In this episode, host Melissa Venable discusses artificial intelligence (AI) and digital presence with guests Dr. Sheetal J. Patel and Michael Joiner-Hill from Stanford University's Integrative Learning Portfolio Lab (ILPL). Their conversation explores the importance of digital presence in career development, the role of personal branding and storytelling, and approaches to help students and clients navigate the digital space. The episode emphasizes the dynamic nature of digital presence and offers a framework for effectively guiding students and professionals that addresses diversity, equity, and inclusion considerations.

Dr. Sheetal J. Patel has 20 years of experience across industries helping organizations and people understand how to have the greatest impact. She is currently the co-founder of the Integrative Learning Portfolio Lab at Stanford University and 95z consulting, founder of A2O, Inc, a researcher and strategist at LinkedIn Learning, a published author, and speaks and consults regularly. She is also a CTI (CoActive) trained and Design Your Life and ICF ACC certified Career Coach working with early career professionals through C-suite executives. Her recent research has focused on Generative AI in storytelling, meaningful work, multigenerational workplaces, learning, DEI online, ePortfolios, digital presence, and brand management. Dr. Patel earned a PhD in Mass Communication with focus areas on media psychology, consumer research, strategic communication and advertising, and nonprofit public health communication from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; a master’s degree in Advertising; and two bachelor’s degrees in Advertising and Public Relations from the University of Texas at Austin.                

Michael Joiner-Hill possesses a decade of experience as an educator and leader in higher education. He currently serves as an Associate Director for Career Coaching and Education at Stanford Career Education, leading the Center’s efforts in providing high quality career education support for undergraduate and master’s-level students pursuing degrees in the humanities & sciences. Prior to joining Stanford Career Education, Michael was the Director of the Humanities & Arts Student Success Center at San Jose State University and Assistant Director of Student Engagement for 18,000+ liberal arts undergraduate students at the University of Michigan. He has a BA in Psychology and MSW in Interpersonal Practice with a focus area of mental health, both from the University of Michigan.  

Resources

• Integrative Learning Portfolio Lab
  • ILPL Digital Presence Framework
  • Story Strategies
  • Example portfolios 
• Learn more about this topic through Sheetal and Michael's upcoming NCDA webinar.
  
  

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In this episode, Melissa Venable, NCDA Director of Professional Development, hosts Dr. Tina Persson, a global career coach and CEO of Passage2Pro. They discuss how artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the job search and career coaching landscape. Dr. Persson shares her experiences of significant shifts in the recruitment industry, including the influence of LinkedIn and AI tools like ChatGPT. The conversation explores the evolving role of career development professionals and the importance of human skills in a technology-driven job market. Key topics include the phasing out of traditional resumes and cover letters, AI-driven job ads and resume evaluations, and the need for a mindset shift towards leveraging AI for career success. Dr. Persson also emphasizes the importance of self-awareness and adaptability in future job markets.

Dr. Tina Persson is a visionary coach with a multifaceted background from the university and the corporate world. She holds an ICF PCC certification as an Executive and Career & Leadership Coach, specializing in emotional and adaptability intelligence. These skills have played a crucial role in shaping her educational and coaching business.

Additionally, Tina is a highly sought-after speaker. She frequently facilitates workshops and seminars for senior leaders, C-level executives, and high-potential individuals to help them achieve their goals. She is also an expert in leadership and team coaching facilitation.

Having spent nearly two decades in academia, Tina transitioned to the recruitment industry, gaining eight years of expertise as a Recruiter, Talent- and Brand Manager. Leveraging her diverse experience, she empowers researchers to transition smoothly from academia to rewarding business-driven careers. Her guidance has helped hundreds of researchers worldwide launch their new careers successfully.

As a successful businesswoman with an unwavering entrepreneurial spirit, Tina is the Founder of Passage2Pro AB, an educational and coaching company, and Aptahem AB, a biotech start-up featured in over 20 scientific publications. Furthermore, Tina is the inventor of 2 scientific patents. This passionate professional works out at the CrossFit Gym when she isn't coaching.

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In this episode, NCDA Professional Development Director Melissa Venable meets with Ken Meeker to discuss Disability Pride Month. Ken is a writer, speaker, podcaster and Certified Professional Coach providing services through his company, Vitality Career Coaching LLC. Ken is also a member of NCDA’s Diversity Initiatives and Cultural Inclusion Committee and a recent graduate of NCDA’s Leadership Academy.

The conversation provides an introduction to Disability Pride Month and recommended resources for career development professionals who may be working with students or clients who have disabilities. Ken emphasizes that you don’t have to be an expert in disability services, but you can build a network that includes this kind of expertise. We can also be proactive in asking questions, finding effective resources, and expanding our awareness and advocacy related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. 

Resources

• Rocky Mountain ADA Center Course Catalog
• ADA National Network
• Job Accommodation Network - Ask Jan
• Vitality Career Coaching

More information about Ken Meeker:

Ken Meeker is the owner of Vitality Career Coaching LLC, a boutique leadership, executive, and career coaching company. In addition to one-on-one client coaching, Ken develops customized workshops and training tailored to the unique needs of business clients. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice, and Accessibility consulting are essential aspects of his work. Ken is a Certified Professional Coach, Certified ADA Coordinator, and has extensive DEI training and education, participated in numerous seminars and summits, and is Inclusive Behaviors Inventory Certified. Several national organizations have featured him as a presenter or panelist for discussions on workplace inclusivity, disability inclusion, accessibility, and other topics. He is a graduate of the AFB Blind Leaders Development Program, National Career Development Association’s Leadership Academy 2023-24 Fellow, and received the 2023 AFB Llura Gund National Leadership Award.

Additionally, Ken is the creator and host of the “Dissing My Ability" Podcast and has appeared on several other shows and podcasts. Ken is a regular contributor to the Bold Blind Beauty lifestyle magazine, Beyond Sight and serves on the NCDA private practice advisory board. Prior to launching his business, he was the Career Specialist for a comprehensive vocational rehabilitation program serving blind/low vision adults. Ken held leadership roles in the commercial insurance industry for many years and maintains an active agent license in Arizona, providing him with key knowledge and insight for businesses on topics such as: discrimination, employment practices, and other important risk management related topics.

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In this episode, Melissa Venable hosts Dr. Pankaj Desai from NCDA’s International Student Services Committee (ISSC). This conversation introduces the annual ISSC Mini-Conference taking place on Friday, August 9, 10:00-4:00pm CST.

The virtual conference theme – Charting Your Course: Career Navigation for International Students in a Changing Landscape – includes presentations related to mental health, artificial intelligence, setting up a private practice, non-linear career paths, and more. The discussion also includes information about the International Student Services Committee and how you can get involved. 

Registration is free and open to all NCDA members, and attendance earns up to 5 CEs.

• Registration Form
• Information and Agenda

 Resources

• ISSC and other NCDA Committees
• ISSC YouTube Channel

 More Information About Dr. Desai

Dr. Pankaj Desai currently serves The Career Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as the Senior Assistant Director for Inclusion Initiatives. Dr. Desai has a Ph.D. in Educational Studies from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Multiculturalism in higher education, career development, international student support, globalization in education, college student persistence and engagement, and student development are some of his areas of interest. Dr. Desai currently serves the NCDA International Student Services Committee as the Chair of the annual mini-conference planning committee. Dr. Desai is also associated with ACPA as the Chair of the Commission for Global Dimensions of Student Development. 

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Today’s job seekers face a host of challenges from ageism and ghosting to artificial intelligence tools and one-way interviews. This episode captures a conversation about these challenges with two members of the New Jersey Career Development Association’s Board of Directors. Jeanetta Warren is the founder and CEO of JW Professional Writing Services. Paul Cecala is the author of Take Control of Your Job Search and founder of Cecala Career Consultants, LLC.

The discussion includes consideration of the employer side of the job search and the new technologies increasingly used by both companies and applicants. Jeanetta and Paul share strategies you can use to help your students and clients enhance their approach to preparing for the unique issues of today’s economy, set realistic expectations, and maximize their efforts to connect with hiring managers.

Resources

• Workable - Recruiting Software
• Spark Hire - Interview Software
• Yoodli - Interview Prep
• Turbocharge Your Resume - Jeanetta's Course
• Take Control of Your Job Search - Paul's Book

More information about Jeanetta and Paul:

Jeanetta Warren is the visionary founder and CEO of JW Professional Writing Services, a global premium career branding agency. Jeanetta is a career branding strategist, professional resume writer, LinkedIn profile transformation expert, digital course creator, and educator. She has a master’s degree in administrative science from Fairleigh Dickinson University and a bachelor's degree in behavioral science from Wilmington University.

