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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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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