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Heidi Brennan, LCSW

Kristin Scholl, LCSW

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Career Counseling: 

Assessment

Strong Interest Inventory  (www.cpp.com): take/interpret through qualified user

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator  (www.mbti.com):  take/interpret through qualified user

Self-Directed Search  (www.self-directed-search.com):  pay/take online

SkillScan  (www.skillscan.net):  pay/take online

Values Card Sort:  handout

Johnson O’Connor Research Foundation  (www.jocrf.org):  aptitude assessment by staff

Abilities Potential  (703-823-0070):  aptitude assessment by staff


Occupational Information

CareerInfoNet  (www.acinet.org)

O*Net  (http://online.onetcenter.org/)

Occupational Outlook Handbook  (http://stats.bls.gov/oco)

George Mason University Career Services  (http://careers.gmu.edu)

Fairfax County Schools Career Connections  (www.fcps.edu/DSSE/CareerConnections)

            (available in eight languages)

George Mason University Career Library, Student Union Building I, room 348

Virginia Career Development Association  (www.career.vt.edu)

Virginia View  (www.vaview.vt.edu)

American Association of Retired Persons  (www.aarp.org)

Forty Plus  (www.40plus-dc.org/)

Virginia Career Development Association  (www.career.vt.edu)

Virginia View  (www.vaview.vt.edu)


Salary Calculator

http://www2.homefair.com/calc/salcalc.html  (compares income in two cities)

http://www.salary.com  (retrieves salary for an occupation in a chosen geographic area)


Job Search and/or Resume Posting

America’s Job Bank  (http://www.ajb.org)

CareerBuilder  (http://www.careerbuilder.com)

Monster Board  (http://www.monster.com)

Richard Bolles  (http://www.jobhuntersbible.com)

The Riley Guide  (http://www.rileyguide.com)

Federal Government Jobs  (www.usajobs.gov)

Washington Post  (www.washingtonpost.com)

Virginia Employment Commission  (www.vec.state.va.us)

Forty Plus  (www.40plus-dc.org/)

American Association of Retired Persons  (www.aarp.org)

The Washington Post  (www.washingtonpost.com)


Agency/University Career Counseling Resources

The Women’s Center, Vienna, VA  (www.thewomenscenter.org)

George Mason University Career Counseling Program 

               (http://gse.gmu.edu/news/index.htm)

George Washington University  Community Counseling Services Center

 (www.gwu.edu/~chaos/ccs.html)

Jewish Vocational Services  (301-816-2628)


Locating Private Practice Career Counselors

National Board of Certified Counselors  (www.nbcc.org)

National Career Development Association  (www.ncda.org)


Books

Block, J. A. & Betrus, M.  (1999).  101 more best resumes.  New York:  McGraw-Hill.

 

Bolles, R. N. (1998).  The what color is your parachute workbook.  Berkeley:  Ten Speed

Press.

 

Dunning, D.  (2001).  What’s your type of career?  Palo Alto:  Davies-Black.

 

Gottfredson, G.D. & Holland, J.L.  (1996).  Dictionary of Holland occupational codes 

(3rd ed.)  Odesssa, FL:  Psychological Assessment resources, Inc. 

 

Hammer, A.  (1993).  Introduction to type and careers.  Palo Alto: Consulting

Psychologists Press.

 

Harris-Bowlsbey, J., Dikel, M.R. & Sampson, J.P., Jr.  (2002).  The internet:  A tool for career planning (2nd.).  Tulsa:  National Career Development Association. 

 

Naftali, L. & Naftali, J.  (1999).  You’re certifiable.  New York:  Simon & Schuster.

 

Ryan, R.  (2003).  Winning cover letters (2nd ed.).  Hoboken:  Wiley.

 

Tieger, P.D. & Barron-Tieger, B.  (2001).  Do what you are (3rd ed.).  New York:  Little, Brown & Co.



