NECA Day
"Staying Power: Working Ahead, Moving Forward"
NECA Learning/Training Institute-Sunday, March 21, 2010:
10:30 am—6:30 pm
Opening 60 Minute Session:11-Noon
"Staying Power:
Helping Organizations, Agencies & Business
Retain The Best in the Mobile Millennial Workplace"
Sue E. Pressman, PhD, NECA President
Robert C. Chope, PhD, NECA Immediate Past President, San Francisco State
No matter the state of the economy or the job market, the stark truth is that no organization, business, or industry “owns” its employees for a career-long commitment. American workers are more mobile than ever before, even during tough economic times, thanks in large part to global economic challenges, increased competition, corporate reliance on contractors, along with portable benefit and retirement systems. Technology offers employees employment choices and work arrangements not imagined 20 years ago. Research is showing that our “mobile millennial” employees place a higher premium on following “cool work and cool technology” than on making a 30-year commitment to a single employer. Learn how you might you as an employment or career counselor help organizations “look inside their box” to apply reasonable, cost-effective solutions to improve the long-term commitment of their best and brightest.
Brunch: Noon-2:
- Awards: 12:30-1 pm
- 60 Minute Brunch Session: 1-2 pm during Brunch
"Nation at Work 2010: Implications for All Counseling Specialties"
Dr. Michael Lazarchick, NECA Board member from the New Jersey Department of Labor
Devan Coughlin, the NECA Board of Trustees Student Representative from Florida State University Counseling Program
Hear the latest, best facts on change in the workforce, workplace and family systems. What do we really know? What are the trends? How is public policy unfolding? Where is your local economy and the global economy headed? What has been the effect of unemployment on families and how do we help people make career decision and find worthwhile employment?
Accessible occupational information is crucial to the job search process, whether helping a workforce professional identify indispensable skills, a retiree pursue their passion, or a student transitioning into the workplace. Coughlin and Lazarchick address points to consider in helping clients search for occupational information, including the best ways to provide timely information to specific populations. The career and employment counseling model includes identification of learning styles and information-seeking behavior of various populations related to selecting and organizing information. Presenters will entertain the audience while translating complex issues into an easy to understand format.
90 minute sessions: 2-3:30 pm, Part I
NECA Day of Learning
Career Development/Employment Counseling Academy
Instructors: Dr. Roberta Neault, NECA Journal Editor, E-learning specialist, GCDF Master Trainer, and co-developer of the Canadian GCDF curriculum and
Dr. Kay Brawley, NECA’s GCDF Master Trainer and co-developer of the new Working Ahead, Moving Forward online GCDF program.
Opportunity to Instruct New Online Global Career Development Facilitator Curriculum: Working Ahead, Moving Forward
NECA recently launched "Working Ahead, Moving Forward," a facilitated e-learning GCDF curriculum (i.e., using e-learning technologies with full involvement of an instructor throughout the program). Excellent preparation for the novice professional counselor to the most advanced counseling practitioner regardless of your setting in today’s world.
Fast track your qualifications to teach this innovative curriculum; in a 3 hour in person session followed by 5 days online, get familiar with NECA’s Working Ahead, Moving Forward GCDF curriculum and also the online learning management system used to deliver it. Leave with a renewed understanding of the 12 GCDF professional employment and counseling competencies and tips for effectively instructing this program online.
60 minute session: 3:45-4:45 pm
"Why Men Get Paid More than Women: Secrets to Hidden Gender Differences in the Workplace"
Kimberly Key, NECA Trustee, of Encompass Work & Family, LLC, Austin, Texas
Most people have heard that men and women come from different planets. Many accept that men and women have some differences. However, there has been an explosion of stereotype shakeups and gender role reversals since man first walked on the moon 40 years ago. The consequence has been a blurring of gender roles and confusion about how gender can be acknowledged in the workplace. As an example, one male senior technology executive of a Fortune 100 company stated, “At work we can’t even utter that someone is a woman.” But what happens when gender differences aren’t addressed? Promotions may not be given when men incorrectly assess some of the typical female-oriented problem solving skills. In addition, women may find themselves in more conflict with each other if gender-specific relationship building methods aren’t used. These issues and more along with solutions that you can share with your clients will be addressed in Kimberly Key's presentations with an emphasis on bridging the gap on gender issues: skills important to success in the workplace.
90 minute sessions: 5-6:30 pm, Part II
NECA Day of Learning
Career Development/Employment Counseling Academy
Westin
What Can You Do With the Working Ahead, Moving Forward GCDF Credential?
90-Minute Program
Roberta A. Neault, Life Strategies Ltd., Aldergrove, BC, Canada, Tom W. Ayala
Certification as a Global Career Development Facilitator indicates a solid foundation in 12 competencies. NECA’s facilitated e-learning GCDF curriculum, Working Ahead, Moving Forward, covers the 12 competencies; topics include helping skills, assessment, labor market information, diverse populations, ethical/legal issues, career development models, employability skills, training clients/peers, program management/implementation, promotion/public relations, technology, and consultation. Join Dr. Roberta Neault, program co-designer, and Tom Ayala, Working Ahead, Moving Forward pilot graduate, to discuss this innovative program and explore wide-ranging opportunities for working as career development facilitators in this challenging economy.
For more information on the NECA Working Ahead, Moving Forward Learning/Training Institute or the NECA Awards Brunch/ Skill Building Workshop during ACA, please contact Dr. Kay Brawley, NECA Prof Dev Director, kbrawley@mindspring.com.
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