2026 NCDA Global Conference
AGENDA

IN-PERSON CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Agenda Times listed below are Eastern time zone. The Agenda is subject to change. 

For information on a typical NCDA Global Career Development Conference, please review the 2025 NCDA Conference Program Book.

Conference Session Listing (subject to change)

60-Minute Presentations

DEI Symposium Presentations

Roundtable Presentations

Sunday, June 28, 2026
1:00 - 5:00 pm	NCDA Career Teaching Academy
3:00 - 5:00 pm	NCDA Conference Registration Open on site
3:00 - 6:00 pm	NCDA Board of Directors Meeting
Monday, June 29, 2026
7:00 am - 8:00 pm	NCDA Conference Registration Open
7:45 am - 12:00 pm	Professional Development Institutes (4-hour in-depth workshops) - registration required; space is limited
8:00 am - 12:00 pm	NCDA Leadership Academy
8:00 am - 5:00 pm	NCDA Career Teaching Academy
8:00 am - 5:00 pm	NCDA Board of Directors
8:00 am - 5:00 pm	Training and Education Council
8:00 am - 5:00 pm	NCDA Credentialing Commission
1:00 - 3:00 pm	State Leadership Training
1:15 - 5:30 pm	Professional Development Institutes (4-hour in-depth workshops) - registration required; space is limited
3:30 - 4:30 pm	Committee Chair Meeting with the President-Elect
6:00 - 8:00 pm	Exhibit Hall Open
6:00 - 8:00 pm	Welcome Reception
6:30 - 7:30 pm	Meet the Candidates for Upcoming Board Election
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
8:00 am - 5:00 pm	NCDA Conference Registration Open
8:00 am - 5:00 pm	Exhibit Hall Open
8:30 - 9:30 am	Committee Meetings
8:30 am - 9:30 am	First Timer's Orientation
9:45 - 11:15 am	Constituency Group Meetings Higher Education Counselor Educators Private Practice; B&I; Agencies K-12 School Career Counselors
11:15 am - 12:30 pm	Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
12:30 - 12:45 pm	Pre-General Session: Networking/Door Prizes/Activities
12:45 - 2:15 pm	Opening General Session
2:45 - 3:45 pm	Presentation Series 1 and Roundtables Series 2
4:15 - 5:15 pm	Presentation Series 2 and Roundtables Series 2
5:30 - 6:30 pm	Committee Meetings
5:30 pm	Networking and Evening Activity Sign-Ups
5:45 - 6:45 pm	Award Winner's Reception
7:30 - 9:00 pm	International Reception
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
8:00 am - 5:30 pm	NCDA Conference Registration Open
8:00 am - 4:00 pm	Exhibit Hall Open
7:30 - 8:30 am	Committee Meetings
9:00- 10:30 am	General Session
10:45 am - 12:00 pm	Brain Trust Reception
11:00 am - 12:00 pm	Presentation Series 3 and Roundtables Series 3
12:00 - 1:30 pm	Lunch On Your Own
1:30 - 2:30 pm	Presentation Series 4 and Roundtables Series 4
3:00 - 4:00 pm	Presentation Series 5 and Roundtables Series 5
4:15 - 5:30 pm	Annual Membership Meeting
5:30 - 6:30 pm	Committee Meetings
5:30 pm	Networking and Evening Activity Sign-Ups
Thursday, July 2, 2026
7:00 am - 11:30 am	NCDA Conference Registration Open
8:00 - 9:00 am	Presentation Series 6 and Roundtable Series 6
9:15 - 10:15 am	Presentation Series 7 and Roundtables Series 7
10:30 am - 11:30 am	Closing General Session
11:30 am	Conference Adjourns

 

Continuing Education Hours Available

Professional Development Institutes

June 29, 2026
7:45 am - 12:00 pm

PDI #1 Career Constellations, Storytelling, and Playful Pedagogy: Applying Evidence-Based Career Interventions to Promote Career Resiliency
Discover how elements of playful pedagogy (wonder, choice, joy), narrative approaches, and career constellation frameworks catalyzes creative resilience and innovation in clients and students. Explore evidence-based frameworks, experience hands-on, practical labs and discussions, and leave with ready-to-use activities, templates, and an evaluation plan to implement in courses, counseling, and programs.
Candy Ho, Kwantlen Polytechnic University and Michael Stebleton, University of Minnesota

