Using the Career Sailboat Model: A Case Example

By Fidan Korkut-Owen, Tansu Mutlu-Çaykuş & Selen Demirtaş-Zorbaz

Career Sailboat Model (CSM) is one of the postmodern models that can be used in career counseling, as it narrates the career decision-making process as a sailboat’s journey to land. In this case study, an example of career counseling with an adult female client based on CSM is presented.

Bringing Theories to Life in the Classroom: Super’s Life Span Life Space Theory

By Lisa Cardello, Barbara Parker-Bell, and Hongshan Shao

Donald Super was renowned for his developmental approach, which emphasized the dynamic interaction between individuals and their environments across the lifespan. His theory made significant contributions to career development theory and practice. As part of a series on practical strategies for counselor educators, this article focuses on introducing Super’s life span and life space theory and providing teaching strategies.

Intentional Change Theory: A Useful Framework for Career and Executive Coaching

By Millicent N. Simmelink

Intentional Change Theory (ICT) has implications for independent practice career and executive coaching. Offering an innovative, evidence-based framework for supporting intentional change, coaches help clients learn to mindfully develop new habits, set new goals, overcome limiting beliefs and create a personalized change plan.

Virtual College and Career Fairs

By Tanya Guinn and Rosalynn Tennie

Students need career and college exploration. This can be provided through virtual career and college fairs, as evidence by the successful implementation of such programs during the height of the global pandemic and school closings. This step-by-step guide will help other career development coordinators create such programs in their school districts.

Understanding the Costs of Unpaid Internships

By Nicole A. Lilly

Internships provide valuable real-world experience for students, yet many students cannot participate in these experiential learning activities because they cannot afford to work for free. Career practitioners can help students advocate for themselves and assist employers in recognizing the importance of compensation.

Board Service: A Career Advancement Tool for Clients

By Laura Johnson

Board service for early-, mid-, and senior-level career professionals is a conduit for personal career progression, skills development, and leadership opportunities. This article emphasizes the role of board service in career advancement, outlines the types of boards and evolving skills required, and describes how career practitioners can guide clients in securing and excelling in board roles.

Just a Minute to Make a Difference: Fresh Updates from the Advocacy Front Lines

By Elle O’Flaherty

NCDA is uniquely positioned to weigh in on legislation and regulations that impact career practitioners, workers, and students. Focusing on its new 11 Policy Areas, the NCDA Government Relations Committee advocates for legislation that impacts a wide range of career development stakeholders. Your help is needed!

Podcast Libraries

Podcasts offer insight into organizations, while also providing instruction and application of a broad range of professional topics. Start by searching Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn, Pandora, and more for topics of interest. Carefully read the description to determine if it meets the clients’ or your needs, then listen to a few episodes. For example, check out the Career Convergence episode on Career Practitioner Conversations (at NCDA.buzzsprout.com) and learn how to use the web magazine to support your daily work in the field of career development. If appropriate, subscribe to the podcast series to aid automatic and regular knowledge enhancement.

Submitted by Melanie Reinersman, mreinersman@ncda.org