2025 NCDA Global Conference
AGENDA
IN-PERSON CONFERENCE PROGRAM
The 2025 Program Book is linked below. Print copies will not be available on site in Atlanta, so please download this copy now. The Conference App, open to registered participants only, contains the most up-to-date information, session descriptions, speaker bios, and so much more. Access to the Conference App has already been emailed to registered participants.
Agenda Times listed below are Eastern time zone. The Agenda is subject to change.
2025 NCDA Conference Program Book is now available for download.
Conference Session Listing (subject to change)
VIRTUAL ONLY - Opens July 14 on the NCDA Virtual Platform. Registration required.
| Monday, June 16, 2025 | |
| 3:00 - 5:00 pm | NCDA Conference Registration Open in Atlanta |
| 3:00 - 6:00 pm | NCDA Board of Directors Meeting |
| Tuesday, June 17, 2025 | |
| 7:00 am - 5:00 pm | NCDA Conference Registration Open |
| 7:45 am - 12:00 pm | Professional Development Institutes (4-hour in-depth workshops) - registration required; space is limited (optional workshops - subject to additional fees - choose one) PDI #1 From Job Searcher to Career Creator: Career Skills for Autonomy PDI #2 Career Advocacy in Action: Tools and Resources from CERIC PDI #3 Coaching with Hope: The Fusion of Career Coaching and the Science of Hope PDI #4 Breaking Down Barriers: Overcoming Resistance to Change with LEGO SERIOUS PLAY PDI #5 Cultivating Creativity and Problem-Solving During Chaotic Career Times: A Hands-on Exploration |
| 8:00 am - 12:00 pm | Leadership Academy |
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | NCDA Board of Directors |
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | Training and Education Council |
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | NCDA Credentialing Commission |
| 1:15 - 5:30 pm |
Professional Development Institutes (4-hour in-depth workshops)- registration required; space is limited |
| 1:00 - 3:30 pm | State Leadership Training |
| 3:45 - 4:45 pm | Committee Chair Meeting with the President-Elect |
| 5:00 - 6:00 pm | First Timer's Orientation |
| 6:00 - 7:30 pm | Exhibit Hall Open |
| 6:30 - 7:30 pm | Welcome Reception |
| 6:30 - 7:30 pm | Meet the Candidates for Upcoming Board Election - read their bios in the Annual Membership Meeting Report |
| Wednesday, June 18, 2025 | |
| 7:30 am - 5:00 pm | NCDA Conference Registration Open |
| 8:00 am - 4:30 pm | Exhibit Hall Open |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | First Timer's Orientation (repeat) |
| 8:30 - 10:00 am | Constituency Group Meetings
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| 10:20 am - 12:00 pm | Opening General Session |
| 12:00 - 1:15 pm |
Lunch in the Exhibit Hall |
| 1:30 - 2:30 pm | Presentation Series 1 and Roundtables and/or Opening Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Symposium |
| 3:00 - 4:00 pm | Presentation Series 2 and Roundtables and/or DEI Symposium Session |
| 4:15 - 5:30 pm | Annual Membership Meeting - view the Report & Slate of Candidates |
| 5:45 - 6:45 pm | Award Winner's Reception |
| 8:00 - 9:00 pm | International Dessert Reception |
| Thursday, June 19, 2025 |
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| 8:00 am - 4:30 pm | NCDA Conference Registration Open |
| 8:00 am - 4:30 pm | Exhibit Hall Open |
| 9:00- 10:30 am | General Session |
| 10:45 am - 12:00 pm | Brain Trust Reception |
| 10:50 - 11:50 am | Presentation Series 3 and Roundtables and/or DEI Symposium Session |
| 11:50 am - 1:30 pm | Lunch On Your Own |
| 1:30 - 2:30 pm | Presentation Series 4 and Roundtables DEI Symposium Session |
| 3:00 - 4:00 pm | Presentation Series 5 and Roundtables and/or DEI Symposium Session |
| 4:20 - 5:20 pm | Presentation Series 6 |
| 5:30 pm | Evening Activity |
| Friday, June 20, 2025 |
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| 7:30 am - 12:00 pm |
NCDA Conference Registration Open |
| 8:00 - 9:00 am |
Presentation Series 7 and Roundtables |
| 9:30 - 10:30 am | Presentation Series 8 and Roundtables and/or DEI Symposium Session |
| 10:50 am - 12:00 pm | Closing General Session |
| 12:00 pm | Conference Adjourns |
Continuing Education Hours Available
Virtual Conference Agenda
30-Minute Sessions that Create Change: 600 Clients across 12 University Cohorts
Blending individual sessions with narrative technology creates campus career solutions without sacrificing scalability or the human touch. Review a model in a major research-based university career exploration program that positions practitioners for brief and effective sessions. This narrative platform allows practitioners to catch up to clients' stories in an instant.
A World Cafe for Anti-Racist Transformation in Career Development
This session will use the World Cafe facilitation method, providing a participatory and interactive experience for career development professionals to deepen their understanding of anti-racism and explore practical applications. Through small group discussions and shared insights, participants will gain valuable knowledge and tools to promote equity and inclusion in their work with students and clients.
Addressing Career Burnout: Practical Tools for Coaches to Support Client Wellbeing
Discover practical tools to help your clients combat career burnout. Learn to assess burnout, apply evidence-based prevention strategies, and create customized action plans. Explore techniques for fostering resilience and guiding clients to advocate for structural changes in their workplaces.
AI as a Career Coach Ally: Embracing Adaptability for the Future
The labor market is currently undergoing rapid change due to digitalization and AI, and we will see more changes in the next ten years than in the past century. As career coaches and advisors, adapting to these rapid shifts requires embracing new strategies and integrating AI-driven tools such as ChatGPT to efficiently support you and your clients. Say goodbye to the old and hello to the new! AI will not replace the coach's role. Instead, it will redefine it, allowing coaches to focus on human-centric aspects of their practice. By leveraging AI, you can help clients, e.g., investigate their natural talents and, with the help of AI, broaden and explore your client's perspective of job fields and job roles that fit their natural drives and motivation. It’s not only effective but also fun!
AI-Assisted Career Counseling
The revolution is here. A well-trained and instructed AI can be an excellent assistant to a career professional allowing you to reach more students with greater degrees of individualization and accuracy. See how you can leverage AI to help your clients move from undecided and anxious to focused and committed to a career direction.
Autonomy in Action: Crafting Personalized Learning for Transfer Students
Learn how our college of business implements a required course, engaging transfer students in their own success. This one credit hour course meets a graduation requirement while introducing students to resources and upcoming events. Students complete the course with a foundation of engagement and access to resources for continuing support.
Bridge Over Trouble Waters: Exploring Bridge Metaphors to Explore Career Adaptability in Times of Change
Within a rapidly changing career environment, cultivation of adaptability is essential. In this presentation, methods for considering career adaptability using bridge metaphors and creations will be examined. Examples of career focused bridge creations will be explored through career theory and art therapy lenses. A brief bridge exploration will be offered.
Bridging Career Counseling Theory to Practice: A Completed Video Series and Potential Next Steps
Presented by a team of NCDA's Counselor Educator Academy 2018 cohort members, this session presents a completed video series bridging the gap between career development theory and practice. We will share insights from the series, discuss future plans for its use, and engage participants in exploring practical applications of these resources in career counseling education and professional practice.
Building Collaborative Partnerships for Effective Career Education: Navigating a Changing Landscape
Career education integration requires strong faculty partnerships. By fostering a shared commitment to student success, career services professionals can navigate complexities of embedding career development into curricula in a rapidly changing higher education landscape. This presentation will offer strategies and lessons to help professionals establish and strengthen these collaborative relationships.
Career Construction Counseling: Advances and Innovation from a Review of 55 Articles of Research and Reflection
A roundtable discussion of key finding from a review of research and reflect on the process and outcome of career construction counseling. Key topics will include, the role of reconceptualization in stabilizing change, the difference between reflection and reflexivity in narration, the critical role of opening the intervention, use with younger clients, and innovative evaluation methods.
Careers and Transferable Skills for the Humanities Major
Entering the workforce as a humanities major can seem daunting, and at times, hopeless. Don't make being a barista a humanities major's punchline. Instead, discover careers (outside of teaching) that humanities majors can add to their professional portfolios. Join the conversation about how transferable skills can meet the demands of an evolving work industry.
Closing General Session: The Challenge Mindset: Help Your Students Look Beyond Job Titles to Find Purpose
The Challenge Mindset: Help Your Students Look Beyond Job Titles to Find Purpose For too long, job titles have been the default tool that students use to make sense of the world of work. But titles are too narrow, too static, and increasingly disconnected from the way work actually happens. In this keynote, we will explore how the Challenge mindset helps students find challenges to solve, not job titles to fit into. You’ll leave with real-world stories from schools that are helping students author stories of purpose, impact, and possibility.
Embracing Revolutionary Change: Career Strategies for a Shifting Landscape
Participants will explore what revolutionary change means and its implications for career development. Attendees will gain actionable strategies to enhance innovation and adaptability skills, empowering both practitioners and their clients to navigate and shape their career paths in an evolving environment.
Empowering Career Paths: Trends, Resources, and Program Planning for Success
This presentation explores key elements of career development, including program planning, resource management, and evaluation. It highlights trends in job search, labor market information, and workplace assessment for job placement. Attendees will gain insights into using career information systems and tools to enhance educational and occupational pathways.
Empowering Voices: The Role of Self-Advocacy in an Evolving Career Landscape
In today's competitive environment, "doing good work" is insufficient. This program emphasizes self-advocacy, clarifying its importance for career success and personal growth. Attendees will discover how developing this skill empowers individuals, and how leaders can foster self-advocacy to create more cohesive, empowered teams.
Evolving and Adapting Career Development Classes and Workshops for Liberatory Outcomes
This roundtable will provide attendees a toolkit with concrete strategies for updating their career development classes/workshops through a DEI, anti-racism, and collective liberation lens. From content to facilitation to grading strategies, attendees will leave with ideas and best practices to more equitably serve their students/clients.
Evolving Career Opportunities: Focus on Biological Technologies
By understanding career opportunities created by fourth industrial technologies, practitioners can help clients with career creation and autonomy. In this content rich session, we will focus on the biological technologies of the 4IR (bioprinting, neurotechnology, genetics, synthetic biology including biotechnologies) and their impact on a rapidly changing revolutionary workplace.
