Obstacles: Real and Perceived
Making a decision regarding one’s career involves much more than just black and white answers to questions. Facing both real and...
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CDA Insights
- May 13
- 3 min
The Salary Kaleidoscope: Reflections Are Mesmerizing
Discussions regarding salary are likely to surface in the work of the career development professional, necessitating an understanding of...
- Jan 15
- 3 min
New Year, New Job Goal? Considerations to Make It Happen
A variety of online sources are always used to create these news articles for CDA Insights. A plethora of web articles cover the topics...
- Nov 20, 2023
- 3 min
Knowing Clients: Learning Who You Serve
Getting to know the client, from the first contact, through intake, and beyond the initial meetings, can generate a variety of thoughts...
- Sep 18, 2023
- 3 min
Conflict Management: Addressing the Inevitable
The outcome of any conflict should be a resolution leaning toward satisfaction and effectiveness, rather than distress or hostility. The...
- Aug 21, 2023
- 3 min
Emotions: Achieving Health with Feelings
Emotions can be, well, an emotionally charged topic. Identifying, managing, engaging emotions may occur at any point in the counseling...
- Jul 18, 2023
- 2 min
Freshen Up: New Job Search Presentations
Writing resumes and cover letters may be basic tasks to an experienced career professional. The repetitiveness of sharing common...
- Jun 19, 2023
- 2 min
Do You Hear What I Hear? Teaching Clients to Listen
Active listening skills are one of the fundamental counselor competencies that must be achieved for the work with the client to be...
- May 15, 2023
- 2 min
Defining Goals: Setting Intentional Directions
It is easy to identify synonyms for the word goal: ambition, intention, objective, target… It is more difficult to define individual...
- Apr 17, 2023
- 3 min
Look at Me: Getting Noticed Where You are Now
Workers may come to the conclusion that their best or only option for overcoming employment issues is to move to a new job or career...
- Mar 21, 2023
- 3 min
Be Quiet: Quitting and Firing Face Off
In the absence of intentional and mindful decisions regarding employment, many critical conversations are left unspoken. Supporting the...
- Feb 20, 2023
- 3 min
Values and Population Served: The Tenth Anniversary of CDA Insights
The 10th anniversary of CDA Insights could generate a desire to look back, however, that topic was already covered in the December 2021...
- Jan 16, 2023
- 2 min
Coaching and Performance: A Relationship Centered Approach
Clever sayings can guide a coach's approach to their work. The coach may aim to be a “guide on the side, not a sage on the stage.” Or a...
- Dec 19, 2022
- 3 min
Future Waves: Unlocking Relevant Development
Readers of CDA Insights can look at published issues and see all the topics covered over the years. In fact, the 10th anniversary of this...
- Nov 21, 2022
- 3 min
Hope: A Leadership Strategy
Despite the fact that hope is only four little letters, it is a very big word. The thesaurus lists over 40 synonyms for hope, including...
- Oct 17, 2022
- 3 min
Minds at Work: The Role of Social-Emotional Skills in the World of Work
Can all skills be taught? Who is the better teacher of soft skills: parents, schools, employers, friends? Which jobs require the most...
- Sep 19, 2022
- 3 min
Mid-Career Transitions: Evaluation of Commitment, Advancement and Relationships
With competency and identity issues addressed in earlier stages of adult development, those in mid-life (generally around ages 40-50)...
- Aug 15, 2022
- 3 min
Purpose: Everyday Living Made Clear
Do you help your clients reflect on the purpose of their career? Do you reflect on your own sense of purpose in your daily work? The...
- Jul 18, 2022
- 3 min
Creative Tools: Interventions that Aid Goal Attainment
After acknowledging the value of tradition, the 21st century career counselor focuses attention on creativity so as to serve clients...
- Jun 20, 2022
- 3 min
Weighty Decisions: Multiple Factors and Choices
One client shares a worry over when to get a degree while family responsibilities and health care are significant time-drains. Another...
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David M. Reile, Ph.D., PCC, Managing Director
Barbara H. Suddarth, Ph.D., PCC, Executive Director
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