Jeanetta is an advocate for DEIB in the workplace. She actively seeks opportunities to support students graduating from college and underrepresented professionals on their career journeys. Jeanetta was nominated for the Delaware Valley HR Consultant of the Year in 2024.

Paul Cecala specializes in creating job search project plans and is recognized for his empathetic listening skills. He has assisted people from a variety of backgrounds with expertise in DEI&B (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging), aviation, business leadership, project management, technology, pharma/biotech, and healthcare. Since 1999 Paul has assisted over 4000 job seekers ranging from C-Suite executives to college students. 

Paul currently facilitates job seeker networking groups for four different organizations. He has helmed the adult professional education programs for 2 colleges and a NJ Dept. of Labor One- Stop Career Center. Paul has his BS in Psychology from Florida Institute of Technology. He has published two books and numerous articles on career coaching in a variety of publications.

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This conversation with NCDA President Carolyn Jones provides an overview of the 2024 Global Career Development Conference and reflections on recent accomplishments. Carolyn shares details about the conference theme, The Interconnection of Career Development and Mental Health: Strategies and Techniques to promote Well-Being and Success, and encourages participation in the on-site and virtual events. 

More information about the on-site conference, to be held in person June 26-28 in San Diego, California, can be found on the Conference Home Page.  Registration for the virtual option is also open - the virtual event will be available July 22 through October 31, 2024.

For more about the International Student Services Committee's Annual Mini-Conference on August 9th, watch this page for updates.

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In this episode, Dr. Bret Anderson sheds light on the multifaceted shifts that are altering the fabric of the corporate world. Discover the connections between DEI initiative, artificial intelligence, and legislation as they shape the hiring process for many employers. Bret also shares his expertise in the development and use of employer-fit algorithms, and tools that evaluate job applicants beyond resumes, analyzing everything from speech patterns to facial expressions. The discussion includes recent EEOC guidelines to prevent bias and ensure fairness across all candidate backgrounds. Bret shares his insights on maintaining authenticity in the AI hiring era and offers strategic advice for companies seeking to leverage these technologies without sacrificing the human touch. This conversation reaffirms the necessity of access to career guidance for all.

Dr. Bret Anderson is President of h2 Communication, LLC, providing job readiness training, executive coaching, and frontline leadership development.

Resources

• Are Companies Quiet Quitting DEI? - Forbes
• Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity - Littler Survey Report 2024
• Presentation Slides - Bret Anderson

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Learn more about the work of NCDA’s Government Relations Committee! In this episode Co-Chairs Shelby McIntyre and Elle O’Flaherty share the work of this vital, volunteer committee to help shape NCDA’s nonpartisan policy platform, provide resources to career development professionals, and bring attention to state-level legislation. They emphasize how you can make a difference for your community, students, and clients, through both awareness and collective action. You are also invited to participate in future projects and connect with Shelby and Elle for more information or to get involved.

Shelby McIntyre is a career counselor at Pasadena City College and Elle O’Flaherty is the Founder of Interlace Solutions. 

Resources

• Advocacy in Action: How New Legislation Will Transform Career Development - NCDA Webinar with Shelby McIntyre and Elle O'Flaherty
• NCDA Government Relations Committee
• NCDA Advocacy Alerts, Reports & News

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This episode is the third in a three-part series of conversations about career development and collaborative negotiation with Justin Wright (moderator), Tad Mayer, and Carly Inkpen – authors of Finding a Job that Loves You Back. They are joined by Courtney Warnsman, NCDA Trustee for Private Practice, Business-Industry and Agencies. 

It is not uncommon to reach mid- or later career and not be sure that’s where you want to be. How are the career questions that people face different at this career stage? This conversation addresses mindset, changing fulfillment needs, access to resources, exploring new possibilities, and evaluating potential challenges and risks with compassion and advocacy in mind - shifting from guide to collaborator.

• Episode 1 - Coaching, Advising, and Counseling Skills: When Do you Use Each one?
• Episode 2 - Working with Reluctant Networkers

Learn more about the panel participants:

Carly Inkpen is a social worker, writer, and visual artist. In each of these roles, they explore trauma, gender, migration, and how people inhabit their bodies as they move through the world. Carly holds an MSW from Smith College School for Social Work and a BA from the University of Arizona. They work as a psychotherapist and are currently training to practice as a psychedelic therapist. Carly's writing projects focus on gender identity, third culture kid experience, science fiction as social commentary, and psychoanalytic theory. 

Tad Mayer is a deeply curious one-on-one interaction junkie dedicated to rescuing clients’ inspiration and reaching that “A ha!” moment. He is focused on understanding motivation, enhancing behavior, and improving effectiveness. Tad is a career consultant and partner at Essex Partners, a national outplacement firm dedicated to helping senior executives find the right path forward. Tad’s previous professional roles have spanned Stage Electrician at Ballet West, Media Planner at DDB, Manager of Domestic Pricing at Northwest Airlines (now Delta), Director of Partner Marketing at Sheraton Hotels, and Director of Commercial & Corporate Programs at Mediation Works Incorporated (MWI). 

Courtney Warnsman, Ph.D. has been a career development facilitator for nearly 20 years. She works at Austin Career Connections in Austin delivering career transition and development services to individual clients across functional roles and industries. She is an Executive Development Program Consultant for the Baylor University Executive MBA Program and was recently tapped to serve on the advisory board of The Chiral Project, a startup venture exploring the unique challenges that women have experienced as they have either chosen or been forced to step back professionally during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Courtney received her Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degrees from the University of Texas at Austin.

Justin Wright is the CEO of Habitus, a certified B Corporation. His work focuses on facilitating complex decision-making processes and coordinating collaboration between multiple stakeholders to empower collective action. Justin has worked with organizations including PolicyLink, the Other and Belonging Institute, MIT Office of Sustainability, and the B Corp Climate Collect to further their commitments to social justice, racial equity, and environmental sustainability. Justin seeks out this kind of work because of his Quaker commitment to peace, equality, and stewardship. 

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This episode is the second in a three-part series of conversations about career development and collaborative negotiation with Justin Wright (moderator), Tad Mayer, and Carly Inkpen – authors of Finding a Job that Loves You Back. They are joined by Courtney Warnsman, NCDA Trustee for Private Practice, Business-Industry and Agencies. 

The discussion describes networking as a fundamental concept of connecting with other people, with an understanding that every conversation is a kind of negotiation or exchange. The challenges faced by those with trauma histories and doubts about the possibility of trusting relationships are also addressed.

• Episode 1 - Coaching, Advising, and Counseling Skills: When Do you Use Each one?
• Episode 3 - Working with Mid- and Late-Career Clients

Learn more about the panel participants:

Carly Inkpen is a social worker, writer, and visual artist. In each of these roles, they explore trauma, gender, migration, and how people inhabit their bodies as they move through the world. Carly holds an MSW from Smith College School for Social Work and a BA from the University of Arizona. They work as a psychotherapist and are currently training to practice as a psychedelic therapist. Carly's writing projects focus on gender identity, third culture kid experience, science fiction as social commentary, and psychoanalytic theory.

Tad Mayer is a deeply curious one-on-one interaction junkie dedicated to rescuing clients’ inspiration and reaching that “A ha!” moment. He is focused on understanding motivation, enhancing behavior, and improving effectiveness. Tad is a career consultant and partner at Essex Partners, a national outplacement firm dedicated to helping senior executives find the right path forward. Tad’s previous roles  span Stage Electrician at Ballet West, Media Planner at DDB, Manager of Domestic Pricing at Northwest Airlines (now Delta), Director of Partner Marketing at Sheraton Hotels, and Director of Commercial & Corporate Programs at Mediation Works Incorporated (MWI).

Courtney Warnsman, Ph.D., a career development facilitator for nearly 20 years, works at Austin Career Connections in Austin delivering career transition and development services to individual clients across functional roles and industries. She is an Executive Development Program Consultant for the Baylor University Executive MBA Program and was recently tapped to serve on the advisory board of The Chiral Project, a startup venture exploring the unique challenges that women have experienced as they have either chosen or been forced to step back professionally during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Courtney received her Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degrees from the University of Texas at Austin.

Justin Wright is the CEO of Habitus, a certified B Corporation. His work focuses on facilitating complex decision-making processes and coordinating collaboration between multiple stakeholders to empower collective action. Justin has worked with organizations including PolicyLink, the Other and Belonging Institute, MIT Office of Sustainability, and the B Corp Climate Collect to further their commitments to social justice, racial equity, and environmental sustainability. Justin seeks out this kind of work because of his Quaker commitment to peace, equality, and stewardship. 

