CONFERENCE PROPOSALS WANTED!

• Equity – Content that focuses on promoting equal access to services and opportunities among diverse populations. 

• Innovation – Emerging trends, concepts, theories, and technologies in career development.

• Practical Strategies – Sessions that leave participants with tangible tools, strategies, and resources to utilize in their day to day work.

• Engagement – New and creative ways of engaging students, clients, employers, community, and other stakeholders.

The Ohio Career Development Association is seeking proposals for our 2020 conference, happening on Friday, May 29^th, 2020 in Columbus Ohio!

We are looking for presenters focused on innovative ideas, research, theories, programs, and strategies to help our attendees prepare clients for the workforce. Please feel free to share this message with your network.

You are welcome to submit a proposal for any career-related topic, but we are especially interested in subjects related to: 

Interested in Presenting?

Proposals will be accepted through December 2nd, 2019. 

Questions? Contact Chelsea Francis, OCDA President-Elect, at cfranci1@cscc.edu. 

National Career Development Month

Thank You for Celebrating with OCDA!!

Our November workshops were both wonderful! Thank you to everyone who participated and joined us for these two events. We are still accepting Art & Poetry Contest submissions for anyone interested in submitting through OCDA. The deadline to submit it to us is by Friday, December 13, 2019 to allow us to get them turned in on time. View requirements for the contest here:

https://bit.ly/2pP8OzE
Entry Forms must be completed and sent with each entry.

Career Convergence Web Magazine

One of the benefits of being an OCDA member is access to the Career Convergence magazine. Access the magazine online for free at: https://ncda.org/aws/NCDA/pt/sp/CC_home_page. You can access recent articles on topics relevant to a wide variety of career practitioners including K-12, independent practice, counselor educators and researchers, post-secondary, and more. You also have access to the Career Convergence archives.

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