Gauging a Client’s Window of Tolerance in the Context of Job Loss Associated Grief

By Millicent N. Simmelink

Everyone has a distinct window of tolerance that is prone to disruption. A job loss that causes grief or trauma can throw one’s window of tolerance out of balance. Practitioners, skilled in gauging their clients’ windows of tolerance, can offer understanding and evidence-based interventions that support stability, well-being, and resilience.

Burnout Among Black Educators: Implications for Career Counseling

By Qresiyuna Swift and Linda Holloway

Given the critical role Black teachers occupy within educational systems, their elevated burnout rates warrant attention. Career counselors and educational leaders must examine targeted strategies to support Black educators, mitigate occupational stress, and reduce attrition within the profession.

Beyond Placement: Using Schlossberg’s 4S Framework to Guide Workplace Transitions

By Mindy May

Individuals entering the workforce often experience self-doubt, anxiety, or identity shifts that can be misinterpreted as lack of readiness. This article offers career services professionals a practical framework, based on Schlossberg’s 4S model, to support job search, employment, and early workplace adjustment.

Five Signs of Career Advancement in Adolescents

By Eman Alraddadi

Career guidance programs often rely on participation and service metrics that do not capture whether students are truly developing. This article identifies five observable signs of progress — clearer interests, decision ownership, school–future connections, tolerance for uncertainty, and exploratory action — and shows how counselors can recognize these shifts.

Leveraging Campus Partnerships for Eco-Sustainability Learning Experiences

Christopher T. Belser & Carol T. Lunn

Campus-based eco-sustainability learning projects offer undergraduate students opportunities to extend learning beyond their major-specific curriculum and to engage in experiences that benefit career development. Career development professionals can replicate the eco-sustainability learning projects offered at this highlighted university and partner with other campus faculty/staff who are interested in developing such opportunities.

AI Literacy is Not Enough

By Safaa Amer

As AI reshapes talent development, workforce planning, and career pathways, career practitioners face new ethical and literacy demands. This article proposes a three-tier AI literacy framework, examines ethics and equity at the organizational level, and makes the case for practitioners to become active advocates in organizational AI governance.

Congratulations to the Winners of the 60th Annual Poetry & Art Contest

Thank you for celebrating National Career Development Month! The 60th Annual Poetry & Art Contest showcased the evolution of work. View the winning entries here. Be inspired today!

Microsoft Bookings

Leverage your existing system(s) to send post-appointment surveys and helpful resources. For example, the appointment booking system, Microsoft Bookings will automatically send an email 20-minutes into the start of an appointment that includes relevant resource links and the wrap up survey.

Tech Tip submitted by Jess Perlus, Assessment, Evaluation & Outcomes Committee Member, jgp66@cornell.edu