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This episode is the first in a three-part series with Justin Wright (moderator), Tad Mayer, and Carly Inkpen - authors of Finding a Job that Loves You Back -  who are joined by Courtney Warnsman, NCDA Trustee for Private Practice, Business-Industry and Agencies. The discussion begins with the development of working definitions of coaching, advising, and counseling as they relate to roles, methodologies, and skills and encourages using different approaches for different needs when working with clients within an ethical scope of practice.

• Episode 2 – Working with Reluctant Networkers
• Episode 3 – Working with Mid- and Late-Career Clients

Learn more about the panel participants:

Carly Inkpen is a social worker, writer, and visual artist. In each of these roles, they explore trauma, gender, migration, and how people inhabit their bodies as they move through the world. Carly holds an MSW from Smith College School for Social Work and a BA from the University of Arizona. They work as a psychotherapist and are currently training to practice as a psychedelic therapist. Carly's writing projects focus on gender identity, third culture kid experience, science fiction as social commentary, and psychoanalytic theory. Their peer-reviewed article "Fabulousness - What the Doctor Ordered: Exploring the Intrapsychic Significance and Social Meanings of Fashion" was recently published in Psychoanalytic Social Work.

Tad Mayer is a deeply curious one-on-one interaction junkie dedicated to rescuing clients’ inspiration and reaching that “A ha!” moment. He is focused on understanding motivation, enhancing behavior, and improving effectiveness. Tad is a career consultant and partner at Essex Partners, a national outplacement firm dedicated to helping senior executives find the right path forward. Tad’s previous professional roles have spanned Stage Electrician at Ballet West, Media Planner at DDB, Manager of Domestic Pricing at Northwest Airlines (now Delta), Director of Partner Marketing at Sheraton Hotels, and Director of Commercial & Corporate Programs at Mediation Works Incorporated (MWI). He has an MBA from The Tuck School at Dartmouth College and a BS in Communication Studies from Northwestern University.

Courtney Warnsman, Ph.D. has been a career development facilitator for nearly 20 years. She works at Austin Career Connections in Austin delivering career transition and development services to individual clients across functional roles and industries. She is an Executive Development Program Consultant for the Baylor University Executive MBA Program and was recently tapped to serve on the advisory board of The Chiral Project, a startup venture exploring the unique challenges that women have experienced as they have either chosen or been forced to step back professionally during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Courtney received her Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degrees from the University of Texas at Austin.

Justin Wright is the CEO of Habitus, a certified B Corporation. His work focuses on facilitating complex decision-making processes and coordinating collaboration between multiple stakeholders to empower collective action. Justin has worked with organizations including PolicyLink, the Other and Belonging Institute, MIT Office of Sustainability, and the B Corp Climate Collect to further their commitments to social justice, racial equity, and environmental sustainability. 

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This episode features a conversation with Yoko Kono, Director of Careers and Partnerships at the College Board, and Aurelia Moss, an experienced educator and middle and high school counselor. The conversation is led by NCDA’s Celeste Hall. Celeste has a long history with NCDA including serving as the Trustee for School Counselors and Specialists on the NCDA Board.

Most people think about College Board in terms of college admissions only (i.e., PSAT, SAT). But College Board’s mission is to connect all students to opportunities after high school with a goal of providing every student with the tools to make informed decisions about their future. This conversation includes information and actionable strategies for working with high school students.

Yoko Kono, Director of Careers and Partnerships at the College Board, has dedicated nearly a decade to the organization. Her focus lies in creating research-backed resources that empower students by enhancing their awareness of diverse career paths. With 15+ years of experience across U.S. and international contexts and a master’s degree in International Comparative Education from Stanford University, Yoko brings a wealth of insights to her role in advancing career and educational opportunities for students worldwide.

Aurelia Moss is a retired high school counselor with more than 32 years of experience as a Mathematics teacher, School Counselor, and Assistant Principal. As a school counselor, Aurelia was known for her passion in assisting students in post-secondary planning, regardless of the career paths they desired to pursue. During her career, Aurelia has served in the public and private school sectors, elementary, middle school, high school, rural, suburban, and urban settings. Aurelia credits her high school counselor, Mrs. Wilhelmina Dean at Savannah High School in Savannah, Georgia for guidance that she provided during Aurelia’s college admissions and financial aid process. Aurelia serves on the Chatham County Department of Family and Children Services Board of Directors and the Advisory Board for Tharros Place, a residential shelter for teenage girls that are survivors of human trafficking. Aurelia is a member of the Georgia School Counselors Association.

Celeste Hall, Coordinator of Career Coaching Certification for Virginia’s Community Colleges is a life-long educator. She currently provides training for career coaches, academic advisors, faculty and staff in career development concepts. She has been a teacher and counselor in K-12 schools and taught career development courses at the master’s degree level. Leadership roles in NCDA have included state chapter president, K-12 representative on the FCD Advisory Council, (now TEC) and the Board of Directors. She currently serves as the Credentialing Commissioner for the Certified School Career Development Advisor credential and as the editor for the K-12 section of NCDA’s Career Developments magazine.

RESOURCES

• College Board 
• BigFuture
• BigFuture-NCDA Family and Caring Adult  Table Talk Guide to Student Career Exploration and Planning - (PDF) – a College Board and NCDA collaboration 
• BigFuture Counselor Toolkit
• Career Insights Snapshot – connecting PSAT scores to high-demand careers at the state-level (coming Spring 2024)

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This episode continues our series of DEI conversations originally featured as part of the DEI Symposium at the NCDA 2024 Global Career Development Association Conference in San Diego, CA.

In this episode, Dr. Cheryl Love, a career counselor at the University of California, Riverside, hosts a conversation with Dr. Frank Gorritz, a counselor educator from Florida Gulf Coast University, about the topics of quiet quitting and quiet firing in the workplace, analyzed through the theory of work adjustment and social justice. They highlight the importance of recognizing race and culture in the workplace, the impact of structural violence, and the role of power dynamics. The need for culturally responsive career counseling is emphasized along with the importance of including marginalized voices in the counseling profession. They also explore the pandemic's role in exacerbating these issues and offer resources for further understanding.

Cheryl Love, PhD is a Career Counselor and a College Specialist for the Arts, Humanities, School of Education and School of Public Policy in the Career Center at the University of California, Riverside. In this role she also serves as the Liaison to the African Student Programs, the Black Student Success Initiative, Basic Needs, UCR Transfer Work Group, and the Kessler Scholar Program.

Frank Gorritz FitzSimons, Ph.D., LPC is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Florida Gulf Coast University and a licensed professional counselor. Dr. Gorritz FitzSimons is a nationally recognized scholar and counselor educator on topics including providing affirmative counseling care to queer and transgender communities of color, providing multicultural supervision, utilizing diverse approaches to counseling work, as well as addressing and disrupting white supremacy in counselor education. His ongoing research interests include enhancing an understanding of minority stress, improving social justice counseling competencies, and promoting affirming approaches to substance use counseling practice. Dr. Gorritz FitzSimons has also received the Counselors for Social Justice 'Ohana Award in 2022 for his dedication to social justice across communities in both counseling and advocacy work. 

Resources

• NCDA - Diversity Initiatives and Cultural Inclusion Committee
• NCDA - Social Justice Resources
• Theory of Work Adjustment

Dr. Gorritiz FitzSimons's Must Reads:

• Ibram X. Kendi
• Michelle Alexander
• Patricia Hill Collins
• Angela Davis

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This episode explores the mission and work of the Coalition for Career Development (CCD) Center. Dr. Sharon Givens, a past president of NCDA and CEO of Training Visions, hosts CCD Board Member and former Chair Dr. Bryan Albrecht, current Board Chair Dr. Annette Parker, and CEO Dr. Eva Mitchell. Dr. Givens also serves as a current CCD Board Member.

Demographics are shifting and the world is changing. The U.S. needs to prepare a premier workforce to maintain a role as a world leader and economic stability. The CCD’s founding was driven by industry to address the gap now taking place in the workforce. Its work is grounded in research to identify and understand what’s happening in schools and align that with what’s happening in industry. The discussion includes ways that career development professionals, education and training institutions, and business and industry leaders can expand their efforts and partnerships to accomplish this work at the community level creating access to career development guidance, training, and support as a right, not a privilege.

RESOURCES

Coalition for Career Development Center

Ways you can engage with the CCD:

• Subscribe to the newsletter.
• Learn about partnerships.
• Share your resources with the Center.

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This episode continues our “Career Development Around the World” series led by Dr. Lakeisha Mathews. Lakeisha is joined by Elizabeth Thomas, an American career counselor working in Vienna, Austria. Elizabeth shares her personal experiences with the challenges of working, and looking for work, outside of your home country. From language barriers and work permit requirements to labor market needs and local hiring practices, it’s important to understand requirements, set expectations, and prepare for success.