Explore Professional Development Opportunities with NCDA
NCDA's Webinar Series, Career Practitioner Conversations Podcast, and online learning platform (aka The Hub) each provide unique ways to learn. This session includes information about current offerings, how to earn continuing education credit, a preview of upcoming professional development activities, and an opportunity to share your ideas.
Exploring the Precollege and College Experiences of Black Males with Implications for Career and School Counselors
This presentation explores the precollege and college experiences of Black males, who successfully enrolled in a postsecondary institution. Recommendations will be provided on incorporating approaches to engage Black males in career development and postsecondary readiness.
Four-Step Career Development Model for Working with Clients with Disabilities
This session focuses on a career development process for practitioners that promotes hope and meaningful transitions for clients with disabilities. Participants will learn the four steps of effective career development with a person with a disability: Understanding the Story, Assessing the Needs, Collaborative Planning, and Job Search and Employment Success.
From New Hire to Higher Ed Hero: Strategies for Success and Support of New Career Development Talent
Career services professionals come from diverse backgrounds, many transitioning from various industries. This session will explore strategies for navigating the higher education landscape and implementing supportive onboarding practices for newcomers. It will benefit individuals unfamiliar with higher education roles and those seeking to enhance support for new career services colleagues.
From Numbers to Narratives: Evolving and Adapting Career Strategies with Purposeful Data in a Changing World
Data is valuable only when it drives purposeful change. This session explores how to evolve career strategies through meaningful metrics and benchmarking with a review of the SMU Career Development Team. Learn to tell your data story, adapt benchmarks, and create impactful moments that foster autonomy in a changing world.
From the Classroom to the Board Room: Helping Your Students Build Their Professional Wardrobe
As a result of attending this session, participants will be able to: 1)Understand the importance of providing equitable access and resources for students participating in job search opportunities or entering the workforce 2)Acquire the logistical knowledge and tools to implement a similar Career Closet Event on their campus 3)Identify ways to align Career Closet program to university goals and initiatives.
Future-Ready: Adapting Career Guidance for an Evolving Workforce
In a world of rapid technological change and evolving workforce demands, this session equips K-12 career development professionals with innovative strategies to foster autonomy, adaptability, and resilience in students. Attendees will learn practical methods for guiding students through career exploration, preparing them for success in an unpredictable future.
General Session: The Power of Advocacy: Leading Change for a More Accessible Future
The Power of Advocacy: Leading Change for a More Accessible Future The career development field has a longstanding history of advocating for some of the most vulnerable populations in our world. Our work extends to those who are unemployed, underemployed, low-income, immigrants, individuals with disabilities, and many who are facing extenuating circumstances and hardships. As our world evolves with new technologies, shifting labor markets, economic disruptions, and societal pressures, it is important to understand the impact of these transformative changes on the most vulnerable. These changes may be advantageous for some and may widen the accessibility gap for others. Dr. Higgins will explore the pivotal role of the career professional in this moment and how we can continue to champion for a more accessible future for all.
Generative AI and the Future of Work: Beyond the Buzz
Discover how generative AI is reshaping work and career development. This special session will empower professionals to lead with confidence, embrace disuption as opportunity and inspire transformative change in a rapidly evolving workforce.
How Mentorship and Training Support Students with Disabilities Thrive in Career Goals
UBC's Disability-Specific Career Development Program offers a unique two-tiered approach to supporting students with disabilities. Mentorship pods, comprising working professionals, graduate, and undergraduate students, foster a strong sense of community. Complementing this, workshops, webinars, and panels provide broader access to career development resources. To further enhance program effectiveness, we want to integrate partnerships with organizations offering experiential opportunities.
How the Brain Adapts to New Job Skills Via Neuroplasticity: Effects of Neural Trauma on Autonomy to Change
Trauma triggered clients, marginalized populations, and subcultures need to adapt and evolve in learning new job skills for revolutionary workplace settings. Trauma Brain Injuries can be mitigated through the brain's neuroplasticity to form new neural connections. Three seasoned "Brain Changers" bring you a kaleidoscope of insights for neuroplasticity and knowledge acquisition.
How to Get Published with NCDA
Come learn about Career Convergence, Career Developments, and The Career Development Quarterly, NCDA's magazines and journal. The editors will share an overview and the benefits of becoming a published author, such as earning CEs and sharing your expertise. Prospective authors range in work settings, experience, and education level.
How to Talk to Your Clients about Generative AI
For practitioners newer to generative AI. How can we best promote its effective and ethical use? What questions may clients ask? What strategies will they find most useful? Gain insight into AI challenges in career counseling, practical strategies for many job search components, and dialoguing impactfully with clients' AI questions.
I, Robot or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love AI
Discover how AI can revolutionize your business! In this session, you'll learn practical strategies for automating key business tasks, from client management to marketing. Explore the tools I use to scale my coaching firm nationally, save time, increase revenue, and enhance client experiences with AI-driven solutions.
Incorporating Career Readiness into the Classroom: Strategies for Success
Technical and career readiness skills are necessary to be successful professionals, yet most curricula focus on technical skills. Learning career readiness skills helps students find employment and have successful careers. This session highlights how one academic program incorporates teaching career readiness skills into curriculum to prepare graduates for their careers.
Innovative Strategies for Creating Identity-Driven Career Readiness Programming
This roundtable session invites participants to explore innovative career readiness programming that leverages shared identities across varying industries. We will discuss challenges and opportunities, share data on student decision-making, and exchange best practices for creating and scaling impactful initiatives of your campus.
Intersection of ADHD, Substance Use, and Career Choices: Overcoming Challenges in Transitions for College Students
We will explore the intersection of ADHD, substance use, and career indecision in college students. Findings show alcohol dependence impacts career indecision differently across ADHD types. Evidence-based strategies and resources will equip career practitioners with tools to support these students, enhancing their success in academic and professional transitions.
Leading in the Age of AI: Skills Every Career Professional Needs for Future Success
In a rapidly changing world where artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the workplace, career professionals must evolve into leaders who can guide individuals through these transitions with confidence. This session will focus on leadership development, helping career practitioners build the skills needed to inspire, support, and prepare job seekers for an AI-driven future. Participants will explore how AI is altering workplace dynamics, from reshaping job descriptions to automating tasks previously performed by humans. In this context, leadership skills like adaptability, critical thinking, and effective communication become vital for career practitioners. This session will also examine how professionals can position themselves as thought leaders in their fields, helping individuals stay ahead of workforce trends. Through interactive discussions and real-world case studies, participants will identify the leadership traits necessary to foster a culture of continuous learning and innovation. They will learn how to guide professionals in adapting to AI-driven changes, while positioning themselves as trusted advisors capable of helping individuals navigate technological disruptions.
Learn 15 Effective AI Prompts to Build Autonomy within Narrative Assessment
Discover how ethically integrating AI within a narrative approach enhances career practice, far beyond crafting cover letters. Using a narrative framework experienced by 5000+ clients, see how quality storylistening organizes insights. Experience a live demo illustrating reflective best practices and how narrative data and smart prompting improve AI outputs.
Lessons from the Classroom: Building Career Pathways for Neurodivergent Learners
There is an urgent need to integrate neurodivergent (ND) individuals into the workforce, where their unemployment rate is 30-40%, compared to 4.1% for the general population. Hiring ND employees boosts productivity and innovation. In this roundtable, two veteran educators will share strategies to foster inclusive recruitment and work environments.
Mind and Hand: Using LEGO Serious Play in Individual and Group Career Development
Session will explore the foundational elements of LEGO Serious Play, equipping attendees with the principles and ways to adapt the methodology for a variety of career development topics. Through integrating play, attendees can enhance dialogue, foster creativity, and facilitate meaningful interactions across various contexts, ultimately empowering them and inspire innovation.
Motivational Interviewing for Career and College Readiness
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a powerful technique well-suited to a variety of settings. Learn about the College and Career Readiness Motivational Interview (CCRMI), a semi-structured interview protocol that helps assess college and career readiness strengths employing an asset-based approach, and MI techniques to intervene.
NCDA's New Career Practitioner Supervision Training
The new NCDA Career Practitioner Supervision Training program is designed to support Career Development Practitioners (CDP) and managers of CDPs by teaching the core skills and processes needed to provide professional supervision. Persons who complete the training might seek the CSCP credential. Come learn about this exciting new training opportunity!
Neurodiverse and Nimble: Career Adaptability in a Changing World
Autistic individuals can get "stuck" in rigid thought patterns and struggle with career changes. This presentation offers practical strategies to help them build adaptability and flexibility, and leverage their unique strengths. We'll explore how to help neurodiverse clients get "unstuck" in the face of challenges.
New Trend in Career for Pharmacists in Hong Kong - How can a CCSP Make a Difference?
After COVID, there is a significant change of career aspects in the field of pharmacy. As a pharmacist who is both a CCSP and a very seasoned professional, I feel strongly about a calling to make a difference.I therefore lead a project to introduce how a graduate in pharmacy can choose the right path. I do it through not just by experience sharing but through explaining some of the relevant theories and the pros and cons of each role by sharing of testimonies and tools.
Niching Strategies: Evolving and Adapting the Career Development Field to Meet Client Needs
This session focuses on strengthening the global career development field by identifying niche markets within the career development field based on demographics, industry, geography, and career development skills. By exploring the benefits of niching their own careers, practitioners will learn how to use niching to strengthen their clients' career autonomy.
Opening General Session: Navigating My Career Identity as a Career Development Practitioner: Am I Shaping AI, or Is AI Shaping Me?
Welcome to the 2025 NCDA Global Career Development Conference! Navigating My Career Identity as a Career Development Practitioner: Am I Shaping AI, or Is AI Shaping Me? During a career counseling session, a job seeker asks for advice on finding meaningful work. As a tech-savvy counselor, you seamlessly integrate AI tools, crafting a polished response while maintaining eye contact to build rapport. The client smiles, nods, and leaves seemingly satisfied. But what you don’t realize is that you’ve just lost them. They are one of many “Polite Clients”—capable individuals who seek more than just information. They wanted to feel seen and supported, yet they walk away thinking, that wasn’t helpful. And just like that, you have been silently dismissed—without ever knowing how many others have felt the same about your counseling skills. This moment sparks a bigger question: What is the true role of Career Development Practitioners? Are we simply dispensers of job search tips, motivational guides through unemployment, or educators teaching AI and tech skills to help clients upskill? Or are we something more—mental health professionals fostering growth, self-awareness, and resilience? In an era where AI is reshaping careers, are we leveraging it to empower clients, or are we unwittingly helping it replace us? This keynote delves into AI’s evolving role in career counseling and the different types of clients in today’s uncertain times. Is AI a powerful tool enhancing our work, or is it subtly diminishing the human connection at the heart of our profession? More importantly, in a world driven by efficiency and profitability, are we preparing clients for the future—or allowing AI to redefine our own relevance?
