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In this enlightening episode, we're joined by award-winning educator Cassie Brooks, who shares practical strategies for teaching mental health skills to children. With 25 years of middle school health education experience, Cassie offers invaluable insights on how parents, teachers, and coaches can model and teach mental wellness techniques.Cassie discusses the importance of normalizing mental health conversations, comparing emotional pain to physical pain like headaches to reduce stigma. She shares specific techniques including the Tapping Solution, the value of creating personalized mental health self-management plans, and how to implement calming activities that children can choose based on their preferences.As president of the Indiana Society for Health and Physical Educators and a volunteer ambassador for Erica's Lighthouse, Cassie also highlights resources available to support youth mental health education. This episode provides actionable tools for anyone looking to better equip young people with skills to manage their emotional wellbeing.Listen for practical advice on how to move beyond simple breathing exercises to engage children in meaningful mental health practices they'll actually use when they need them most.Cassie Brooks BioCassie Brooks is in her 25th year of teaching middle school Health and Physical Education in Brownsburg , Indiana. She is currently president of Indiana's Society for Health and Physical Educators. Cassie has her BA in Health Education from Ball State and a Master's in Curriculum and Instruction. She was recognized as the Midwest Health Teacher of the Year in 2018. Her career passions include helping health educators move to skills-based teaching and leaning into challenging topics. Cassie is  volunteer ambassador for Erika's Lighthouse and is very involved in her church and community. She loves to hike, kayak, garden, camp, and travel.ResourcesErika's Lighthouse: https://erikaslighthouse.org/ Erika's Lighthouse Family Resources: https://erikaslighthouse.org/familyengagement/ Tapping Solution: https://www.thetappingsolution.com/eft-tapping/ If you are interested in receiving a copy of the Coping Strategies or Mental Health Self-Management sheets, please email us at contact@smarthwp.comThank you for listening to the Raising Resilient Kids Podcast!  We are siblings on a mission to help kids become their strongest selves by sharing proven strategies with parents, teachers, and coaches to build resilient, confident kids who can tackle life's challenges and thrive. For more information on the podcast, or if you have a question you would like answered by one of our expert guests, please visit us at - https://www.smarthwp.com/raisingresilientkidspodcast. A special thanks to our sponsors: The So Happy You're Here YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@sohappyyouarehere and The Resilient Youth Teach-the-Teacher Program - https://www.smarthwp.com/RY4teachers

Muncie epitomizes the small-town America of squeaky-clean 1950s sitcoms, but its wholesome veneer conceals a violent past. Public scandals and personal tragedy dogged the long, notorious life of Dr. Jules LaDuron. Baseball ace Obie McCracken met a tragic and violent end after joining the police force. A mother's love could not stop James Hedges from committing murder. The paranoid delusions of Leonard Redden hounded him until one day he carried a shotgun into a quiet classroom. And newsman George Dale's showdown with the Klan prepared him for the political fight of his life. Douglas Walker and Keith Roysdon, authors of Wicked Muncie, introduce a new cast of characters from the city's notorious past. For most of the past four decades, veteran journalist Douglas Walker has covered the criminal justice system in East Central Indiana for the Star Press and its predecessor, the Muncie Evening Press . He has received dozens of awards for writing, investigative reporting and public service, many the result of collaborations with reporter Keith Roysdon, with whom he also wrote a weekly column on Muncie politics for many years. This marks the duo's fourth book on crime and justice in Muncie and Delaware County. Keith Roysdon is a lifelong Indiana resident who now lives in Tennessee. He has won more than thirty state and national first-place awards for journalism, many for work cowritten by Douglas Walker. Their third book, The Westside Park Murders , was named Best Nonfiction Book of 2021 by the Indiana Society of Professional Journalists. Roysdon's crime novel Seven Angels won the 2021 Hugh Holton Award for Best Unpublished Novel from Mystery Writers of America Midwest.

