2026 NCDA Global Conference
AGENDA

IN-PERSON CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Agenda Times listed below are Central 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.

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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 - 3:00 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 - Dr. Bidhan "Bobby" Parmar Learn more about the Livestream Option
2:45 - 3:45 pm	Presentation Series 1 and Roundtables Series 1
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 - Azizi Marshall
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
7:30 - 9:30 pm	Evening Social at Crave Rooftop
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 - Dr. Jaana Kettunen
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, 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

#101 Creative Resilience in Women’s Career Development: Biopsychosocial Perspectives on Life-Work Role Transitions
This session examines creative resilience in women’s career development through a biopsychosocial lens. Presenters highlight transferable skills from motherhood, research on life-work role transitions, and evidence-based strategies. Counselor educators and researchers will gain tools to integrate resilience and creativity into teaching, supervision, and scholarship for women’s workforce reentry and thriving.
Abby Bjornsen-Ramig; Kara Schneider; Ashley Blount

#102 Creating Serendipity: How AI Builds Unexpected Value for Career Clients
Career professionals must adapt quickly in today's volatile job market. This session demonstrates how AI creates serendipitous discoveries while building client value through enhanced career exploration and market intelligence. Participants will learn to craft reusable prompts that streamline research, multiply impact, and deliver personalized insights that enhance client confidence and outcomes.
Laura Koepsell; Jessica Bickley 

#103 What Veterans Wish Career Professionals Knew About Transitioning
Transitioning from military to civilian life is immensely stressful for veterans. This session uses Schlossberg’s 4S Model to help career professionals understand these challenges and apply practical strategies. Participants will gain tools to support veterans in leveraging strengths, rebuilding networks, and finding purposeful careers, moving from coping to thriving.
Rod Key 

#104 From Insight to Impact: Leveraging the Career State Inventory for Targeted Student Support at Auburn University
Auburn University uses the Career State Inventory (CSI) during orientation to identify students uncertain about majors or careers and offer proactive interventions. This session outlines CSI implementation, outreach, collaboration, and early outcomes. Attendees will explore collaboration strategies to support still-deciding students and apply insights to their own campus.
Erica Stallings 

#105 Advancing Professional Practice: NCDA Training & Education Council Programs (FCD & SCDA)
This session introduces the NCDA Training & Education Council and its role in advancing professional practice through Facilitating Career Development (FCD) and School Career Development Advisor (SCDA) programs. Participants will explore training pathways, credentialing opportunities, and practical applications across education and workforce settings.
Travis Lightsey 

#106 Bolstering Career Resilience Through Mindfulness and Expressive Arts
In this interactive workshop, career development professionals will explore mindfulness and expressive arts as pathways for self-care and resilience. Participants will engage in a creative exercise and reflective dialogue with peers, and discuss strategies to integrate creativity into the career development process for themselves and their clients.
Breanne Cahoy 

#107 The New Bottom Line: Integrating Financial Wellness into the Career Development Model
Financial wellness and career readiness go hand in hand. This session offers practical, research-based strategies for integrating financial literacy into career counseling, helping students manage debt, reduce stress, and make informed, sustainable career choices. These are essential skills for building creative resilience in an uncertain economic and employment future.
Lakeisha Mathews; Janet Wall 

#108 Overcoming Employment Challenges: Creative Resilience in Practice
Reflecting the 2026 theme of Creative Resilience, this session introduces Overcoming Employment Challenges, the newest chapter in NCDA’s Facilitating Career Development manual. Co-author Maisie Lynch will guide participants in exploring innovative, research-based strategies and adaptable tools, directly from the book, that help career professionals transform employment barriers into opportunities for growth, access, and client empowerment.
Maisie Lynch 

#109 Cultivating Resilient and Meaningful Careers: Integrating Hope-Action Theory and Depth Psychology
This presentation integrates Hope-Action Theory and Depth Psychology to promote creative resilience in career development. Through experiential activities, participants will learn to translate hope into action, integrate symbolic and reflective processes, and construct meaningful, adaptable career plans that foster purpose, authenticity, and resilience amid continuous personal and professional change.
Spencer Niles; Jennifer Niles 

