Distance Career Counseling (DCC): Its Contributions in Facing Current Challenges to Our Field

Even prior to September 11th, there have been several trends and challenges affecting the way career counselors work with their clients. Both private practitioners and professionals in collegiate and corporate settings are finding effective interventions using DCC strategies. The ReadyMinds Team will present some of these strategies and explore in a practical way how other career counseling professionals may use them in working with clients in today's turbulent career planning environment.

The following workshop outline can be modified to cater to specific audiences:

ReadyMinds Distance Career Counseling (DCC) Career Development Training/Workshop

Presenters:
Director of Career Counseling and/or
Assistant Director of Career Counseling,
ReadyMinds Career Counselor

1. Introduction - Welcome & Overview
   
   
2. Workshop Participant Current Practices, Expectations and Needs
   
   
3. Overview of Agenda and Discussion Topics Relating To DCC
   
   
4. Presentation of Discussion topics
   
   DCC: History, Rationale, Delivery
   Client Expectations
   Reactive Services vs. Proactive Programs
   Training & Supervision
   Ethics, Licensure, & Supervision
   Products & Services: Examples from The ReadyMinds Program
   Client Satisfaction
   Difficult Situations
   Business & Counseling
   
   
5. How can your institution effectively integrate structured DCC services into existing services? Group Discussion including Questions and Answers
   
   
6. Synthesis, Review and Next Steps