Muncie epitomizes the small-town America of squeaky-clean 1950s sitcoms, but its wholesome veneer conceals a violent past. Public scandals and personal tragedy dogged the long, notorious life of Dr. Jules LaDuron. Baseball ace Obie McCracken met a tragic and violent end after joining the police force. A mother's love could not stop James Hedges from committing murder. The paranoid delusions of Leonard Redden hounded him until one day he carried a shotgun into a quiet classroom. And newsman George Dale's showdown with the Klan prepared him for the political fight of his life. Douglas Walker and Keith Roysdon, authors of Wicked Muncie, introduce a new cast of characters from the city's notorious past. For most of the past four decades, veteran journalist Douglas Walker has covered the criminal justice system in East Central Indiana for the Star Press and its predecessor, the Muncie Evening Press . He has received dozens of awards for writing, investigative reporting and public service, many the result of collaborations with reporter Keith Roysdon, with whom he also wrote a weekly column on Muncie politics for many years. This marks the duo's fourth book on crime and justice in Muncie and Delaware County. Keith Roysdon is a lifelong Indiana resident who now lives in Tennessee. He has won more than thirty state and national first-place awards for journalism, many for work cowritten by Douglas Walker. Their third book, The Westside Park Murders , was named Best Nonfiction Book of 2021 by the Indiana Society of Professional Journalists. Roysdon's crime novel Seven Angels won the 2021 Hugh Holton Award for Best Unpublished Novel from Mystery Writers of America Midwest.

Before the dust settles on the holiday season, Hoosier History Live will explore the impact of a man who, during a Christmas Eve visit to Monument Circle in the 1930s, found the center of Indianapolis "dark and depressing". So Edward Pierre, an influential architect, crusaded for the first ornaments to be placed on trees at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in 1947. This was decades before what's now called the "Circle of Lights", which began in 1962. The impact of Edward Pierre (1890-1971) on Monument Circle during the holiday season is just one of the aspects of his career and life that we will spotlight during the show. Pierre, who co-founded the architectural firm of Pierre & Wright and served as president of the Indiana Society of Architects, also designed dozens of other buildings, including the Indiana State Library; Bush Stadium (the former home of the Indianapolis Indians, which opened in 1931 as Perry Stadium), storefronts in Broad Ripple and residential homes in such northside Indianapolis neighborhoods as Meridian-Kessler and Williams Creek Estates. Nelson will be joined by two guests: Lisa Hendrickson, the granddaughter of Edward Pierre and an Indianapolis-based author, editor and owner of a public relations business, Lisa Hendrickson Communications. She wrote about the distinguished architect (whom Lisa called 'Grandpa Ed') in the spring 2022 issue of Traces, the magazine published by the Indiana Historical Society. And Carol Street, the undergraduate research archivist at the University of Kentucky. Carol formerly was the archivist for the Ball State University Architectural Archives, where the architectural records of Pierre & Wright are housed; she says she "fell in love" with Pierre's designs while working on the archives.

This weeks featured host, Laura Williams (B.S., RT(R) (MR) (CT) (MRSO) (MRSC)), comes on the podcast to share more about her start in radiography and her passion in working towards higher education. She speaks more into the MRI profession and educates us about the MRSO and MRSC credentials. We get a first hand look at what achieving those credentials looked like for her. We then dig in deep with her start in becoming a radiology entrepreneur and about Radiate Life LLC. Ms. Williams explains what her goals are and how she plans to inspire imaging professionals. During the conversation she shares about how starting this company has brought her many opportunities in the most unexpected ways. One of those opportunities is working on the social media committee with her state society, Indiana Society of Radiologic Technologists (ISRT), and how that has inspired her to be more involved. At the end we share about the importance of branding yourself and how getting to network among imaging professionals play a key part in our roles. This is so important to our profession, especially right now when we are all finding unity. Be sure to tune in to the end when we tell you about the "CRAP" we have for our listeners :). If you want your own crap find us on our website at www.collaborationra.com and send us an email with an address and we will get it out to you! As Reece and I move along in our recordings were are finding it easier to share more of our personalities in the episodes. We always have fun during the recordings but this time we are working towards incorporating those moments into the shows! Be sure to check out Ms. Williams on her main blog site at radiatelifewithlaura.com

The Hoosier Ag This Week Podcast – Weekend of Oct. 15-16, 2022: 1.) Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin says we could see some scattered showers, as well as frost during the first part of next week in his Seed Genetics Direct Harvest Weather Forecast. 2.) There are a growing number of career opportunities in land surveying across Indiana. C.J. Miller talks with Eric Meeks, President of the Indiana Society of Professional Land Surveyors, about the large number of available jobs that exist in land surveying. 3.) The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the National Pork Producers v. Ross case which focuses on California's Proposition 12. The state plans to ban the sale of pork, even if it is brought in from another state, if the pigs weren't raised in large enough pens. Eric Pfeiffer has a report. 4.) Brian Basting with Advance Trading reviews the grain markets and discusses the impact of the strong dollar and the USDA's WASDE report from Wednesday. That's all part of the Hoosier Ag This Week Podcast!