#110 Students as Creative Consultants: Designing Resources for Students, by Students
What happens when we treat students not just as recipients of support, but as creative collaborators in designing it? This session introduces a framework for engaging students as consultants to co-create student-facing resources, programs, and services. By tapping into their lived experience and knowledge, we can reimagine how our offices meet student needs: with authenticity, relevance, and innovation. Participants will explore a hands-on model for launching student-led consulting projects, grounded in design thinking and creative problem-solving.
Annie Vangsnes 

#111 Survival Challenge: A Playful Approach to Exploring Career Readiness Competencies
Can you survive on a mysterious island? Take the challenge! Discover how this interactive activity introduces career readiness competencies in a fun, engaging way. Participants will experience the activity firsthand, reflect on its impact, and explore strategies to implement it in their own classrooms, workshops, or student programs.
Rosie Ruoci Shen; Emma Andruczyk; Leigh Deusinger

#112 Live Demonstrations of Cognitive Information Processing Theory: A dynamic approach to client decision-making and thinking

Experience Cognitive Information Processing (CIP) Theory in action through engaging role plays that highlight creative, resilience-building strategies. Attendees will observe and practice CIP-based interventions, including the CASVE cycle and techniques for reframing negative career thinking. Participants leave with adaptable, evidence-based tools to enhance dynamic career solutions for diverse clients.
Emily Bullock-Yowell; Seth Hayden; Deb Osborn

#113 Creative Resilience in Action: School Counselors & Career Development Coordinators Supporting Student's Unique C.A.S.E. with Career Development Plans
Discover how North Carolina K-12 school counselors and Career Development Coordinators use C.A.S.E (Career, Academic, Social, and Emotional) as a framework to personalize Career Development Plans. Learn strategies for collaboration, creative resilience, and whole-student support preparing every learner for the “Three E's:" Enlist, Enroll, or Employ.
Amy Policastro-Schroeder; Kisha Bryant 

 

#201 Reimagining Career Adventures: Career Development Solutions for Corporate Career Guidance in a Changing Kingdom
Discover how Saudi Aramco, a global energy leader, pioneered career guidance in Saudi Arabia, scaling services to 75,000 employees through practitioner credentialing, upskilling, tool development, supervision, and partnerships. By reimagining classical career journeys as career adventures with obstacles, triumphs, a compass, a map, and treasures to be found, this session showcases resilience-based solutions leveraging synergies across training, service delivery, and networks, offering transferable career guidance implementation strategies for workforce transformation in large organizations.
Eman Bukhari; Afnan Abdulkader 

#202 Creative Career Interventions: Integrating Transpersonal and Spiritual Approaches with Career Construction Theory to Facilitate Growth
Because of changes in the political climate and in innovation, the workforce is constantly changing. These changes have led to hopelessness regarding the job market, job-seeking, and remaining in the workforce. The purpose of this program is to assist career practitioners in using Mark Savickas' Career Counseling Theory (CCT) to instill hope into their clients. The presenters will guide participants in integrating Transpersonal and Spiritual techniques into CCT, through a social justice lens. Participants will leave the program with a ready-to-use-toolkit activity to use with clients.
David Julius Ford, Jr.; Phyllis Alongi;  Sumedha Therthani;  Amelia Shannon 

#203 Evolving Work Values Across Adulthood: Supporting Proactive and Resilient Career Transitions
Conflicting findings exist in the literature regarding the stability of work values, despite their essential role in career planning and decision-making. Curious about what our study will reveal? This presentation will also highlight key factors that may contribute to changes in work values across different life stages.
Qiong Li; Jillian Schiller 

#204 Using Online Resources to Implement Effective Interventions, Support Diverse Populations and Reimagine Practices
An abundance of professional development, publications, standards, resources and advocacy tools exists on the web. The career development professional may need help identifying and creatively utilizing these. Walking through online resources together, you will gain dynamic solutions from NCDA.org to assist you in inspiring and empowering yourself and your clients/students. First-timers encouraged to attend!
Melanie Reinersman 

