PDS - SEMINAR OVERVIEW

Starting and Growing a Private Career Counseling Practice

Friday, June 6, 2008
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Room 440 (Egan Center)
Northeastern University
Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA

In a cafe-like setting, participants will experience a decision-making model to start or grow their career business. They will define entrepreneurial success factors and use informal and formal assessment tools to identify their entrepreneurial style, discriminate between potential and ability, and determine what gaps may need to be filled in order for them to run a successful career practice or business. Participants will explore ways that their entrepreneurial strengths can support the implementation of their vision and mission and will outline steps to implement an action plan.

Topics to be covered:

• Become acquainted with a creative approach to entrepreneurial decision-making
• Identify entrepreneurial success factors through an analytical assessment process
• Develop a valid strategic plan; identify and map out solutions for instant implementation of a private or group practice

TRAINER: : Sally Gelardin, Ed.D., JCTC, DCC, is the author of "The Mother-Daughter Relationship: Activities for Promoting Lifework Success" and "Starting and Growing a Business in the New Economy: Successful Career Entrepreneurs Share Stories and Strategies" (NCDA, 2007). Dr. Gelardin was past president of the California Career Development Association (CCDA).

Dr. Gelardin is an active member of the National Career Development Association (NCDA) and the American Counseling Association (ACA). She is creator of the Job Juggler’s online Job Search and Lifelong Employability Program and created Entrepreneur Kits for career professionals who run their own businesses. Dr. Gelardin teaches the Career Development Facilitator and CDF Instructor curriculum, the Family Caregiver Counselor Certificate Program, and distance-delivered courses for career practitioners.

Don't miss your chance to participate. Register Now! For more information, contact the Career Counselors' Consortium at info@careercounselorsne.org.

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