Bernie and I dive deep into Modular, Prefabrication and Lean processes in Design and Construction. Over Bernie's 40 years in the industry his focus has lead him to large and complex Healthcare Projects, Preconstruction & Prefabrication Initiatives. An Indianapolis native & Marine Corps veteran with 40 years of construction experience starting in the field as a superintendent in the Texas construction market in the early 80's before being elevated to a project manager. Returned home to Indianapolis in 1990. Led the charge for AECOM Hunt at the San Antonio Military Medical Center in 2008 as the onsite preconstruction manager at the new $800m hospital expansion project. Next move was to Dallas in 2010 as the preconstruction manager on the new $500m University of Texas Southwestern Hospital (UTSW) project, and subsequently assumed an onsite operations role through 2014. Became the onsite preconstruction manager & project executive at the new $250m Mount Carmel Hospital in Columbus, Ohio before being charged with the expansion of the Hunt healthcare portfolio. Next up was executive oversight of the preconstruction services at the new $1b McNair Hospital project for CHI Baylor St. Luke's at the Texas Medical Center in Houston. Most recently tasked with helping pull together the deliverable for the conceptual phase of the new $2.7b IU Health Medical Center in Indianapolis and later charged with supporting the development of the modular & prefabrication practices for the IU Health Program.In conjunction with his preconstruction role, Bernie oversaw the development and implementation of the prefabrication plans for the multi-trade utility tunnel MEP racks, patient room bathroom pods, headwalls, and several other single-trade prefabrication operations at the UTSW project in Dallas. The CHI Baylor St. Luke's and Mount Carmel projects mentioned above had similar initiatives but added multi-trade corridor racking to the list of items prefabricated.The Indiana Society of Healthcare Engineering (ISHE) will be touring Studio Ho on March 17th, 2022. Find more information here: www.isheweb.org/about-ishe/calendar/Bernie's Favorite book is on Chuck Yeager named; Yeager: An Autobiography by Chuck Yeager.Bernie's Contact information:Bernie SubletteVice PresidentAECOM HuntBernie.sublette@aecom.comShow sponsor is A Perfect Promotion. For all of your brand apparel reach out to Liz Schwab at lschwab@aperfectpromotion.com. Check out their website at www.aperfectpromotion.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, board certified oral maxillofacial surgeon Dr. Jay Platt will discuss analgesics, how to prescribe antibiotics, antibiotic resistance, new guidelines related to antibiotics, MRONJ, oral pathology and more.  Jay Platt, DDS is originally from Fort Wayne, graduating from high school in 1979. From there he spent three years at Indiana University in Bloomington and entered Indiana University School of Dentistry in 1983. After graduating from IUSD in 1986 he did a one-year general practice residency at the Indiana University Medical Center. From 1987-1990 he did an Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon Residency at the IU Medical Center, gaining his certificate in 1990. In 1992, Dr. Platt became Board Certified by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and has maintained it since.  He was awarded fellowship in the American College of Dentists and he is a member of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, American Dental Association, Indiana Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, the Northwest Indiana Dental Society, he is a diplomate of the National Dental Board of Anesthesiology, and a member of the International College of Oral Implantologists. He is a past member of the Board of the Northwest Indiana Dental Society and past President of the Indiana Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. He is on faculty at Spear Education and speaks regularly at the AAOMS annual meeting in addition to the AAOMS Dental Implant Conference.  Dr. Platt practices all phases of oral and maxillofacial surgery concentrating on all types of extractions, placement of dental implants, exposure of impacted teeth, pathology and corrective jaw surgery. He has great interest and experience in intraoral bone grafts and placement of dental implants. As the founder of the Northwest Indiana Dental Implant Study Club he has been a leader in the area of dental implants for many years. He maintains two Spear Study clubs as well. The use of Nitrous Oxide and IV anesthetics in the office to allow for maximum patient comfort is a big part of his practice. Dr. Platt currently resides in Munster with his wife Bobbie.

