Mission Statement
In support of the Department of Access Services mission the Professional Development Program (PDP) provides all members of the department the opportunity to expand their knowledge base, enhance their skills and advance their careers. PDP activities are developed and delivered through a staff driven collaborative process.
Vision & Program Structure
To support our vision of Professional Development for our employees we continually offer ISTs and Workshops under a set of Strands. Strands are overarching categories of Professional Development that help guide employees to which areas they want to improve in. Below is a fleshed out list of all of our Strands and some examples of programming under them.
![Career Path](/static/images/strands/cp.23051a905c50.png)
Career Path
Examples
- Leadership Strategies
- Time Management
- Communication Skills
- Emptional Intelligence
- Promotion Readiness
- New Staff Orientation
![Diversity and Inclusion](/static/images/strands/di.fe0baa9c20e1.png)
Diversity and Inclusion
Examples
- Community Building
- Inclusive pedagogies
- Power of stories
- Intercultural conversations
- Bias
- Power, Priviledge, and Oppression
![Health and Wellness](/static/images/strands/hw.65f8ba7dfc0f.png)
Health and Wellness
Examples
- Remote Interpreting
- Self-Care
- Biomechanics
- Work/Life Balance
- Mindfulness/Meditation
- Stretching Techniques
![Interpreting Skills](/static/images/strands/is.0f1fc2ebf764.png)
Interpreting Skills
Examples
- Processing skills
- Listening skills
- Memory and retention skills
- Language Fluency
- Discourse Management
- Register
![Mentoring](/static/images/strands/m.5ea7a7e7df11.png)
Mentoring
Examples
- Peer Mentoring
- Distance Mentoring
- Apprentice Mentoring
- Student Interpreter MentoringASL Consultants
![Post-Secondary Content](/static/images/strands/pc.17d586c8d173.png)
Post-Secondary Content
Examples
- STEM
- Art
- Deaf Culture
- Business
- Computing
![RTC and Note-taking](/static/images/strands/rt.5546257914f3.png)
RTC and Note-taking
Examples
- Real Time Captioning & Note-taking Programming