#205 Level Up Your Supervision: Career Practitioner Supervision Training + Alumni Panel
Join us for a brief conference information session on the NCDA Career Practitioner Supervision Training—a 45-hour, cohort-based program delivered through weekly live virtual sessions. Hear a concise program overview, then learn from a panel of program completers sharing real-world takeaways and how they applied supervision tools across settings. Q&A included.
Tina Peterman 

#206 Creative Resilience at the Crossroads: Integrating Mental Health Competency into Career Development Practice
Explore how mental health diagnoses like depression, anxiety, ADHD, and PTSD impact career development. Participants will learn strategies to reduce stigma, support disclosure and accommodations, foster resilience, and turn client challenges into growth opportunities.
Jennifer Curry; Jodi Manton 

#207 Staying Well While Doing Good: Best Practices for Managing Compassion Fatigue
This session explores compassion fatigue and its impact across occupations. Attendees will learn to recognize symptoms in themselves and others, review current research, and discuss practical strategies to minimize effects of compassion fatigue. The presenter will lead participants through experiential techniques including guided meditation and breathing exercises to support wellbeing.
Holly Klenk 

#208 Designing Your Future Self: A Three-Year Framework for Career and Life Growth
This session explores the power of focusing on the future in career development. Participants will engage in interactive activities based on Benjamin Hardy’s and Hal Hershfield's research and my coaching framework, learning how to guide clients in envisioning their future selves three years out. Leave with tools to inspire clarity, motivation, and sustained growth.
Mark Danaher 

#209 NCDA 2025-2026 AI Taskforce Progress and Insights: Advancing Career Services
Join members of the NCDA 2025–2026 AI Taskforce as we share progress, challenges, and opportunities in advancing AI in career services. This session highlights lessons learned, ethical considerations, and actionable strategies that career practitioners can apply to strengthen practice and resilience in a rapidly evolving technological landscape.
Logann Todd; Conquaya James 

#210 Coaching Counts: An Student-Centered Framework for New Career Advisors
This workshop introduces NWTC’s Coaching Counts framework, designed to support diverse learners and empower career advisors, especially those new to the field. Participants will explore eight practical coaching skills, including transparency, normalization, prioritization, and motivation, while engaging in peer discussion to co-create strategies that build client resilience and success.
Allyson Baue; Lauren Cram; Jennifer Parks-Tigert; Amy Peterson 

#211 From Nebulous to Navigable—Building A Four-Year Career Readiness Plan
Discover how a four-year Career Readiness Plan transforms vague concepts into a clear, student-centered journey. Through four phases—explore, engage, plan, activate—participants will see how scaffolding NACE competencies, milestones, and emerging trends in AI literacy and human connectedness creates a forward-looking, measurable framework that equips students for future success.
Ashley Bigda 

#212 Creative Collaboration in Practice: Empowering Multicultural Student's Career Development Through Intentional First Year Programming
The Academy of Excellence: Representation in Involvement and Engagement (AERIE) program at the University of Wisconsin La Crosse is a collaborative initiative led by the Office of Multicultural Student Resources. In partnership with Academic Advising Center & Career Services, AERIE is designed to enhance the academic, personal, and career success of first-year multicultural students by fostering belonging, promoting wellness, and cultivating leadership and self-advocacy. This session will spotlight the Tune In to Strive Out Career Wellness Program as a key component of creativity in AERIE.
Sarah Hines; Reg Hawkins 

#213 The 4 Habits of Highly Effective K-12 Career Counselors
This workshop provides the tools for counselors to engage students in productive conversations about their futures. Research shows that college doesn’t resonate with many students, particularly first-generation students.  Nonetheless, a majority of high-growth high-wage jobs require education and training after high school,  including credentials, certificates, apprenticeships and degrees.
Ellen Bagnato 

#301 Second Wind: Reintegrate Older Adults in Gainful Employment Through Real-Work and Creative Role Design & Mindset Shifts
This session introduces the “Second Wind” framework to address the employment challenges of retirees and displaced older adults. Using Singapore’s ageing yet low-unemployment context, it explores the business case for age-inclusive hiring, strategies for age-apt job redesign, and techniques to support post-retirement mindset shifts.
Mun Wai Ho 