Power of the NCDA Leadership Academy
Please attend this informative session that will share historical significance, studies conducted by recent Leadership Academy graduates, and how participation within NCDA helps this great professional Association and its members!
Practitioner Tools to Support Clients in Making Career and Life Decisions
Workshop participants will learn two different techniques to use with clients to facilitate reflection on values, interests, and priorities for the sake of clarity to guide their professional next steps. Techniques are geared both for early and mid / late career clients.
Redefining Career Readiness through Mock Hiring Committees
This session equips career professionals with tools to design a hiring committee workshop that enhances student understanding of the hiring process. Attendees will receive a preparation checklist, execution resources, and reflection prompts. Closing with an opportunity to brainstorm ideas, maximizing the workshop's impact on students' career readiness at any institution.
Simulated Job Search Techniques with Foster Youth Transitioning to Adulthood
This presentation explores Project P.A.T.H. 2.0, a simulated job search and emotion regulation intervention designed for youth transitioning from foster care. It highlights findings on barriers of job search for this unique population, offering evidence-based strategies for career practitioners and professionals supporting these individuals.
The AI Career Assessment Revolution
In this session you will learn of rapid changes in the field of career assessments, the influence of AI and the implications of ethical assessments.
The Faulty Ladder: Overcoming Barriers to Women's Leadership in Male-Dominated Careers
Despite progress, women still face barriers to advancing in male-dominated fields. This session explores the unseen challenges hindering leadership growth, examines the emotional toll, and shares research-backed strategies. Through real-world examples and interactive discussion, attendees will gain actional insights to omvercome obstacles and accelerate their career journeys.
The Future of Work: Navigating Influences, Trends, and Resources to Support Those We Serve
Reflecting on the future of work can be inspiring as we consider how advances in technology can prompt discovery and opportunities. Yet, the dilemma of selecting and building a futureproof career remains. Add in concerns surrounding career exploration, growth, and transition, and futureproofing a career can feel daunting. There is a framework to evaluate the impact of technology and AI on careers and employment. And we can pair this framework with credible resources to support those we serve.
The Intersection of Cultural Capital and Career Adaptability in Career Development Initiatives
This session explores how aspirational, social, navigational, and familial forms of cultural capital influence career adaptability and resilience with attention to supporting students from marginalized communities. Attendees will learn strategies to integrate this asset-based approach into their career development initiatives to help students successfully navigate their career journeys.
The Power of Assessment: Driving Success in Higher Education through Data-Driven Insights
This program is designed to help others harness the full potential of assessment to drive meaningful change-no matter your comfort level with assessment. By strategically leveraging assessment, evaluation, outcomes, and data collection, you can optimize performance, align with strategic goals, and create a culture of learning and continuous improvement.
To Build Career Planning Skills for all Age, Race, and Gender across all Social and Geographic Boundaries
JumpForward Career Planning and Development program on how to bring career planning concepts to all age, race and gender across all social and geographic boundaries for 2025 and beyond.
Unmasking ADHD: Empowering Women in Their Career Journeys
This session explores the unique career challenges faced by women with ADHD, especially those diagnosed in adulthood. Utilizing interactive discussion we will examine the social and cultural factors influencing their experiences, such as masking, and offer practical strategies for career counselors to better support this population.
Utilizing the Magic of Career Development for Revolutionary Times: Autonomy, Marginalized Subcultures, & Ethics
The President-Elect of NCDA and past Diversity Initiatives award winner bring you their expertise and research in an interactive discussion regarding the impact of crises in modern counseling that has an impact on our existence and evolution as service professionals. Viewing career development through existential career theories coupled with a critical examination of needs that we must ethically accomplish; will help us to understand how we can make best practice advances for all.
Women, Career and Work: Evolving and Adapting Career Services for Inclusive and Equitable Workplaces
Women today face increased challenges in their careers; gender inequalities, pay gap, invisible barriers, as well as policy and decision-making disparities on women rights in general and workforce participation in particular. Awareness is key to evolve and adapt our practice, as to effectively support women who seek our services.
Detailed Agenda and Session Content - subject to change (see the Conference app for exact details)
Professional Development Institutes
Tuesday, June 17; 7:45 am - 12:00 pm
PDI #1 From Job Searcher to Career Creator: Career Skills for Autonomy
An interactive session exploring the importance of changing client mindset from second industrial factory thinking to adaptive problem solving fourth industrial thinking. In using work trend information and hands on activities, practitioners will experience the need for clients to adopt a (Global, Entrepreneurial and Technological) future mindset.
Presenters: Ann Nakaska, Constructive Career and Life Designs; JP Michel, SparkPath
PDI #2 Career Advocacy in Action: Tools and Resources from CERIC
This session explores the role of advocacy in shaping the future of career development. Participants will gain insights from a new Canadian advocacy campaign, research on the evolving career development landscape, and a sector-wide mapping report. Attendees will learn about tools and strategies to effectively advocate for career development and navigate the changes expected by 2040. Practical resources and takeaways will empower career professionals to influence policy and service delivery.
Presenters: Candy Ho, Kwantlen Polytechnic University; Kay Castelle, CERIC
PDI #3 Coaching with Hope: The Fusion of Career Coaching and the Science of Hope
The pace and complexities of daily life can often feel overwhelming. Add in common fears, perceived obstacles, and self-defeating beliefs surrounding one's career and the result can be disorienting. What if we could measure and elevate the level of hope experienced by our students/clients? We can boost hope and outcomes through career coaching fueled by evidence-based hope theories.
Presenter: John Long, Two Roads Resources, Inc.
PDI #4 Breaking Down Barriers: Overcoming Resistance to Change with LEGO SERIOUS PLAY®
Today, many organizations face a common challenge: resistance to change. Enter LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® (LSP), an approach that transforms how teams think, communicate, and problem-solve. LSP leverages the power of play to dismantle barriers to change by engaging multiple senses, materializing abstract concepts, fostering psychological safety, and building shared understanding.
Presenter: Katie O’Malley, (en)Courage Coaching
PDI #5 Cultivating Creativity and Problem-Solving During Chaotic Career Times: A Hands-On Exploration
PDI participants will engage in hands-on creative activities designed to foster practitioner self-awareness and empathy for clients experiencing desired or unexpected career transitions. Additionally, participants will explore creative strategies to assist clients in identifying thoughts, resources, and problem-solving skills that can be applied to career transformations. Materials will be provided.
Presenters: Barbara Parker-Bell and Debra Osborn, Florida State University
Tuesday, June 17; 1:15 - 5:30 pm
PDI #6 Career Construction Counseling Principles and Practice
Career construction counseling provides a means for people across life's diverse spectrum to use work to actively master what they passively suffer. Integrating theory and practice, this session engages participants in learning and practicing career construction counseling and its core method of the career construction interview to increase their knowledge and skills in its use. Designed for a general audience.
Presenters: Paul J. Hartung, Northeast Ohio Medical University; Mark L. Savickas, Northeast Ohio Medical University; Jackie Peila-Shuster, Colorado State University; Hande Sensoy-Briddick, South Dakota State University; Julie Hill, University of Arkansas; Chris Briddick, South Dakota State University; Kevin Glavin, Create Your Why; Brian J. Taber, Oakland University
PDI #7 Freedom to Evolve: Racial Battle Fatigue in a Disruptive Era: Fostering Adaptability and Resilience
Explore the impact of Racial-Battle-Fatigue on career advancement and identity development, particularly for People of Color in educational and training institutions. Learn actionable strategies that promote self-awareness, resilience, and personal growth. Attendees will gain culturally responsive techniques to support clients in navigating career transitions and building authentic professional identities.
Presenters: Stephanie Bluth, George Mason University; Ryia Steps, Sam Houston State University
PDI #8 Overlooked: The Psychosocial Aspects of Military-to-Civilian Transition
This engaging workshop explores what is rarely discussed: the complex and deeply personal experience of separating from military service and entering the civilian world of work. Behavioral scientist/executive coach Emily King Grandinetta, and disabled veteran/corporate recruiter Michael Pett lead you on a journey to understanding of this valued talent segment.
Presenters: Emily Grandinetta, Grandinetta Group LLC; Michael Pett, Uber
PDI #9 Integrating Career Development Into Advising
Scholars offer evidence that institutions often provide fragmented educational and vocational planning programs. Isolated conversations create redundancies, delays, or omissions in support. In response, Tarrant County College has adopted new structures to integrate career topics into academic advising and maximize students' career development.
Presenters: Ronda Isaacs and Condoa Parrent, Tarrant County College
Reaching Further into a Theory of Career Problem-Solving and Decision-Making: The Evolution of CIP Theory
Emily Bullock-Yowell, University of Southern Mississippi; Deb Osborn, Educational Psychology & Learning Systems, Florida State University; Seth Hayden, Wake Forrest University
How the Brain Adapts to New Job Skills Via Neuroplasticity: Effects of Neural Trauma on Autonomy to Change
Ellen Weaver Paquette, Developpe, LLC; Bret Anderson, h2Communication, LLC; Sujata Ives, drsujataives.com
Career Crafting for Economically Marginalized Workers
Joo Young Lee, Cal State Fullerton
Bridging Cultures: The Career Construction Interview as a Global Tool
Kevin Glavin, Create Your Why
Evolving Career Opportunities: Focus on Biological Technologies
Ann Nakaska, Constructive Career and Life Design
Centering Black and LGBTQ2SIA+ Individuals in Workforce Development
Chris Armstrong, Central New Mexico Community College
Actively Listening and Evolving with Cultural Humility
Jackie Peila-Shuster, Colorado State University; Enrique Villarreal, The Invisible Maze
The Future of Work: Navigating Influences, Trends, and Resources to Support Those We Serve
John Long, Two Roads Resources, Inc.