Our guest today is Shannon AndersonShannon is an award-winning author, coach, and national speaker. She served as the regional advisor for the Indiana Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and was named one of the Top 10 Teachers who inspired the Today Show in 2019.Her children's book titles include:Too Shy to Say Hi – 2021A Deed a Day - 20221The Story of Benjamin Franklin: A Biography Book for New Readers - 2020Monster & Dragon Write Poems – 2018Coasting Casey: A Tale of Busting Boredom in School – 2016Penelope Perfect: A Tale of Perfectionism Gone Wild – 2015I Am Not A Pirate – 2013We’ve invited Shannon back to Success InSight to chat about her newest booksY Is for Yet: A Growth Mindset Alphabet - 2020Mindset Power: A Kid’s Guide to Growing Better Every Day - 2020A Leader’s Guide to Mindset Power (Free Download)To learn more about Shannon and her work, please visit her website at www.shannonisteaching.comClick here to visit Shannon’s Author Page on AmazonClick here to connect with Shannon on LinkedIn.The SuccessInSight Podcast is a production of Fox Coaching, Inc.

Spend this priceless hour immersing yourself in the wisdom of 103-year-old living legend Bob Vollmer, PLS. This incredible man was born in Washington, IN in 1917, attended Pasadena CC then Berkley before transferring to Purdue where he earned a BS in AG Engineering in 1952, achieved an Eagle Scout in 1935, served in WWII from 1941-1945 (still has his original Jeep Willys from 1945), survived an avalanche, has been shot at, met gangsters, loves red beets, received the Indiana Society of Professional Land Surveyors Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017 and retired just this past February…after 57 years…from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources as Chief Surveyor being the oldest state employee at 102 years old!!! Enough said. Fittingly, music for this episode by John Philip Souza...Stars & Stripes Forever!  

On this episode of PI MAGAZINE – THE PODCAST, hosts Jim Nanos and Nicole Cusanelli speak with surveillance pro George Gergis of Surveillance Support Inc. George is one of the nations leading surveillance experts and has been a licensed professional investigator since 1990.He also holds memberships with a variety of professional associations, including The Indiana Society of Professional Investigators, The National Association of Legal Investigators, The National Council of Investigation and Security Services, The Criminal Defense Investigation Training Council, National Defender Investigator Association, National Association of Public Defense; The Michigan Council of Professional Investigators, Intellenet and The International Association of Auto Theft Investigators. Jim, Nicole and George speak about the use of subcontractors and some of the considerations that must be reviewed on those surveillance details where additional support is needed. Subcontractor licensing, insurance issues, work expectations are just a few of the topics covered.GEORGE GERGIS CONTACT INFOP.O. Box 10231South Bend, Indiana, 46680(574) 292-5171 ggergis@isu-net.com PI Magazine Social Media Pageshttps://twitter.com/PImagazineUSA https://www.linkedin.com/company/pi-magazine-inc-/about/https://www.facebook.com/PIMAGAZINEUSA/

We are proud to announce that Bring It On! was notified by the Indiana Society of Professional Journalists that we earned a 3rd place “Best in Journalism” award under the category of Radio Documentary or Special. Our congratulations to our crew and especially to our Bring It On! contributors that we have convened today for …

We are proud to announce that Bring It On! was notified by the Indiana Society of Professional Journalists that we earned a 3rd place “Best in Journalism” award under the category of Radio Documentary or Special. Our congratulations to our crew and especially to our Bring It On! contributors that we have convened today for …

Welcome to the first meeting of Geoholics Anonymous! This is a bi-weekly “roundtable” style discussion touching on the current issues affecting the Land Surveying & Mapping professions. This panel was made up of Kent Groh, LS (Host of The Geoholics), Justin Farrow (Land Surveyors United), Gavin Schrock (Editor of xyHt), Michael Thompson, LS (Chair of Professional Surveyors Canada), Ryan Swingley, LS (Past President of the Indiana Society of Professional Surveyors), Denver Winchester, LS (President of the FIG/Young Surveyors Group) and James Combs, LS (VP of the FIG/National Young Surveyors Group). The topic of this weeks GA meeting was COVID-19 and how it is and might affect land surveying moving forward.

