LCDA Career Connections Conference

The LCDA Career Connections Conference registration is now open, and I hope that you will be able to participate as we have an exciting day planned. Visit https://2019lcdacareerconnections.eventbrite.com to register today!

Career Connections Conference
Friday, January 18, 2019
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. CST
East Baton Rouge Parish Library
7711 Goodwood Boulevard
Baton Rouge, LA 70806

Our conference speaker will be current NCDA President Spencer Niles. 
Spencer “Skip” Niles is Dean of the School of Education, The College of William & Mary. Previously, he was Distinguished Professor and Department Head at Penn State (where he also developed a CACREP-accredited career counseling program) and Professor at the University of Virginia. Additionally, Niles has directed a career counseling center for adults, worked as a career counselor in higher education, maintained a private practice focusing on career counseling, and served as a career counselor for middle school and high school students. He is the current Past-President of Chi Sigma Iota. He has published more than 130 publications and delivered over 150 presentations focusing on career development theory and practice. He has been a Fulbright Scholar in Finland and taught in over 25 countries. Niles is an Honorary Member of the Japanese Career Development Association, the Italian Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance, the Board of Directors for the International Center for Career Development and Public Policy and a Lifetime Honorary Member of the Ohio Career Development Association.

Involvement in NCDA
Niles has served as a member of the Board for NCDA for over a decade, including serving in the roles of President and Governing Council Representative. He was also a two-term editor of The Career Development Quarterly and the Journal of Counseling & Development. He was a two-term President of the Virginia Career Development Association. He is a current member of the Organizing Committee for the NCDA Credentialing Initiative. Niles has served on multiple NCDA committees since 1989.

6.CE clock hours for counselors; 

 The Louisiana Counseling Association has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP #2019.  Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified.  LCA is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.