Career Resource Store
NCDA offers carefully selected products for all career development professionals. Below you will find an alphabetical listing, or you can use the Search feature to search by author, title or keyword.
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NCDA JUne 2013 BOOK SPECIAL: Free book with the purchase of two Monographs
Buy any two NCDA monographs listed below and receive a free book, Internet: A Tool for Career Planning. Choose from the following books:
- A Case Study Approach to Ethics in Career Development: Exploring Shades of Gray
- Designing & Implementing Career Programs: A Handbook for Effective Practice
- Career & Caregiving: Empowering the Shadow Workforce of Family Caregivers
- Career Development for Transitioning Veterans
- Developing & Managing Career Resources
- Group Career Counseling: Practices and Principles
- How to Market Career Development Programs and Services
- Learning Outcomes Assessment Step-by-Step: Enhancing Evidence-Based Practicein Career Services
- A Strength-Based Approach to Career Development Using Appreciative Inquiry
- Starting & Growing a Business in the New Economy
- Teaching Career Development: A Primer for Instructors and Presenters
Offer valid June 1-30, 2013. Do not order the free book, we will automatically include it with your order.
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A Counselor's Guide to Career Assessment Instruments
5th Edition
The current edition features 55 reviews of 71 instruments and has additional information on nearly 300 other career assessments. Instruments are divided into five categories to facilitate location and selection of appropriate instruments by counselors, career development professionals, assessment specialists, and counselor educators.Author/Editor: Edited by Edwin A. Whitfield, Rich Feller, Chris Wood
Year: 2009More Info >
A Counselor's Guide to Career Assessment Instruments
5th Edition
The current edition features 55 reviews of 71 instruments and has additional information on nearly 300 other career assessments. Instruments are divided into five categories to facilitate location and selection of appropriate instruments by counselors, career development professionals, assessment specialists, and counselor educators.Author/Editor: Edited by Edwin A. Whitfield, Rich Feller, Chris Wood
Year: 2009More Info >
Adult Career Development: Concepts, Issues, and Practices
3rd Edition
Career development experts provide cutting edge theories and interventions pertaining to adult career development. This useful book provides readers with new insights and strategies for working with diverse career clients in business, industry, community, and educational settings.Author/Editor: Spencer G. Niles
Year: 2002More Info >
Career & Caregiving
Empowering the Shadow Workforce of Family Caregivers
Discover how counselors and other career professionals have handled caregiving responsibilities, balancing the needs of family members with their own needs and work responsibilities. In this ninth monograph from NCDA, readers will see how career and caregiving fit together.Author/Editor: Sally Gelardin
Year: 2009More Info >
Career Counseling Casebook:
A Resource for Practitioners, Students, and Counselor Educators
In this book, the leading career development theorists and practitioners’ present state-of-the-art career counseling strategies for helping clients resolve their career issues. Available in DVD format!Author/Editor: Spencer G. Niles, Jane Goodman and Mark Pope
Year: 2002More Info >
CAREER DEVELOPMENT FACILITATOR CURRICULUM
Student Manual, 3rd Edition
Facilitating Career Development: Student Package The student package consists of a printed textbook that addresses all 12 competencies. Each chapter in the text includes learning objectives, text material, learning activities, homework, and references.Author/Editor: Barbara H. Suddarth, David M. Reile
Year: 2012More Info >
CAREER DEVELOPMENT FACILITATOR CURRICULUM
INSTRUCTOR PACKAGE, 3rd Edition
The instructor manual includes one student manual plus an instructor manual, PowerPoints for class presentations, and one eLearning Resource DVD. PLEASE NOTE: Instructors using this curriculum must attend a NCDA-approved Instructor Training Session. For more information visit the website at www.ncdacdf.org or contact mpowell@ncda.org.Author/Editor: Barbara H. Suddarth, David M. Reile
Year: 2012More Info >
FACILITATING CAREER DEVELOPMENT
CDF eLearning Resources, DVD
This DVD contains e-Learning Resources that enhance the CDF Curriculum. Please note that the materials included o this DVD were designed specifically for use with the Revised 2nd Edition Curriculm. However, the activities and resources included on this DVD will enhance the learning experience for all students using the 3rd edition but is not a required element.Year: 2012
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Career Development for Transitioning Veterans
The purpose of this book is to increase career practitioners’ awareness of the transition issues and resources specific to veterans and to provide several examples of how a practitioner might walk a veteran through the career planning process.Author/Editor: Carmen Stein-McCormick, Debra S. Osborn, Seth C.W. Hayden, Dan Van Hoose with Military Consultants: Thomas McCormick, USN (Ret.), Major C. Camille LaDrew, USAF
Manufacturer: ISBN: 978-1-885333-37-7Year: 2013