Anxiety

The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook by Edmund J. Bourne

Mastery of Your Anxiety and Panic III by Michelle G. Craske and David H. Barlow 

Don't Panic by Reid Wilson

Panic Anxiety Education Management Services: 
www.healthyplace.com/communitie/anxiety/paems/index.html


Attention - Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder

For parents of ADHD children: Taking Charge of ADHD by Russell Barkley

For adults with ADHD:  Driven to Distraction by Edward M. Hallowell and John J. Ratey

For children with ADHD:  Putting on the Brakes by Patricia O. Quinn and Judith M. Stern

National Attention Deficit Disorder Association: 
www.add.org

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder:  www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/adhd.cfm


Assertiveness

Your Perfect Right by Robert Alberti and Michael Emmons

Asserting Yourself
by Sharon Anthony Bower and Gordon H. Bower

Assertiveness: 
www.couns.uiuc.edu/brochures/assertive.html

Learn to Be Assertive:  www.utexas.edu/student/cmhc/booklets/assert/assertive.html


Child Development and Parenting

To Listen to a Child by T. Berry Brazelton

How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

1-2-3 Magic by Thomas W. Phelan

Parenting the Strong-Willed Child by Rex Forehand and Nicholas Long

Your Defiant Child by Russell Barkley and Christine Benton

Parenthood.com: 
www.parenthood.com/links.html

NPIN:  National Parent Information Network:  ericps.crc.uiuc.edu/npin/index.html

Today's Parent Online: 
www.todaysparent.com


Communication and People Skills

The Dance of Connection
by Harriet Lerner

How to Commmunicate by Matthew McKay et al.

Boundaries by Henry Cloud and John Townsend

Intimate Connections by David Burns

The Seven Challenges: 
www.coopcomm.org/workbook.htm

Virtual Presentation Assistant:  www.ukans.edu/cwis/units/coms2/vpa/vpa.htm


Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Trauma and Recovery by Judith Lewis Herman

The PTSD Workbook by Mary Beth Williams and Soili Poijula

David Baldwin's Trauma Information pages: 
www.trauma-pages.com

National Center for PTSD:  www.ncptsd.org/index.html


Stress Management and Relaxation

The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook
by Martha Davis et al.

Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn

The Relaxation Response by Herbert Benson

Basic Guided Relaxation: 
www.dstress.com/guided.html

Grief and Loss

How to Survive the Loss of a Love
by Melba Colgrove et al.

The Grief Recovery Handbook by John W. James and Frank Cherry

Working It Through by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

Learning to Say Good-by by Eda LeShan

Counseling for Loss and Life Changes: 
www.counselingforloss.com

Pet Loss:  www.avma.org/care4pets/losspetl.htm


Depression

Feeling Good
by David Burns

The Feeling Good Handbook by David Burns

Overcoming Teen Depression by Miriam Kaufman

Psychology Information Online: depression:
www.psychologyinfo.com/depression

Cognitive Behavior Therapy:  www.cognitive-behavior-therapy.org

Depression in Children and Adolescents:  www.klis.com/chandler/pamphlet/dep/depressionpamphlet.htm


Divorce

Dinosaurs Divorce
by Laurene Brown and Marc Brown

The Boys and Girls Book about Divorce by Richard Gardner

Helping Your Kids Cope with Divorce by M. Gary Newman

The Parents' Book about Divorce by Richard Gardner

Crazy Time by Abigail Trafford

Divorce Central: 
www.divorcecentral.com

Divorce Support:  www.divorcesupport.com

FAQ on Surviving the Emotional Trauma of Divorce:  www.divorcecentral.com/lifeline/life_ans.html#notsaved

Breaking the News:  www.fsbassociates.com/fsg/whydivorce.html#excerpt


Families and Stepfamilies

Step by Step-Parenting by James D. Eckler

Mom's House, Dad's House by Isolina Ricci

Fathering Magazine: 
www.fathermag.com

Flying Solo:  www.lifemanagement.com/flyingsolo/

Stepfamily in Formation:  www.stepfamilyinfo.org/site/map.htm


Marriage

Why Marriages Succeed or Fail by John Gottman

The Seven Principles for Making Marriages Work by John Gottman and Nan Silver

Intimate Partners by Maggie Scarf

Divorce Busting by Michele Weiner-Davis

Relationship Information for Couples: 
www.positive-way.com/relation.htm

Marriage Builders:  www.marriagebuilders.com/graphic/mbi5525_qa.thml


Post-partum Depression

Depression After Delivery 1-800-944-PPD;
www.depressionafterdelivery.com

Postpartum Support International 805-967-7636; www.postpartum.net

This Isn't What I Expected (1994) by Raskin & Kleinman

National Association of Postpartum Care Services;
www.napcs.org

Association for Pre-and Peri-natal Psychology & Health; www.birthpsychology.com

Mom's Club 866-841-9139x1581

Online PPD Support group: 
www.ppdsupportpage.com

PPD Moms - Benta Sims (703)536-9469 free groups

 

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