Goal Achievement – CalWORKs 2.0 | Next Generation

Small Steps That Have a Big Impact on Achieving Goals video

Rachel Nicolosi — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 02:55:19 +0000

Planning Prompts and Bundling are two researched strategies highlighted in this video from The Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania

WOOP Introduction short video

Rachel Nicolosi — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 21:46:07 +0000

Enjoy this short video from Character Lab on using WOOP for Goal setting.

Building Core Capabilities video

Rachel Nicolosi — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 20:31:41 +0000

This 5-minute video depicts a theory of change for achieving breakthrough outcomes for vulnerable children and families. From the the Frontiers of Innovation community at the Center for the Developing Child, Harvard University.

Building on the Center’s 2013 video presenting the theory that building adult capabilities is necessary to improve child outcomes, this new video describes what these skills are, why they are important, how they develop, and how they are affected by stress.

Mobility Mentoring Research Paper

Rachel Nicolosi — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 20:23:35 +0000

This paper published in 2012 by EMPath (formerly Crittenton Women’s Union), reviews the practice of “Mobility Mentoring,” defined as the professional practice of partnering with clients so that over time they may acquire the resources, skills, and sustained behavior changes necessary to attain and preserve their economic independence.

http://s3.amazonaws.com/empath-website/pdf/Research-MobilityMentoring-0512.pdf

WOOP video and website

Rachel Nicolosi — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 20:14:33 +0000

WOOP is a practical, accessible, evidence-based mental strategy that people can use to find and fulfill their wishes and change their habits. Over twenty years of research shows that WOOP works. Known scientifically as Mental Contrasting with Implementation Intentions, the approach has proven effective across ages and areas of life, helping people achieve goals dealing with health, career/academics, and interpersonal relationships.

EMPath website

Rachel Nicolosi — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 20:10:36 +0000

One of the CalWORKs 2.0 Strategic Initiative partners, EMPath, is an innovative organization based in Boston, Massachusetts that brings together direct service, methodical research, local, state & national public policy advocacy and a concerted effort to transforms people’s lives by helping them move out of poverty and providing other institutions with the tools to systematically do the same.

https://www.empathways.org/