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Career Education: History and Future
Dr. Hoyt will share his thoughts and dreams and those of his colleagues from the 1970s and '80s who laid the foundation and fought the fight to infuse career concepts into schools, businesses and communities.Author/Editor: Kenneth B. Hoyt
Year: 2005More Info >
Careers in Renewable Energy
Numerous job opportunities await in the fast-growing field of renewable energy. Grab this handy book and discover how green energy can be a part of your future. Resources include training/workshops, universities/schools, professional associations/societies, publications, reference websites, and energy programs.Author/Editor: Gregory McNamee
Year: 2008More Info >
A Case Study Approach to Ethics in Career Development
Exploring Shades of Gray
Learn how to tackle some of the most vexing questions that career development professionals encounter today, while enhancing your skills for addressing future ethical dilemmas. With its case study design, this monograph provides hands-on experience with ethics terminology, resources, and issues. You are invited to actively apply ethics resources and decision-making strategies to analyze real-world ethical dilemmas. Each dilemma presented includes detailed, guided discussion of key issues and recommended actions.Author/Editor: Julia Panke Makela
Year: 2009More Info >
Choosing A Vocation
The book is a complete reprint of the original book by Frank Parsons who played such an important early role in developing the field of career guidance. The introduction and post script is written by Carl McDaniels, NVGA President 1973-1974 and a preface by Janet Lenz, NCDA President, 2004-2005.Author/Editor: Frank Parsons
Year: 2005More Info >
Decision Time: A Guide to Career Enhancement
3rd Edition
"If your clients or students are unfulfilled in their work life, their dissatisfaction will most certainly affect other areas of their life: namely, self-esteem, relationships with those close to them, their lifestyle, and work performance." The book will provide insights into working with clients/students to help them realize their goals etc.Author/Editor: Michael Shahnasarian, Ph.D.
Year: 2005More Info >
Designing and Implementing Career Programs: A Handbook for Effective Practice
The purpose of this handbook is to stimulate discussion among senior managers, managers, practitioners, administrative staff, and stakeholders about the cost-effective design and delivery of career resources.Author/Editor: James P. Sampson, Jr. PhD
Year: 2008More Info >
Developing & Managing Career Resources
What do career service centers look like without a strong career resource library? They would resemble a turtle without a shell or a football player without a helmet... you get the drift.Author/Editor: Susan A. Epstein, MS and Janet G. Lenz, PhD
Year: 2008More Info >
Experiential Activities For Teaching Career Counseling Classes & Facilitating Career Groups
Volume II (CD Only)
This second volume of their best-seller has 76 new tried-and-true activities designed to present career development concepts in interesting and exciting ways.Author/Editor: Edited by Mark Pope & Carole W. Minor
Year: 2005More Info >
Experiential Activities for Teaching Career Counseling Classes & for Facilitating Career Groups
Volume III (CD ONLY)
This third volume of their best-seller has all new tried-and-true activities designed to present career development concepts in interesting and exciting ways. Developed by many of the field's leading practitioners for use in both classroom and career group settings, these hands-on activities are organized in nine sections: self knowledge and career decisions; career development theory; career assessments; occupational information; job search and workplace issues; designing and delivering career programs and services; diversity, equity, and inclusion in career development; technology and media in career counseling; and comprehensive and culminating activities.Author/Editor: Dr. Mark Pope, Dr. Carole W. Minor and Dr. Tracy M. Lara
Year: 2011More Info >
Experiential Activities for Teaching Career Counseling Classes and for Facilitating Career Groups
Volume III (Book & CD Combined)
This third volume of their best-seller has all new tried-and-true activities designed to present career development concepts in interesting and exciting ways. Developed by many of the field's leading practitioners for use in both classroom and career group settings, these hands-on activities are organized in nine sections: self knowledge and career decisions; career development theory; career assessments; occupational information; job search and workplace issues; designing and delivering career programs and services; diversity, equity, and inclusion in career development; technology and media in career counseling; and comprehensive and culminating activities.Author/Editor: Dr. Mark Pope, Dr. Carole W. Minor, and Dr. Tracy M. Lara
Year: 2011More Info >
Group Career Counseling: Practices and Principles
Group Career Counseling can be used by any professional counselor who wants to utilize group counseling principles and skills to help individuals with their career decision making and/or group counseling class for students who want to gain insight and understanding of this unique counseling intervention.Author/Editor: K. Richard Pyle, Ph.D.
