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Services
Services Available for Individuals |
Services Available for Groups
The following services are available in person
or by phone
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Career Development and Career Change |
Choosing a career for the first time or transitioning from one career to the
next can be worrisome and traumatic.
With my guidance and support, you will be empowered to make progress toward
career fulfillment.
Areas in Which You May Receive Assistance to
Reach This Goal:
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Self-Assessment /Testing, and
Interpretation of Results
Examples of some of the
assessment tools I will use to help you identify your current
preferences, characteristics, and needs: |
- Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
A useful tool to understand your personality preferences
and styles of interaction
- Strong-Interest Inventory (SII)
An inventory to determine your level of interests in a wide
range of areas
- SKILLSCAN
An instrument to identify, categorize, and prioritize your skills
- Values Driven Work
A helpful card-sort exercise enabling you to recognize and rank
important work-related values
- Various questionnaires are often used to
encourage further serious self-reflection and identification of
preferences and needs
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Occupational/Educational Exploration to Ensure
Your
Awareness of Possible Career Options |
- Location of useful career,
training, and labor resources
- Evaluation of information acquired to
determine compatibility with your preferences and needs
- Selection of a
college major and educational institution
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Techniques to Ease You Through Career
Decision-Making Process |
- Assessment of your readiness to make a career
decision
- Identification and overcoming of barriers that block your
decision-making ability
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Implementation of Steps That Encourage Productive Goal Setting/Taking Action |
- Guidance and support in defining and
prioritizing career goals
- Process of dividing goals into small, easily
managed steps
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Understanding and Using Job-Search Strategies |
- Construction or
revision of a résumé and cover letter that will be valuable marketing tools for
you
- Preparation for successful interviews to increase job offers
- Development of a portfolio of key accomplishments to use in interviews
- Learning to use the valuable resource of networking to find a job
- Working
through unemployment to ensure successful
re-employment
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Managing Your
Career |
For those who are employed or self-employed, the number of hours
spent at work is considerable, and typically that work is not done in a vacuum.
Issues frequently arise that can negatively affect your job performance or
satisfaction. I will help you to clarify and constructively solve whatever
problems you are experiencing.
Areas We May Cover Include:
- Resolution of communication and behavioral
issues in the workplace
- Balance of work responsibilities with other life
roles
- Management of stress — both job-related and non-job-related
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Succeeding at Workforce Re-entry |
A
return to the workforce after a significant absence can be frightening and
overwhelming, and often presents additional challenges unique to the re-entry
situation. I will partner with you to encourage positive movement toward the
career and position you desire. I will also provide you with the tools to
overcome barriers unique to this status, and to meet your new goal
successfully with confidence.
Areas We May Cover Include:
- Administration and interpretation of
self-assessment tools
- Location of career and educational sources
that
meet your preferences and needs
- Ways to improve self-esteem and
self-confidence
- Development of time-management skills to
accommodate
multiple roles
- A review of important study skills and workplace
rules
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Re-careering in Later Life |
As we are often blessed with added years, it is important that we make
them memorable. I will assist you in identifying and assuming the roles and activities of your choice.
Areas We May Cover Include:
- Administration and
interpretation of self-assessment tools
- Clarification of possible
roles of choice in later life
- Exploration of these roles
to determine if they meet your preferences and needs
- Preparation of action steps
to reach your goals
- Assistance in overcoming
possible roadblocks
- Evaluation of chosen roles
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Services Available for Individuals
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Small Focused Groups |
I organize and facilitate small groups of people (3 to 4) to discuss
common career concerns. This encourages participants to share
information and provide and receive support regarding such career issues
as how to make a career change or handle job loss.
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Workshops/Classes of Career Related
Topics |
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I lead workshops and classes at colleges, adult education
centers, and community centers in Northern California and Arizona. By using an interactive approach, enrollees are able to
achieve greater self-awareness, receive useful information and
feedback, and foster positive career and personal growth. Samples of Topics I’ve Developed and
Presented:
- Discover the Work You Love and Make It Happen
This class will help you take positive action toward finding a meaningful
career, whether you are new at starting a career or are a seasoned careerer
wanting to make a transition.
- How to Work Your Way through
Unemployment
If you have been laid off, or fired, or have simply chosen
to leave your job, this workshop will provide you with the tools you need to
successfully move towards a new job opportunity.
- Return to the
Workforce Successfully
For those of you who are considering a return to
the workforce after years of absence, this class will prepare you well for the
additional challenges you may face as a job seeker re-entering the workforce.
- Re-Discover Yourself: Give Meaning to Later Years
This workshop
will encourage you to take a fresh look at the roles you are currently assuming
and make any needed constructive changes, in order to make the most of your
later adult years.
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Betty Cohen,
M.S., NCC, MCC
Phoenix Metro Area (480) 634-1084
San Francisco Peninsula and East Bay (650) 868-5396
Email:
BC97cou@aol.com
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