Feature Article
09/01/2010
Primum non nocere – First Do No Harm
By Janet E. Wall
In the medical field, First Do No Harm is a precept that is part of the basic ethical principles by which competent professionals operate. It recognizes that sometimes it is better to do nothing than employ an action that might cause harm to the patient. Often this idea is not transferred to other professions – like career development – particularly as it relates to the use of assessments.
K-12
09/01/2010
Matching Job Descriptions to Personality Preferences
By Melissa H. Windham
Counselors often play various roles in order to fulfill their job descriptions. When counseling departments work together, these duties may be redistributed in order to better match each counselor’s job description with his or her personality. Use of the DiSC® Profile is a beneficial resource to making this possible.
Post-Secondary
09/01/2010
A Dating Game: How to Make Targeting Each Resume Make Sense to Students
By Kayla Krupnick
Students often question if they really need to target each resume. This article examines a dating analogy in order to make the concept of targeting a resume relevant and understandable to students.
Non-Profit
09/01/2010
The Reality of Re-entry for the Ex-offender in the United States
By Lyn Wazny
Ex-offenders face many career-related obstacles upon release from prison. This article presents brief national statistics and some information about federal programs that were created to help ex-offenders obtain gainful employment. Also included are resources specific to the metro Denver, Colorado area.
Independent
09/01/2010
Building a Bridge to a Brighter Future for Unemployed Adults
By Michael F. Campbell, Lindsay M. Andrews, and Emily E. Bullock
The current economic downturn in the United States has lead to the unemployed population growing immensely. Unemployment is currently at a twenty-five year high and still on the rise. This article highlights concerns and barriers as well as resources for use in career counseling.
Organizations
09/01/2010
Using Twitter Inside Organizations: Tips to Grow Your Career and Advance Your Organization with Today’s Hottest Social Media Tool
By Susan Whitcomb
Twitter originated as a way for employees inside a company to communicate with one another. Let’s explore how Twitter can be used inside organizations, whether to service coworkers/customers/students or to grow one’s own career.
Government
06/01/2010
Management Strategies for a Virtual Career Services Program
By Barbara Reuper-Baum
What if you were asked to design a program that would provide a wide range of career services to over 60,000 people working in over 500 locations around the world—and told that you must do so without putting counselors in any of these locations?
Special Columns
09/01/2010
Leadership Comes in All Shapes and Sizes
By Danielle Gruen
If you or your clients have ever thought that you wanted to be a leader but hindered yourself in some way, then consider the idea that leadership is in you already and you only need a starting point. If you possess fresh ideas, forward ways of thinking, and some basic leadership skills, you are ready.
NCDA News
08/16/2010
Updates needed on Counselor Ed Directory
Schools should reply by 9/8/2010
NCDA provides a Counselor Education Directory to assist others in identifying and contacting schools that offer career development courses in the United States. This includes the eight institutions that offer graduate level career counseling degree programs that have been approved by the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP).
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