Episode 26: Welcome back to PI Perspectives. This week Matt brings George Gergis to the program. George has over 30 years’ experience, but today he is talking Criminal Defense investigations. He is a Certified Legal Investigator with the NALI and is president of In-SPI, The Indiana Society of Private Investigators. Matt and George reflect on some great networking events and some business tips before jumping into today’s topic. So, sit back and tune in to some great advice from one of the leading investigators in the country. This episode is brought to you by CROSStrax and Satellite Investigations   Links:  Matt’s email: MatthewS@Satellitepi.com  George’s email: ggergis@isu-net.com Linkedin: George Gergis Website: http://www.investigativesupport.org/   Sponsors:       CROSStrax offer code: https://apps.crosstrax.co/signup/index/refcd/LY3R7VUW69 https://satellitepi.com/

This week on Rural Health Leadership Radio, we’re talking about pulmonary and cardiac rehabilitation. We’re having that conversation with Tracy Conroy, CEO, Valerie Roark, Director of Cardiopulmonary Services, and Connie Wilson, Cardiac/Pulmonary Rehabilitation Nurse at Daviess Community Hospital. “Don’t let fear of the unknown keep you from seeking the care and the treatment and talking to your physician about what you can do to improve your lifestyle.” ~Tracy Conroy Tracy Conroy has over 25 years of leadership experience in both acute and long-term care, population health management, outpatient clinics, and regional partnerships. She is very knowledgeable about patient experience, revenue growth, patient quality and safety, physician recruitment, and capital construction. Tracy is also an active member of the Indiana Rural Health Association, Rotary Club of Washington, IN., American Red Cross, and serves on the Board of Directors for the Daviess County Economic Development Corporation.  Tracy is passionate about expanding access to care for all residents and collaborating with the community to promote positive health outcomes.  “Having programs like Pulmonary Rehab is what gives me hope because I know that the patients that come into pulmonary rehab and that really embrace what we teach in there, that it’s life-changing for them.” ~Connie Wilson Connie Wilson MSN, RN, CCRP, CCEP, Certificate in Pulmonary Rehabilitation currently serves as the Cardiac/Pulmonary Rehabilitation nurse at Daviess Community Hospital. She has been a nurse for 34 years, with 28 years in Cardiac Rehabilitation and 25 years in Pulmonary Rehabilitation. Connie is an active member of the Indiana Society of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, being on the board of directors and serving as President in 2007 and 2018. “There’s hope on the horizon that people will live a better quality of life as they progress through the phases of COPD.” ~Valerie Roark Valerie Roark is a Registered Respiratory Therapist working with Daviess Community Hospital in Washington, IN for the past 30 years as the Director of the Cardiopulmonary Department, EEG's, Sleep Diagnostics and Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation. She feels she has positively impacted the Daviess Community Hospital and the community it serves by raising the level of professionalism within the departments she provides oversight by recruiting and hiring highly-skilled, passionate, caring professionals whether it be respiratory therapists, registered nurses or in our most recent hire of exercise physiologists for our cardiac and pulmonary rehab programs.

Shannon Anderson is an award-winning children's book author. Her book titles include:Monster & Dragon Write Poems – 2018Coasting Casey: A Tale of Busting Boredom in School – 2016Penelope Perfect: A Tale of Perfectionism Gone Wild – 2015I Am Not A Pirate – 2013Shannon is also a third-grade teacher, she is the regional advisor for the Indiana Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, is on the executive board for the Indiana State Reading Association, and is a frequent presenter at teaching and writing conferences.Shannon has also authored two resource books for teachers, Be an Amazing Writing Teacher and Go the Extra Smile, published by Pieces of Learning,One of her first pieces of published work was the story, A Deed A Day, “It is better to give than to receive.” -- This story is from Chicken Soup for the Soul: Find Your Happiness © 2011 Chicken Soup for the Soul, LLC. All rights reserved.Each school year, Shannon guides her students through a publishing project, designed to spark a love of writing for the students. A picture book is created by the students, and each students’ artwork is then created into their own unique stuffed animals. This annual project by Shannon resulted in her being included in a Today.com/parents segment, “From Letters to love: 10 times teachers inspired us in 2019”.Shannon also introduced us to the “Book Tasting” and her version of the “Reading Chair”.To learn more about Shannon and her work, please visit her website at www.shannonisteaching.com.Click here to visit Shannon’s Author Page on AmazonYou can also find Shannon on the following social sites:TwitterFacebookLinkedInIf you're an aspiring children's book author, check out Free Spirit Publishing at https://www.freespirit.com/.Click here to visit Pieces of Learning,The SuccessInSight Podcast is a production of Fox Coaching, Inc. and First Story Strategies.