#302 CareerOneStop for Justice-Impacted Job Seekers
CareerOneStop’s Justice-Impacted portal provides tools and guidance for individuals with criminal records seeking employment. This presentation highlights three goals: introducing the portal’s purpose and audience, demonstrating its career exploration and job search resources, and showcasing strategies to overcome hiring barriers—empowering justice-impacted job seekers to build skills, gain confidence, and achieve meaningful careers.
Kelly Tenner; Julie Remington 

#303 Strength in the Margins: Supporting the STEM Career Development of Black Students Through Culturally Responsive and Systemic Approaches
This session highlights research-based strategies for supporting Black STEM students through culturally responsive career development frameworks. Black students in higher education STEM fields face systemic and interpersonal barriers that impact their success and well-being.  Attendees will explore barriers such as racial microaggressions and stereotype threat, and learn how to foster STEM identity, self-efficacy, and institutional belonging through intentional counseling interventions.
Diandra Prescod 

#304 PAUSE & Prompt- Sustainable, Ethical AI for Career Services
Discover how to use AI responsibly with the PAUSE & Prompt framework—Purpose, Accessibility, Underpinning Evidence, Sustainability, and Ethics. This interactive session highlights strategies to reduce AI’s environmental impact, safeguard privacy, and design inclusive tools, helping career professionals build creative resilience while integrating ethical, sustainable AI into their daily practice.
Angie Thompson 

#305 NCDA Credentialing Commission, Who We Are, What We Do and Where We are Headed
The National Career Development Association Credentialing Commission will provide an overview of its purpose, leadership, and strategic direction, emphasizing its role in upholding professional standards and ethical practice. This session will introduce Commissioners and their credentials, summarize current program benchmarks – including recent credential-holder survey results and updated statistics – and outline future plans to strengthen professional development pathways and maintain the integrity of NCDA credentials.
Charlie Raphael 

#306 NCDA Professional Development: Updates, Insights, and Future Plans
This session highlights continuing education activities available through the Association's Webinar Series, Career Practitioner Conversations Podcast, and The NCDA Hub. NCDA's Professional Development Director will provide programming updates, findings of a recent feedback initiative for The Hub, a preview of upcoming events, and an opportunity to share ideas and recommendations.
Melissa Venable 

#307 Helping your NeuroSpicy Client Achieve Career Engagement and Success: Neuro-Focused Ways to Adapt Your Coaching Practice
Neurodiversity is easy to discuss and debate but can you provide real life ways to help your NeuroSpicy client be successful? As we help our clients adapt and grow, we can challenge ourselves to uncover assumptions and biases. Gain insights on how neurodiverse people experience information exchange, masking, varied sensory and executive functioning issues, and learn about inertia and demand avoidance. Better serve clients with a structured process offering neuro-friendly self-discovery and structured career techniques which fuel resilience. Discover the power of partnerships, join us.
Cindy Edwards; Jessica Ayub 

#308 Creative Resilience in Action: Discovering the Unspoken Narrative in Job Search Struggles
Why do some students appear to “seek” struggle? Through a case of reframing repeated rejections as self-formation, we introduce story-discovery—where telling becomes a catalyst for awareness—moving beyond technique-led re-authoring to reveal the non-obvious beliefs that organize action and fuel creative resilience.
Rie Takanuma 

#309 Bridging the Gap: Integrating Psychosocial Well-Being into Career Development for Resilient Workforces
Career development professionals need  foster psychosocial well-being and resilience skills  in order to collaborate on a competitive global stage.  This session shares Jordanian case studies on counselor capacity building and National Occupational Standards for Labour Mobility Counselors, alongside U.S. on resilience and emotional intelligence in higher education. In comparing the experiences of two countries, we will  show how creative solutions aid psychosocial competencies into practice and policy, offering transferable strategies to build resilient workforces through global collaborations.
Sujata Ives 

