Sentences with phrase «skills in sustained ways»

While many nations, and states in the U.S., include social - emotional skills among their standards, there has been less emphasis on how to build those skills in sustained ways.

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To bridge this knowledge - skills gap she conceived of the Wangari Maathai Institute, now constituted at the University of Nairobi — a place where academics could better connect with the communities they sought to transform, and ordinary men and women might learn how best to interact with the environment in a way that sustains their livelihoods and provides economic sustainability.

And so, I went back to kind of the research process and I guess kind of more specifically I was looking at, okay, so if this is what I want to do how do you — with my experience how do you have a practice that could sustain itself because my entire experience is personal injury, that's all I have done, that's all I know which in some ways is great, it's good because I have that developed skill - set, but at the same time that's kind of it.

Required Qualifications * Must be at least 16 years of age * Licensure requirements vary by state * Attention and Focus o The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted * Customer Service Orientation o Actively look for ways to help people, and do so in a friendly manner o Notice and understand customers» reactions, and respond appropriately * Communication Skills o Use and understand verbal and written communication to interact with customers and colleagues o Actively listening by giving full attention to what others are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times * Mathematical Reasoning o The ability to use math to solve a problem, such as calculating day's supply of a prescription * Problem Resolution o Is able to judge when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong; recognizing there is a problem o Choosing the best course of action when faced with a complex situation with several available options PHYSICAL DEMANDS: * Remaining upright on the feet, particularly for sustained periods of time * Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for moving from one work area to another * Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than whole hand or arm * Extending hand (s) and arm (s) in any direction * Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist * Stooping to a considerable degree and requiring full use of the lower extremities and back muscles * Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken word; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed accurately * Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication * Visual Acuity: o The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform activities such as: transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, reading, visual inspection involving small parts * Occasional lifting of up to 30 lbs; exerting up to 30 lbs of force occasionally and / or up to 10 lbs of force frequently, and / or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects Preferred Qualifications * Previous experience in a pharmacy, retail, medical, or customer service setting * Previous experience as a Pharmacy Technician * PTCB National Certification Education * High School diploma or equivalent (preferred) Business Overview CVS Health, through our unmatched breadth of service offerings, is transforming the delivery of health care services in the U.S..

Key ways in which participants reported overcoming barriers to skills training were by sustaining their commitment to attending therapy and practising the skills, personalising the way they used them, and practising them so often that they became an integral part of their behavioural repertoire.