Elizabeth also shares her perspective on career development work in Austria, which is often connected to career coaching and international relations. The conversation emphasizes the importance of the hidden job market around the world, the different role career can play in personal identity across cultures, and the many valuable skills that expats develop, such as problem solving and persistence.

Guest Bio

Elizabeth Thomas holds a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology with a specialization in Career Counseling & Development from the University of Missouri – Columbia (USA). While a graduate student, Elizabeth worked in the MU Career Center, recognized as one of the most programmatically diverse centers in the country. Subsequently, Elizabeth continued helping university students in a career development context and, since moving to Vienna, Austria, in 2018, international and expatriate women. She has published and presented on a host of career development topics, most recently serving as the “Career Chat” columnist for the American Women’s Association of Vienna. Elizabeth is particularly interested in helping clients, no matter their age or stage, creatively and successfully navigate life transitions and discover how their unique talents, skills, abilities, and interests connect meaningfully to the world of work.

Resources

• Super’s Career Rainbow
• Krumboltz – Planned Happenstance
• NCDA’s Global Connections Committee
• NCDA on LinkedIn

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The National Career Development Association is excited to celebrate the 20th anniversary of NCDA’s Career Convergence web magazine! In this episode, Career Convergence Editor Melanie Reinersman leads a conversation about how this free, online publication can be used as a resource in your career development work. Melanie is joined by Field Editor Mason Murphy, Co-Associate Features Editor, Candina “Dina” Janicki, and Associate Editor for Post-Secondary, Billie Streufert.

The discussion focuses on practical tips for using the magazine to research and apply career development models, identify best practices, explore current trends, inform your research and writing, spark discussion in a training session, and source ideas for a course assignment. The current archive of more than 1,500 articles also offers an historical perspective on work in the field.

Listen in to learn how Career Convergence can keep you updated on the ongoing changes in the career development field, as well as in the needs of the diverse populations career practitioners serve. The conversation also includes tips for submitting your work to the publication.

Have a question or want to learn more? Contact Melanie or a member of the editorial team. All editors welcome emails from potential contributors!

Resources

• Career Convergence Web Magazine
• Submission Guidelines
• How to Subscribe

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This episode continues our “Career Development Around the World” series led by NCDA Past President Dr. Lakeisha Mathews. And it’s our first bilingual episode. Lakeisha is joined by Marcela Mesa and Maria Clara Leal. Marcela is a psychologist and GCDF in Colombia. She is also co-chair of NCDA’s Global Connections Committee. Maria Clara is a psychologist and career guidance expert whose background in Colombia includes work with public policy and government agencies. She joins the conversation from Spain, with Katherine who provides translation.

Unemployment rates are high in Colombia and there is a gap between what employers need and what they can find in job candidates. The many challenges include population changes related to immigration, the high school to work and college transition, and differing career development needs of those at different career stages. Marcela and Maria Clara share information about current programs and innovations in Colombia, conducting research that connects career development work to the economy, and the emergence of a socio-occupational guidance model that addresses the dynamic nature of society and the labor market.

Marcela Mesa is a MSc Psychologist and GCDF in Cali, Colombia, with 24+ years of experience delivering career services in private practice, founder and CEO of Orientarte in Colombia (www.orientarte.com) and in the U.S., Orientarte LLC (www.liveyourdreamcareer.com ) aiming to deliver career services for Latinos living in the U.S. She can be reached at mmesa1019@gmail.com

Maria Clara Leal  is a Psychologist with a Masters Degree in Anthropology and a Career Guidance Expert. For over a decade, from 2008 to 2020, Maria Clara Leal played a pivotal role in shaping Colombia's public policy on career guidance. Her contributions extended to various government agencies, including the Ministry of National Education, the Presidential Agency, the Ministry of Information and Telecommunications, the Family Welfare Institute, and the Secretary of Education in Bogotá. She can be reached at mariaclaralealmurillo@gmail.com

RESOURCES

• Reporte: El Futuro del Trabajo en América Latina 
• Colombia: Economía y demografía
• Nuevas tendencias del mercado laboral en 2023 
• Estas son las principales tendencias del mercado laboral para este 2023
• Tendencias del mercado laboral en 2023: ¿Qué valoran los trabajadores
• ESTADÍSTICAS DE DESERCIÓN Y PERMANENCIA EN EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR SPADIES 3.0 - Indicadores 2021 
• Diana Marcela Durán Muriel. Educación Superior en Cifras Edición No. 2 – II Semestre de 2023 Tránsito de la Educación Media a la Educación Superior: análisis comparativo del periodo 2016-2021 
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In this episode, Dr. Sujata Ives talks with Melissa Venable, NCDA Director of Professional Development, about the important role of leadership in a world that is growing more diverse. Dr. Ives is the 2023 recipient of NCDA’s Diversity Initiative Award and the current president of the Maryland Career Development Association. She has a genetic condition that affects her vocal cords so that they don’t close completely, resulting in what she describes as a "jiggly" voice. 

What role are you taking in creating a world you can be proud of? Sujata shares her personal history adapting to a new culture and maintaining motivation for leadership work through experiencing self-discovery, developing change readiness, and focusing on sustainable impact at the individual level and locally. Sujata shares how she is incorporating these interests into her project as a current member in NCDA’s Leadership Academy. The conversation also explores ways we can all engage with NCDA’s growing international membership and issues a call for increased attention to mental health in career development.

RESOURCES:

• NCDA’s Global Connections Committee
• United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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Dr. Sujata Ives is a Workplace Global Consultant and the 2023 recipient of NCDA’s Diversity Initiative Award. She is currently in the NCDA Leadership Academy. She is president of the Maryland Career Development Association, where she also is Newsletter Editor and PR chair.

Sujata is the Chair of the American Counseling Association’s International Committee; the Co-chair of the Programming Committee of the Asia Pacific Career Development Association; Community Coordinator for the World Council on Interculturalism and Global Competency, UNESCO; and a Board Advisor on the NFL Alum Performance Lab. 

She is in private practice where she works with clients through the bio-psycho-social-cultural-spiritual model. Look out for her book launch in April 2024, titled: Activate Success: Tips, Tools, & Insights To Be a Leader in Your Niche. 

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In this episode, NCDA President Lakeisha Mathews (2022-2023) hosts Momoko Asaka, President of the Asia Pacific Career Development Association (APCDA) and CEO and Founder of Veriteworks, Inc. in Tokyo, Japan. Momoko shares that an aging population in Japan, with long life expectancy, is resulting in longer careers and post-retirement careers. The conversation includes the continued impact of remote work post-pandemic, and the increase in government support of career development. Japanese government agencies are picking up on the value of career development, career choice, career assessments, and other career decision making tools, as well as the importance of training career professionals to provide assistance. This is an example of how policy and career development can work together to support communities and the economy.

Resources

• Japan Career Development Association
• Planned Happenstance Theory - John Krumboltz

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In this episode, NCDA President (2022-2023) Lakeisha Mathews hosts Ivy Liao, CEO of People Achievement Consulting (PAC), an NCDA strategic partner in Taiwan, Greater China, and Southeast Asia. Ivy provides an overview of career development trends in the region, which include the effects of globalization and geopolitics, an aging workforce, economic transformation, and education and training on the workforce and labor market. The conversation includes current challenges faced by job seekers and how government agencies, educational institutions, and business and industry are working together to create a total solution for career development across the lifespan. The discussion also recognizes the importance of parents in career decision making in Asian cultures. 

Resources

NCDA Global Resources

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This episode features a conversation for National Career Development Month focused on wellness and career success. Cornelius Thomas, Co-Chair of NCDA’s annual Poetry and Art Contest hosts a discussion with Reno Palombit, Director of Career and Technical Education with Johnston County (NC) Public Schools, and Meredith Brown, Career Services Advisor at Rowan College at Burlington County in New Jersey.

The panelists share different perspectives on setting realistic expectations for work-life balance. They also emphasize that everyone learns strategies and boundaries over time and share some of the experiences, habits, and routines that have helped them to stay centered and find inspiration. The discussion includes the importance of self-care, the impact of Western culture on stress levels, and the toxicity of perfectionism.

Resources

• The 5am Club

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In this episode, Dr. Natasha Barnes, co-chair of NCDA’s Diversity Initiatives and Cultural Inclusion Committee, interviews Sterling Cruz-Herr, founder of TransClue, a trans-owned coaching, training, and consulting company. Sterling shares recent data related to gender identity and addresses the compounding effect of intersectionality on work and careers often experienced by transgender students and clients. The discussion includes mental health considerations, and the potential impact of support initiatives such as affinity groups and mentoring programs. Natasha and Sterling encourage leaders including career development professionals, to promote inclusive and equitable workplaces and practice humility as a helping skill when working with people from different cultural backgrounds. Contact Sterling Cruz-Herr at sch@transclue.com.