#310 The Power of Self Disclosure and Authentic Storytelling: Helping Build Student Resilience
Discover how authentic storytelling and intentional self-disclosure by career practitioners can reduce student anxiety and decision paralysis. Learn practical techniques to build trust, normalize uncertainty, and foster resilience through narrative-based advising, grounded in theory, data, and practice.
Victoria Sexton; Beka Moore 

#311 Creative and Resilient Approaches to Scaling Paraprofessional Career Services for Diverse Student Needs
Drawing insights from four distinct programs, discover strategies to integrate creative solutions when designing and implementing resilient student paraprofessional programs in large, decentralized universities. Engage in interactive discussions to address challenges such as budgeting, federal mandates, and service gaps while fostering innovation and equity in student career development.
Pankaj Desai; Zella Walden; Grace Yun; Bryanna Brooks 

#312 Faculty Fellows: Establishing Partnerships with Career Services and Faculty Across Campus
Tulsa Community College found a unique way to boost student awareness and involvement in Career Services through the Faculty Fellows program. This program allows faculty to learn from and engage with Career Services staff. Faculty Fellows has been very successful in extending the reach of Career Services across the college.
Lindsey Jensen; Heather Crain 

#313 Making Sense of the Mess: Can Organized Chaos Spark Creative Career Programming?
Behind every polished program is a mountain of sticky notes, color-coded lists, and scattered ideas. This session helps K–12 career specialists embrace organized chaos to design creative, sustainable programming. Through stories and strategies, participants will learn that success comes not from perfection, but from refining the process.
Kimberly Cartledge 

#314 Overview of the NCDA Counselor Educator Academy
The Counselor Educator Academy (CEA) will be offered by NCDA in 2027 and is for counselor educators, instructors, and advanced doctoral students who teach graduate level Career Counseling courses. Learn about this unique opportunity designed to support your work teaching future counselors about their role in career-related counseling. The 2027 CEA will continue to build off the outstanding projects and progress of previous CEA cohorts to support the field of teaching career counseling.
Arden Szepe; Jackie Peila-Shuster 

#401 Doing More with Less: Scalable Career Services Through Technology, Partnerships, and Innovation
Discover how resource-constrained career centers maximize impact through strategic technology, innovative partnerships, and scalable programs. Learn to implement a Career Champions faculty training, mass employer mock interviews, AI tools for scalability, Canvas modules demonstrating content expertise, and a campus-wide internship expansion model that serve hundreds of students efficiently.
Rose Fuller 

#402 Rest Will Save Us: Creative Approaches to Healing Burnout in Career Counseling
This session reframes rest as a clinical and creative intervention in career development. Participants will explore the seven types of rest and learn how creative rest, grounded in a Womanist Political Economy framework, can heal burnout, restore regulation, and spark resilience for counselors and the clients they serve.
Cecily Moore 

#403 Reframing Regret: Integrating Theory and Practice in Career Counseling
This session explores how regret influences career decision-making and satisfaction. Attendees will examine its emotional and cognitive impacts, learn to identify and reframe regret as a catalyst for growth, and gain practical, research-based, and culturally-responsive strategies to help clients make more confident, informed career choices.
Lisa Cardello; Michael Bobbitt; Stephanie Bobbitt

#404 Write Now! How to Get Published with NCDA
Contribute to your profession by sharing through the written word! Prospective authors range in work settings, experience, and education level. Learn about writing for NCDA's magazines and journal: Career Convergence, Career Developments, and The Career Development Quarterly. The editors will compare/contrast the three publications, offer CEs and brainstorm ideas with you.
Melanie Reinersman; Melissa Venable; Melinda Gibbons

#405 Creatively Deconstructing Dominant Discourses to Construct Career Possibilities
In a challenging world, it is imperative for career practitioners to creatively use deconstruction to disrupt dominant discourses so individuals can better construct careers that help them thrive. Information presented will be brought to life through interactive case examples and practice using deconstruction processes that are part of career construction counseling.
Jackie Peila-Shuster 