PDI #2 Finish Well Beyond 50: Creative Solutions to Impact and Scale Resilience with Older Adults to Find Grace, Dignity and Mischief
Experience, evaluate, adapt the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute's Colorado State University program helping adults find community, reframe retirement, and gain clarity and confidence about "what's next." Test proven methods and activities, engage with tools, role play to replicate with your clients, community or institution. Teach back learnings from clips. This program (always over-subscribed) includes four short courses, one full-day retreat and follow-up activities and draws from NCDA publication "Career Coaching: Fundamentals, Applications, and Future Directions" by Maietta (2022).
Rich Feller, Colorado State University and Mark Franklin, University of Toronto

PDI #3 Creative Resilience: Integrating Art Therapy and Career Counseling to Foster Adaptation and Growth
Career-related shocks and setbacks are a common occurrence for most people. During this hands-on workshop, participants will engage in hands-on, traditional and creative activities designed to help their clients explore and fortify their career resiliency in the face of career uncertainty. Benefits of arts-based, visually focused interventions will be emphasized.
Debra Osborn, Florida State University and Barbara Parker Bell, Florida State University

PDI #4 Career Construction Counseling Principles and Practice
Career construction counseling provides a means for people across life’s diverse spectrum to use work to actively master what they passively suffer. Integrating theory and practice, session participants will engage in learning and practicing career construction counseling and its core method, the Career Construction Interview. Designed for a general audience.
Jackie Peila-Shuster, Colorado State University, Mark Savickas, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Hande Sensoy Briddick, South Dakota State University, Kevin Glavin, Walden University, Brian Taber, Oakland University, Julie Hill, University of Arkansas, Chris Briddick, South Dakota State University

June 29, 2026
1:15 - 5:30 pm

PDI #5 Organizational Career Development 101
This interactive PDI prepares career development professionals to expand their influence within organizations. Participants will explore key concepts, theories, and tools for creating integrated career development systems that link individual growth with organizational performance, positioning themselves as capable change agents for meaningful workplace transformation.
Hyung Joon Yoon, The Pennsylvania State University

PDI #6 Hope in Depth: Integrating Hope-Action Theory and Depth Psychology to Create Authentic, Resilient Careers and Lives
This workshop integrates Hope-Action Theory and Depth Psychology to help participants build authentic, resilient career plans. Through interactive exercises, attendees will create their own career plan while learning techniques they can apply with clients, emphasizing meaning, creativity, and adaptability in career decision-making.
Spencer Niles, William & Mary

PDI #7 Living Your Values: Designing a Career and Life Aligned with What Matters Most
Discover how aligning career choices with personal values fuels resilience and clarity. This hands-on workshop immerses participants in reflection, storytelling, and design activities to clarify values, envision multiple futures, and build facilitation skills for guiding clients toward purpose-driven, sustainable careers.
Mark Danaher, Careers By Design, LLC

PDI #8 AI in Action: Creatively Using AI to Enhance Career Counseling Delivery - A Demonstration
This interactive session shows how AI supports career counseling through 36 activities across 11 categories. Participants will co-create a client case, explore real-time ChatGPT applications with a supporting prompt workbook, and engage in dialogue on AI’s opportunities, limitations, and its implications for counselor relevance in an AI-driven era.
Robert London, R.M. London

 

60-Minute Presentations

From TikTok to Talent: Designing Gen Z–Focused Career Development Programs with Creative Resilience
FOCUS: Career Counselors and Specialists in Business & Industry
Joe Chahwan

Healing-Centered Career Coaching: Reclaiming Voice, Power and Possibility in the Workplace
FOCUS: Career Counselors and Specialists in Business & Industry
Alenda Durr; Mearon (Ron) Durr, Jr

Reimagining Career Adventures: Career Development Solutions for Corporate Career Guidance in a Changing Kingdom
FOCUS: Career Counselors and Specialists in Business & Industry
Eman Bukhari; Afnan Abdulkader

