Services
Social Services Staff Development
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Dr. Jim Winship has presented at our annual Salvation Army Social Service Conference for a number of years. His presentations are always sought after by staff and participants often schedule what workshops to attend only after selecting his workshops. We are always assured his content is informative and pertinent to our topics. His delivery is such that participants remain engaged and often list him as their first request for the next conference. |
Dr. Jim Winship designs and presents staff development / training experiences in a variety of formats, including two hour workshops, half-day, and full day training experiences. He has experience in Instructional Design and online educational instruction, and develops learning experiences with measurable outcomes.
Early in his professional career, he designed and delivered training for four years at the Office of Continuing Social Work Education at the University of Georgia. Over his professional career, he has developed training materials and presented workshops for organizations that include The Salvation Army, Atlanta Task Force on the Homelessness, and the State of Wisconsin Bureau of Housing on topics that include effective case management, culturally competent social work practice, working with immigrant families, and working with homeless families.
CURRENT PROJECTS:
Jim is currently serving as a content developer and consultant with the Central Territory of The Salvation Army Social Services as they develop a process for Caseworker Certification. In 2017, he conducted workshops for The Salvation Army Social Services in Chicago, Illinois and for the Northwoods Division (upper Minnesota and North Dakota) of the Central Territory. He conducted webinars for The Salvation Army Social Services in Wisconsin and Upper Michigan Division in 2018 and 2018.
Digital Storytelling
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Jim encouraged us to create a story about ourselves that was authentic and meaningful. Although we only had a few days to construct our digital stories, he walked us through each step and assuaged our worries along the way. I was proud of the final product I produced; I wound up telling a story that I hadn't even planned to tell. Creatively, it was an utterly fulfilling experience. |
Learning digital storytelling from Jim Winship was one of my favorite experiences during college. It allowed me to explore my identity and learn more about myself, while being able to share that with others. It encourages me to challenge my own perspective on my experiences. I've been able to continue digital storytelling through internships, jobs, and with my service in the Peace Corps. I'm so glad that I've been able to share my journey with the world in such a creative and captivating way.
Kurstin Mazzoni, BSW, MSW
Peace Corps Volunteer in Peru
With digital stories, individuals can tell meaningful stories from their lived experiences. These personal stories are told in two- to three-minute multimedia movies, combining personal narration, photos, video, music, and often sound effects. They are meaningful to the person creating them, and can also be used for public awareness and organization communication.
Jim Winship's services include helping organizations and groups create both two to three minute digital stories and shorter (60-90 seconds) versions of personal stories based on a single photo.
CURRENT PROJECTS:
Jim has developed five short locative (location-based) digital stories featured on the StriveOn mobile app in the Whitewater Locative Digital Storytelling Project. Used to engage people and communities, locative stories and the StriveOn app adds context to places and localities. A description of the project and one of the digital stories can be found in Storying the Human Experience blog on this site, titled: "If Only These Walls Could Talk; Well, They Can."
In August 2017, through Frontier Health, Inc. in East Tennessee, he conducted a three-day digital storytelling workshop with a group of women in recovery from drug addiction and alcoholism, assisting each of them in developing her own story as a part of the rehabilitative process. One of the participants wrote in her evaluation of the story she created: "I hope to one day be a voice for domestic violence for women. This is amazing."
Jim Winship's services include helping organizations and groups create both two to three minute digital stories and shorter (60-90 seconds) versions of personal stories based on a single photo.
CURRENT PROJECTS:
Jim has developed five short locative (location-based) digital stories featured on the StriveOn mobile app in the Whitewater Locative Digital Storytelling Project. Used to engage people and communities, locative stories and the StriveOn app adds context to places and localities. A description of the project and one of the digital stories can be found in Storying the Human Experience blog on this site, titled: "If Only These Walls Could Talk; Well, They Can."
In August 2017, through Frontier Health, Inc. in East Tennessee, he conducted a three-day digital storytelling workshop with a group of women in recovery from drug addiction and alcoholism, assisting each of them in developing her own story as a part of the rehabilitative process. One of the participants wrote in her evaluation of the story she created: "I hope to one day be a voice for domestic violence for women. This is amazing."
Story-Based Presentations and Public Speaking
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Dr. Winship brought to life the value and joy in remembering and sharing our family stories! The two family programs I serve at St. Joan of Arc in Nashotah, WI and St. Catherine of Alexandria in Oconomowoc, WI deeply enjoyed Dr. Winship's ease and captivating presentation. The telling of his own family stories encouraged all to look deeper into their own. The exercises he gave the groups were the favorites of the year! |
Jim Winship was a featured speaker on Wisconsin Humanities Council Speaker's Bureau for a number of years. He has spoken to a range of community and church groups. His presentation style incorporates both animated storytelling -- his own stories, stories of those he has worked with, and traditional stories -- and the perspectives that he has acquired through a wide range of life experiences: as a parent, a social worker, a college professor in the United States, a Fulbright Scholar in Colombia and El Salvador, and as an elected official.
As a professional storyteller, he has performed in libraries, schools, and bookstores, as well as at storytelling conferences in the Upper Midwest and professional conferences. In January, 2018, Jim presented an hour-long story program on El Salvador and migration for the Conversation Cafe at Stage Left Cafe in Woodstock, Illinois.
As a professional storyteller, he has performed in libraries, schools, and bookstores, as well as at storytelling conferences in the Upper Midwest and professional conferences. In January, 2018, Jim presented an hour-long story program on El Salvador and migration for the Conversation Cafe at Stage Left Cafe in Woodstock, Illinois.