Blog: Employment Counseling for the 21st Century

 

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ACA Conference     Orlando 2021

Wellness & Work in the 21st Century - Helping People Make Money Doing What they Love 

Participants will have fun, experiencing a fast paced interactive workshop that explores the World of Work, the Generation of Income and Techniques that Enhance Wellness.  They will receive a summary report from the ACA Task Force on Compensation and hear about Trends in the Labor Market that are expected to dramatically redefine the Workforce during the next decade.   This presentation is designed to demonstrate the connections between wellness, understanding the economy and securing enjoyable, well paid work.  

Wellness 2020

LMI 2020

Recent Presentations:   

RECENT PRESENTATIONS

Maryland Counseling Association 2019

MCA2019   November 2019

 A conversation between a Disability Counseling Expert and an Employment Counseling Expert

November 2018 ~ Maryland Counseling Association

THE HEALING PROCESS

MEDITATION HANDOUT

June 6, 2018  ~ Southbridge Conference Center, Massachusetts

--   Basic Counseling Tips and Goal Setting

Atlanta 2018  ACA  Conference

Take A.I.M: Developing Youth Contextual Themes & Commonalities.   with Dr. Cheryl West & Dr Grey Edwards

Poster Session: Extraordinary GCDF Training, Working Ahead, Moving Forward™ shows you a reflection of your Life? 

Healthy Work & Play: Experiencing Rejuvenation

Rejuvenation Page 2

Experiencing Rejuvenation at: Maryland Counseling 50th Anniversary  Conference November 2017

NECA Learn at Sea 2017 - Wellness Workshops

      & visit to Jamaican Ministry of Labor and Social Security - Presentation to OJT Youth

•  Jamaica Ministry of Labor 1

• Jamaica Ministry of Labor 2

Newsletter Article by Nora Smikle-Dryden and Michael about 

                Visit to Jamaica

San Francisco during ACA Conference 2017

• Wellness 2017 1

• Wellness 2017 2

Maryland Counseling Association  -   November 2016   Wellness in the Workplace - WORK LIFE BALANCE /EXPERIENCING HEALTHY WORK AND PLAY

•       Wellness & Work

•       Wellness 2016 Below

March/April 2016 

Montreal during ACA CONFERENCE   March 2016     Wellness in the Workplace & The Latest on Labor Market Information

        2016  Wellness 

• Wellness Presentations 
•  Wellness Page 2

Romance on the High Seas  February 2016

Maryland Counseling Association  November 2015

Experiencing Wellness

Wellness Page 2

Web Sites  ~  Michael researched, created and developed numerous web sites including:
     
New Jersey Association for Spiritual, Ethical & Religious Values in Counseling

Honored with  Professional Development Award from NECA & Best of Geocities honor for:

National Employment Counseling Association

 November 2018: 



Television Appearances

NBC News Channel 40 - every Wednesday  Evenings  from  April  7 until July 30, 2010

Demo Tape 1

Employment Minute on Youtube

Radio Appearances

Diane Rehm Show     NPR   (National Public Radio) Unemployment and Job Insecurity~April 13, 2009

http://wamu.org/programs/dr/09/04/13.php#25478

Newspaper  & Internet

NECA E-NEWS  May 2020



Bankrate.com:  Will You Get a Paise Raise in 2016

Monitor on Psychology   March 2011   Vol. 42, No. 3    Quoted in:The Unemployment Crisis  

USA Today  December 7, 2010: Quoted in: Working Past 65 

New York Times  September 7, 2009  Quoted in: Without a Job, but Working the Campaign Trail  

New York Times Augustl 7, 2009 Quoted in:Another Hurdle for the Jobless: Credit Inquiries

New York Times April 7, 2009Quoted in: When All You Have Left is Your Pride