Second Wind: Reintegrate older adults in gainful employment through Real-Work and Creative Role Design & Mindset Shifts
FOCUS: Career Counselors and Specialists in Business & Industry
Mun Wai Ho

From Counselor to Thought Leader: Leveraging AI and Personal Branding for Career Resilience
FOCUS: Career Counselors and Specialists in Business & Industry, Career Counselors and Specialists in Private Practice and Consulting
Tuan Anh Le

Supporting Veterans’ Career Transition: Research, Models, and Resources
FOCUS: Career Counselors and Specialists in Government and Public Agencies, Career Counselors and Specialists Working with Special Populations such as Military/Veterans, Correc
Heather Robertson

The E.L.I.T.E.™ Framework: Building Resilient Careers for Career Professionals
FOCUS: Career Counselors and Specialists in Private Practice and Consulting
Nickquolette Barrett

Drawing Out Career Conversations: What Practitioners and Art Therapists See in Visual Arts Interventions
FOCUS: Career Counselors and Specialists in Private Practice and Consulting
Deb Osborn; Barbara Parker Bell

Creating Serendipity: How AI Builds Unexpected Value for Career Clients
FOCUS: Career Counselors and Specialists in Private Practice and Consulting
Laura Koepsell; Jessica Bickley

Creative Career Interventions: Integrating Transpersonal and Spiritual Approaches with Career Construction Theory to Facilitate Growth
FOCUS: Career Counselors and Specialists in Private Practice and Consulting
Dr David Julius Ford, Jr.; Dr. Phyllis Alongi; Dr. Sumedha Therthani; Dr. Amelia Shannon

CareerOneStop for justice-impacted job seekers
FOCUS: Career Counselors and Specialists Working with Special Populations such as Military/Veterans, Correc
Kelly Tenner; Julie Remington

Rest Will Save Us: Creative Approaches to Healing Burnout in Career Counseling
FOCUS: Career Counselors and Specialists Working with Special Populations such as Military/Veterans, Correc
Cecily Moore

Creative Resilience in Action: Empowering Underserved Youth Through Leadership and Communication
FOCUS: Career Counselors and Specialists Working with Special Populations such as Military/Veterans, Correc
Sonja Robinson; Ann Nakaska

Innovative AI Tools to Address Intersecting Forms of Career Marginalization
FOCUS: Career Counselors and Specialists Working with Special Populations such as Military/Veterans, Correc
Christian D. Chan; Elle O'Flaherty; Janet Wall 

From Badge to Beyond: Supporting First Responders in Career Transitions and Retirement
FOCUS: Career Counselors and Specialists Working with Special Populations such as Military/Veterans, Correc
Janita Daggy; Stacey Coyne; Deepa Emmanuel 

Cultivating Entrepreneurial Mindsets in Counselor Education: Enhancing Resilience and Innovation in Career Development
FOCUS: Counselor Educators and Researchers
Rina Nurhudi Ramdhani

Evolving Work Values Across Adulthood: Supporting Proactive and Resilient Career Transitions
FOCUS: Counselor Educators and Researchers
Qiong Li

Strength in the Margins: Supporting the STEM Career Development of Black Students Through Culturally Responsive and Systemic Approaches
FOCUS: Counselor Educators and Researchers
Diandra Prescod

Reframing Regret: Integrating Theory and Practice in Career Counseling
FOCUS: Counselor Educators and Researchers, Career Counselors and Specialists in Private Practice and Consulting
Lisa Cardello; Michael Bobbitt; Stephanie Bobbitt 

Using happenstance learning theory to improve resiliency amongst Asians in at-risk professions threatened by advancements in genAI.
FOCUS: Counselor Educators and Researchers, Career Counselors and Specialists Working with Special Populations such as Military/Veterans, Correc
M. Brandon Blue; Benjamin Deets; Gabrielle Bunch

The Art of Adaptation: Designing Creative Resilience with the Career Construction Interview
FOCUS: Counselor Educators and Researchers, General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
KEVIN GLAVIN

Empowering Career Confidence: Applying Social Cognitive Theory in Business Education
FOCUS: Counselor Educators and Researchers, Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Kristen Tuxbury; Katybeth Lee; Kaitlin Hinchey 