An Integrative Life Planning Approach to Supporting the Career Development and Wellness of Black Working Mothers
Regina Gavin Williams, North Carolina Central University
Prolonged Grief and Career Adaptability of University Students through Meaning Making and Coping Styles
Jiwon Kim, Creighton University
Starting the Revolution: Addressing the Career Development Needs of the Adult Learner
Dawn Sherman, Post University
The International Career Collective: Evolving & Adapting International Students' Career Development
Ivette Mekdessi, Rice University; Esther Ra, University of Pennsylvania; Vicky Lee, Suffolk University
Global Career Pathways: Empowering Students for International Opportunities in a Changing Job Market
Lindsay Doung, New York University Abu Dhabi; Sherin Alansari, New York University Abu Dhabi
From New Hire to Higher Ed Hero: Strategies for Success and Support of New Career Development Talent
Sandra Sylvestre, Brandeis University; Calvin Chu, Brandeis University
Career Coaches in Middle & High Schools: Collaborations, Innovation, and Responding to Expectations
Anne Scholl-Fiedler, Frederick Community College; Lawrence Kaiser, Frederick County (MD) Workforce Services; Laura Brown, Frederick County Public Schools
Future-Ready: Adapting Career Guidance for an Evolving Workforce
Stephanie Haynes, Stephanie Haynes Coaching and Consulting
5 Gamification Case Studies from 300 Organizations: HEROICg Narrative Assessment System Disrupts Career Work
Rich Feller, Career Development Network; Heidi Heung, CareerCycles
Building Resilience: Career Advising for NCAA Student-Athletes
Sarabeth Wolbrom, University of Denver
Explore Professional Development Opportunities with NCDA
Melissa Venable,
Harnessing AI in HR: Revolutionizing Recruitment, Development, and Ethics in the Workplace
Sherif Ismail, American University in Cairo; Ghada Esmat, American University in Cairo
Does the VHA/VA (Veterans Healthcare Administration) offer Career Counseling Services?
Triva Watts Sanders, Department of Veterans Affairs; Melva Washington Jones, Department of Veterans Affairs; Elizabeth Williams, Department of Veterans Affairs; Kayla Butler, Department of Veterans Affairs
Disrupting the Status Quo: Redefining Career Flexibility, and Career Transitions for Later Stage Professionals
Lori Lawrence, Next Chapter Career Coaching; Jill Jacobs, Better Balance
How Latine Individuals Work Experiences are Modified by Hope and Community: Introducing a Model
Kristen Tuxbury, Virginia Commonwealth University; Daniel Gutierrez, Virginia Commonwealth University
Beyond Burnout: Aligning Career Values for a Healthy, Balanced, and Engaged Workforce
Anush Hansen, WellSort
Bridging Barriers: Inclusive Practices for Career Practitioners Supporting Clients with Disabilities
Claire McMahon, University of Cincinnati; Mrudula Josyula, The Ohio State University
Deconstructing Discourse to Construct Career Possibilities
Jackie Peila-Shuster, Colorado State University; Nicholas Vespia, Colorado State University
The Connection Between Anxiety, Negative Career Thoughts, and Readiness: Evidence and Implications
Seth Hayden, Wake Forest University; Debra Osborn, Florida State University; Brian Calhoun, Wake Forest University; Jake Bucher, Florida State University; Jackie Belle, Florida State University
Financial and Career Coaching for a Changing World
Heather Aiello, NACCC
The Future of Career Guidance: Leveraging AI and Technology for Inclusive Growth
Diane Spizzirro, Columbia University; Robin Wang, Columbia University
Navigating Transformation: Career Mentoring Initiatives for Fostering Autonomy and Adaptability
James D'Haiti, 10,000 Degrees; Rodrigo Vasquez Lopez, 10,000 Degrees
How Mentorship and Training Support Students with Disabilities Thrive in Career Goals
Luke Penner, University of British Columbia; Ah-Mei Conroy, University of British Columbia; Alyssa Heise, University of British Columbia
Career Development in the Age of Distraction: Practical Strategies for Student Engagement
Suzanne Shelburne, Virginia Tech; Krystal Johnson, Virginia Tech
Engaging and Empowering Students through Mentorship and Role Modeling
Courtney Mincey, Purple Navigator Consulting; Ruth James, Ruth James Consulting
The Intersection of Cultural Capital and Career Adaptability in Career Development Initiatives
Twyla Hough, Texas State University; Shetay Ashford-Hanserd, Texas State University; Arnob Kumar Saha, Texas State University
Dismantling the Fear of AI in the Workforce: Encouraging Career Autonomy, Adaptability, and Well-Being
Vonya Hodrick, Transcending Coaching, LLC; Cynthia Snodgrass, SharperWorks, LLC
Utilizing the Magic of Career Development for Revolutionary Times: Autonomy, Marginalized Subcultures, & Ethics
Sujata Ives, DrSujataIves.com; Bret Anderson, h2Communication, LLC
Employee Mental Health: Whose Responsibility Is It, Really?
Katie O'Malley, (en)Courage Coaching
AI in Career Coaching/Advising/Management: Platforms, Prompts, and Practical Applications
Kathyy Battee-Freeman, University of illinois Springfield (UIS); Janet Wall, Career Planning Academy; Candina “Dina†Janicki, Murphy & Associates, Inc.
Evaluation of A FCD training Program from Arab Speaking Women
Almaawali Mahmood, Sultan Qaboos University; Al-Yafei Khalifa, Qatar Business and Finanace Academy
Adapting After Involuntary Career Transitions: Psychological Impacts and Career Interventions
Qiong Li, Florida State University; Christopher LaFever, Florida State University; Rachael Stickle, Florida State University
Intentional Implementation of Trauma-Informed Career Counseling Supervision Strategies
Latoya Haynes-Thoby, University of Connecticut; Diandra Prescod, University of Connecticut
Advocacy to Meet Career Needs in an Ever Changing World
Arden Szepe, Doane University
Embracing Revolutionary Change: Career Strategies for a Shifting Landscape
Deborah Sgro, Beyond The Glass Ceiling, LLC
How to Talk to Your Clients about Generative AI
James Castree, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Infusing Trauma-Informed Care in Career Counseling: Promising Practices and a Framework
Lisa Cardello, The College of New Jersey; Galaxina Wright, Nova Southeastern University
Smoke and Mirrors - The Illusion of the Employment Services Sector
Sarah Delicate, Bell Browne Molnar and Delicate Consulting Inc.; Angela Hoyt, Evolution Group
Inclusion Initiatives for the Career Empowerment of First-Gen, International, and Minority Students
Dr. Pankaj Desai, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
A Shift Towards Personalized, Predictive Career Development
Jesse Rutschman, StrengthsBase
30-Minute Sessions that Create Change: 600 Clients across 12 University Cohorts
Mark Franklin, OneLifeTools, University of Toronto, CareerCycles; Heidi Heung, CareerCycles
Revolutionizing Career Exploration Through an International Study Abroad Program
Suzanne Voigt, Career Center, UNC Charlotte; Jessica Kim, UNC Charlotte
The Importance of Standardized Test Scores in the College Application Process Post COVID
Emily Tynan, University of Connecticut
Fostering Resiliency in Clients using a Truama-Informed Approach
Amanda Chenkin, CoBL Consulting; Rae Stout, CoBL Consulting
Rest Over Grind: Redefining Career Success for a New Generation
Ilana Levitt, Private Practice and The New School NYC
Don't Drop the Ball: How Societal Expectations of Parenting Shape the Professional Paths of Women
Abby Bjornsen-Ramig, University of Nebraska Omaha; Ashley Blount, University of Nebraska Omaha; Kara Schneider, University of South Carolina
Community-Centered Career Coaching: Bringing the Legacy & Power of Communities to Career Development
Sharon Givens, Visions Counseling and Career Center, LLC; Eva Mitchell, Coalition for Career Development Center; Bethany M. Allen, Coalition for Career Development Center
How to Get Published with NCDA
Melanie Reinersman, National Career Development Association; Melinda Gibbons, National Career Development Association; Melissa Venable, National Career Development Association
Redefining Career Development: The Role of Training & Soft Skills
Bob Nelson, Nelson Motivation, Inc.
Developing Intersectional Conversations: Building a Comprehensive Career Course in Polarized Times
Christopher LaFever, Florida State University; Rana Sedeeq, Florida State University
Transitioning with Purpose: Career Development's Role in a Changing World of Work
Lisa Taylor, Challenge Factory
Tips and Tricks for a Successful CDQ Manuscript
Melinda Gibbons, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Seth Hayden, Wake Forest University; Louis Rocconi, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; L. Eliza Stanley, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Helping Your Clients Shift from Inner Critic to Inner Coach: Best Practices and Resources for Imposter Syndrome
Barbara Suddarth, The Career Development Alliance; Alan Berry, The Career Development Alliance and BLACC, Inc.; Diane Schmidt, The Career Development Alliance; Jeanine Stewart, The Career Development Alliance and Maven McCleod, LLC; Esther Wallen, The Career Development Alliance; Jessica Worny, The Career Development Alliance and JWJ Consulting, LLC
Empowering Voices: The Role of Self-Advocacy in an Evolving Career Landscape
Deborah Sgro, Beyond The Glass Ceiling, LLC
To Build Career Planning Skills for all Age, Race, and Gender Social across all Social and Geographic Boundaries
James Jump, JumpForward
Addressing Career Burnout: Practical Tools for Coaches to Support Client Wellbeing
Mark Danaher, Careers by Design LLC
Collaborative AI in Career Construction Interviews can Advance Human-Centered Counseling
Shujiro Mizuno, Japan Institute of Life Design Counseling; So Mizuno, Japan Institute of Life Design Counseling; Richie Suzu, Japan Institute of Life Design Counseling
Building Inclusive Career Development Programs for Diverse Students
Dr. Pankaj Desai, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Jane Sitter, UMN Twin Cities; Dr. Rebeca Moreno, University of Maryland, College Park
Empowering Diverse International Students: Career Support for DACA, TPS, and Other non-F1 Status Holders
Aaron Blumberg, Fragomen; Kyle Sommer, Fragomen; Robin Catmur-Smith, University of Georgia; Ivette Mekdessi, Rice University
Empowering Students to Thrive by Aligning Identities, Values, and Career Decisions
Erica Ford, Cornell University Career Services; Mia Ferraina, Cornell University; Elaine Lu, Cornell University
Career Fair Prep Carnival: Boosting Student Participation and Readiness for Career Success
Jody Burum, California State University; Nora Diaz-Vasquez, California State University, Fresno
Digital Career Exploration Plans: Revolutionary Way to Create Change
Mark Franklin, OneLifeTools, University of Toronto, CareerCycles; Salvador Victoria, Skyline College
Exploring the Precollege and College Experiences of Black Males with Implications for Career and School Counselors
Erik Hines, George Mason University; James Moore III, The Ohio State University
Disrupting the Strong Black Woman Narrative: Addressing Career Disruption and Mental Health
Cecily Moore, Dr. Cecily Moore & Associates, LLC
Building Bridges: Collaborating for Inclusive Career Development for Individuals with Disabilities and Special Need
Linda D. Woodard, LDW Group LLC; Malerie Baker, Beacons Inc.
