WorkFirst Employment Transition Webinar July 2020: Tools for the Work World: Soft Skills





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Soft skills relate to how people work. Soft skills include interpersonal (people) skills, communication skills, listening skills, time management and empathy, among others. Employers often look for candidates with good soft skills. Depending on the type of job, someone may be excellent with technical, job-specific tasks, but if they do well managing their time or working within a team, they most likely will be even more successful in their position. Good soft skills are important to the success of most employers and businesses. After all, nearly every job requires employees to engage with others in some way. Another reason employers look for applicants with good soft skills is that soft skills are transferable skills that may be used in any job. This makes job candidates with good soft skills considered very adaptable employees. Good soft skills are particularly crucial in customer-based jobs. Unlike hard skills that are learned, soft skills are similar to emotions or insights that allow people to “read” others. These skills are much harder to learn in a traditional classroom and are better practiced in “real time”, with others.

About Our Presenter: Pearl Colbert, Clinical Supervisor & Social Skills Lead – ESSC
L. Pearl Colbert is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She attended California State University Dominguez Hills, graduating in 2011 with a Bachelor's Degree in psychology. During her undergraduate experience she worked as a teacher’s assistant and tutor to students with developmental disabilities. She then pursued a Master's Degree with an emphasis in marriage and family therapy from Pepperdine University. During graduate school, she began working in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), as a behavior therapist with young children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). It was through this work that she found her passion for working with children and families affected by ASD. She completed both her MFT hours and BCBA hours concurrently, and is now dual licensed as a marriage and family therapist (LMFT) as well as a board certified behavior analyst (BCBA). As a LMFT, she worked primarily with children and adolescents, designing intervention programs to increase quality of life in the home and school settings. She also counseled teens whose primary issues were drug addiction, LGBTQ issues, life stressors (e.g., gang involvement, abuse, etc.), depression, as well as many other mood and personality disorders. She worked with teens trying to get back into school and manage their interpersonal conflict with friends and family. Additionally, she has worked with parents, couples, and young adults experiencing a variety of daily life issues, as well as dealing with traumas of the past. Pearl joined ESSC in August 2018 and currently runs a social skills program for those affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder and provides parent/caregiver training to their families.
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