From Insight to Impact: Leveraging the Career State Inventory for Targeted Student Support at Auburn University
FOCUS: Counselor Educators and Researchers, Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Erica Stallings; Craig Kaplowitz; Andrea Young; Jelisa Bass

Creative Resilience at the Crossroads: Integrating Mental Health Competency into Career Development Practice
FOCUS: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
Jennifer Curry; Jodi Manton

"How to Incorporate the NCDA Strategic Plan as a Dynamic Mindset for Creative Resilience and Success”.
FOCUS: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
Sujata Ives

Interculturalism as a Dynamic Solution for Resilience, Engagement, and Connection
FOCUS: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
Sujata Ives; Sonja Robinson

Creative Resilience in the Algorithmic Age: Merging SFT and ATS Strategy for Career Clients
FOCUS: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
Janet Hicks; Patricia McMillan

NCDA Tech Committee Panel: Career Development in an AI Driven World- Tools, Ethics, and Strategies
FOCUS: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
Angie Thompson; Janet Wall; Young Chois-Plass; Erik Hines

Integration of AI in Career Counseling: A Critical Examination of ChatGPT in Clinical Practice
FOCUS: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
Brian Stevenson

Creatively Deconstructing Dominant Discourses to Construct Career Possibilities
FOCUS: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
Jackie Peila-Shuster

Staying Well While Doing Good: Best Practices for Managing Compassion Fatigue
FOCUS: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
Holly Klenk

PAUSE & Prompt- Sustainable, Ethical AI for Career Services
FOCUS: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
Angie Thompson

Designing Your Future Self: A Three-Year Framework for Career and Life Growth
FOCUS: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
Mark Danaher

The Narrative Among Trauma, Resilience, and Career Development: Preliminary Analysis from a Qualitative Study
FOCUS: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
Galaxina Wright; Lisa Cardello

The Hero’s Journey through Career Development: Social Cognitive Career Theory, Resilience, and Tolerating the Unknown
FOCUS: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
Jonathan Smith; Amanda Weldon; Katie Rojas; Yanjing Elfman

Who Am I and Why Am I Here? Exploring Culture, Identity, and Purpose through SCCT
FOCUS: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
Jonathan Smith

Bolstering career resilience through mindfulness and expressive arts
FOCUS: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
Breanne Cahoy

Innovation Through Advocacy - Equipping Career Practitioners to Influence Policy and Drive Change
FOCUS: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
Shelby McIntyre; Sarah JanTausch; Steven Thomas; Carolyn Jones; Natalie Kauffman; Amy Policastro-Schroeder

Helping your NeuroSpicy client achieve career engagement and success. Neuro-focused ways to adapt your coaching practice.
FOCUS: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
Cindy Edwards; Jessica Ayub

Overcoming Employment Challenges: Creative Resilience in Practice
FOCUS: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
Maisie Lynch

Surfacing the Villain: Reimagining the Hero’s Journey in Career Conversations
FOCUS: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
Marty Apodaca; JP Michel

NCDA 2025-2026 AI Taskforce Progress and Insights: Advancing Career Services
FOCUS: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
Logann Todd; Conquaya James

Stories that Stick: Using program assessment to advocate the impact of career services
FOCUS: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
Julia Makela; Sarah LaFrance

The New Bottom Line: Integrating Financial Wellness into the Career Development Model
FOCUS: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
Lakeisha Mathews; Janet Wall

Cultivating Resilient and Meaningful Careers: Integrating Hope-Action Theory and Depth Psychology
FOCUS: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
Spencer Niles; Jennifer Niles

Creative Resilience in Leadership: Insights from NCDA Past Presidents
FOCUS: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
Mallory Becraft; Rich Feller; Mark Danaher

Tapping Into Resiliency when Addressing Ethical Challenges in the Workplace
FOCUS: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
Carolyn Jones; Stacy Van Horn

Nurturing Hope: Elevating Career Development Interventions with the Science of Hope
FOCUS: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
John Long

Scaling Impact: Student Leaders, Faculty Partnerships & Smart Tech
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Dannie Lacks