Today - we're going to take a look at one US State Pharmacy Association - The Indiana Pharmacists Association. We chat with Dr. Denise Fields, who is President of IPA this year. IPA is online at: https://www.indianapharmacists.org/ IPA Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/indianapharmacists/?ref=br_rs IPA at LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/indiana-pharmacists-alliance/ IPA on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ipaindiana/ Denise's profile on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/denise-fields-pharmd-12293613/ Denise C. Fields, PharmD, BC-ADM, FASHP became a Diplomate of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine and the International Board of Lifestyle Medicine in 2018. She currently works as a Lifestyle Pharmacist at the Cummins LiveWell Center in Columbus, IN. Dr. Fields received her B.S. in Pharmacy from Butler University and her PharmD from Purdue University. She holds conventional medicine certifications in Immunization Delivery, Diabetes Care, Anticoagulation, Medication Therapy Management and Pharmacogenomics. She is also board certified in Advanced Diabetes Management. Dr. Fields began her Lifestyle Medicine Journey as a CHIP facilitator, and now participates in the training of new CHIP facilitators at the Cummins LiveWell Center. She has also completed Dr. McDougall’s Starch Solution Certification Course for Professionals. Dr. Fields has experience in various pharmacy practice sites including community (independent and chain), hospital (critical access to teaching sized hospitals) and managed care. She has fulfilled such roles as clinical pharmacist, informatics pharmacist, medication safety pharmacist and Director of Pharmacy. She currently serves as co-chair for the Pharmacist Member Interest Group within the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, and as the President of the Indiana Pharmacists Association. Prior to these roles, she served as President of the Indiana Society of Health System Pharmacists in 2015 and President of the Indiana Academy of Non-Traditional Pharmacists in 2017. Dr. Fields has served on the Board of Directors for both the Indiana Pharmacists Association and the Indiana Rural Health Association. She has served on Section Advisory Groups for the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists for the past 7 years. She served as Chair of the Indiana Pharmacy Practice Advancement Initiative Task Force from 2014-2015. Dr. Fields is also a Certified Zumba Instructor. She teaches classes in her rural hometown of Versailles, IN and also for the employees of Cummins in Columbus, IN. She discovered a new love of hiking after a trip to Havasu Falls in 2018 to celebrate her 50th birthday.

International Women's Day is March 8 every year.  What did you do to celebrate? My clients had women led panels, had a podcast or video discussions, Lunch & Learns, or invited me to speak. Yesterday, I spent the day with my clients at Caterpillar, Zoetis, my very own Women's Leadership Academy, and wrapped up with Indiana Society of Association Executives on "Bolstering Your Authentic Confidence," "Leading with Influence," "Asking for What You Want," and "Building a Winning Career Game Plan." Keep the conversation going beyond this one day.  If you want to promote real positive change, keep the dialogue going.   If you are a leader or want to be more of an ally, ask questions like: - What is it like to be like you? - How can I support you? - Where do you want to go with your career? Celebrate success.  Keep it up.  Be candid.  Join us here for the next hot topic next week!

