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Polls on Common Career Assumptions
Effort and motivation can overcome all obstacles.
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Once can succeed at whatever interests one.
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You know when you have chosen the right work because it is fun.
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Illinois Career Development Association

Mission

Advancing career development is in the interest of all counselors working with people across life stages and settings. Illinois Career Development Association (ICDA) seeks to promote the career development of all people over the life span. ICDA was first chartered in 1971. It is a division of the National Career Development Association (NCDA) and a division of the Illinois Counseling Association (ICA). ICDA seeks to establish and improve the standards of professional service and ethics in the field of career development with the "Crucial C" strategies as the following:

  • Connect: collaboration with ICA divisions, NCDA, and community
  • Capable: professional development for competent career professionals
  • Count: provision of valuable service for membership recruitment
  • Courage: promotion of career resilience for the disadvantaged and underserved populations.


    Becoming an ICDA Member

    Membership in ICDA is open to individuals who have a professional interest in career development and counseling. Benefits of ICDA membership include professional net work, on line resources and interactivity, quarterly news letters, and year round professional development opportunities. To join ICDA, find the ICDA brochure become an ICA member on line at www.ilcounseling.org and specify ICDA as your division.
  • Professional Development and Events
    Counseling to Type workshop, March 4, 2009 by sybil
    University of Wisconsin – Madison and CPP invite you to our March 4, 2009 NEW " Counseling to Type: Motivating Students and Clients through Individualized Career Counseling”* workshop. Learn to increase students' and clients’ motivation by adapting counseling strategies to type preferences. It is based on the concept that the best career exploration and job search strategies capitalize on the natural strengths of type preferences. Discussion topics and activities will cover:
    • Review of Myers-Briggs® (MBTI®) type basics
    • Counseling strategies for individual preference pairs
    • ST-SF-NF-NT counseling motivators
    • Using the function pair Z model in the job search
    • Addressing counselor biases and potential client pitfalls
    • Case study applications
    • MBTI reports and support materials review

    The six-hour program complements previous CPP career assessment workshops and is facilitated by Catherine Rains, M.S., CPP Education Consultant, a former director of university career services and an assessment trainer with 20 years experience in career counseling and program development.

    The workshop is designed for career counselors and academic advisors who support college and high school students, as well as all practitioners who help adults with career decisions. This program has been approved for 6 National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) CEUs.

    Workshop Schedule
    9:00 - 9:30 a.m. Sign-in and networking
    9:30 a.m. Program begins
    12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch on your own
    4:00 – 4:30 p.m. Program ends

    To register, please call CPP Customer Relations at 800.624.1765. Your cost for attending the workshop is only $85 per person, in advance. Registrations may be cancelled for a full refund up to five business days before the workshop date.
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