Relationships Matter: Meeting Stakeholder Needs for K-12 Career Development Plans!
Jamie Vaughn, NC Dept of Commerce; Amy Policastro Schroeder, NC Department of Public Instruction
NCDA's New Career Practitioner Supervision Training
Brian Hutchison, Walden University/Global Career Guy; Tina Peterman, Portland State University
Life Purpose in the Face of Societal, Professional, and Individual Change
Kirk Thiemann, Adams State University
Have We Outgrown the 5 Day Work Week?: Implications for Black Women and their Wellness
Diandra Prescod, University of Connecticut; Latoya Haynes-Thoby, University of Connecticut
Providing Post-Graduate Support to Students with Intellectual Disabilities
Danyella Kaplan, University of Connecticut
Assimilation, Acculturation or Integration: Q-Methodology Study of Racially Minoritized Faculty Understanding
Olivia Ngadjui, Western Michigan University; Sam Steen, George Mason University; Kemmel Palmer, Western Michigan University; Anna Nungester, Western Michigan University; Canaan Bethea, George Mason University; Zikun Li, George Mason University; Malik Merrittee, George Mason University; Catherine Baeza, Western Michigan University; Ranada Caron-Chante Atkins, Western Michigan University; Ammal Mahmood, George Mason University
Why Representation is Powerful?
Blanca Rosales-Ahn, BRAHN Career Educational Consulting Services; LaChish J. Rigg, LJR Training & Coaching
Women, Career and Work: Evolving and Adapting Career Services for Inclusive and Equitable Workplaces
Effrosyni (Sini) Parampota, Thrive Lab Qatar
Recent Trends in The Labor Market and How Job Applicants are Affected
Jameson Corey, University of Connecticut
Career Master: Reassessing the Role of AI-Driven Mobile Application for Intelligent Career Development
Ming-Lun Chung, National Taiwan Normal University; Hsiu-Lan Shelley Tien, National Taiwan Normal University
Unmasking ADHD: Empowering Women in Their Career Journeys
Tiffany Brooks, Lindsey Wilson College and Catalyst Counseling Collective; Sabrina Evans, Lindsey Wilson College/McNabb Children & Youth Center; Amber Hughes, Lindsey Wilson College; Franchesca Brutley, Lindsey Wilson College
Career Development with AI: The New Reality with Peer Mentors
Alexander Ricciuti, Georgetown University; Julio Orozco, Georgetown University
From Numbers to Narratives: Evolving and Adapting Career Strategies with Purposeful Data in a Changing World
Evan Saperstein, Southern Methodist University
Designing AI Bots That Bring Career Support to the Next Level
Kadina Koonce, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Becoming an AI University: A Blueprint for Integrating AI into Experiential Learning
Marquise McGriff, University of Florida
Career Development Program for Medical Students Addressing Vietnam's Evolving Healthcare Landscape
Tu Nguyen, Vin University College of Health Science; Hieu Nguyen, Vin University; Vo Nguyen, Vin University; Minh Nguyen, ; Anh Nguyen,
HEADS UP 9th GRADER! Here Comes College & Career
James Mullen, Heads Up Education LLC
I, Robot or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love AI
Elle O'Flaherty, Interlace Solutions
Intersection of ADHD, Substance Use, and Career Choices: Overcoming Challenges in Transitions for College Students
Danyelle Spohn, Florida State University; Deborah Ebener, Florida State University; Jonathan Jerez, Florida State University; Stephen Leierer, Florida State University; Deb Osborn, Educational Psychology & Learning Systems, Florida State University
Evolving Models for Employee Career Development: Adapting to the Needs of a Changing Global Workforce
Don Schutt, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Julia Miller, Hennepin County Human Resources Employee Career Center & Academic Partnerships
Culturally Responsive Career Counseling: Adapting for the Rural Context
Melinda Gibbons, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Katherine Cook, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Haley Ault, University of South Florida; Brittney Carneal, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Fostering Hopeful Careers in Organizations through Agentic HRD Process Theory
Hyung Joon Yoon, The Pennsylvania State University
Retention of Underrepresented STEM Undergraduate Students: Changing Our Approach
Diandra Prescod, University of Connecticut
Inspiring Students of Color for Career Development & Changing Narratives on the School to Prison Pipeline
Zeraiah Ramos, University of Connecticut
Generative AI in Transition Focused Workplace Readiness Development
Catherine Moran, Loudoun County Public Schools
Increasing Client Autonomy through Career Decision-Making Skills: 20 Years of Interventions & Research
Emily Bullock-Yowell, University of Southern Mississippi; Tyler Ward, University of Southern Mississippi; Nikkie Bailey, University of Southern Mississippi; John Hanes, University of Southern Mississippi
Neurodiverse and Nimble: Career Adaptability in a Changing World
Janine Rowe, University of Rochester
Break the Mold: Growing Your Career Development Practice With Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Nancy Leighton, Nancy Leighton Career Counseling & Coaching, LLC; Ilana Levitt, Ilana Tolpin Levitt, Career Consultant; Lynn Berger, Career Counselor and Coach - Owner
Career Counseling vs. Coaching: Evolutions and Adaptations among Career Development Professionals
Shelby McIntyre, Pasadena City College; Mark Danaher, Careers by Design LLC; Elle O'Flaherty, Interlace Solutions; Kegan Barroso, Ben Hudnall Memorial Trust; Jessica Newman, Ben Hudnall Memorial Trust
Four-Step Career Development Model for Working with Clients with Disabilities
Tina Peterman, Portland State University; Aaron Leson, TAD Grants
Leveraging AI in Career Development: Benefits and Challenges
Daniel Pack, Syracuse University; Yan (Maggie) Luo, MIT Sloan School of Management
Enhancing Student Success: The Role of Career Services in Boosting Retention and Graduation Rates
Carolyn Nobles, LaGuardia Community College; Jessica Perez, LaGuardia Community College
From the Classroom to the Board Room: Helping Your Students Build their Professional Wardrobe
Evan Saperstein, SMU Hegi Family Career Development Center; Amanda Bobo, SMU Hegi Family Career Development Center; Cheryl Posner, SMU Cox Career Management Center
Redefining Career Readiness through Mock Hiring Committees
Kadina Koonce, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Revolutionizing Career Development: Leveraging AI in Career Advising, Teaching, and Daily Practices
V. Casey Dozier, Florida State University; Shawn Einarson, Florida State University; Danny Chiarodit, Florida State University
Evolving and Adapting Approaches: Exploring Possibilities for Career Development in Canadian Elementary Schools
Lorraine Godden, Yorkville University; Heather Coe-Nesbitt, Queen's University
Simulated Job Search Techniques with Foster Youth Transitioning to Adulthood
Galaxina Wright, Nova Southeastern University; Elda Veloso, Nova Southeastern University; Carly Paro-Tompkins, Nova Southeastern University; Jennifer Reeves, Nova Southeastern University
The Influence of Intergenerational (Dis)Continuities of Vocational Aspirations on PE Fit Across Cohorts
Xinhui Han, Korea University; Yuna Lee, Korea University; Bora Lee, Korea University
Motivational Interviewing for Career and College Readiness
Tim Poynton, University of Massachusetts Boston
New Trend in Career for Pharmacists in Hong Kong- How can CDF make a Difference?
Donald Chong, Haleon Company Ltd
Digital Transformation and its Repercussions on the Economic System in Egyptian Society
Ghada Salama, Alexandria university
Manage Your Career Like a Project: Tools and Strategies to Meet Your Goals
Amy Fredell, Strategic Career Navigation
How to Own Your Career in a Changing Work Landscape
Chelsea C. Williams, Reimagine Talent Co.
From Autonomy to Action: Change Management for Empowering Individual Career Transitions
Gray McDowell, Capgemini
Practitioner Tools to Support Clients in Making Career and Life Decisions
Jennifer Landis-Santos, Cassaday & Co.
Innovative Strategies from Emerging Economies: Empowering Career Practitioners and Preparing Future-Ready Workforce
Nisreen Al Disi, Visual Consulting and Training Company (L.L.C.); PRAVO
Self-Care and Autonomy: Recognizing the Tole each Plays in Career Decision Making
Tristen Hyatt, Fort Hays State University; Casey Dozier, Florida State University
Finding Career Fit: Factors that Impact Career Success and Satisfaction for Job Seekers
Colleen Conway-Nobert, Career Fit 4 Life; Antoine Carriere, STRENGTHS PERFORMANCE CENTRE
Personalizing Career Services at Scale: Group-Focused Targeted Workshop Strategies
Gaeun (Gwenn) Seo, Georgia Institute of Technology; Christina Hall, Georgia Institute of Technology
Building Career Resilience: A Journey of Adaptation at a Hispanic-Serving Institution
Kathy Meisinger, Dominican University; Tina Taylor-Ritzler, Dominican University
From Selfies to Engagement: Supporting Students to Learn and Engage before and during Career Fairs
Michela Buccini, Miami Universtiy; April Robles, Miami University
AI in Career Services: Enhancing Student Autonomy While Preserving Authenticity
Vanessa Jovel, Western University; Apurva Lagwankar, Western University
Start Small, Dream Big: Initiative to Bring Career Development to Elementary Schools
Madison May, University of Connecticut
Career Construction Counseling in Asia: A Live CCI Demo & Cultural Insights through Case Studies
Jeremiah Wong, Avodah People Solutions Pte Ltd; Kevin William Glavin, Create Your Why
Promoting Change and Combating Ableism for Neurodiverse Workers: Tips and Strategies for Success
Janine Rowe, University of Rochester; Elle O'Flaherty, Interlace Solutions; Christian Chan, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Janet Wall, Career Planning Academy
Leading in the Age of AI: Skills Every Career Professional Needs for Future Success
Tina Miller, Arizona State University
Fostering Future Leaders: Strategic Innovations in Recruiting, Engaging, and Promoting Graduate Talent
Joe Chahwan, SMART Skills Group
Integrating Distance Counseling and Telemental Health Content in Career Development Masters Courses
Heather Robertson, St. John's University
AI in Career Services: Learn Tools & Techniques to Empower Underserved Students and Staff
Andrea Gerson, Resume Scripter; Walter Joseph, Year Up
The Future of Work & Your Early Talent
Chelsea C. Williams, Reimagine Talent Co.
