CDA Insights

Sep 162 min read

High(est) School: College is Not For Everyone

Making educated choices should be the goal of every individual, regardless of the level of education they achieved. There is a baseline...

Jul 152 min read

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...

Nov 20, 20233 min read

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, 20233 min read

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...

Jun 19, 20232 min read

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...

Apr 17, 20233 min read

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...

Feb 20, 20233 min read

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...

Mar 15, 20212 min read

Team Work: Factors that Lead to a Better World

The more distanced the world became in 2020, the more the desire for connectedness increased. Workers knew intuitively that they needed...

Sep 21, 20203 min read

Terms of Endearment

Last year, CDA Insights explored what “Gig” meant. There are many other terms used in the field of career development, with and without...