1.4 Group Career Counseling: A Practical Implementation in Private Practice or Secondary Schools This program is based on the National Career Development Association book Group Career Counseling: Practices and Principles by K. Richard Pyle, Ph.D., and Ms. Walsh’s experiences in applying its principles. We will explore a Group Career Counseling Model as well as the settings and strategies for using that model. Participants will be prepared to immediately implement a career group program with elementary, middle, secondary or college students or other adults to assist them in gaining greater awareness of their interests, values, and abilities, and the next steps toward goal setting and attainment. Deborah Walsh has 20+ years of experience as a management and systems consultant leading teams in the private sector prior to becoming a school counselor. She is a K-12 certified school counselor in both Maine and New Hampshire, a National Certified Counselor, and is conditionally certified as a Professional Counselor in Maine. She currently works with students in grades 9-12 at Biddeford High School and has a limited private practice in college and career counseling. She is an active member of multiple state and national organizations, including: American School Counseling Association, the Maine School Counselors Association, the American Counseling Association, the Maine Counseling Association, and the National Career Development Association. She is also an active member of the executive board of the Maine Career Development Association. |