Using Gestalt Two-Chair Technique to Leverage Personal and Professional Identities in Career Practice
Hannah Carter, Georgia State University
A New Approach to Career Coaching Neurodiverse Clients: Adapting the Self-Assessment Process
Jessica Ayub, Fraser Child and Family Center; Cindy Edwards, Find Your Fit, LLC
Empowering Entrepreneurial Clients: Career Counseling for Success in the Gig Economy and Tech-Driven World
Rana Sedeeq, Florida State University; Ahmed Negm, Florida State University
Bridging Career Counseling Theory to Practice: A Completed Video Series and Potential Next Steps
Yas Hardaway, Pepperdine University, Graduate School of Education & Psycholoogy; Angela Weingartner, University of Northern Colorado; Marian Higgins, Georgia State University; Tiffany Brooks, Lindsey College and Catalyst Counseling Collective
Career Shocks as Catalysts for Change: Navigating Unexpected Turns
Michael Stebleton, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities; Vic Massaglia, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities; Abby Wilfert, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Creating an Entrepreneurial Job Search Strategy for International Students
Hao He, Babson College; Lily Awad, Babson College
Future-Ready Career Services: How Career Services can Catalyze Change in the Future of Work
Laura Denbow, University of Southern California's Career Center; Cambria Goff, Deloitte's Future of Work Institute
Career Readiness is Everybody's Business: Growing a Career Champions Program on Campus
Rose Fuller, Florida Gulf Coast University
Revolutionizing Career Readiness: A Collaborative Approach to Supporting Students with Disabilities
Andrew Carpenter-Brockway, Mohawk Valley Community College; Karin Salas, Mohawk Valley Community College
Explore Like a Pirate: Virtual Career Development for Primary/Secondary Levels
Marcus Walker, Stride, Inc FKA K12; Micah Faye Painter, Stride, Inc., FKA K12; Luciana Zuniga, Stride Inc., FKA K12
Learn 15 Effective AI Prompts to Build Autonomy within Narrative Assessment
Jim Woodbridge, Job Search by Heart; Mark Franklin, OneLifeTools, University of Toronto, CareerCycles
Growing Career Pathway Opportunities through Green Jobs including Corrugated Packaging
Paul Johnson, Sustainable Forestry Initiative; Dominic Weeks, Sustainable Forestry Initiative
Innovative Strategies to Prepare Career Practitioners and Students for the Future of Work
Konark Pareek, Coach ME Eduworks
Adapting Career Development Programs & Services to Boost Employee Engagement & Retention Efforts
Amanda Schagane, University of Kentucky HealthCare; Rebecca Dyer, University of Kentucky
Development of a Social Emotional Learning Scale and Program for Youth in Career Transition
Shu-Chen Wu, National Taiwan Normal University; Wen Woan Chang, National Taipei University of Arts; Zhenyuan Wang, National Taiwan Normal University
Artificial Intelligence: A New Realm in Career Counseling
Janet Hicks, Belmont University; Cory Bishop, Belmont University; Carla Coetzee, Belmont University
In their Own Words: Exploring Nonlinear Careers through the Workers' Narratives
Sue Epstein, SUNY Empire
AI in Career Development: Innovation or Interference?
Erin Grainger, University of Central Florida
Incorporating Career Readiness into the Classroom: Strategies for Success
Jennifer Warrner, Ball State University
From Personal Agency to Thriving in a Turbulent Economy: A New Career Managment Paradigm
Robert Tiell, Vocational Evaluators of KY (VEK)
A Proven Career Search Networking System for Student and Client Job Placement Success
Charles Lehman, Employment and Economic Information Center of New Mexico LLC
AI-Driven Inclusion: Transforming Career Development Practices for Neurodiverse and Underrepresented Talent
April Ogden, It's Your Outcome
Using High Impact Practices and Integrated Learning Experiences within Career Development Courses
Stacy Van Horn, University of Central Florida
Cultivating First-Generation Students of Color Autonomy and Adaptability through Appreciative Inquiry Practices
Jonique Childs, University of Massahusetts Amherst
Transform Your Presentations into Engaging Discussions: A Simple, Effortless Approach
Jody Burum, California State University, Fresno
Adapting to Change: A Dynamic Model for Career Development in Emerging Industries
Rachel Coleman, Duke University; Sylvia Nassar, North Carolina State University
Leading Students to Connect the Dots between their Future Careers and the Classroom
Anjelica Tynes, Bishop O'Dowd High School
Value-Based Job Searching for Students through a DEI Lens
Stephanie Learn, SUNY Brockport Career Design Center; Kathleen Cramer, SUNY Brockport Career Design Center
NCDA CCSP Exam - Foundations & Next Steps
David Reile, Career Development Alliance; Narender Chadha, Career Development Alliance; Barbara Suddarth, Career Development Alliance
Upskill your Workforce with your Workforce: The Power of Shadows
Rachel Cohen, Silicon Society
Understanding the Transition of College Students' Career Concern Over Time
Sungsik Ahn, Keimyung University
Empowering Ghanaian Girls in Male Dominated Trades/Vocations: The Case of Accra Technical Training Centre
Christina Amissah, Accra Technical Training Centre (ATTC)
The Power of a Single Question: Use of the Role Model Question from the Career Construction Interview
Julie Hill, University of Arkansas
AI On My Mind: A Conversation About the Future of Career Development
Mason Murphy, Texas State University
Is On-Campus Employment among College Students a Recipe for Career Readiness? A Comparison of Two Work Environments
Rachel August, California State University, Sacramento
A World Cafe for Anti-Racist Transformation in Career Development
Vic Massaglia, University of Minnesota; Denise Felder, DeniseMpls Career Services
The Acculturation of Latino Young Adults into the Anglo-American Workplace
Alexander Feliciano, Florida State University; Jacob Perez, Florida State University; Carlin Weinberg, Florida State University
An Exercise in Adaptability: Future-Proofing Counselor Education for a Tech-Driven Workforce
Ashley Osborne, Arizona State University
Careers and Transferable Skills for the Humanities Major
Allie Remm, Central Community College; Andrea Hays, Central Community College
Revolutionary Revelations: A Data-Driven Approach to Uncovering Individual Career Readiness
Kali DeWald, Merit America; Joey Ratcliff, Merit America
Autonomy in Action: Crafting Personalized Learning for Transfer Students
Geralyn Heystek, Western Michigan University; Madison Nichols, Western Michigan University
Join the AI Revolution: Empowering Diverse Student Populations with AI Tools in the Job Search
Lisa Severy, University of Phoenix; Jamie Johnson, University of Phoenix
Career Service Functions During Political, Economic, and Social Crises
Sarah Aboulhosn, American University of Beirut
Adaptive Coping: Career Preservation for Teachers
Arden Szepe, Doane University; Lindsay Daniels, Doane University
A Hidden Crisis in Education: The Unspoken Impact of School Suspensions on Black Boys
Ken Kemp, RISE Schools; Anastacia Johnson, Boys and Girls Club of America
Resilience of Bereaved Youth in Career Transition Stages
Lulu Ying-Ru Lee, National Kaohsiung Normal University
Navigating the Credentialing Marketplace: Strategies for Employers and Employees
Brooke Parker, University of North Georgia; Chris Pisarik, University of North Georgia
Advancing Pay Equity: Strategies for Systemic Change and Client Empowerment
Paul Rowell, University of North Georgia; Rebecca Mann, University of North Georgia
Career and Mental Health Concerns of College Students in a Changing World
Gloria Dansby-Giles, Jackson State University; Jeton McClinton, Jackson State University; Ladonnya Drummond, Jackson State University
System Update: Supporting Graduate Student Development in an Evolving Workforce
Kelechi Nnaji, Florida State University; Jackie Belle, Florida State University; Jake Bucher, Florida State University
Supporting First-Gen College Students of Color through Mentorship: An Effective Approach to Achieve Career Outcomes
Selene (Silin) Shen, Research Foundation of City University of New York (RFCUNY)
Examining the Skills Win! Curriculum in Alignment with ASCA Standards
Heather Robertson, St. John's University
Challenging the Human Capital Paradigm: Graduate Employability through an Intersectional Lens
ALAGAMMAI MEYYAPPAN, The Pennsylvania State University
Effective Data Cleaning Strategies for Career Researchers: A Practical Guide
Louis Rocconi, University of Tennessee; Jennifer Ann Morrow, University of Tennessee; Diondre Brown, University of Tennessee
Future Skills and Competencies: Preparing for Jobs That Don't Yet Exist
Crystal Waters, Piedmont Community College
Strategic Use of the Cultural Autobiography to Enhance Cultural Competency of Career Practitioners
Rhonda Norman, Xavier University
Reimagining Career Workshops: Flexible, Activity-Based Alternatives to Career Courses
Christina Hall, Georgia Institute of Technology; Gaeun (Gwenn) Seo, Georgia Institute of Technology
Adapting to Change: Enhancing Career Advising with Technology and Insights
Heather Fortenberry, Cornell University; Stephanie Resue, Cornell University
Living My Best Life: An Exploration of Intergenerational Perspectives in an Undergraduate Career Course
Michael Stebleton, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Enhance or Replace: A Discussion on Current and Future Career Development for Students
Jenisha Parchment, J Parchment Consulting
Career Star Program for DEI and 1st Generation Career Success
Trinette Barrie, Crafton Hills College
Reclaiming Teacher Burnout Post COVID-19
Justin Lacharite, University of Connecticut
The Evolution of Empowering Marginalized Clients via the Strategic Planning Framework of SOAR Analysis
Dan Erikson, University of Southern Maine
The Relationship between the Career Decision State and Ambiguity Tolerance
Robert Reardon, Florida State University; Steve Leierer, Florida State University; Qiong Li, Florida State University
Power of the NCDA Leadership Academy
Sujata Ives, drsujataives.com; Ken Meeker, Vitality Career Coaching; Shelby McIntyre, Pasadena City College; Delasia Rice, Fordham University; Angelica Gil, Fresno City College
Leveraging Alumni Resources to Nurture International Students' Adaptability
Shihling Chui-Dwyer, Purdue University; Jordan Hendershot, Purdue University
Navigating the Future: Embracing Technological and Ethical Innovations in Career Development
Farkad Mahli, Step Ahead Global
Best Practices in Team Research and the Publication Process in Counseling
Paula Lazarim, Fairfield University; Lynette Hepburn-Richardson, Valdosta State University
