CAREER COUNSELING/CAREER COACHING
Vocatus Career Development Specialists, 1983–Present
Twenty years’ experience as a career counselor and coach, and a pioneer in a developmental approach to work/careers. Counseling addresses both the conceptual and practical levels of finding the optimum employment situation, achieving this goal through a unique integration of:
- Theories of Career Psychology
- Self-Psychology
- Family Systems Theory
- Career Development Theory
- Techniques of Art Therapy, Bibliotherapy and Phototherapy
- Comprehensive Vocational Testing
- Individualized Job-Search Strategies
Personalized, in-depth assessment and analysis uncover motivational patterns, strengthen talents/skills, and identify work style. Clients learn how to make informed professional choices, advance in their existing career, or change their work entirely. Vocational testing and job-search campaigns are tailored to the individual needs of each client, with special emphasis on resume development, the best strategies to use for generating interviews depending on the client’s specific situation and goals, interview preparation, and techniques to use to convert a maximum number of interviews into offers. For those seeking assistance in enhancing their performance on the job, coaching is provided on issues such as communication skills, leadership, managing political challenges, maintaining a professional demeanor, and dealing with difficult individuals, whether a boss or peer.
The Vocatus approach is for adults at any stage of life who want to discover their work identity and find a career endowed with both profit and meaning.
Education & Advanced Training
- M.Ed., Counseling, University of Maryland, 1978
- Training and Research Institute for Self-Psychology
- Ackerman Institute for Family Therapy
- Teachers College, Columbia University
- Publishing Institute, New York University
Certifications & Affiliations
- Master Career Counselor, National Career Development Association
- National Certified Career Counselor, American Counseling Association
- Professional Affiliate, Society for Vocational Psychology, a section of Society for Counseling Psychology (Division 17) of American Psychological Association
- National Certified Counselor, American Counseling Association