Year: 2007More Info >
How to Market Career Development Programs and Services
Written for career development professionals who must serve two roles: careers expert and marketer.Author/Editor: Carol A. Edds
Year: 2008More Info >
Inspiring Career Practitioners to Connect Theory and Practice
This DVD contains video footage of some of the leading Career Development Theorists. Included on this DVD is detailed information about John Holland’s and Donald Super’s theory. Footage of John Krumboltz, Nancy Schlossberg, and Sunny Hansen is also included. Each theorist discusses the core concepts of their theory as well as strengths of the theory and practical applications for practitioners. This DVD plays on a Windows format.Author/Editor: Rich Feller, John Holland, Donald Super, John Krumboltz, Nancy Schlossberg, Sunny Hansen
Year: 2009More Info >
The Internet: A Tool for Career Planning
3rd Edition
This book provides counselors and career development professionals with a valuable resource to help persons engage in effective career planning. Available in print and Kindle versions.Author/Editor: Debra S. Osborn, Margaret Riley Dikel, James P. Sampson, Jr.
Year: 2011More Info >
Learning Outcomes Assessment Step-by-Step:
Enhancing Evidence-Based Practice in Career Services
What difference do your career programs and services make in clients' lives? How do you know? Answer these questions and more. Learn a practical approach to learning outcomes assessment that helps you tell the story of your career programs and services, celebrate your successes, and continuously improve your practice.Author/Editor: Julia Panke Makela and Gail S. Rooney
Year: 2012More Info >
NCDA Journal
This spiral bound chip-cover Journal is exactly what the counselor called for! Lined pages along with a photo holder, contact information, and a 2-year overview calendar. 5" x 7" Journal. Photo holder 4-1/2" x 6-3/4".More Info >
Starting & Growing a Business in the New Economy
Considering starting a business? Want tips to grow an existing business? If you are a risk-taker with an independent style, you will benefit by reading the stories and strategies of successful career entrepreneurs. These contributors share from a dual perspective as active counselors who have grown their own business.Author/Editor: Edited by Sally Gelardin, Ed.D.
Year: 2007More Info >
Strength-Based Approach to Career Development Using Appreciative Inquiry
This monograph details the Appreciative Inquiry approach including activities and a participant guide to move these concepts into practice. This is a great resource for anyone interested in approaching career development from a strength based perspective.Author/Editor: Donald A. Schutt , Jr
Year: 2007More Info >
Teaching Career Development:
A Primer for Instructors and Presenters
Career counselors help individuals clarify and achieve their life/career plans. Becoming a career counselor and impacting people’s lives in such a powerful, positive way is exciting.Author/Editor: Debra S. Osborn, Ph.D.
Year: 2008More Info >
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Career Development for Transitioning Veterans
Author/Editor: Carmen Stein-McCormick, Debra S. Osborn, Seth C.W. Hayden, Dan Van Hoose with Military Consultants: Thomas McCormick, USN (Ret.), Major C. Camille LaDrew, USAF
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Career Counseling Casebook:
A Resource for Practitioners, Students, and Counselor Educators
Author/Editor: Spencer G. Niles, Jane Goodman and Mark Pope
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