Southeast Michigan Career Development Facilitator Association Newsletter

1. SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
FACILITATOR
“ CDF ”
ASSOCIATION
Volume I, Issue 3
From the desk of…Alicia Beck, President
October 26, 2011
Hello, fellow SEMCDFA Members! Can you believe it's fall
FOR SEMCDFA already? Before we know it the trees will be ablaze with color. Just
MEMBERS ONLY a few months ago, when we were sweltering in that 90 degree
heat, those colors weren't apparent. And yet, they have been there
FREE all along, just under the surface, waiting for the perfect conditions
PROFESSIONAL to dazzle us with breath-taking reds and oranges and golds.
DEVELOPMENT How similar is this to our students and clients? There may be all
kinds of amazing skills, abilities, talents, and dreams waiting for
SESSION- the right conditions to surface. They, themselves, might not even
*TWITTER* realize they are there - or they may have forgotten about them.
MARK
THURSDAY,
As career development professionals, it's important for us to keep YOUR
OCTOBER 27 reflecting on what we can do to coach, encourage, and assist our CALENDARS…
6:30-9:00 PM students and clients with information and resources to help them
with the self discovery, barrier identification, and goal setting/
WAYNE STATE planning needed to allow their colors to glow. SEMCDFA
OAKLAND CENTER FALL
Included in this issue of the SEMCDFA newsletter are some
FARMINGTON resources on coaching and helping skills. We are excited and con- CONFERENCE
HILLS fident that you will find some information that will help you hone
your already existing skills - and maybe even give you some new FRIDAY
DETAILS ON PAGE
2 ideas. DECEMBER
Inside this issue: Also included is some information on an upcoming professional 2
*LINKEDIN* 2
development session on Twitter and the Fall Conference, which 10:30 a.m.-
will focus on coaching and helping skills for career development
PROFESSIONAL DEV.
professionals. 4:30 p.m.
SESSION
WRAP UP “Coaching and
As always, we would love to have you join us as a board member
helping skills for
NEW 2 (openings are still available for treasurer - effective immediately
PROFESSIONAL DEV. and president elect - for 2012). We are also seeking members who Career
SESSION-10/27 could assist on short term projects as part of one of the Development
SEMCDFA 3 SEMCDFA committees. For additional
FALL CONFERENCE information, please contact me at Professionals”
Alicia.Beck@att.net or University
SEMCDFA 3 Elaine I. Neale at
MEMBERSHIP eineale@aol.com. Center-UC 1
SEMCDFA MEETING 3
BOARD ELECTIONS Happy Fall, everyone! on Macomb CC
RESOURCES 4 Center Campus
Clinton Twp.