Career-Focused Pedagogy: A Faculty-Centered Approach to Student Career Readiness
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Clemente Diaz

Students as Creative Consultants: Designing Resources for Students, by Students
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Annie Vangsnes

Coaching Counts: An Equity-Centered Framework for New Career Advisors
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Allyson Baue; Lauren Cram; Jennifer Parks-Tigert; Amy Peterson

The Power of Self Disclosure and Authentic Storytelling: Helping Build Student Resilience
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Victoria Sexton; Beka Moore

Scaling Career Center Services and Driving Innovation through Peer-Led Programming
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Alexander Ricciuti

International Students and Career Development; Creative Solutions to Challenging Regulations
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Robin Catmur-Smith; Kyle Sommer; Nicole Bennett

Game On! Using Gamification to Boost Engagement in Career Education
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Rosie Ruoci Shen; Emma Andruczyk; Leigh Deusinger 

Supporting International Student Internship Success: Case Examples from Large Public and Liberal Arts Universities
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Jane Sitter; Mai Xiong; Jinna Johnson; Joshua Gory

Survival Challenge: A Playful Approach to Exploring Career Readiness Competencies
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Rosie Ruoci Shen; Emma Andruczyk; Leigh Deusinger 

From Nebulous to Navigable—Building A Four-Year Career Readiness Plan
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Ashley Bigda

Bridging the Gap: Integrating Psychosocial Well-Being into Career Development for Resilient Workforces
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Nisreen Al Disi; Sujata Ives

Building Career Resilience: The Three Pillars Framework for International Student Success
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Daniel Pack; Maggie Luo

Creative Resilience: Encouraging Entry into School Counseling - Insights from Practitioner Journeys
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Tim Poynton; Sherri Turner; Sophie Wynacht

Resilience in Action: How Office Adaptation Fuels Purpose-Driven Programs
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Anthony Musso

Design Thinking as a Catalyst for Creative Connection: From First-Year to PhD
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Holly Justice

“Do I Need an Anglo Name to Succeed?” Navigating Name-Based Bias in Career Advising for International Students
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Shiyu Sun

Ethics by Design: Creative Solutions for the Use of AI in Career Services
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Janet Wall; Daniel Greenwood; Keith Okrosky

Creative and Resilient Approaches to Scaling Paraprofessional Career Services for Diverse Student Needs
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Dr. Pankaj Desai; Zella Walden; Grace Yun; Bryanna Brooks

Leveraging Creative Connections for University Career Readiness
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Danielle Shu; Sierra McVeigh; Alison Noonan

Limited Capacity with Maximum Results: An Impactful Internship Program
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Courtney Pearson

AI and the Art of Being Human: Cultivating Empathy, Curiosity, and Meaning at Work
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Rachel Nihart; Victor Massaglia

"Guiding Student Career Success: Scalable, Asynchronous Career Development Through Strategic Guidebook Design"
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Emily Cutlip; Carina Wilson

Employed by Graduation: Be the Problem Solver Employers Love
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Kolby Goodman

Creative Collaboration in Practice: Empowering Multicultural Student's Career Development Through Intentional First Year Programming
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Sarah Hines; Reg Hawkins

Faculty Fellows: Establishing Partnerships with Career Services and Faculty Across Campus
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Mark Hays

Creative Resilience in Action: Discovering the Unspoken Narrative in Job Search Struggles
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Rie Takanuma

Scaling Strategically: Using Creative Frameworks to Prioritize and Support Your Team
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Jordan Hansen; Katie Dunn

Work Happy, Learn Happier: A Career Course That Scales
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Mallory Becraft; Amanda McFadden

Laying A Strong Foundation for Career Readiness: Career Intervention in Middle School
FOCUS: K-12 Career Counselors and Specialists
Drews Mitchell; Mei Tang; Machen Champion; Aneesa Bhimani-Trimble; Brian Lee

Creative Resilience in Action: School Counselors & Career Development Coordinators Supporting Student's Unique C.A.S.E. with Career Development Plans
FOCUS: K-12 Career Counselors and Specialists
Amy Policastro-Schroeder; Kisha Bryant

