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Originally published as an online newsletter, DSNews provided a means for gathering stories, reports, and updates about all the doings and happenings within the DS Community, not only in Washington State, but from across the country and from around the world. New articles continue to be added, but now in an online format that gives you, the reader, ready access to the topics that interest you most (see below).

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"Because you're unique,
there's something you are better at
than anybody else."

Bernard Haldane
Dependable Strengths Originator

Index

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See also articles in DS Research Archive

Appreciative Inquiry
The DS/AI Connection by Morgan Zantua

Blindness
DSAP for People Who Are Blind by Sheila Burkett-Luckey
Trainee to Facilitator (with a Twist) by Lisa Turner

Certification, CDS
Beyond Level One by Dean Summers (Spring 2006)
Summer 2006 Update by Vic Snyder

China
The China Center Opens
The China Center (Year One) by Yaping Li
DSAP in Shanghai by Yaping Li
The Process Works Itself by Yaping Li
Strengthening My Strengths by Yaping Li

College & University
DS Comes to Northwest Nazarene University
DS Comes to Olympic College
Grad Student Seminar (Part 1)
by Briana Keller
Grad Student Seminar (Part 2)
by Briana Keller
Olympic College Update
by Laurie Adamson

Dislocated Workers
A Workshop for Former Boeing Employees

DSAP (Dependable Strengths Articulation Process)
How to Divide the Steps by Allen Boivin-Brown
How to Facilitate as a Team by Allen Boivin-Brown
How to Select the Demo Volunteer by Allen Boivin-Brown
In the Beginning (Reflections) by Jean Haldane
More Happy Faces by Dean Summers

DSHS/DVR, Washington State
Workstrides by Bob Pack & Dona Fuerst
Workstrides 2006 Initial Outcome Results by Bob Pack

DSNews (2003-07)
2003/04 Winter Edition (1:1)

2004 Summer Edition (1:2)
2004/05 Winter Edition (2:1)
2005 Summer Edition (2:2)
2005/06 Winter Edition (3:1)
2006 Spring Edition (3:2)
2006 Summer Edition (3:3)
2006 Fall Edition (4:1)
2007 Spring Edition (4:2)

The DS Report
Audience by Allen Boivin-Brown
Content by Allen Boivin-Brown
Layout by Allen Boivin-Brown
Wordsmithing by Allen-Boivin-Brown

East Coast Regional Center, CDS
2004 Summer Institute
DS Comes to Chesapeake College by Anne Scholl-Fiedler
East Coast Center Opens (Summer 2004)
East Coast Update (Summer 2005)
East Coast Update (Summer 2006)
East Coast Update (Winter 2007)
East Coast Update (Winter 2008)
East Coast Update (Summer 2008)

Executive Committee Update, CDS
Bob Pack Joins the Committee (Fall 2006)
East Coast Center Established (Summer 2004)
IRS Approves 501(c)3 Status for CDs (Winter 2003/04)
Patrice Tabor Elected Adjunct Member (Winter 2005/06)
Susan Terry Elected Co-Chair (Spring 2006)
WOIS Brings DS to the Internet (Winter 2004/05)

Facilitator Training
Credit & Clock Hours
Photos from the March 2006 Training (Seattle)

Faith Communities
Centered Life: Introducing Sara Fortin & Sally Peters
Discover Your Call by Sally Peters

Good Experiences
From Seeking to Finding by Sarah Aiken
G'Day from Down Under by Kathleen Zarubin
I Can See a Rainbow by Lisa Dieterle
A Life Changing Experience by Karen Dawson
Tell Us a Story! by Dean Summers

High School
Workforce + Public Schools by Mary Nagle & Charlene Gomez

The Internet
DS Comes to the Internet (Summer 2004)

Job Magnet
A Success Story by Celeste Hunter

K-12 (Grade School)
Assistant Principals' Conference

Life Coaching
Dependable Strengths & Coaching by Jerald Forster

Local Planning Areas (Washington State)
DS Comes to the Kitsap Peninsula LPA
DS Comes to the Whatcom County LPA
Whatcom County Update (Summer 2005) by Ronnie-Sue Johnson & Mel Monkelis

Middle School
A Conversation with Len Hoover

People
Laurie Adamson (Trainer Spotlight)
Noreen Brownlie (Trainer Spotlight)
Cal Crow (Interview) by Dean Summers
Jean Haldane (Appreciation) by Jerald Forster
Yaping Li (Introduction) by Bob Pack
Penny Rempfer (Trainer Spotlight)
Jennifer Tallack (Interview)
Katie Hearn Zang (Trainer Spotlight )

Positive Psychology
Do I Have a Life's Purpose? by Jerald Forster
DSAP & the Strengths Revolution by Jerald Forster
Jerald Forster's Strengths & Hope at School & Home (Review) by Dean Summers
Positive Experiences at the End of Life by Jerald Forster
The Secret to Happiness by Jerald Forster
Strengths-Focused Homes by Jerald Forster
Strengths-Focused Organizations by Jerald Forster

Reconnect & Renew
2005 Conference Coming Soon
2005 Conference Report

Results
A Measure of DSAP Effectiveness by Susan Terry
Proving It by Penny Rempfer

South Africa
DSF Accredited by SETA
DSF & the National Peace Accord Trust by Thozi Theko
DSF a Public Benefit Organization by Jennifer Tallack
DSF Update (Summer 2008)
Jobs for DSAP Grads
Operating Groups by Jennifer Tallack
South Africa's DSAP Facilitators by Jennifer Tallack
Success Stories by Jennifer Tallack

South Korea
A Conversation with Byung Ju Cho
Dependable Strengths in South Korea by Byung Ju Cho

Sweden
Connecting across the Alps


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