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Training For Professional Growth 1974 IPRS WORKSHOPS
WORKSHOP NO. 1
The professional mystique is a seminar designed to inform participants of the various career patterns in the field of Parks and Recreation. Participants will learn of ways to progress up the administrative ladder. Introspection is the key to this seminar. Participants will be evaluating themselves while learning of the success of others. Speakers will address themselves to the realities of the profession. Pros and cons of career types will be discussed. Opportunities for parks and recreation professionals outside of the community will be enumerated. The roles of women in the field will be reviewed. What makes a good Park Superintendent will be discussed. How to operate a one-man district will be covered. If these topics sound varied; they are. But so are the leaders of the Parks and Recreation profession. You too can become a leader and a part of the professional mystique. Speakers will be: Jim Brademas, Pres. City Planning Associates; Jim Ball, Director of Rosselle Park District; Angela Capulli, Supt. of Parks, Arlington Heights Park Dist.; Carl Fuerst, Exec. V. P., McFaddzean & Everly, Ltd.; Sandra Little, Rec. Supv., Park Ridge.
Robyn Glick
WORKSHOP NO. 2
Having, a problem making group decisions? BOARDS MAKE GROUP DECISIONS. Do you want to do it better? STAFFS MAKE GROUP DECISIONS. Are group decisions better than individual decisions? THEY SHOULD BE. The Deerfield Workshop explores the principles and techniques for making good group decisions. Speakers will be Scout Gunn, University of Illinois; Lee Ellis, Village Manager of Oak Park; and Webbs Norman, Director of the Rockford Park District. Emphasis is placed on active participation in the learning process. The entire morning will be taken up by a series of learning exercises directed by Dr. Gunn. Attempting to relate group interaction to the practical world, Webbs Norman and Lee Ellis will discuss examples, techniques, and practical problems during the afternoon session.
Dave Culkin
WORKSHOP NO. 3
. . . A park district has not completed development of a piece of property. They are approached by private interests who offer to develop a facility and operate on a lease basis. What are the ramifications of this offer? . . . The Hinsdale Workshop will develop dialogue between top level managers, legal counselors, and commercial representatives. The concentration will be on developing cooperative arrangements between the private and public sectors. The Committee encourages any agency to respond by March 10, to Ross Ricks, 101 S. Second St., St. Charles, Ill. 60174, if they can provide information on governmental-private interest relationships. Materials submitted to the Committee will be compiled into packets for those who have pre-registered for the conference.
Ross Ricks
Illinois Parks and Recreation 28 March/April, 1974 A STUDY IN "TRAINING FOR PROFESSIONAL GROWTH" The 1974 Workshops are designed to increase professional knowledge and growth. Rather than emphasizing mechanical formulas or tools for implementing programs, these sessions have been planned to stimulate personal creativity and understanding, and to broaden professional concepts. All workshops are open to any participant, no matter what his immediate area of concern may be. Workshops will provide insight into all levels of the parks and recreation profession. The subject matter of these sessions ranges from the general overview of No. 1 to the specific inquiry of No. 3. Workshop No. 1 is an introduction to a variety of areas in recreation for the young professional, while No. 2 is of great importance to every person concerned with the dynamics of human interaction. Workshop No. 3 is an in-depth treatment of a technical management problem. I.P.R.S. members are urged to attend all or several sessions for their professional enrichment; pre-registration fees have been reduced to $10 to encourage your total involvement in this year's program. (At-the-door registration fee remains $20.)
Illinois Parks and Recreation 29 March/April, 1974 |
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