| The Professional Employment Counselor: An Advocate for Jobseekers and Employers THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP AND SUMMIT ON WORKFORCE ISSUES FOR 2004 Just Prior to the 2004 ACA Convention Hyatt Crown Center Hotel, Kansas City, Missouri |
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| THE NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT COUNSELING ASSOCIATION |
| AFTERNOON SESSION Noon-6pm |
| Herbert Schaffner A Nation at Work 2003: Facts about how the Economic, Demographic, Policy, & Business Workforce and Workplace are changing Rita Freeborough Challenge of Change: Issues when Facing Job or Career Change Phil Lewis & David Rivkin The Latest and Best of O*NET Tools |
| THURSDAY APRIL 1, 2004 (9am-6pm) |
| NECA AWARDS LUNCHEON 11:30am - 1:00pm |
| SUMMIT SESSIONS (30 Minutes each) Kevin Glavin Career Aspirations with Undecided Students using Coherency and Occupational Daydreams Sally Gelardin Surviva, Passia, & Quiessa: From Needs and Wants to Action—integrating heart, mind, soul and body to make employment decisions Robin Cook Workplace Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities: How Counselors Can Help Keith Simerson Fired, Laid Off, Out of a Job: Understanding, Coping, Surviving Career Transitions Valerie Ward Maximizing Employment Readiness Assessment: State of Art Tool for Accurately Predicting Client Employment Success David Rea Looking toward the Future: Connecting Academic Standards and Economic Opportunity Susan Shafer Internationalization of the GCDF: Multi-country Collaboration and Training Scott Barstow What’s Happening with WIA & TANF Reauthorization; Frameworks for Performance Measurement of Workforce Development Programs |
| NECA Past Presidents’ Reception 6:00-7:30pm NECA Suite, Hyatt |
| INTENSIVE WORKSHOP TRAINING (Choose one from two below) A. ? Helen Hackett & Penny Shenk America Career Resource Network Assn (ACRNA) The Real Game Train the Trainer: Real Times, Real Life Adult Version (facilitator kit is suggested for training and required for those who wish to apply for the Registry—contact your state ACRN director or order kit from National Life Work Centre: 888-700-8940 or www.realgame.org) OR B. ? Harvey Schmelter-Davis of Rutgers, and Phil Lewis & Dave Rivkin of US Dept of Labor Working Ahead: Global Career Development Facilitation Instructor Training Fast Track Course for CDFs for registry (separate application required, plus $175 for training manuals—contact kbrawley@mindspring.com) Limited to 15 participants |
| WEDNESDAY MARCH 31, 2004 MORNING SESSION 9:00am-Noon |
| Robert Chope Dancing Naked: Breaking through the Emotional Limits that Keep You from the Job You Want Kay Brawley Employment Counseling and the National Employment Counseling Association: Vision of the Future Cheri Butler, Carol Mason, Martha Russell Third Age Transition/Career Deployment: Planning Your Energy and Career Investment “Retirement is more than financial decisions” |