January update

As we begin the spring semester, students are beginning to look for jobs as they anticipate the moment they've been waiting for...graduation! We have former students everywhere in the Bay area from non profit organizations to colleges and universities to government positions and private practice. Our graduates are doing such fabulous things contributing to the advancement of the field, sharing their expertise with colleagues and clients, and working to change the injustice faced by so many in poverty, workplace discrimination, lack of access to resources, and trauma due to job loss and instability. Our current students are interviewing for field placements for next year and will move into these positions to provide valuable service to clients and receive incredible field training and supervision. Thanks to all of our supervisors across the Bay Area.

Alumni, keep your eyes open for an announcement later this spring regarding an alumni get together.

Two Career Specialization Students and Faculty present at the National Career Development Association Conference

Great things happened this summer in Washington, D.C.! Not just the election campaigns, but even closer to the career home, Felicia Tripp and Robin Gluck, two students in the Career Specialization at SFSU, as well as Dr. Robert Chope and Dr. Rebecca Toporek, presented at the National Career Development Association. The powerpoints for the two presentations "Everyday Social Justice" and "Narrative Multicultural Career Counseling" can be viewed on the Career Specialization website at http://online.sfsu.edu/~rtoporek/presentations.html

Another fabulous group of students prepares to graduate

As another group of fabulous students prepare to graduate and spread their compassion, expertise and energy in the world of career counseling, we also welcome a group of promising new students. We are fortunate to have wonderful students continuing in the program who will undoubtedly mentor and share sage advice for new arrivals.

This past spring, a number of students shone as they presented at the American Counseling Association and at the SFSU Graduate Showcase. In addition, one of our students received a national award in the area of multicultural research. Stay posted for more specifics and photos.

Entry for October 29, 2007

This fall is an exciting time for the Career Counseling Program at San Francisco State University. The International Career Development Conference holds its 2007 meeting in Sacramento on November 9-11, 2007. We are pleased that Dr. Rebecca Toporek and Dr. Robert Chope will be presenting on Social Justice and Career Counseling on November 9. On Saturday, November 10, recent graduates, Jill Schontag and Danielle Niland will present "Laughing Matters: Counseling Through The Funny Bone" and Fatima Jinnah and Tedmund Munoz, will present "Will Ugly Betty Ever Fit In? Career Counselors As Cultural Brokers Shaping A Resilient Workforce". We are currently arranging a get-together for students and alumni in conjunction with the conference.