GCDF Training is ongoing

New classes are always beginning.  Classes include both face to face instruction and independent study.

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Individual Career Counseling
by appointment.

Contact:

E-mail Malka Edelman
or call 516-432-8973

E-mail Chris Carroll
or call 516-759-6073

What is the GCDF Training Program?

GCDF Training provides individuals with relevant skills and knowledge to assist others in planning careers and obtaining meaningful work. The GCDF credential was developed to provide standards, training specifications and credentialing for these career providers.

Benefits of the GCDF credential include:

• A national/portable credential
• A marketable certification
• Professional recognition
• Clarification of scope and practice.

Additional benefits for training through CCP, Inc. include:

• Up to 12 graduate school credits applicable to counselor certification and salary increments
• Specialized curriculums for workforce professionals, educators, mental health counselors and psychologists
• Uniquely experienced trainers, including Malka Edelman, NCC, MCC, CRC, LMHC, one of only 29 GCDF Master Trainers in the United States, and Christopher Carroll, Ph.D., a licensed psychologist and certified GCDF Instructor.

Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF) certification is provided through the Center for Credentialing and Education, Inc. (CCE www.cce-global.org), a subsidiary of the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC www.nbcc.org). It was developed jointly by CCE, the National Career Development Association (NCDA www.ncda.org), and the National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee. The U.S. certification program was developed in 1997 and is the first of the GCDF programs.

NCDA was one of the founding associations of the American Counseling Association (ACA www.counseling.org) in 1952. The mission of NCDA is to promote career development for all people across the lifespan through public information, member services, conferences, and publications.

The American Counseling Association services professional counselors in the U.S. and in 50 other countries including Europe, Latin America, the Philippines and the Virgin Islands. In addition, the American Counseling Association is associated with a comprehensive network of 19 divisions and 56 branches.

The GCDF Training Program is an intense training program that includes 120 hours of instruction. The curriculum addresses major career development areas and provides up-to-date resources, references, career-related website and much more.

Through CCP, Inc. you will earn A Global Career Development Facilitator Certification, a National Credential from the National Career Development Association (NCDA) and the Center for Credentialing and Education (CCE) (www.ncda.org; www.cce-global.org).

This training program satisfies requirements for Continuing Education Credits and/or Graduate School Credits. Opportunties exists to apply these credits toward permanent certification and incremental salary benefits.

Through this training program you will learn

• Helping Skills in Career Counseling
  Be proficient in the basic career facilitating process while including productive interpersonal relationships.
• Career and Labor Market Information and Resources
  Understand labor market and occupational information and trends. Be able to use current resources.
• Formal and Informal Career Assessment
  Comprehend and use both formal and informal career development assessments with emphasis on relating appropriate ones to the population served.
• Working with Diverse Populations
  Recognize special needs of various groups and adapt services to meet their needs.
• Career Development Models and Theories
  Understand career development theories, models, and techniques as they apply to lifelong development, gender, age, and ethnic background.
• Employability Skills
  Know job search strategies and placement techniques, especially in working with specific groups.
• Training Clients and Peers
  Prepare and develop materials for training programs and presentations.
• Program Management/Implementation
  Understand career development programs and their implementation, and work as a liaison in collaborative relationships.
• Promotion and Public Relations
  Market and promote career development programs with staff and supervisors.
• Career Development Technology
  Comprehend and use career development computer applications.
• Career Consultation, Training and Presentation Development
• Ethical and Legal Issues
  Follow the CDF code of ethics and know current legislative regulations.