars presented by people who work with individual with ADHD or have it themselves.
I find that this site is really a great way to begin to familiarize yourself with how the ADHD brain works and what approaches and strategies can be the most helpful in coping with some of the challenges the ADHD brain can present. It also does this in a way that celebrates the strengths of ADHD brain, which I really like.
CAUTIONARY NOTE: I admit that I have mixed feelings about this website. I’m listing it because it does provide access to a lot of wonderful information. However, the advertisements have a heavy push to encourage people to spend hundreds of dollars on “ADHD Coaches.” I have no experience with anyone in that line of work. I do know that there is no licensure for ADHD coaches so you would have to do your own investigation to make sure that, should you ever choose to try that option, you are working with someone who is skilled and worth the money. I don’t find that it is necessary to have an ADHD coach to be able to work through some of the challenges that having ADHD can present, however I don’t rule out that they can be helpful in the right circumstances. Self-education, trial & error, working with a licensed professional (which insurance will often pay for), these are all things that can promote growth and change without such a large expense as paying out of pocked for a coach.
Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) Network share
Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA) clubs, are typically found in high schools and colleges. The GSA Network supports Gender & Sexuality Alliance (GSA) clubs for students in high school and college settings. These clubs are incredibly important because I have found that they are often the first safe place in a teen’s life where they can let down their guard, express their true-selves and feel real-life support that they haven’t found in other parts of their young lives.
As I described in my post about GLSEN (another organization that provides support to GSA’s), the GSA Network is one of two organizations that helps to set-up, advocate for, and provide resources to individual GAS clubs, The GSA Network operates the GSA Network of California, which connects over 900 clubs across the state, the National Association of GSA Networks, which unites 40 statewide networks of GSA clubs, and GSAs Unite, an online campaign and petition platform supporting youth organizers across the country. (As far as I can tell, GSA’s were originally orchestrated and supported by the GSA Network, originating in California. It seems that GLSEN has stepped in as another agency that supports these clubs.)
If there isn’t a GSA club available in your (or your child’s) school, and you would like to start one, they can help you do this. They also provide ongoing resources to help run a successful, healthy, supportive club.