#406 Interculturalism as a Dynamic Solution for Resilience, Engagement, and Connection
Are you tired of toxic workplaces and misunderstandings? Then this presentation is for you! Interculturalism is an evidence-based construct that provides a dynamic solution for navigating diverse societies and workplaces. Interculturalism stresses interaction, dialogue, and mutual transformation. Intercultural and global competence is essential for individuals, teams, and systems in today's competitive global stage.  Interculturalism creates unified and resilient workplaces by encouraging bidirectional learning and peaceful contact across cultural variances through a Story Circle Models.
Sujata Ives; Sonja Robinson 

#407 Tapping Into Resiliency when Addressing Ethical Challenges in the Workplace
This workshop is designed to explore unethical behavior, resiliency and the foundational concepts of ethical decision-making. Complex dilemmas invariably occur in the workplace, so it is important to help clients incorporate the use of resiliency as a tool when addressing these complex, “real world” issues.
Carolyn Jones; Stacy Van Horn 

#408 Scaling Career Center Services and Driving Innovation through Peer-Led Programming
Learn how Georgetown’s Wayfinder peer mentor program integrates dynamic solutions into career development, from AI pilots to equity-focused initiatives. Explore strategies to scale services, foster innovation, and adapt programs to evolving student needs.
Alexander Ricciuti 

#409 Building Career Resilience: The Three Pillars Framework for International Student Success
International students navigate invisible barriers to career success. This session introduces the Three Pillars Framework—Culture, Communication, and Community—empowering career practitioners to move beyond job search tactics and build student resilience through cultural interpretation, authentic voice development, and strategic relationship building.
Daniel Pack; Maggie Luo 

#410 Ethics by Design: Creative Solutions for the Use of AI in Career Services
As AI transforms career development, ethics guide innovation. This interactive session, presented by members of the NCDA AI Task Force, explores two ethical frameworks for professionals and students. Discussions of real-world scenarios by participants will discover creative approaches for integrating AI responsibly while preserving the human core of career services.
Janet Wall; Daniel Greenwood; Keith Okrosy

#411 Leveraging Creative Connections for University Career Readiness
Explore how a large R-1 university fosters creative resilience through cross-campus partnerships that enhance career readiness. Career and advising leaders share adaptable models bridging coaching and student support. Through interactive brainstorming, participants will design collaborations that embed career readiness into daily student interactions—gaining practical tools and inspiration for sustainable integration.
Danielle Shu; Sierra McVeigh; Alison Noonan

#412 “Do I Need an Anglo Name to Succeed?” Navigating Name-Based Bias in Career Advising for International Students
This session explores how international students navigate name-based bias during the job search. Drawing on a qualitative study, I’ll present identity-related challenges and decisions around name use among international students. Attendees will gain insights and strategies to support students in building resilience, self-advocacy, and navigating career development more consciously.
Shiyu Sun 

#413 Creative Resilience in Leadership: Insights from NCDA Past Presidents
As work and client needs evolve, career professionals must lead with creativity, adaptability, and collaboration. Select NCDA Past Presidents share how they have applied creative resilience—reimagining traditional models, piloting innovative initiatives, and fostering partnerships—offering lessons and practical strategies to inspire participants to integrate dynamic solutions in their own career development practice.
Mallory Becraft; Rich Feller; Mark Danaher; Lakeisha Mathews; Sharon Givens 

#414 Creative Resilience: Dynamic Career Counseling for Adult Education Students Impacted by Trauma
Explore trauma-informed, creative approaches to career counseling for adult education learners. Grounded in Cognitive Information Processing, Chaos, and Resilience theories, this interactive session equips professionals with dynamic strategies to build adaptability, foster resilience, and design strength-based career pathways through experiential activities, community partnerships, and culturally responsive practices.
Sophie Manigo Fuller 

 

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

Deconstructing "Professionalism": Identifying and Confronting Oppressive Norms in Career Development
FOCUS:
Allison Levine; Rachel Valentine

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 Identity Gaps Between Students and Coaches
FOCUS:
Jae Louwagie

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

 

Roundtables

The Impact of Asynchronous, Co-Curricular Digital Badge Courses on Higher Education Student Career Decision Self-Efficacy
FOCUS: Higher Education Career Center Counselors and Specialists 
Alex Barrett; Alexis Fraites

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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