Jennifer Briggs is the CEO of the Indiana CPA Society, and we talked about a year ago about the State of Indiana’s House Bill 1467, which allows competency-based learning through professional development opportunities to qualify accountants for accountant certificate renewal.   Today, we follow up on that conversation to check in on the progress that they have made, learn about any unforeseen challenges that they may have faced, and how they handle these challenges.   To recap, in 2010, the Indiana Society created a board-level task force on knowledge management. Jennifer worked with the task force on competency to examine how things have changed in education and everything snowballed from there.   Then, on July 1, 2017, the State of Indiana signed House Bill 1467 into law.   Following that, the Indiana CPA society created an all-online ethics course. It's interactive, and you have to actively participate in it by including comments or replying to other people's comments. Initially, it did count for a waiver of four hours, but if you take that course now, the certificate says you meet the ethics requirement in Indiana.   There’s no test, but, “the part of it that makes it more interactive and kind of tests, if you will, the competency gained is the questions and commentary that the learners have to include.” For example, there might be a case study that you read, and then it would ask what the learner would have done in this particular part of the situation.   So, how’s it going so far?   “We find that it tends to be people just get it right away and really liked the idea, or really people struggle with anything that's different, which I find so interesting because it has been around a long time,” Jennifer says. “We're 104 years old, almost, as an organization, but CPE, the credit hours system, is only 40 something years old... Sometimes, I don't understand that challenge to change.”   I'm so happy the folks in Indiana are working on this because we live in, to some degree, an la carte world. People learn in different ways, and being able to provide the opportunity to learn in the way that fits them best will only make them more successful.   Appropriately, the competency rule in Indiana is an option. It's not mandatory.   Jennifer also shares a story about her son and his friend that really hits home with me, and explains why this approach will only be more important as our profession moves forward:   Jennifer’s friend visited, and both of their kids were running around the house like maniacs playing hide and seek. At one point, they sat down and Jennifer’s friend said, "Oh, I can count this for her PE class."   Over the break, there was some incentive for students to be active for four hours per week. It didn't have to involve going to the gym or working out, it just had to involve being active. “And I just thought, gosh, if we can do that for sixth grade PE, we should be able to figure it out."   Resources: Learn more at http://incpas.org Connect with Jennifer on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferbbriggs/   -- Change Your Mindset is produced by Podcast Masters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jennifer Briggs is currently the Senior Vice President and COO of the Indiana CPA Society, and she will be the CEO of the society beginning January 1, 2018.   On July 1st, 2017, the state of Indiana signed House Bill 1467 into law, which “allows competency based learning through professional development opportunities to qualify accountants for accountant certificate renewal.”   This all began years ago, around 2010, when the Indiana society created a board-level task force on knowledge management. Jennifer worked with the task force on competency to examine how things have changed in education, and everything snowballed from there.   Although the bill is passed, this is just the beginning – Jennifer is now working with a committee to create rules around the law. Nothing is finalized, but the idea is that this new system will be designed around those who actually want to learn (as opposed to those that sit in the back of a classroom to collect their 8 hours of credit).   Change is everywhere in our profession – technology, demographics, pricing models – so it’s imperative that the education change, too.   “If you want things to be different, you have to do different things.” –Jennifer Briggs   Resources: Learn more at about the Indiana Society at INCPAS.com Connect with Jennifer on LinkedIn --   Production & Development for Improv Is No Joke by Podcast Masters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Webinar technology was designed for virtual interaction and it has the potential to be a powerful tool in the learning portfolio.  But we’re doing it wrong. Its potential is untapped. So far.   On this show we have some guests with ideas on how to change webinars for the better. We'll talk with education and learning experts looking at technology and learning design for a better answer. We'll also hear from association pros – both seeking to evolve webinars – but doing it two very different ways. We'll discuss: Education strategy and learning design Technology, production, engagement Takeaways you can start using tomorrow to make a real qualitative difference in your webinars Sound interesting? Register to attend today! https://www.crowdcast.io/e/webinar-revolution About the guests Tracy King, MA, CAE, CVEP As Chief Learning Strategist & CEO of InspirEd, Tracy leverages her more than 17 years in the education industry for associations interested in increasing their relevance and revenue with meaningful live, online, and mobile learning programs. Tracy specializes in the intersection of learning science and technology. She's a thought leader in education strategy and learning experience design. Through her speaking and consulting, Tracy promotes leading edge practices developing learning experiences that make a measurable difference. Most recently, she has co-founded Expertise Enterprise, building competitive education and credentialing businesses to advance industries. Renee Latimer, MBA, DES Renee parlays her business acumen and passion for education into integrating technology with learning. In Renee’s current role with the American Dental Education Association, she coordinates both small and mid-size domestic and international events, in addition to managing intersecting technologies such as mobile apps, webinars, and ADEA’s learning management system. Renee earned her Digital Event Strategist (DES) certification and certification in Advanced e-Learning Instructional Design. Lance Simon, CVEP Lance is Executive Vice President of iCohere, the unified learning company. iCohere supports webinars, courses, communities and virtual conferences. Lance created, and is lead instructor for, the Meetings Without Walls course and the Certified Virtual Events Producer (CVEP) digital certificate with 435 graduates to date. In his free time Lance heads a small startup, TVWebinars.com, where he plays with ideas to revolutionize the webinar format. Lane Velayo, CAE, CEO Lane Velayo is the CEO of Synergos AMC, an Association Management Company with offices in Saint Paul, MN and Indianapolis, IN.  In his role he oversees all operations to ensure they produce desired results which are consistent with the overall strategy and vision of the company's partners. He is an experienced association professional who has been recognized by the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) through its Diversity Executive Leadership Program (DELP), Association Forumland through its ’40 under 40’ Association Leaders award in 2016, and the Indiana Society of Association Executives (ISAE) as its 2011 Executive of the Year.  About Association Chat Association Chat (est. 2009) is an online community and weekly chat that takes place on Tuesdays at 2pm ET on https://www.crowdcast.io/kikilitalien. You can connect with the association community throughout the week on Twitter using the hashtag #assnchat or through the Facebook Group. Find out more about Association Chat at http://associationchat.com/. (*"Cheekily" hashtagged from the beginning! #assnchat – yes, we know what it looks like and no, we aren't changing it.*) KiKi L'Italien serves as host for the chat with regular guests and quarterly live events along with creative collaborations with industry thought leaders.