Resources

• Gender identity research – Pew Research Center
• U.S. Transgender Survey – National Center for Transgender Equality
• An Intimate View Into the Lives of Transgender Elders – Them.us

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This episode continues our “Career Development Around the World” series. NCDA President Dr. Lakeisha Mathews and Dr. Rita Chiesa share a conversation about career development trends in Italy. Dr. Chiesa is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at Italy’s University of Bologna. The discussion includes the changing aspects of career planning and goal setting related to remote work and mobility, as well as the challenge of helping students and young professionals understand the importance of informed decision making to set realistic expectations for success. Dr. Chiesa also shares highlights of her current research into how young job seekers manage career uncertainties and explores the growing integration of career coaching strategies in a variety of career development and human resource settings. 

RESOURCES

Italian Society for Vocational Guidance

Guidance Systems in Italy – EuroGuidance, European Union

Vocational And Education Training in Italy – Erasmus, European Union

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This episode continues our series of DEI conversations that were originally featured at the NCDA 2024 Global Career Development Conference's DEI Symposium in San Diego, CA.

This episode - hosted by Reuben Britt and featuring Lauren Standish - focuses on employment barriers and the importance of neuro-inclusive career advising. Lauren shares her non-linear career journey and insights on neurodiversity, explaining terms such as neurodivergent, neurotypical, and neurotype. The conversation delves into the significant challenges neurodivergent individuals face, with unemployment rates higher than the national average. Both Lauren and Reuben emphasize the need for tailored career advising practices to support neurodivergent students, considering their unique strengths and challenges.

Resources: Click to access the PDF resource list from this symposium presentation.

Lauren Standish is a graduate student pursuing her master's degree in adult, continuing, and higher education administration at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM). In addition to her studies, she works in Career Services, a segment of UWM's Center for Student Experience and Talent (SET). Lauren considers herself a jack of many trades, some of which include career advising, training and development, and instructional design. Her passions include mental health advocacy, accessible educational and professional development opportunities, and diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB). In her free time, she enjoys thrifting, making music, and spending time with her cats, Tucker and Jack. You can reach Lauren at: www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-standish

Ruben Britt, Jr. is an author, lecturer, career coach, and educator. He is a National Certified Counselor who has over 47 years of experience in education as both a career planning counselor and as a teacher. A nationally recognized expert on issues related to career coaching and educational issues, he has worked as a consultant for the U.S. Department of Education, the Educational Testing Service, the New Jersey Department of Higher Education and several colleges and community organizations. He is an author who has written a book on the social issues entitled Winter in America: The Social and Moral Decline of a Great Nation; a self-empowerment book entitled Reflection and Restoration: Quotes for Self-Empowerment and Motivation, a career planning guide for high school and college students entitled Black and Powerful: The Career Guide for Tomorrow’s Top Leaders, and he has written a children’s book on cultural diversity entitled Lakota. Ruben also wrote two chapters for the book The Last Job Search Guide You’ll Ever Need--"Networking: A Proven Tool for Job Seekers" and "The Portfolio: Your Ticket to Successful Interviewing." Ruben is also the co-author of the textbook Don’t Dismiss My Story: The Tapestry of Colonized Voices In White Space. He has been a contributor, and he has written a number of articles related to education, career development and social issues for such publications as Black Issues in Higher Education, Upscale Magazine, Black Enterprise, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and Diversity in Ed Magazine. Ruben was a teacher in the Boston Public School District (MA), the director of Cooperative Education at Bloomsburg University (PA) and the coordinator of Career Services at Stockton University (NJ). Presently, he is a career planning coach at Rowan University and the host of Career Talk on WGLS-FM a show offering tips and advice on career planning and finding employment.

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In this episode, Dr. Bret Anderson shares his work developing employer-fit algorithm tools and experience with a variety of corporate cultures with NCDA's Director of Professional Development, Melissa Venable. Bret is the President of h2 Communication, LLC, which provides job readiness training, executive coaching, and frontline leadership development.

The conversation describes a current shift toward an expectation for work/life balance, led in large part by employees. The challenges of cross-generational workplaces are also addressed. Bret shares examples and observations about how different industries are reacting. The importance of understanding how all of this is impacting the individuals we are working with, along with ways to extend and augment traditional theories to meet the demands of quickly changing career development needs.

Resources

• CAP42 Employer-Fit Algorithm Assessment
• Toxic Culture is Driving the Great Resignation -  MIT Sloan Management Review
• Is Quiet Quitting Real? – GALLUP
• State of the Global Workplace: 2023 Report - GALLUP
• Interview with David Larry Blustein on The Psychology of Working – eScholarship@BostonCollege

Top Predictors of Employee Turnover (Sull, Sull & Zweig, 2022):

• 10.4% - Toxic Corporate Culture
• 3.5% - Job insecurity and Reorganization
• 3.2% - High Levels of Innovation
• 2.9% - Failure to Recognize Employee Performance
• 1.8% - Poor Response to COVID-19

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This episode continues our “Career Development Around the World” series. NCDA President Dr. Lakeisha Mathews hosts Alberto Puertas for a conversation about trends in career development in Latin America. A native of Peru, Alberto is an academic and career counselor, and international advising specialist at Brigham Young University. The conversation includes perspectives on similarities and differences across the globe, the ongoing need for government support, how we can validate career development work, and highlights of the work being done in Costa Rica.

Resources

• Revisita Latinoamericana de Orientacion 2015-2022
• International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance - IAEVG

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This episode features a conversation between Jen Hartman and Dr. Galaxina Wright, two recent graduates of NCDA’s Counselor Educator Academy (CEA). Jen is a licensed mental health counselor at Oklahoma State University and Galaxina is an assistant professor in Nova Southeastern University’s Clinical Mental Health Counseling program. Their conversation about integrating mental health into career counseling course, as an extension of their CEA experience, learning how to support and teach future counselors about their role in career-related counseling. The discussion includes considerations about the overlap of mental health and career counseling, the need for trauma- and grief-informed strategies, and getting buy-in from programs and students.

Jen Hartman, EdS, LPC, RPT, NCC is a licensed mental health counselor and counselor educator. Her research interests include death and non-death loss, including career loss. She serves as the doctoral student representative on the Grief Counseling Competencies Task Force for the Association of Adult Development and Aging.

Galaxina G. Wright, Ph.D. NCC is an Assistant Professor at Nova Southeastern University in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program. She earned her Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision at the University of Central Florida. She completed her master’s degree in Marriage, Couple & Family Counseling from Regent University, and is currently a Registered Mental Health Counseling Intern (RMHCI) for the state of Florida working towards completing her hours for licensure. She is also the current President of the Florida Career Development Association (FCDA). Connect with Galaxina on LinkedIn.

Resources

Evermore. (2020, September). Bereavement facts and figures. https://live-evermore.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Evermore-Bereavement-Facts-and-Figures-2020.pdf

Trauma Research Foundation. (2021, March 23). The compassionate manager: A trauma-sensitive approach to managing in the era of COVID-19. Trauma Research Foundation Blog. https://www.traumaresearchfoundation.org/blog/the-compassionate-manager-a-trauma-sensitive-approach-to-managing-in-the-era-of-covid-19?vgo_ee=5TMzeAxoXw0Goi99RnsFm2ijpVnRvP3wvT2tMwKBwhI%3D

Verdery, Smith-Greenaway, E., Margolis, R., & Daw, J. (2020). Tracking the reach of COVID-19 kin loss with a bereavement multiplier applied to the United States. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS, 117(30), 17695–17701. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2007476117

SAMHSA Model of Wellness: https://mfpcc.samhsa.gov/ENewsArticles/Article12b_2017.aspx 

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In this episode, NCDA President Lakeisha Mathews hosts Dr. Candy Ho, an educator, facilitator, and entrepreneur in Canada. Among her many current career development roles, she serves as the Board Chair for CERIC – a charitable organization advancing education and researching career counseling and career development to increase the economic and social well-being of Canadians. Their conversation addresses the challenges of working with diverse populations, including Indigenous populations, as well as the challenges of engaging people in underused career development services. Dr. Ho shares updates on efforts in Canada to recognize all forms of work, paid and unpaid and increase advocacy among career development professionals through innovative training programs.

