Continuing Education
NCDA offers its members opportunities for professional development, specifically continuing education. This includes, but is not limited to the following:
SPECIAL ONLINE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY
As you work with clients are you looking for ways to help provide inspiration and direction for successful career transitions? What if there were 10 Lifelong Career Rules to help in this process? NCDA is pleased to present Dr. Rich Feller, Professor Counseling and Career Development and University Distinguished Teaching Scholar from Colorado State University in a FREE pilot web professional development opportunity: Career Coaching Clients for Success : 10 Lifelong Career Rules. Click here to link to this online video.
During this 58 minute video, Dr. Feller will . . .
- Describe the "10 Lifelong Career Rules"
- Provide you with a "Gaps analysis" planning model you can use with your clients
- Demonstrate "More Powerful" planning questions for entering college and work
- Deliver "takeaways" for clients, students and parents.
CONTINUOUS OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT via NCDA
- Career Development Quarterly (CDQ): receive 4 hours of continuing education units (CEU's) by successfully completing an online assessment after reading the Journal
- Experiential Activities for Teaching Career Counseling Classes & Facilitating Career Groups Vol. II :for each designated activity completed, Earn CEUs (up to 12 credits available)
- Career Convergence: earn 4 CEU's for publishing your original article
- Professional Development Institutes: Attendees of the NCDA Global Conference can earn 12+ CEUs for their participation in the conference. Additional CEUs can be earned by attending the Professional Development Institutes (4 per PDI) and the Distance Credentialed Counselor Workshop.
ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
The Maryland Career Development Association is providing several online professional development opportunities to NCDA and state chapter members.
Hidden Gems: This course is a self- paced, online program earning you 12 clock hours of credit. Here you will use several interactive web tools that will show you new ways of identifying interests and skills, finding information on occupations, improving job skills, finding education and training programs, finding and landing a job, and making a career transition. This program has been pre-approved by the Center for Credentialing and Education.
O*NET for Career Advisors: This is a self-paced, online program that will take you into the world of O*NET. You will use videos and other activities to see the benefits of using O*NET information as you work with students and clients. Earn 3.5 clock hours of credit for successful completion.A certificate of completion is provided from MCDA and NCDA.
Working in the Green Economy: This is a 4 CEU clock hour program focusing on why green is important, how the green economy is organized and explained, how to find green jobs, and great resources for understand the green economy and opportunities. The course is self-paced and online. It is video and text based. A certificate of completion is provided from MCDA and NCDA.
Videos:
- Online Career Development Services and the War for Relevance, by John Bell
- Catch the Retirement "Tsunami" to a Federal Career, by Janet Ruck and Karol Taylor
- Psychologically Healthy Workplace, by Ellen Lent
- Maryland's Career Development Toolkits, by Gail Quinn and Janet Wall
Visit the Professional Development Section at www.mdcareers.org for more information and to register for these professional development opportunities.
NCDA CEUs are National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) approved. Questions regarding CEU's should be directed to Bobbi Carter, NCDA Headquarters, bcarter@ncda.org or Toll-free (866) 367-6232.
If you are not a member, and want to take advantage of these opportunities, we invite you to become a member today !
