Building Trust: The Bond that Must Be Earned
I was shocked to pull five of my counseling training books off the shelf and not find the word “trust” in the index. Happily, I found...
CDA Insights
- Jul 16, 2018
- 2 min
Learning Later in Life: The Value of College for Adults
Agreeing on the value of lifelong learning is easy. Seeking appropriate opportunities that fit with all other aspects of life is a...
- Jun 18, 2018
- 2 min
Networking in the 21st Century: The Role of Technology in Reaching Out
Traditionally, networking involves attending events, shaking hands, collecting business cards, and connecting again at a future date....
- May 21, 2018
- 2 min
The Career Summary: Living and Writing Roles
In the career development world, it is not enough to have lived a role successfully. It must be written about it if more successful roles...
- Apr 16, 2018
- 2 min
Success: What would you do if you knew you couldn’t fail?
While failure is an excellent learning opportunity, the goal, of course, should be success. Then why do people still set themselves up...
- Mar 19, 2018
- 2 min
Performance Reviews: The Career Development Side of Multi-Rater Feedback
For some people, it may be pretty scary to think that others are watching, evaluating, and commenting on their work at any given time....
- Feb 19, 2018
- 3 min
Counselor Competencies: Developing and Maintaining Counseling Proficiencies
Staying on top of your game is probably a more sports-minded way of saying “remain competent.” Just as athletes must consistently...
- Jan 15, 2018
- 3 min
Supervision: Too Much or Too Little Won’t Go a Long Way
Long ago, I was a college student and psychology club president. While not exactly a supervisor, I learned a lesson that I took to my...
- Dec 18, 2017
- 2 min
Is Making a Million Enough?: People Think Money Isn’t Everything – or is it?
In the debut issue of CDA Insights (January/2013), the focus was on “Making a Million.” An insightful debate could ensue as to whether...
- Nov 20, 2017
- 2 min
E-Coaching: Electronically Upping Your Skills and Services
Being online is easy – working online is a whole different story. It is definitely not as easy as putting up a webpage. Taking time for...
- Oct 16, 2017
- 3 min
Time Off: Advantages of Breaking From Work
About 10 years ago, I read about a unique way to test new career options – take a “vocation vacation”. While I don’t know if that option...
- Sep 18, 2017
- 2 min
Kindness and Respect: Two Keys to the Counselor’s Role
Beneficence, actively doing good, is a primary responsibility of career services professionals, according the NCDA Code of Ethics, and...