03/25/2020

NCDA’s COVID-19 Career and Mental Health Resources

There are countless resources, lists, webinars and tools being circulated to support helping professionals during this global pandemic. Read more about how these resources were chosen below. NCDA will update this page continuously. Have a suggestion? Please leave a comment at the bottom of the page.

 

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CDC Coronavirus Information

WHO Coronavirus Information

Just for Kids: a Comic Exploring the New Coronavirus

Shareable Coronavirus Social Media Images

 

Basic Needs and Provisions

COVID-19 Support and Information from the NCDA Government Relations Committee and NCDA Lobbyist

Domestic Violence Community Protocols during COVID-19

 

Mental Health Resources

Remember to first check in with yourself!

Video: Start with these 2 questions to help people adjust - A helpful conversation with with Global Career Guy Brian Hutchinson 

Five Ways to View Coverage of the Coronavirus

Lending a helping hand during crisis

Seven crucial research findings that can help people deal with COVID-19

Thriving Through Chaos: How to Manage your Mental Health and Help Your Clients do the Same  - CERIC Free Webinar Series -  Replay available.

 

Career Resources

Free webinar for career services professionals: "Help! I Need a (Better) Job!"

An Expert's Take on Essential Work, Overwork, and Unemployment (an interview with David Blustein)

Don’t Let The Virus Make You Lose Your Story! So Says Eminent Career Scholar Mark Savickas

The uncertainty of students' future is captured in this video (May 5, 2020, NBC News) which includes a comment from Dr. Melissa Venable of BestCollege.com and NCDA Board Member. 

COVID-19: Job Market Insights & Job Search Strategies from Experts

How do you continue a job search during a pandemic?

Resources from Google - A remote job board, built with support from NCDA

IBISWorld - Global COVID-19 Impact on Industry Sectors

NEW! The Crisis of Unemployed Graduates: Colleges must help prepare the class of 2021 to navigate the worst job market in decades. (Selingo & Sigelman, Feb 4, 2021, Wall Street Journal)

NEW! Global Digital Career Advocacy - watch the various interviews by Raza Abbas which aim to provide keen stakeholders with valuable perspectives on the significance of career development from leading career influencers from around the globe to raise awareness on the significance of career guidance and career development especially in the times of Covid-19 pandemic. 

Remote Working

Resources for Working Remotely from LinkedIn Blog

Practicing Distance Therapy, Legally and Ethically

Ethical Use of Social Networking Technologies in Career Services - This paper shares the results of the NCDA Ethics Committee’s comprehensive review of literature about the use of social networking technologies in practice by career professionals and those in related helping professions. The paper served as a foundational resource to inform the guidelines that are now a part of the 2015 Code of Ethics.

 

From NCDA Publications

NCDA headquarters and members are gathering resources, and we will highlight them in this section. Note, while the older articles have been written in a very different time and we acknowledge that today's world experience is unprecedented, the message can still be helpful.

Teaching Online Career Development Classes- Free chapter from the NCDA monograph, Teaching Career Development: A Primer for Instructors and Presenters (Osborn, 2016).

Intentional Exploration: A Holistic Process to Navigate Career Change and Uncertainty- Free article from NCDA's Career Developments quarterly members-only magazine (Franklin 2015)

Career Convergence - helpful articles and tips during COVID19 restrictions, such as social distancing, online learning, and working remotely:

NCDA Webinars & CEUs:

Did you know all pre-recorded NCDA webinars are free for viewing at anytime at your convenience? Linked under Professional Development, these webinars offer a wide range of topics. CEUs can be purchased for only $35 per webinar. Now, as part of NCDA's response to COVID-19, CEUs for watching a group of webinars are available at a discounted price. Watch 1, 2, or 3 webinars, then click on the link below to purchase CEU's.

Discounted CEUs Webinar Package

CEUs are required for credential holders and registry instructors. Gaining approved CEUs is as easy as 1-2-3 with NCDA! For more information about each webinar visit the Professional Development:Webinar page, or, for registration questions contact acheek@ncda.org

 

Resources from our Cousin Organizations

CAS - Counsel for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education
NEW STUDY! The Postsecondary Education Research Center (PERC) at the University of Tennessee is conducting a multi-phase study of the practice of student engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study is a survey of student engagement professionals to better understand the experiences of those who are working to plan and implement student engagement opportunities. You are invited to participate in the anonymous survey, found here: COVID-19 Student Engagement Survey.
Learn more about PERC.
Learn more about CAS.

ACA - American Counseling Association
Highlight: Self-care resources for helping professionals
See the Complete ACA List

NACE - National Association of Colleges and Employers
Highlight: NACE Members Respond - Resources & Ideas
See the Complete NACE List

ICF - International Coach’s Federation
Highlight: Video Series: Making the Shift to Virtual Coaching (scroll down to that section)
See the Complete ICF List

CERIC - Advancing Career Development in Canada
Highlight: How Career Professionals Are Adapting to COVID-19
See the Complete CERIC List

American Psychological Association
Highlight: Free Access to the Publication Manual and Other Resources During the Coronavirus Pandemic  (or try here)
See the Complete APA List

 

How is NCDA choosing resources?

NCDA has formed a working group to select and evaluate resources. No one person is equipped to deal with these unprecedented times. We are approaching this together, as a community of career professionals. Then, you in turn, can support your communities across the country, and worldwide, knowing that your colleagues and peers have carefully chosen these resources for you. Do you have an approach, a tool or a resource to share with your NCDA community? Please leave your comment at the bottom of this page.

Call to Action

NCDA members are encouraged to tell their story. Read the details on the NCDA Advocacy webpage: Call to Action.

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