The 4 Habits of Highly Effective K-12 Career Counselors
FOCUS: K-12 Career Counselors and Specialists
Ellen Bagnato

Making Sense of the Mess: Can Organized Chaos Spark Creative Career Programming?
FOCUS: K-12 Career Counselors and Specialists
Kimberly Cartledge

Creative Resilience: Dynamic Career Counseling for Adult Education Students Impacted by Trauma
FOCUS: K-12 Career Counselors and Specialists
Sophie Manigo Fuller

Career choices among high school students:  Decidedness, motivators, confidence, and implications for interventions
FOCUS: K-12 Career Counselors and Specialists
Becky Bobek; Joyce Schnieders

Career Pathways are Flexible Journeys: Building Resilient Career Thinkers
FOCUS: K-12 Career Counselors and Specialists
Jonathan Bassett

The Rockport Method: Building Career Resilience Through Natural Abilities and Authentic Fit
FOCUS: K-12 Career Counselors and Specialists, Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Peter Davis

Developing Opportunities for Collaborative Writing Between Students and Educators in Career Development Spaces
FOCUS: Counselor Educators and Researchers
Michael Stebleton; Melissa Venable; Shannon McCrady; Ani Grothe; Nathan Price 

 

DEI Symposium

DEI State of the Union Panel - Creative Resilience: Integrating Dynamic Solutions in Career Development - Mentorship
FOCUS:
Cheryl Love; Nina Talley; Ruben Britt; Deborah Sgro

Integrating Anti-Racism, Wellness, and Career Development
FOCUS:
Vic Massaglia; Denise Felder

Professionalism: The Code Word for White Supremacy and Implications for Career Counselors
FOCUS:
Frank Gorritz

Beyond Automation: Using AI-Powered Resumes to Advance Equity and Access
FOCUS:
Karina Augustus

Creative Strategies to Refuse Complicity: Career Development Interventions to Challenge Oppressive Systems
FOCUS:
Shelby McIntyre

Using Ethics to Dismantle Cultural Encapsulation for Career Development Professionals
FOCUS:
Natasha Barnes-Gwynn

Deconstructions "Professionalism": Identifying and Confronting Oppressive Norms in Career Development
FOCUS:
Allison Levine

The Human Factor: Navigating AI Bias in Hiring and Recruitment
FOCUS:
Alicia Monroe

Let's Talk about Being a Career Practitioner in these Turbulent Times
FOCUS:
Denise Felder

Expanding Capacity for the Volatile Political Structures
FOCUS:
Kenya Johns

Agency: A Key Ingredient in Creative Resilience
FOCUS:
Kyle Inselman

Nurturing Hope and Resilience in Climate Aware Career Development
FOCUS:
Breanne Cahoy; Michelle Doerr

Equity-Minded Practices for Career Development: Navigating Identify Gaps Between Students and Coaches
FOCUS:
Jae Louwagie; Sky Deitch

Dialogue with Dignity: Civil Discourse for Career Development Practitioners in DEI Conversations
FOCUS:
Greta Davis

Beyond Accommodations: Universal Design as Creative Resilience in Career Practice
FOCUS:
Nulty Lynch; Maisie Lynch

Breaking Barriers: Elevating BIPOC Student Voices in Advanced Placement Education
FOCUS:
Lillian Martz; Maritza Cha

Broadening Particpation in Engineering through Professional Learning
FOCUS:
Renae Mayes; Medha Dalal

 

Roundtables

Context Matters: Dynamic Strategies to Facilitate Elementary Students' STEAM Self-Efficacy and Career Exploration
FOCUS: K-12 Career Counselors and Specialists, Counselor Educators and Researchers
Patrick Rottinghaus; Gabriela Montañez; John Elmer; Jiehye Han

The Role of School Counselors and Special Educators in Career Development for Children with Autism: An Inclusive Approach.
FOCUS: K-12 Career Counselors and Specialists
Alexandra Chester   

Supporting the Budding Social Media Influencer: Fostering Creative Resilience in Next-Gen Careers
FOCUS: K-12 Career Counselors and Specialists
Danielle Bean Jackson   