Resources

• Lakeisha’s CareerWise article: The Future of Career Development for Career Professionals and Their Clients
•  Are Adults Making Use of Career Services in Canada? A report from the Labour Market Information Council and the Future Skills Centre
• Michelle Pidgeon’s Indigenous Wholistic Framework
• Canada’s Career Development Professional Centre
• CERIC Media Training with Keka DasGupta
• When the DEI Discussion Offends by Ashleigh-Rae Thomas: 
• NCDA - Harris Poll - Perceptions of Career Development from Working America
• United Nations - Sustainable Development Goals
• CERIC's Cannexus Conference

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In this episode, NCDA President Dr. Lakeisha Mathews hosts Randa Helmi. Randa holds the CCSP credential from NCDA and is an active member of the Global Connections Committee (GCC), in addition to her work on career development initiatives in Egypt and the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) Region. The conversation identifies similarities and differences between the career development work happening in the U.S. and Egypt, including challenges faced by students and job seekers and information about current labor market conditions. This episode kicks off our “Career Development Around the World” series.

You connect with Randa Helmi online at:

• LinkedIn
• Facebook
• Twitter / X 

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What techniques can career coaches and counselors use to address career trauma experiences by their students and clients?

Building from Part 1 in this short series, Dr. Sharon Givens hosts a conversation that provides practical strategies for working with students and clients who have experienced career trauma. Amanda Chenkin and Rae Stout share techniques for learning how your clients may be holding any trauma through open-ended questions and a narrative approach, and reflecting what you are hearing in their words and seeing in their body language. This episode also emphasizes the importance of asking permission to pursue these conversations with clients, understanding your own level of expertise, and developing a list of mental health professionals you know well and you can refer your students and clients to. 

Amanda Chenkin is a licensed professional counselor in Colorado and Maryland and a certified career counselor; she has been in the career development field for 20 years. The last eight years have been focused on career counseling, specifically working with clients who are exploring who they are and how they want to author their story. Amanda walks alongside clients who examine and process the internal and external stories and systems that have kept them from living unapologetically. She is an active member of the American Counseling Association and NCDA. She is in private practice and owner of Choice Career Counseling based in Baltimore, MD.

Rae Stout is a licensed professional counselor at the iAmClinic in Colorado. Her clients often come to her looking to better understand themselves and how they wish to ‘show up’ in the world. She works with individuals to explore who they are, where they want to go and how they will get there. Often this looks like walking alongside clients as they untangle their authentic parts of self from internalized shame and societal pressures in order to step into their own self-authored story. Rae has 10 years of experience, specifically working with individuals around career concerns, identity work, integration, anxiety/depression and PTSD and/or CPTSD. She is also a certified career counselor, and specializes in working with career-related trauma. She is EMDR trained, and uses Narrative, Cognitive Behavioral, and Solution Focused approaches.

Resources

• EMDR Therapy
• Super's Life Career Rainbow
• Contemplative Practices

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Enjoy this bonus content recorded live during session #511 at the National Career Development Association's 2023 Global Career Development Conference in Chicago!

Thanks to NCDA Past President Dr. Sharon Givens for guiding the discussion of current trends in career development work, and for the participation of the conference attendees listed below.

Rebecca Harrington - Career Specialist, College of DuPage, Ilinois 

• LinkedIn: in/rebecca-a-harrington
• You can also find Rebecca on The Career Ready Podcast from College of DuPage Career Services, and her own show, the Ghostly Podcast.

Cheryl Love - Career Counselor, University of California - Riverside, California

• NCDA Committees: Diversity Initiatives and Cultural Inclusion
• Social Justice Resources

Brian Malott - Indigenous Career Consultant, Fanshawe College, Ontario, Canada

• LinkedIn: /in/brianmalott

Marie Nicks - Career Coach Navigator and Instructor, Navigator Career Solutions, LLC

• COVID Left Us Languishing. Here’s Why We Should Care - Psychology Today

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What is career trauma and how might it come up in a counseling or coaching session?

In this episode, NCDA Past President Dr. Sharon Givens hosts Amanda Chenkin and Rae Stout for a conversation about career trauma. Amanda and Rae share definitions and insights related to identifying career trauma in the context of career development. They encourage you to explore your own experiences and hold space for others’ career traumas, sharing and modeling examples of the language that can be used and reflecting what you are seeing and hearing in ways that integrate the brain, body, and heart.

Amanda Chenkin is a licensed professional counselor in Colorado and Maryland and a certified career counselor; she has been in the career development field for 20 years. The last eight years have been focused on career counseling, specifically working with clients who are exploring who they are and how they want to author their story. Amanda walks alongside clients who examine and process the internal and external stories and systems that have kept them from living unapologetically. She is an active member of the American Counseling Association and NCDA. She is in private practice and owner of Choice Career Counseling based in Baltimore, MD.

Rae Stout is a licensed professional counselor at the iAmClinic in Colorado. Her clients often come to her looking to better understand themselves and how they wish to ‘show up’ in the world. She works with individuals to explore who they are, where they want to go and how they will get there. Often this looks like walking alongside clients as they untangle their authentic parts of self from internalized shame and societal pressures in order to step into their own self-authored story. Rae has 10 years of experience, specifically working with individuals around career concerns, identity work, integration, anxiety/depression and PTSD and/or CPTSD. She is also a certified career counselor, and specializes in working with career-related trauma. She is EMDR trained, and uses Narrative, Cognitive Behavioral, and Solution Focused approaches.

Resources

• NCDA Code of Ethics
• Social Identity Wheel - Inclusive Teaching @ University of Michigan

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In this episode, NCDA President Lakeisha Mathews hosts Viktoriya Selden, Founder of Personalized Career Services LLC. Viktoriya works specifically with clients who are navigating disabilities in the workplace and job search. She shares three scenarios that career practitioners may face when working with students or clients who are disabled or differently-abled. The conversation also includes a discussion about disclosure, reasonable accommodations, neurodiversity, person-first language, and self-advocacy. Learn strategies to support your students and clients with the challenges that impact their job searches and work settings. Contact Viktoriya Selden at: selden@pcscareerservices.com.

Resources

• Americans with Disabilities Act - https://www.ada.gov/ 
• NCDA Resources: Special Populations - https://ncda.org/aws/NCDA/pt/sp/resources 
• Job Accommodations Network (JAN): https://askjan.org/
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: https://www.eeoc.gov/
• State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies: https://rsa.ed.gov/about/states
  
  

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This episode is part of Dr. Lakeisha Mathews’s Presidential Series focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). This conversation with Jonah Friedman focuses on career development work with LGBTQIA+ clients and students. Jonah is a Licensed Associate Counselor in New Jersey and an NBCC National Certified Counselor currently working with Vita Health.

It is the responsibility of the career counselor, coach, and advisor to foster an inclusive office. Lakeisha and Jonah discuss how career practitioners can model inclusive best practices and establish safe environments for everyone. The conversation includes use of personal pronouns, the impact of diversity variables, understanding the terminology,  working with inclusive employers, and disclosure in the context of the workplace or a job search.

The views and opinions expressed by Jonah Friedman are his own and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of his employer.

NCDA Resources

• LGBTQ+ Microaggressions in the Workplace by Jonah Friedman

Related Resources

• Genderbread model of identity - https://www.genderbread.org/ 
• Gender Pronouns in the Workplace - https://www.thehrdigest.com/gender-pronouns-in-the-workplace-i-see-you/ 
• Human Rights Campaign - https://hrc.org/ 
• Out for Work - https://www.outforwork.org/ 
• The Trevor Project - https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ 

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In this NCDA podcast episode, Dr. Natasha Barnes-Gwynn hosts a conversation with Dr. Linda Holloway about using career theories to address the career issues of Veterans. Dr. Holloway, a Veteran herself, shares personal insights into the mental, physical, and transitional challenges faced by Veterans, such as combat fatigue, frequent relocations, and adapting to civilian work culture.

The discussion highlights the importance of translating military skills into civilian job qualifications and explores how theories like Holland's Career Types, Schlossberg's Transition Theory, and Cochran's Narrative Theory can aid career practitioners in supporting Veterans. Ethical considerations, the need for professional development, and useful resources are also shared to equip career development professionals with the tools to effectively help Veterans.

Natasha Barnes-Gwynn Ed.D, GCDF, CCC, NCC is a Clinical Professor at Southern New Hampshire University. She also serves as a career consultant through her private practice, Increasing Our Understanding (I.O.U.) Consultation, LLC.