2. *LINKEDIN* PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSION
Thursday, August 18, 2011-”Wrap up”
SEMCDFA members who at-
tended the professional develop-
ment session in August enjoyed
“Excellent info- another excellent presentation
things I never knew by Heather Coleman Voss and
about linked in.”
Ron Marshall, Training
Coordinators from the Ferndale
Career Center.
We were able to continue the
learning we started on social
media during the Spring Confer-
ence, focusing specifically on
LinkedIn. As CDF’s, this is in-
“Learning to connect valuable information to get our-
to others through selves up to speed on the latest
social media-great technology, so that we can then
info for CDF” share that knowledge with our
customers and clients. The best
part... it was free... because you
are a SEMCDFA Member!
Homemade snacks and a beau-
tiful computer lab at the Wayne
State Oakland Center also con-
tributed to a fun and productive
evening!
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSION
“TWITTER” THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27
We are very excited to In order to offer a hands-on- If you are interested in
announce that Heather Coleman learning experience, this ses- attending, please register by
- Voss and Ron Marshall, sion will be held in the Wayne emailing Nikki Pearson at
Training Coordinators at the State Oakland Center com- npeason@goodwilldetroit.org .
Ferndale Career Center, will be puter lab. This satellite cam- ASAP.
conducting our next professional pus is located at 33737 W. 12
development session on Mile Road in Farmington Hills. Be prepared….you will encounter
Thursday, October 27 from snacks and Halloween
6:30-9:00 pm. **This is a free event for Surprises!
SEMCDFA members only.
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3. SEMCDFA FALL CONFERENCE-Friday, December 2
Join us on Friday, tips on how you can Community College Cen-
December 2, 2011 from coach yourself and your ter Campus, UC 1 in Clin-
10:30 am – 4:30 pm as peers. ton Twp. Registration fee
we learn tips and share will be $15.
Finally, we will hear
resources on honing our
some information on a
helping skills. This will
great new opportunity for Stay tuned for the regis-
include looking for pat-
supervision training tration flyer. For further
terns through asking If you are interested
through NCDA. information, please con-
questions and active lis- in volunteering for a
tening to assist your cli- Just before the confer- tact Alicia Beck at committee or Board
ents with self aware- ence starts, we will be alicia.beck@att.net, position, please con-
ness, career explora- holding a membership Elaine Neale at tact Alicia Beck at
tion, barrier identifica- meeting and have a eineale@aol.com , or Alicia.Beck@att.net
tion, and planning/goal scrumptious luncheon. Nikki Pearson at or Elaine I. Neale at
setting. npearson@goodwilldetroit.org eineale@aol.com
The Fall Conference will
We will also be sharing be held at the Macomb
We look forward to
SEMCDFA MEMBERSHIP hearing from you!
We are encouraging all There are many benefits development sessions
members to renew their to SEMCDFA Member- per year. NEW PERKS
SEMCDFA Membership ship. Please note below:  Access to the If you actively
for 2012. The cost will SEMCDFA Workspace serve on the
increase slightly to $20.  A quarterly newsletter on LinkedIn. Board, your
recapping events and  SEMCDFA Book Club membership fee
Once you renew, you will advance notification of for that year will
be given an official upcoming events and NOTE: Membership fee be waived as a
SEMCDFA membership awesome resource and conference fees are a thank you for
card for 2012. information! separate cost. your service.
 Two free professional
If you actively
SEMCDFA BUSINESS MEETING & BOARD ELECTIONS serve on a
committee, you
The next annual want to hear your voice! The SEMCDFA Board
will receive a $5
SEMCDFA Membership We welcome your input Elections for 2012 will take
discount per
Meeting will be held at and feedback to continue place at this meeting. We
conference for
11:00 a.m. on Friday, De- to focus the association to hope you will consider
that year, in
cember 2 before our meet the needs of our running for a board posi-
recognition and
fall conference members. tion or serving on a com-
appreciation of
presentation. Every member in atten- mittee. Please note the
your time.
We look forward to your dance at this business side bar for the NEW
participation, as this is meeting will receive a PERKS in appreciation for
your association and we special gift! your volunteer service.
Volume I, Issue 3 Page 3

4. CONTACT INFO:
CDF
ALICIA BECK COMPETENCIES IN A
alicia.beck@att.net WORD CLOUD
ELAINE I. NEALE
eineale@aol.com
EDITOR: Elaine I. Neale
CONTRIBUTORS:
Alicia Beck
Nikki Pearson
To be published quarterly
http://mindtools.com/pages/
main/newMN_CDV.htm
Career development
articles
http://gillian-
gannon.suite101.com/
coaching-tips-and-techniques
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Career Coaching Tips and
Techniques - Coaching Using
the GROW Model
http://www.nydailynews.com/ http://associationdatabase.com/aws/NCDA/pt/sp/resources
jobs/2011/10/07/2011-10-
07_career_networking_tips_get Resource list on the NCDA website includes links for online
_started_on_twitter.html employment information, self-assessment, career develop-
Twitter ment process, occupational information, employment trends,
http://money.usnews.com/ salary information, educational information, financial aid infor-
money/blogs/outside-voices- mation, apprenticeships/alternative training, job search, job
careers/2011/10/07/how-to-job- banks, career search engines, diverse audiences, ex-
search-on-the-new-facebook offenders, youth/teen/young adults, older clients, military per-
Facebook sonnel/veterans, researching employers, social networking
sites.
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