Building Data Literacy for Impact: Empowering Career Counselors to Use Data Effectively
FOCUS: K-12 Career Counselors and Specialists
Denise Lawson   

College and Career Counseling With Limited School Counselors: Innovative Approaches to Support Rural Student Post-Secondary Success
FOCUS: K-12 Career Counselors and Specialists
Jacqueline Schmitt   

Bridging the Gap: Advocating and Implementing Foundational College and Career Readiness Skills To High School ADHD Students
FOCUS: K-12 Career Counselors and Specialists
Rachel Curtis; Victoria Diaz; Angelina Ramirez; Yang Ai

Living Legacy Career Pathways: Creative Resilience Models for Diverse Communities
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists, General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
Lennora Pierrot   

Staff and Faculty Led Innovation through the Learning Academy
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Emily Bennett   

Developing an employer sponsorship program: A toolkit for success
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Jennifer Warrner   

Sustaining Workplace Well-Being to Drive Community-Building Initiatives
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Carina Wilson; Krystle Forbes; Emily Cutlip  

Blending Theory & Practice in Delivering a Reimagined Undergraduate Career Planning Course
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Vivian Senior   

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to...Champion Career Exploration on Campus
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Carol Moakley; April McLellan

Artificially Ingenious: Creative Career Programming with AI
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Logann Todd   

From Classroom to Career - a Dynamic Solution for Students of the Arts and Humanities
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Jennifer Madsen   

Resilience and Career Readiness: Supporting Former Foster Care Students
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Mason Murphy   

Calling in College: Early Findings of the Longitudinal Investigation of Vocational Exploration (LIVE) Project
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Kyle Inselman; Tenzin Nyima   

Playful Toolbox: Activities for Promoting Resilience & Joy in Career Exploration
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Meagan Baker; Abi Case   

Bridging Equity Gaps: Micro-Internships and Faculty Engagement to Expand High-Impact Career Practices for FGEM Students
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Dawn Williams  

Dual Enrollment Students: Adapting Career Development Strategies to Ensure Excellence
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Molly Stonesifer; Billie Streufert  

Creative Ways to Bridge the Gap Between International Students, Employers, and Staff
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Shihling Chui-Dwyer; Jane Sitter  

From Volition to Vocation: Practical Strategies for Cultivating Holistic Support for College Students with Disabilities
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
John Elmer; Patrick Rottinghaus  

Major Doesn’t Equal Career – Using Transferrable Skills to Expand College Students’ Mindsets and Career Options
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Mackenzie Fisher; Sarah Shelby  

CED 102: Transformative Strategies for Engaging Students
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Bascillia Toussaint   

Incorporating Faith and Spirituality to Build Career Adaptability
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Usman Khan   

Creating Personable, Trustworthy, and Welcoming Communication Practices Using Relational-Cultural Theory (RCT) and Psychological Safety (PS)
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Carina Wilson; Jordan Hansen  

Beyond Metrics: Reframing ROI in Career Services and Higher Education
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Jessica Schueller   

Dual Realities: Reframing How Family Responsibilities Shape Career Resilience in First-Generation College Students
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Sheila Yang   

Underemployment Among College Graduates: Examining the Roles and Responsibilities of Career Development Educators
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Michael Stebleton; Melanie Buford  

Adventures in Unknowing: Choreographic Tools for Career Counseling
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Christy Funsch   

Developing and evaluating college students’ career competencies through a higher education course: An intelligent careers theory approach
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Jeong Rok Oh; Sungsik Ahn; Junwoo Park

Do physical career libraries have a place in an increasingly virtual world?
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Julia Makela; Julie Higgs  

Resilient from the Inside Out: Strengths-Based Wellbeing for Frontline Career Professionals
FOCUS: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
Keri Aaver   

Innovative Career Exploration: Integrating Virtual Reality for Student Success
FOCUS: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
Gail d'Almeida; Linsey Malig-Mayhew; Corinne Marino

Ghost Jobs: The Mirage of Opportunity
FOCUS: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
Andrea Haken-Hughes   

Big Impact, Small Lessons: The Value of Micro-Learning in Career Development
FOCUS: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
Kim Oppelt; Paige McDonough  