Dr. Linda J. M. Holloway is an Associate Professor of Counselor Education at Alabama State University with over 30 years of teaching experience. She is known for her electrifying teaching style where she engages the classroom with the community. She lives and teach by her teaching philosophy, “Classroom Without Walls” where she strategically moves students from theory to application using videos, movies, and books. Dr. Holloway teaches the following courses: Counseling Diverse Populations, Career Counseling, Group Counseling, and Counseling Across the Lifespan. She is also multi-award-winning children’s book author who has published 8 children’s books thus far, a poet, and story activist. Dr. Holloway is a true servant leader who lives by her life motto, Always Willing to Serve. She retired from the United States Army Reserves Medical Service Corp as a Colonel after serving over 27 years and successfully completing 4 combat tours of duty. Her research interests include Black women’s mental wellness and career counseling for Black children. Her life philosophy is Dream Your Own Dreams, where she inspires others to dream and achieve the dream their heart desires. Dr. Holloway has been featured in multiple media outlets, popular podcasts, and magazines to include The Roland Martin Show, The Grio with Eboni K. Williams, Living Strong: The Flip Side of Adversity, Zoom into Books, Story Monster, Resilience magazine, and KISH magazine. You can find her books on Amazon.

Resources

• CareerOneStop
• G.I. Jobs
• O*Net
• Veterans' Employment & Training Service
• VA for Vets

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This episode features a conversation with Dr. Ken Keis, President and CEO of Consulting Resource Group International, host of the Secrets of Success podcast, and author of multiple books, including The Quest for Purpose: A Self-Discovery Process to Find It and Live it. The focus on faith and career development is part of Dr. Lakeisha Mathews’s Presidential Series dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) topics.

Our beliefs are foundational to the choices we make, including those related to jobs and careers. This episode includes strategies to address the subject of faith with students and clients, to become more comfortable working with people who have faith, even if you do not or your beliefs differ from theirs. Lakeisha and Ken explore the concepts of passion, career, and calling, and share thoughts about the role of character and values alignment. Learn how to help students and clients lean into what’s possible, find clarity, and look at purpose before career. 

For more about Dr. Keis and his work:

• Website - https://kenkeis.com/ 
• The Quest for Purpose eCourse - https://crgleader.com/the-quest-for-purpose-ecourse/

Many thanks to Ken for sharing his book with our listeners. Click for details: www.kenkeis.com/ncda.

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This episode is hosted by Brian Hutchison, Global Career Guy and Core Faculty at Walden University. It features a conversation about climate change and careers with Trevor Lehmann. Trevor is a career consultant at the University of Manitoba and President of the Climate-Informed Counsellors Chapter of the Canadian Counseling and Psychotherapy Association.

Experience with and anticipation of climate change can trigger anxiety, a sense of loss, and fear of the future. It can also aggravate other career development challenges your clients and students may be facing, including mental health conditions and trauma. This episode includes strategies for working with those who have climate-related concerns to cultivate hope, long-term thinking, and new opportunities. Trevor also shares ways to work toward a greener future through a career lens and dispels myths about “green jobs.”

**Join Trevor for a long-term visioning online workshop on Earth Day (April 22, 2023) in conjunction with CCDF/CDPF. Free to attend! More details here: https://cdpc-cedc.ca/events/facing-the-future-cultivating-climate-empowerment-amidst-the-climate-crisis/ **

For more information about Trevor Lehmann’s work:

• Website - https://trevorlehmann.squarespace.com/ 
• An Imperfect Guide to Climate and Career - https://trevorlehmann.ca/an-imperfect-guide-to-career-and-climate/home 

 Trevor’s recommended reading:

The Good Ancestor: How to Think Long Term in a Short-Term World, by Roman Krznaric - https://www.romankrznaric.com/good-ancestor 

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This episode, hosted by NCDA President Dr. Lakeisha Mathews, features a conversation with Dr. Eboni Zamani-Gallaher, Associate Dean for Equity, Justice, and Strategic Partnerships at the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Education. They address the critical importance of representation across higher education, including career centers, and the connection of career development and social justice work. The discussion includes the need for early intervention, intentional outreach, and equitable practices in which all students have an opportunity to succeed in their chosen career. Drs. Mathews and Zamani-Gallaher issue a call to action for career practitioners to acknowledge that career development needs are not the same for everyone and provide tools and resources to ignite learning and create better futures for all. 

Connect with Dr. Eboni Zamani-Gallaher on LinkedIn and Twitter.

NCDA Resources:

• Multicultural Career Counseling Competencies
• Social Justice Resources

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This episode is hosted by NCDA President Lakeisha Mathews. It features a conversation with Diana Bailey, Co-Chair of NCDA’s Government Relations Committee, about work-related legislation and advocacy for career development. They discuss current efforts to pass The Counseling for Career Choice Act, specific agencies currently addressing career development issues, and an upcoming Hill Day during which NCDA representatives will travel to Washington DC to meet with legislators. The conversation includes advice for becoming more informed and how to actively advocate for the students and clients you work with. Contact Diana Bailey at: dibailey@comcast.net.

NCDA Resources:

·      NCDA Government Relations Committee 

·      Why and How to Advocate

·      National Press Briefing on NCDA’s Legislative Advocacy

For more information about topics mentioned in this episode:

·       Counseling for Career Choice Act

·       The CROWN Act

·       Creating Opportunities to Thrive and Advance Act

·       The Fair Labor Standards Act – Internship Programs

·       Catalyst.org – Workplaces That Work for Women

·       The National Reentry Resource Center

·       Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act

Related articles from NCDA’s Career Convergence Web Magazine

·      Women Agents of Social and Political Change in Career Counseling History – Sarah Patterson-Mills

·      Later Chapters with Niel Carey – Rich Feller

·      Brain Waste: Developing Underutilized Potential in Highly-Skilled, Underemployed Immigrants – Oluwaseyi Fatokun

·      Government Relations: Strengthening NCDA’s Position in DC – Niel Carey and Matt Kent

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This episode focused on salary negotiation is part of Dr. Lakeisha Mathews's Presidential Series focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). It features a conversation with Dr. Sarah Federman, Associate Professor at the University of San Diego’s Kroc School of Peace Studies with insights from her upcoming publication, Transformative Negotiation: Strategies for Everyday Change and Equitable Futures.

Diverse students and clients face different challenges related to salary negotiation, and there are trends to be aware of, such as pay disclosure laws and industry expectations. This episode includes tips and strategies to equip students and clients with the language and confidence they need to successfully negotiate their salaries with current and future employers.

For more information about Dr. Federman’s work: www.sarahfederman.com

Book Info: Transformative Negotiation: Strategies for Everyday Change and Equitable Futures (UCAL Press)

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This episode is part of Dr. Lakeisha Mathews's Presidential Series focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). This conversation with Dr. Whitney Swann focuses on natural hair in the workplace.  Lakeisha and Whitney share their own experiences, explore strategies for career development professionals and job seekers, and issue a call to action to support the The CROWN Act - which stands for “Create a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair" - a legislative movement to ensure protection against discrimination based on race-based hairstyles.

Whitney Swann, PhD, LCMHC, NCC, is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and Board-Certified Counselor in North Carolina. She has over eight years of clinical experience counseling children and adults, as well as couples and families, in various settings including higher education, residential treatment, and private practice. As a scholar-practitioner, she is an advocate of centering marginalized communities and the deleterious effects of sociopolitical oppression on mental health, emotional well-being, and career development. Currently, Dr. Swann is a Behavioral Health Case Manager providing consultation and support for workers seeking short-term disability and serves as an  Adjunct Faculty member in the Department of Counseling and Family Therapy at Capella University.

Connect with Whitney Swann:

• Website: http://whitneyswann.weebly.com/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drwhitneyswann

Read: Natural Hair is Good Hair: The CROWN Act and  Ending Hair Discrimination in the Workplace , NCDA's Career Convergence Web Magazine - by Whitney Swann

Additional Resources:

• The CROWN Act website: https://www.thecrownact.com/
• The CROWN Act on Instagram: @thecrownact
• National CROWN Day - July 3rd - https://www.pbs.org/video/crown-day-1656695409/
• History of race-based hair discrimination: https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=19d5a9c7-fd45-4bdb-bdde-ce2d10dceede
• Legal Defense Fund – Natural Hair Discrimination: https://www.naacpldf.org/natural-hair-discrimination/

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This episode is part of a series celebrating #NationalMentoringMonth. Lots of research on mentoring has helped dispute some myths, but there are still many common misconceptions that hold organizations back from implementing mentoring programs and as a result hold people back from participating in them. Karol Taylor leads a myth-busting conversation with two mentor and mentee pairs from NCDA’s pilot mentoring program: Christian Chan and Yangyang Liu, and Missy Wheeler and Ashley Osborne. The discussion explores expectations of participating in a mentoring relationship, and strategies for building these relationships in your own career with curiosity, commitment, and caring. 