Today’s interview is love at first improv. Allison Estep is a former Creative Services Associate for the Indiana Society of CPAs and a graduate of the conservatory program at Second City in Chicago. Our conversation focuses on the everyday application of improvisation skills to help us combat fear, take risks, work as a team, and become a more well-rounded person. Allison strongly believes that every person should take an improv course at some point in their life – it’s simply a great way to learn valuable life skills, like listening, managing your ego, following fear, and working as a team. As a matter of fact, improv games were originally created by Viola Spolin as a teaching tool. Getting up in front of people (in any situation) can seem like such a scary thing for people that have never been through an improv class, or don't know everything about the practice, but it's a little less scary once you realize everyone is part of the same team and everything doesn’t have to be a joke… and sometimes the most mundane things can be the funniest. Here are a few Improv Games that you can play with your team, friends, or even family. The Human Knot – Five or more people create a circle (the more the merrier!). Everyone puts their arms out and grabs another person's arm to get tangled up. As a group, you try to get untangled without anyone letting go. This game is a great way of learning how to work together as a group to figure out a problem. One Word at a Time – Two or more people try to create a cohesive sentence by speaking one word at a time. Don't think – just react. It’s a great tool for teaching people to listen to understand (and not listen to respond). Dr. Know-It-All – Three people sit in a chair and they know the answer to every question that's ever given… But they answer one word at a time. To be successful, groups they need to really park that agenda, not anticipate / get ahead of themselves, listen to what's being said, and then react to it. If you’re interested in taking the next step, find your nearest Improv school and take a class or get in touch with me about coming to your organization.   Resources: Listen to This American Life 532, Act Two: “Rainy Days and Mondays” - A story about how compassion and improv help a woman with dementia -- Production & Development for Improv Is No Joke by Podcast Masters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Congratulations to the Bring It On staff on their award from the Indiana Society of Professional Journalists! Cornelius Wright and Amrita Myers are joined by “The Great Eight”, which are: Jada Phelps-Moultrie Shannon McCullough Johari Shuck Nadrea Njoku Tiffany Kyser Jasmine Haywood Demetrees Hutchins Juhanna Rogers This sisterhood of eight Ph.D candidates from the IU …

No Limits will examine access and openness in government. Joining us on the phone will be Daniel Ellsberg of Pentagon Papers fame. Guests: Bradner - Statehouse Bureau Chief for the Evansville Courier and Press and Indiana Society of Professional Journali