What Fun Will You Try Next? Using a Play-Based Approach to Engage Students in Life-Career Planning
Vic Massaglia, University of Minnesota School of Public Health; Michael Stebleton, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Innovating Networking for Neurodiverse Talent: Virtual Career Fair Insights
Elizabeth Pawley, University of Cincinnati
Empowering LGB Students: Helping Career Practitioners Foster Confidence Amid Campus Climate Shifts
Jake Bucher, Florida State University; Jillian Schiller, Florida State University; Jonathan "JJ" Jerez, Florida State University
Meet Them Where They Are: Re-Thinking How to Engage Students in Career Readiness
Mindy Hurd, University of Colorado Boulder
The Effects of Career Transition Programs on Youth Career Transition Readiness and Career Adaptability
Shu-Chen Wu, National Taiwan Normal University; Hsiu-Lan Shelley Tien, National Taiwan Norman University; Ming-Lun Chung, National Taiwan Normal University; Yu Hua Yen, University of Taipei
Play and Skills Development: How Embracing and Valuing Children's Play can Help us Rethink Early Career Development
Heather Coe-Nesbitt, Queen's University; Lorraine Godden, Yorkville University
Building Competency: Looking at Special Populations from a Culturally Responsible Point of View
Addison Sayre-Adona, Nexus Counseling Services; Bobbie Warren, Nexus Counseling Services; Angie Lawhenore, Nexus Counseling Services
Career Construction Counseling: Advances and Innovation fro a Review of 55 Articles of Research and Reflection
Mark Savickas, Retired
Empowering Career Paths: Trends, Resources, and Program Planning for Success
Tonia odili, Sam Houston State University
Redefining Career Development: Integrating Well-being for Holistic Client Success
Fatima Al-Mohannadi, Ghaya Training and Consultancy
Leveraging Cultural and Personal Identities to Adapt and Thrive as Career Practitioners
Rosie Ruoci Shen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Xi 'Justin' Zhang, STEM Prep Academy High School
Empowering Medical Faculty: Agentic HRD Approaches to Address Burnout
Tehniyet Azam, Penn State University
Career Support Beyond Campus for Online Students with Flexible and Targeted Approaches
Gaeun (Gwenn) Seo, Georgia Institute of Technology; Christina Hall, Georgia Institute of Technology
AI in Career Development: Using ChatGPT to Adapt and Evolve
Arnob Kumar Saha, Texas State University
Evolve Your Practice Area: Adapting Career Counseling Skills to Workplace Consulting
Emily Baxt, University of San Diego/Baxt Consulting
Charting Global Career Pathways through Student, Staff & Employer Engagement
Jane Sitter, University of Minnesota Twin Cities; Hal Matthews, Duke University; Shihling Chui-Dwyer, Purdue University
Faculty as Key Collaborators to Deliver Occupational Information and Time to Reflect to Undergraduate Students
Paola Barriga, University of Georgia
The Power of Assessment: Driving Success in Higher Education through Data-Driven Insights
Stephanie Resue, Cornell University; Catherine Allen, Duke University
A Career Theory-Based Perspective on Retirement Transitions: Helping Clients Navigate New Roles
Janet Lenz, Florida State University; Denise Saunders, Private Practice
Niching Strategies: Evolving and Adapting the Career Development Field to Meet Client Needs
Ann Nakaska, Constructive Career and Life Design
AI-Assisted Career Counseling
Daniel Greenwood, Best Fit Career Finder
The Future of Work is Community-Centered: Applying Insights from Black Women's Labor Practices
Kenya Johnson, Auclare Vision
Community-Centered Career Coaching: Bringing the Legacy & Power of Communities to Career Development
Sharon Givens, Visions Counseling and Career Center, LLC; Eva Mitchell, Coalition for Career Development Center; Bethany M. Allen, Coalition for Career Development Center
Yatra: A Framework for Culturally Responsive Career Development for Supporting Indian International Students
Dr. Pankaj Desai, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Building Collaborative Partnerships for Effective Career Education: Navigating a Changing Landscape
Jamie Jensen, Boise State University Career Services; Kelsey Nelson, Boise State University
Impactful Programming in Collaborative Spaces
Julia Panke Makela, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Julie Higgs, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Relationships Matter: Meeting Stakeholder Needs for K-12 Career Development Plans!
Jamie Vaughn, NC Dept of Commerce; Amy Policastro Schroeder, NC Department of Public Instruction
Building Capacity and Leadership: Empowering Teams for Sustainable Success and Future Resilience
Fatima Al-Mohannadi, Ghaya Training and Consultancy
Advocacy Training and Legislative Updates from the NCDA Government Relations Committee
Sarah JanTausch, SRJ Coaching & Consulting; Elle O'Flaherty, Interlace Solutions; Shelby McIntyre, Pasadena City College
Advocating for Career Development during Revolutionary Times
Sarah JanTausch, SRJ Coaching & Consulting; Kaleigh Mahon, Grow Well Cleveland, LLC; Michelle Norris, The Ohio State University
The Power of Initiative: Inspiring the Next Generation of Leaders to Reimagine the Traditional Job Interview
Emanuel Wilder, Interview Institute
Bridge Over Trouble Waters: Exploring Bridge Metaphors to Explore Career Adaptability in Times of Change
Deb Osborn, Educational Psychology & Learning Systems, Florida State University; Barbara Parker-Bell, Florida State University; Kristina Smatrakaleva, Florida State University; Carlin Weinberg, Florida State University
Career As Story: Narrative Means of Guiding, Coaching, and Counseling
Mark Savickas, Retired
Our Story: A Strategy for Career and Well-Being Development
Win Sheffield; Lynn Berger
Mind and Hand: Using LEGO Serious Play in Individual and Group Career Development
Erik Pavesic, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Af(Fairs) of the Heart: Creating Events that Equip Students to Make Decisions and Prepare for their Future Careers
Lauren Ledbetter, University of Oklahoma; Jessica Masterson, University of Oklahoma
Fostering Hopeful Careers in Organizations through Agentic HRD Process Theory
Hyung Joon Yoon, The Pennsylvania State University
From Barriers to Breakthroughs: Addressing Career Development Challenges for New Americans
Jenny Jessup, Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning
Resilient Careers: A Priority for Sustaining Professional Growth
Michele DeRosa, Self-employed; Jan Cummings
What's Needed Today in Career Services: Group Coaching Rooted in Positive Psychology
Allyson Dhindsa, Worklifecircle, LLC
From Transition to Transformation: Cultivating Wisdom and Resilience During Major Career Transitions
Esther Wang, Beacon Career
Disrupting White Supremacy in the Workplace: Training and Implications for Counselors
Frank Gorritz
No Barriers! No Disruptions! SOLUTIONS!: Empowering Underrepresented Students for Today's Workforce
Alicia Monroe; Ruben Britt
INSTAGROWTH: "Picturing" Growth for At-Risk Students Using SEL & Career Theories
Natasha Barnes-Gwynn
Lessons from the Classroom: Building Career Pathways for Neurodivergent Learners
Maisie Lynch; Nulty Lynch
Evolving and Adapting Career Development Classes and Workshops for Liberatory Outcomes
Shelby McIntyre
The Faulty Ladder: Overcoming Barriers to Women's Leadership in Male-Dominated Careers
Deborah Sgro
DEI State of the Union Panel - Providing Career Services in These Ever-Changing Times
Cheryl Love; Ruben Britt; Natasha Barnes; Frank Gorritz
Innovative Strategies for Creating Identity-Driven Career Readiness Programming
Jaime Grillo; Meaghan Murphy-Rennie
Evolving and Adapting Career Development Practices: The Bridge to Thriving Framework (BtTF)©
Jonique Childs
VIRTUAL ONLY PRESENTATIONS - Opens July 14 on the NCDA Virtual Platform - registration required
The AI Career Assessment Revolution
Ellen Weaver Paquette, Developpe International
Focus: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
AI as a Career Coach Ally: Embracing Adaptability for the Future
Tina Persson, Passage 2 Pro
Focus: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
How to Talk to Your Clients about Generative AI
James Castree, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Focus: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
Embracing Revolutionary Change: Career Strategies for a Shifting Landscape
Deborah Sgro, Beyond The Glass Ceiling, LLC
Focus: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
Supporting First-Gen College Students of Color through Mentorship: An Effective Approach to Achieve Career Outcomes
Selene (Silin) Shen, Research Foundation of City University of New York (RFCUNY)
Focus: Higher Education Career Center Counselors/Specialists
Strategic Use of the Cultural Autobiography to Enhance Cultural Competency of Career Practitioners
Rhonda Norman, Xavier University
Focus: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
From Selfies to Engagement: Supporting Students to Learn and Engage before and during Career Fairs
Michela Buccini, Miami Universtiy; April Robles, Miami University
Focus: Higher Education Career Center Counselors/Specialists
Career and Mental Health Concerns of College Students in a Changing World
Gloria Dansby-Giles, Jackson State University; Jeton McClinton, Jackson State University; Ladonnya Drummond, Jackson State University
Focus: Higher Education Career Center Counselors/Specialists
NCDA's New Career Practitioner Supervision Training
Brian Hutchison, Walden University/Global Career Guy; Tina Peterman, Portland State University
Focus: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
Exploring the Precollege and College Experiences of Black Males with Implications for Career and School Counselors
Erik Hines, George Mason University; James Moore III, The Ohio State University
Focus: K-12 Career Counselors/Specialists
Prolonged Grief and Career Adaptability of University Students through Meaning Making and Coping Styles
Jiwon Kim, Creighton University
Focus: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
I, Robot or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love AI
Elle O'Flaherty, Interlace Solutions
Focus: Private Practice and Consulting Career Counselors/Specialists
Addressing Career Burnout: Practical Tools for Coaches to Support Client Wellbeing
Mark Danaher, Careers by Design LLC
Focus: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
To Build Career Planning Skills for all Age, Race, and Gender Social across all Social and Geographic Boundaries
James Jump, JumpForward
Focus: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
Empowering Voices: The Role of Self-Advocacy in an Evolving Career Landscape
Deborah Sgro, Beyond The Glass Ceiling, LLC