For more information about this episode’s participants:

Karol Taylor

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tayloryourcareer/
• Author: Find Your Federal Job Fit 
• Author: Careers in Government

Christian Chan

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christian-d-chan-3a248b45/
• UNCG Faculty Webpage

Yangyang Liu

• LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/yangyangliu
• Fresno State Faculty Webpage

Ashley Osborne

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashley-osborne/
• Portfolio: https://aosborne47.wixsite.com/cesportfolio  

Missy Wheeler

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-wheeler-phd-counseloreducator/
• Sacred Heart Faculty Webpage

Visit the NCDA website for more information about the Mentoring Program: https://ncda.org/aws/NCDA/pt/sp/mentoring_program 

Additional Resource:

Recorded NCDA Webinar – Developing Dynamic and Successful Mentor/Mentee Relationships

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This episode is part of a series celebrating #NationalMentoringMonth. It is hosted by Dr. Sharon Givens, visionary leader of NCDA’s pilot mentoring program and a Past President of NCDA. It features a conversation with Dr. Spencer (Skip) Niles, a past NCDA President and current professor of counselor education and Co-Director of the THRIVE Research and Intervention Center at William and Mary. Skip and Sharon share their mentorship and networking experiences, reflecting on the role of the professional association to build a community that fosters and facilitates mentoring relationships through strategies that promote inclusion and connection. 

Visit the NCDA website for more information about the Mentoring Program: https://ncda.org/aws/NCDA/pt/sp/mentoring_program.

Interested in attending the 2023 NCDA Conference?  Travel and programming details can be found online: https://ncda.org/aws/NCDA/pt/sp/conference_home.

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This episode is the first in a series celebrating #NationalMentoringMonth. It is hosted by Dr. Sharon Givens, visionary leader of NCDA’s pilot mentoring program and a Past President of NCDA. It features a conversation with Marty Apodaca, NCDA’s current President-Elect-Elect who serves as a mentor in the new program. They not only discuss the importance of communication, empathy,  relationship building, acknowledgement of cultural differences, and being open to the mutual learning benefits mentoring can provide, but also provide tips for taking action to maintain and strengthen these relationships.

Visit the NCDA website for more information about the Mentoring Program and related downloadable resources: 
https://ncda.org/aws/NCDA/pt/sp/mentoring_program 

Additional Resource:

Matching, Trust, and Symbiosis for High Quality Mentoring, Career Convergence Web Magazine

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This episode features a conversation about the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in your career development work with Dr. Candy Ho, inaugural Assistant Professor, Integrative Career and Capstone Learning at the University of the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada. Dr. Ho is also the University Lead for Sustainable Development Goals at Kwantlen Polytechnic University and Board Chair of CERIC, a Canadian charitable organization advancing education and research in career counseling and career development.  The conversation provides an introduction to the SDGs and explores ways that career practitioners and employers can integrate them into their work with students, clients, and employees to identify opportunities everyone can take to have an impact on and contribute to their local communities and the world. 

For more information:

• How the UN SDGs Can Support Career Education
• It’s time for a UN International Day of Careers and Livelihood [Video]
• Sign the petition to join the advocacy for a UN Day of Career and Livelihood

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This episode delves into supporting trans and non-binary clients in career development amidst rising political challenges. Dr. Cheryl Love, a career counselor at the University of California Riverside, hosts Kyle Inselman, the Director of Alumni Career and Professional Development at the University of Denver and independent career coach at Pride in Your Path, LLC.

The conversation covers recent legislation impacting the trans community's healthcare access, identity recognition, and job security, particularly in educational and professional settings. It underscores the importance of tailored and informed career services, emphasizing strategies to cope with discriminatory policies, use of chosen names and pronouns, and the need for flexible support measures. Resources are recommended for up-to-date guidance on policy changes.

Cheryl Love, PhD is a Career Counselor and a College Specialist for the Arts, Humanities, School of Education and School of Public Policy in the Career Center at the University of California, Riverside. In this role she also serves as the Liaison to the African Student Programs, the Black Student Success Initiative, Basic Needs, UCR Transfer Work Group, and the Kessler Scholar Program. Dr. Love has served NCDA at many levels. In 2024 she was recognized with the Association's Diversity Initiative Award. Dr. Love was also the recipient of the NCDA Diversity Equity and Inclusion Champion Award in 2023 and received the NCDA 2022-2021 Presidential Recognition Award for her work within NCDA around DEI issues and Community Engagement.

Kyle Inselman, MA, MEd, is the Director of Alumni Career & Professional Development at the University of Denver and also operates an independent career coaching practice, Pride in Your Path, LLC. He served NCDA as co-chair of the Committee on Diversity Initiatives and Cultural Inclusion from 2020-2022 and is a past-president of the Collegiate Career Services Association of Colorado/Wyoming. In 2022, he received the Colorado Career Development Association’s Diversity Initiative Award.

Resources

• NCDA's Diversity Initiatives and Cultural Inclusion (DICI) Committee
• Trans Legislation Tracker 
• The Movement Advancement Project  
• Human Rights Campaign 
• LGBT Map 
• Supporting Trans & Nonbinary Clients - Symposium Session Handout [PDF]

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This episode is the first in a new Presidential Series - hosted by NCDA president, Dr. Lakeisha Mathews. It features a conversation about parenting in the workplace with Dr. Sharon Glazer, Professor of Cross-Cultural Industrial and Organizational Psychology at the University of Baltimore. The conversation addresses challenges faced by working parents today and tips for connecting them with resources and strategies to help them thrive, not just survive. Also included in this episode: ideas to inform employer decisions about policies and benefits that impact working parents and a call for more integration of systems, laws, and policies that support parents and families.

 Dr. Sharon Glazer is a Full Professor at The University of Baltimore and President of Healthy Organization consulting. She has over 25 years of teaching, consulting, and research experience around the world, with expertise in cross-cultural issues in occupational stress & health and organizational development. Listeners/colleagues are welcome to contact her at: sglazer@ubalt.edu or sglazer@healthyorganization.com

Research shared in this episode:

• https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/03/i-feel-like-a-1950s-housewife-how-lockdown-has-exposed-the-gender-divide
• https://www.apa.org/monitor/2022/04/employers-support-parental-leave
• https://www.americanprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Parent-Time-Use.pdf

 Additional resource:  

• The Burnout Study in Women  Fact Sheet 

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This episode features a conversation between Melissa Venable, NCDA Director of Professional Development, and Jeremy Schifeling, LinkedIn insider and author. Jeremy shares advice for career practitioners working with students and clients who are exploring careers and actively searching for jobs. He provides advice about TikTok, LinkedIn’s #OpenToWork feature, and tips for making sure profiles get found. Learn more about common LinkedIn mistakes and the importance of recruiters on the platform. Jeremy also shares helpful suggestions for career practitioners who want to connect with potential clients via LinkedIn. 

Connect with Jeremy Schifeling:

• Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/schifeling/
• Website: www.linkedinguys.com

 Resources mentioned in this episode:

• NCDA Webinar – What’s New on LinkedIn this Year? (scroll to view list of pre-recorded sessions)
• Hunter.io
• Jobscan.co

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This episode features a conversation about preparing K-12 students for career development and the future of work. The conversation is led by Cornelius Thomas, Co-Chair of NCDA’s Poetry and Art Contest, with Career Development Coordinators (CDCs) Irma Bodie and Kymmie Cartledge. This episode captures trends the panelists are seeing with employers, the resources they are using right now with students, and how they are helping students understand employer expectations and explore career options. The following questions guide the conversation:

1. What are we seeing from candidates and employers as experts in the field?
2. What are the comprehensive resources you are seeing that are adding value to benefit students?  
3. How can we build students' understanding of the professional environment in the future? 
4. Are you finding that students need to learn more about the process of engaging in research?   
5. How do you suggest we prepare students for the most sought-after industries of interest domestically and globally?

The panel participants invite you to connect with them and their work:

• Cornelius Thomas, MBA
  • https://www.linkedin.com/in/cornelius-thomas-20512b79/
  • corneliusthomas@johnston.k12.nc.us
• Irma Bode, M.Ed., NBPTS
  • irmabode@johnston.k12.nc.us
• Kymmie Cartledge, M.Ed., CCSP, GCDF
  • https://www.linkedin.com/in/kymmie-cartledge/ 
  • kcartledge@lexington1.net

Johnston County (NC) Public Schools
Career Development Resource Site 

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This episode, hosted by Brian Hutchison, PhD Principal of Global Career Guy and a former NCDA Board member, features a conversation about the importance of career development in school counseling with Associate Professor of Counseling, Grace Wambu, EdD, LAC, NCC, and Assistant Professor of School Counseling, Katy Leigh-Osroosh, PhD, NCC. They share ways that school counselors can advocate for career development work and ideas for creating energy around career development in schools at all levels. Grace and Katy also share their experiences and research in working with diverse student populations, to include African immigrants and Indigenous students in the U.S. Brian, Grace, and Katy are three co-authors of the recently published 12th edition of the high school textbook, School to Career.

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