Professional Development Plan

Name: Chandler Briggs

Date: August 31, 2020

I have thought about pursuing several
Career
different career paths, including
Goals: teaching, counseling, social work, and
non-profit work. I am unsure which path
I want to take currently.

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Note: This document is merely a template to help you in your personal and career growth – to help you move from “good” to
“great”! Feel free to use all or part of the elements provided. Research shows that the more planning and details you build into a
development plan, the more likely you will actually stick to the plan and change for the better!

Steps in the development planning process

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 Determine where your strengths & development needs exist

Consider

Technical & Functional Competencies and

Knowledge and Skills Behaviors

Select one to three areas where focused development would have the most impact on achieving your current and/or future goals

Create detailed action plans for development

Determining where to focus your development efforts

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Where will development provide you with the greatest impact for your success?

 Consider the technical and functional knowledge and skills required for your success

 Recall prior feedback from professors, employers, family etc.,

 Determine where focused development would have the greatest impact on your ability to achieve your objectives successfully

 Consider your career/growth goals in determining which competencies would be most impactful if developed.

 Select from three areas that will be most beneficial for your development (e.g., leveraging a strength, strengthening a proficiency, or neutralizing a
weakness) and list them in the table below. Indicate with a check mark whether this is a strength, proficiency, or weakness.

I will see the greatest impact on my success by focusing development in the following areas:

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Competency/Behavior Strength Proficiency Weakness

to Leverage to Strengthen to Neutralize

1. X

Communication
2. X

Social Justice
3. X

Reception to Feedback

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 Development Action Plan – Goal 1

Development Goal 1 I will improve communication so that I can present myself and ideas in an eloquent manner as well as
work effectively with others. I will know that I have been successful when I am able to express my ideas
What do you want to change? What will result from this
change? What would success look like? eloquently and satisfy the communication expectations of coworkers/bosses.

Tasks/Activities Target Dates Support Needed/Barriers

When will you start/stop and To Overcome
What specific tasks/activities will you do to help reach your goal? complete each action? What help will you need and from
whom? What barriers will you likely
face?

1. January 2021 I could find a communication

workshop
Practice and learn more counseling and reflective listening techniques and
language

2. October 2020 Setting up a daily time to check

email could be helpful
Hold myself accountable for responding to emails within 24 hours

3. Practice public speaking January 2021 Public speaking workshop,

developing language

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Development Action Plan – Goal 2

Development Goal 2 I will improve my knowledge of social justice so that I can be an advocate for marginalized people as a
human service professional. I will know that I have been successful when I feel confident and competent
What do you want to change? What will result from this
change? What would success look like? speaking to others and sharing my opinions about social justice issues.

Tasks/Activities Target Dates Support Needed/Barriers

When will you start/stop and To Overcome
What specific tasks/activities will you do to help reach your goal? complete each action? What help will you need and from whom?
What barriers will you likely face?

1. Attend racial equity workshops Attend 2 by December 2020 I will be able to find resources
through my non-profit job

2. Educate myself on presidential candidates November 3, 2020 I will look for unbiased news articles

3. December 2020 I will look for sign-up link on Sakai

Take safe zone training

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Development Action Plan – Goal 3

Development Goal 3 I will improve my reception to feedback so that I can reflect on myself and grow. I will know that I have
What do you want to change? What will result from this
been successful when I am able to adapt and change my habits when needed
change? What would success look like?

Tasks/Activities Target Dates Support Needed/Barriers

When will you start/stop and To Overcome
What specific tasks/activities will you do to help reach your goal? complete each action? What help will you need and from whom?
What barriers will you likely face?

1. November 2020 NA

Review feedback worksheet that I received in EDUC 325

2. October 2020 Will need to challenge myself to

have these uncomfortable
Ask for feedback from my boss and coworkers
conversations

3. October 2020 I will reflect on how successful I am

with different aspects of my position
Use reflective journaling to give myself feedback
in Carolina For The Kids

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Professional Goals
Short-Term Goals (1 – 3 years):
 Attend grad school or get a full time job in human service industry
 Provide for myself financially
 Build friendships with coworkers
 Determine exactly which career path I wish to pursue

Midrange Goals (5 - 6 years):

 Receive a promotion
 Potentially return to grad school if I did not go before

Long-Term Goals (10 years):

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  Be confident in my career path and able to train/mentor entry-level employees in the field
 Continue to grow and challenge myself in my job
 Enjoy my job!

In- Completed Notes

Description of professional development activity completed Date(s)start progress
ed

1. August 27, X This panel was really amazing

Raising Coconspirators: Talking about Racism with White Kids 2020 and full of great insights. One
thing I learned was that all
babies prefer faces of their own
race when they are a few
months old, but by 5 years old
all babies prefer white faces.
This is evidence of how black
children internalize racism and
white supremacy.

2. August 16, X This workshop explained

Adverse Childhood Experiences Workshop 2020 resilience in terms of Adverse
Childhood Experiences.
Children with more ACEs are at
much higher risk for negative
outcomes later in life.

3. September X My main takeaway from this

Diversity & Inclusion Skills for Aspiring Student Leaders Week: 3, 2020 panel was that workplaces
Social Justice and Civic Engagement in the Workplace need to move away from
silencing discussions of race,
religion, and politics. Rather,
they need to provide a safe
space to have these
discussions in order to allow
employees to bring their full
selves to the workplace and
continue to grow.

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4. November 6, X Planning to look into MPA programs
Meeting with UCS for Mock Interview and Career Exploration 2020 over the break

5. Exploring MPA Graduate Programs X

5. November 11, X
Created feedback form for my Carolina For The Kids committee 2020
to provide me feedback on my leadership this semester
6. October 30, X Self-reflection activity
Creating final report for Dancer Recruitment Week for Carolina 2020
For The Kids
7. Various X Leadership and public speaking
Hosted several zoom events for Carolina For The Kids practice

8. September 29, X Improved my competence on political

Watched presidential debate 2020 issues

9. September X In this webinar, several HDFS

HDFS Career Connection Series: Alumni Panel 28, 2020 alumni shared their stories
about their HDFS experiences
and their achievements since
graduating. It was interesting to
hear how the program has
changed since the program first
began, such as resources for
pursuing Child-Life being
added to the program

10. October 2, X In this mentoring circle, Dr.

HDFS ‘Faculty Mentoring Circle’ with Dr Leech 2020 Leech talked about her
experience with research and
graduate school. One thing that
stood out to me was learning
that many graduate programs
have opportunities for funding.

11. October 29, X In this info session, I listened to

Master of Arts in Teaching Info Session 2020 a panel of teachers discuss
their MAT and teaching
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 experiences. After hearing
them talk about student-
teaching experiences during
COVID, I decided that I would
wait to pursue an MAT program
if I decide that I want to teach.

12. October 26, X In this webinar, Sydney Howell

HDFS Career Connection Series 2020 and Kendall Bradley shared
ways in which they leveraged
their HDFS degree as post-
graduate students. One thing
that stood out to me was that
Sydney works for a global non-
profit that does economic
development. I am interested in
non-profit work after
graduation, so it was interesting
to hear how her HDFS degree
helped her obtain this job.

Professional Development Opportunities Completed

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