WASHINGTON DC AREA CAREER SUMMIT

INVITED: Washington, D.C. | Virginia | Maryland

FREE: Career Summit 'Moving To The Next Level'

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Sonia Alleyne, Former Editorial Director for Black Enterprise, now Content / Media Strategist / Career Expert

DATE: Saturday, November 7

TIME: 10am

LOCATION: Alfred Street Baptist Church, 301 S. Alfred Street in the Multi-Purpose Room. (www.alfredstreet.org)

This exciting event will feature panelists from the federal government, health care, education, and business sectors.
The event starts promptly at 10:00 a.m. and is followed by a networking lunch.

Attendees will be able to ask career questions, obtain helpful tools and share in refreshments.

COST: FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC with RSVP

ONLINE REGISTRATION .....EXTENDED CLICK HERE:
http://www.alfredstreet.org/form/career-summit

For more information: careerdevelopment@alfredstreet.org

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AOTA's National School Backpack Awareness Day

AOTA's National School Backpack Awareness Day

Do you think the books and school supplies that your child is carrying in a backpack slung haphazardly across one shoulder are harmless? Think again. Heavy loads carried by more than 79 million students across the U.S. can cause low back pain that often lasts through adulthood. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in 2010 nearly 28,000 strains, sprains, dislocations, and fractures from backpacks were treated in hospital emergency rooms, physicians’ offices, and clinics.

“A child wearing a backpack incorrectly or that is too heavy can be contributing risk factors for discomfort, fatigue, muscle soreness, and musculoskeletal pain especially in the lower back,” says Karen Jacobs, EdD, OTR/L, CPE, clinical professor of occupational therapy at Boston University, and an expert on school ergonomics and healthy growth and development of school-age children.

The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) urges parents and caregivers to consider the following when selecting a backpack this school year:

·         Appropriate size. Make sure the height of the backpack extends from approximately 2 inches below the shoulder blades to waist level, or slightly above the waist.

·         Shoulders. Backpacks should have well-padded shoulder straps that can be worn on both shoulders so when packed with books, the weight can be evenly balanced by the student.

·         Hip belt. Backpacks with a hip or chest belt take some strain off sensitive neck and shoulder muscles and improve the student’s balance.

·         Fit. Just as your child will try on clothes and shoes when back-to-school shopping, experts say it is important to try on backpacks, too. “The right fit should be your top criteria when selecting your child’s backpack,” says Jacobs. “If you order online, be sure that the seller has a return policy just in case the backpack is not quite the best fit for your child and needs to be exchanged.”

When school is back in session, check that the child’s backpack weighs no more than 10% of his or her body weight. If it weighs more, determine what supplies can stay at home or at school each day to lessen the load. If the backpack is still too heavy for the child, consider a book bag on wheels.

Thousands of students, educators, parents, and health professionals will mark AOTA’s National School Backpack Awareness Day today with backpack weigh-ins, backpack check-ups, activities, and special events. In addition to handouts on Tips for Purchasing Backpacks, AOTA offers tips for packing and wearing backpacks: 1, 2, 3’s of Basic Backpack Wearing.

To learn more about National School Backpack Awareness Day, visit www.aota.org/backpack.

Our children are not the only ones at risk. Check out the following tip sheets to ensure you are carrying your purse and other bags in a healthy way:

Ergonomic Strategies for Using a Purse

Ergonomic Strategies for Using a Briefcase

Backpack Awareness Day is one of the many ways occupational therapy practitioners give back to their community. Click here for more information about occupational therapy.

Learn more about Trinity’s Occupational Therapy Assistant and Master’s in Occupational Therapy programs! 

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Thinking About Taking the New SAT? Read This First.

Thinking About Taking the New SAT? Read This First.

by Ann Dolin / Monday, 12 October 2015 / Published in College, SAT, Test Prep

 

For many high school juniors, taking the new SAT (also called the Revised SAT) for the first time this spring may seem like a rite of passage. After all, most students take a college entrance exam a couple of times in the spring of their junior year and often again in the fall of their senior year. But 2016 is going to be full of changes when it comes to standardized testing.

Click here for more information on the  new SAT.

Out Of The Office until Monday, November 2nd

DC RSVP for ASBC Career Summit - Sat. Nov 7, 10am *Featuring Black Enterprise Former Editorial Director, Sonia Alleyne

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The ASBC Career Development Ministry would like to invite you to our First Annual Career Summit - "Moving to the Next Level" on Saturday, November 7th, located at Alfred Street Baptist Church, 301 S. Alfred Street in the Multi-Purpose Room. (www.alfredstreet.org)

This exciting event will feature panelists from the federal government, health care, education, and business sectors. The event starts promptly at 10:00 a.m. and is followed by a networking lunch.

Our Keynote Speaker is Sonia Alleyne, Former Editorial Director for Black Enterprise, now Content / Media Strategist / Career Expert.

Attendees will be able to ask career questions, obtain helpful tools and share in refreshments.

COST: FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

ONLINE REGISTRATION DUE BY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2015 at:
http://www.alfredstreet.org/form/career-summit

For more information: careerdevelopment@alfredstreet.org 

How to Manage Employment Gaps on Your Resume

By Martin Yate
A resume without employment dates considerably underperforms a resume with dates.
This means that if you want to get job interviews you need to use dates in your resume. Employment dates are some of the facts most frequently checked by employers. Consequently, the dates you use need to be defensible (and confirmed by your LinkedIn Profile).

Read more here: http://www.job-hunt.org/resumes/employment-gaps-strategies.shtml