Washington Career Development Association - Professional Development Institute (PDI)

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The WCDA's Annual Professional Development Event (PDI) is an ideal event for regional professionals looking to advance their skills and stay in tune with the latest advancements in career development theory and practice.

Featuring industry-leading professional speakers, interactive workshops, and the chance to connect a broad network of skilled career development professionals, we are proud to offer this ever-growing yearly event.

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2024 Professional Development Institute

Integrating Emotional & Artificial Intelligence

Friday, May 17th at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, WA!

8am-4:30pm

Keynote by EQ Coach & CWU Senior Lecturer, Andy Parks

Breakout Sessions may include: ChatGPT, Cover Letters, Resumes, Self-Awareness, Organizational Coaching, LinkedIn, Networking and an Employer Panel!

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2023 Professional Development Institute

Friday, May 19th, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA

Theme: Today’s Career Competencies for Practitioners & Clients

Featuring Keynote:

"Thriving in Chaos: Strategists' approach for a winning career in times of accelerating change" by Dr. Bill Provaznik, Director, CWU Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, professor of entrepreneurship and strategic management

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2022 Virtual Professional Development Institute

May 20th, 2022

Theme: "Responding to a Changing World"

Featuring:

Lindsey Pollak, New York Times bestselling author, expert and thought leader on the ever-changing world of work.

Victor Saad, author and founder of the Experience Institute, and director of Design Summer at Stanford University.

Ben Compton, Labor Market Analyst and Senior Career Transition Consultant, and founder of Compton & Compton Labor Market Transition Specialists.

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2021 Virtual Professional Development Institute

May 21st, 2021

Theme: Thriving Through Transition

Featuring: Rich Feller, PhD

Who You Are Matters: Tips and tools to disrupt your “cost-quality-access triangle” in career transitions

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2020 Virtual Professional Development Institute

May 15th, 2020

Theme: Career Development in Uncertain Times

Featuring:

Incoming American Counseling Association President Dr. Sue Pressman

Career Challenges and Opportunities: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

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2019 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

May 17th, 2019. CWU Sammamish.

Theme: Career Work as Social Justice Work

Featuring:

Brian Hutchinson, PhD, LPC, CCCE
Career Work is Justice Work

Hotel Information: Redmond Inn, 17601 Redmond Way Redmond, WA 98052. $89/night plus tax. To book, click here or call 425.883.4900 and ask for the Washington Career Development Association group rate. Reservations must be made by April 16, 2019 or until group block is full (whichever occurs first) to receive the group rate.

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2018 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
Friday, May 18, 2018. Central Washington University’s Des Moines Campus.

Theme: Fostering Career Resilience

Featuring:

Tony Botelho
Why "A" Almost Never Leads to "B": The Realities of Modern Career Launch
James B. Avey
Applying the Science of Resilience to Career Development

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2017 Professional Development Institute
Friday, May 19, 2017 in Vancouver, WA

Theme: Applications of Career Theory

Featuring:

Cal Crow
Career Development Conversations that Transform Lives
Ellen Weaver Paquette
Practical Applications of Career Theory

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2016 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
Friday, May 20th, 2016. Central Washington University. Ellensburg, WA

Theme: Lifecycles and career development for all ages.

Featuring:

Carol Vecchio
Childhood Career Clues.
Aubrey Bach
Zen and the Art of Data-Driven Salary Negotiation
Jenna Hyatt
Understanding generational differences

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