Focus: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
Unmasking ADHD: Empowering Women in Their Career Journeys
Tiffany Brooks, Lindsey Wilson College and Catalyst Counseling Collective; Sabrina Evans, Lindsey Wilson College/McNabb Children & Youth Center; Amber Hughes, Lindsey Wilson College; Franchesca Brutley, Lindsey Wilson College
Focus: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
Women, Career and Work: Evolving and Adapting Career Services for Inclusive and Equitable Workplaces
Effrosyni (Sini) Parampota, Thrive Lab Qatar
Focus: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
Four-Step Career Development Model for Working with Clients with Disabilities
Tina Peterman, Portland State University; Aaron Leson, TAD Grants
Focus: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
How to Get Published with NCDA
Melanie Reinersman, National Career Development Association; Melinda Gibbons, National Career Development Association; Melissa Venable, National Career Development Association,
Focus: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
A World Cafe for Anti-Racist Transformation in Career Development
Vic Massaglia, University of Minnesota; Denise Felder, DeniseMpls Career Services
Focus: Higher Education Career Center Counselors/Specialists
Fostering Future Leaders: Strategic Innovations in Recruiting, Engaging, and Promoting Graduate Talent
Joe Chahwan, SMART Skills Group
Focus: Business & Industry Career Counselors/Specialists
Leading in the Age of AI: Skills Every Career Professional Needs for Future Success
Tina Miller, Arizona State University
Focus: Higher Education Career Center Counselors/Specialists
Careers and Transferable Skills for the Humanities Major
Allie Remm, Central Community College; Andrea Hays, Central Community College
Focus: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
Autonomy in Action: Crafting Personalized Learning for Transfer Students
Geralyn Heystek, Western Michigan University; Madison Nichols, Western Michigan University
Focus: Higher Education Career Center Counselors/Specialists
Join the AI Revolution: Empowering Diverse Student Populations with AI Tools in the Job Search
Lisa Severy, University of Phoenix; Jamie Johnson, University of Phoenix
Focus: Higher Education Career Center Counselors/Specialists
Bridging Career Counseling Theory to Practice: A Completed Video Series and Potential Next Steps
Yas Hardaway, Pepperdine University; Angela Weingartner, University of Northern Colorado; Marian Higgins, Georgia State University; Tiffany Brooks, Lindsey College and Catalyst Counseling Collective
Focus: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
AI-Assisted Career Counseling
Daniel Greenwood, Best Fit Career Finder
Focus: Higher Education Career Center Counselors/Specialists
Explore Professional Development Opportunities with NCDA
Melissa Venable, National Career Development Association
Focus: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
Redefining Career Readiness through Mock Hiring Committees
Kadina Koonce, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Focus: Higher Education Career Center Counselors/Specialists
5 Gamification Case Studies from 300 Organizations: HEROICg Narrative Assessment System Disrupts Career Work
Rich Feller, Career Development Network; Heidi Heung, CareerCycles
Focus: Private Practice and Consulting Career Counselors/Specialists
Future-Ready: Adapting Career Guidance for an Evolving Workforce
Stephanie Haynes, Stephanie Haynes Coaching and Consulting
Focus: K-12 Career Counselors/Specialists
The Power of Assessment: Driving Success in Higher Education through Data-Driven Insights
Stephanie Resue, Cornell University; Catherine Allen, Duke University; Tammy Alva
Focus: Higher Education Career Center Counselors/Specialists
Utilizing the Magic of Career Development for Revolutionary Times: Autonomy, Marginalized Subcultures, & Ethics
Sujata Ives, DrSujataIves.com; Bret Anderson, h2Communication, LLC
Focus: Special Population such as Military/Veterans, Corrections, Special Needs, etc. Career Counselors/Specialists
From New Hire to Higher Ed Hero: Strategies for Success and Support of New Career Development Talent
Sandra Sylvestre, Brandeis University; Calvin Chu, Brandeis University
Focus: Higher Education Career Center Counselors/Specialists
Niching Strategies: Evolving and Adapting the Career Development Field to Meet Client Needs
Ann Nakaska, Constructive Career and Life Design
Focus: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
Empowering Medical Faculty: Agentic HRD Approaches to Address Burnout
Tehniyet Azam, Penn State University
Focus: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
The Influence of Intergenerational (Dis)Continuities of Vocational Aspirations on PE Fit Across Cohorts
XINHUI HAN, Korea University; Hayeon Lee, Korea University; Bora Lee, Korea University
Focus: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
How the Brain Adapts to New Job Skills Via Neuroplasticity: Effects of Neural Trauma on Autonomy to Change
Ellen Weaver Paquette, Developpe, LLC; Bret Anderson, h2Communication, LLC; Sujata Ives
Focus: Special Population such as Military/Veterans, Corrections, Special Needs, etc. Career Counselors/Specialists
Building Collaborative Partnerships for Effective Career Education: Navigating a Changing Landscape
Jamie Jensen, Boise State University Career Services; Kelsey Nelson, Boise State University
Focus: Higher Education Career Center Counselors/Specialists
NCDA's New Career Practitioner Supervision Training
Brian Hutchison, Walden University/Global Career Guy; Tina Peterman, Portland State University
Focus: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
Evolving Career Opportunities: Focus on Biological Technologies
Ann Nakaska, Constructive Career and Life Design
Focus: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
The Future of Work: Navigating Influences, Trends, and Resources to Support Those We Serve
John Long, Two Roads Resources, Inc.
Focus: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
Neurodiverse and Nimble: Career Adaptability in a Changing World
Janine Rowe, University of Rochester
Focus: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
Simulated Job Search Techniques with Foster Youth Transitioning to Adulthood
Galaxina Wright, Nova Southeastern University; Elda Veloso, Nova Southeastern University; Carly Paro-Tompkins, Nova Southeastern University; Jennifer Reeves, Nova Southeastern University
Focus: Special Population such as Military/Veterans, Corrections, Special Needs, etc. Career Counselors/Specialists
What Fun Will You Try Next? Using a Play-Based Approach to Engage Students in Life-Career Planning
Vic Massaglia, University of Minnesota School of Public Health; Michael Stebleton, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Focus: Higher Education Career Center Counselors/Specialists
Intersection of ADHD, Substance Use, and Career Choices: Overcoming Challenges in Transitions for College Students
Danyelle Spohn, Florida State University; Deborah Ebener, Florida State University; Jonathan Jerez, Florida State University; Stephen Leierer, Florida State University; Deb Osborn, Educational Psychology & Learning Systems, Florida State University
Focus: Special Population such as Military/Veterans, Corrections, Special Needs, etc. Career Counselors/Specialists
The Intersection of Cultural Capital and Career Adaptability in Career Development Initiatives
Twyla Hough, Texas State University; Shetay Ashford-Hanserd, Texas State University; Arnob Kumar Saha, Texas State University
Focus: K-12 Career Counselors/Specialists
Innovative Strategies for Creating Identity-Driven Career Readiness Programming
Jaime Grillo; Meaghan Murphy-Rennie
Focus: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
Innovative Strategies from Emerging Economies: Empowering Career Practitioners and Preparing Future-Ready Workforce
Nisreen Al Disi, Visual Consulting and Training Company (L.L.C.); PRAVO
Focus: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
How Mentorship and Training Support Students with Disabilities Thrive in Career Goals
Luke Penner, University of British Columbia
Focus: Higher Education Career Center Counselors/Specialists
Power of the NCDA Leadership Academy
Sujata Ives, drsujataives.com; Ken Meeker, Vitality Career Coaching; Shelby McIntyre, Pasadena City College; Delasia Rice, Fordham University; Angelica Gil, Fresno City College
Focus: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
Building Resilience: Career Advising for NCAA Student-Athletes
Sarabeth Wolbrom, University of Denver
Focus: Special Population such as Military/Veterans, Corrections, Special Needs, etc. Career Counselors/Specialists
Financial and Career Coaching for a Changing World
Heather Aiello, NACCC
Focus: Government and Public Agencies Career Counselors/Specialists
Motivational Interviewing for Career and College Readiness
Tim Poynton, University of Massachusetts Boston
Focus: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
Evolving and Adapting Career Development Classes and Workfshops for Liberatory Outcomes
Shelby McIntyre
Focus: K-12 Career Counselors/Specialists
Lessons from the Classroom: Building Career Pathways for Neurodivergent Learners
Maisie Lynch; Nulty Lynch
Focus: K-12 Career Counselors/Specialists
Disrupting White Supremacy in the Workplace: Training and Implications for Counselors
Frank Gorritz,
Focus: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
Generative AI in Transition Focused Workplace Readiness Development
Catherine Moran, Loudoun County Public Schools
Focus: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
Incorporating Career Readiness into the Classroom: Strategies for Success
Jennifer Warrner, Ball State University
Focus: Higher Education Career Center Counselors/Specialists
Reaching Further into a Theory of Career Problem-Solving and Decision-Making: The Evolution of CIP Theory
Emily Bullock-Yowell, University of Southern Mississippi; Deb Osborn, Educational Psychology & Learning Systems, Florida State University; Seth Hayden, Wake Forrest University
Focus: Counselor Educators/Researchers
Career Construction Counseling: Advances and Innovation fro a Review of 55 Articles of Research and Reflection
Mark Savickas, Retired
Focus: Counselor Educators/Researchers
Empowering Career Paths: Trends, Resources, and Program Planning for Success
Tonia odili, Sam Houston State University
Focus: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
The Faulty Ladder: Overcoming Barriers to Women's Leadership in Male-Dominated Careers
Deborah Sgro
Focus: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
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