Reflection & Reciprocity: The role of community in the decision-making processes of Indigenous & Non-Indigenous College Students
FOCUS: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
Amanda Langhorst   

Resilience Across Borders: Coaching Lessons from the UK, India, and Nepal
FOCUS: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
Mohit Jain   

Mind Over Machine: Keeping Critical Thinking Alive in the Age of AI
FOCUS: General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
Logann Todd   

Creative Teaching Interventions for Career Development Courses
FOCUS: Counselor Educators and Researchers, Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Diana Charnley; Galaxina Wright  

Balancing the Game: Trauma-Informed Career Counseling for Student-Athletes in the Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) Era
FOCUS: Counselor Educators and Researchers, Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists
Tyshana Campbell   

Integrating the Chip Strategy: A Dynamic Value Clarification Tool for Creative Resilience in Career Counseling
FOCUS: Counselor Educators and Researchers, Career Counselors and Specialists in Private Practice and Consulting
YenJu Hung   

Creative Assessment and Interpretive Strategies for Enhancing Career Self-Efficacy
FOCUS: Counselor Educators and Researchers
Patrick Rottinghaus; Jiehye Han; Gabriela Montañez; Haoyuan Qu; James Cullen

AI and I: Tools to Create Dynamic Applications of CD Theories
FOCUS: Counselor Educators and Researchers
Jason Baker   

Career Adaptability Research to Practice: Preparing Students for the Changing World
FOCUS: Counselor Educators and Researchers
Haoyuan Qu; Patrick Rottinghaus; Jiehye Han; Gabriela Montañez; James Cullen  

Breaking Barriers with Avatar Counselling: Insights from Japan on Creative Resilience Solutions for Unreachable Populations
FOCUS: Counselor Educators and Researchers
Mami Miyake   

Creative Pathways to Resilience: Insights from Career Crafting Interventions for Diverse Populations
FOCUS: Counselor Educators and Researchers
Jewel Lee; Minji Cho  

Rebuilding After the Fall: Trauma-Informed Career Counseling for Adults 55+ Facing Layoff and Workforce Displacement
FOCUS: Counselor Educators and Researchers
Diandra Prescod   

Autism at Work: SCCT-Based Career Counseling Strategies for Late-Diagnosed Autism
FOCUS: Career Counselors and Specialists Working with Special Populations such as Military/Veterans, Correc
Lindsay Allen; Autumn Cabell  

Structural Barriers and Vocational Development among Tibetan Refugees: A Systematic Review
FOCUS: Career Counselors and Specialists Working with Special Populations such as Military/Veterans, Correc
tenzin nyima; Kyle Inselman  

Rewriting the Story: Creativity and the Power of Narrative in Career Development
FOCUS: Career Counselors and Specialists Working with Special Populations such as Military/Veterans, Correc
Dan Erikson   

Creating career-focused affinity groups during challenging times to support students’ identities and needs
FOCUS: Career Counselors and Specialists Working with Special Populations such as Military/Veterans, Correc
Amber Brown; Jennifer Finney  

Lifelong Career Agility Models: Purpose-Driven Pathways to Empower Clients of Color
FOCUS: Career Counselors and Specialists in Private Practice and Consulting, General Audience (applicable to all attendees)
Tita Gray   

Recreating the Work Lives of Justice-Involved Individuals
FOCUS: Career Counselors and Specialists in Private Practice and Consulting, Career Counselors and Specialists Working with Special Populations such as Military/Veterans, Correc
Femina Varghese; Evan Faidley  

A New Career Management Paradigm: Advancing the Inclusion, Assessment and Utilization of Resilience into the Career Development Field
FOCUS: Career Counselors and Specialists in Private Practice and Consulting
Bob Tiell   

Resilience by Design: Using AI to Protect the Perception of Purpose in High-Demand Roles
FOCUS: Career Counselors and Specialists in Business & Industry, Career Counselors and Specialists Working with Special Populations such as Military/Veterans, Correc
Simone Stewart   

Interested in Money: How Valuing Money Influences Career Decision Making and Well-Being
FOCUS: Career Counselors and Specialists in Business & Industry
John Hanes; Tyler Ward  

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