Recorded Webinar

Utilizing Creative Strategies for Career Decision Making

Presented by Dr. Deb Osborn, NCC & Dr. Barbara Parker-Bell, ATR-BC

Recorded on October 12, 2023

Are you looking for creative interventions to meet the needs of your clients?  Would you like to try some effective creative methods for enhancing career decision-making? This Member Mentoring Webinar will offer you opportunities to learn and engage in creative processes that make thoughts and feelings regarding career decisions more visible and available for exploration within career counseling. Bring some art materials (paper, markers, color pencils, your phone camera, and/or an easy digital art making application) and practice creative processes that will support development of self-knowledge, occupational knowledge, and reflection on decision making thoughts and skills.

Dr. Deb Osborn is a Professor and Director of Psychological and Counseling Services in the Educational Psychology and Learning Systems Department at Florida State University. She also co-directs the Center for the Study of Technology in Counseling and Career Development and is a Nationally Certified Counselor. She is both a Fellow and Past President of the National Career Development Association. Dr. Osborn’s program of research includes: identify predictors of and best practices for increasing positive career outcomes and decreasing negative outcomes; applying career-related theory (especially Cognitive Information Processing theory) in research and practice; designing and using assessments in career services; and exploring the role technology can play in enhancing and extending services. Her primary passion undergirding her work is providing creative, practical, evidence-based resources practitioners can use to support individuals in their career decision-making.

Dr. Barbara Parker-Bell is a Professor and Director of Art Therapy Programs at Florida State University and a Board-Certified Art Therapist (ATR-BC). Dr. Parker-Bell has served as President of the Art Therapy Credentials Board and as a director on the American Art Therapy Association Board of Directors. In 2016-2017, She served as Fulbright Scholar to conduct research and teaching related to the development of art therapy in the Russian Federation. Most recently, Dr. Parker-Bell has been focusing on the integration of art therapy with career counseling concepts and practices and was pleased to collaborate with Dr. Osborn on the new text: Art Therapy and Career Counseling: Creative Strategies for Career Development Across the Lifespan  and is continuing to collaborate with Dr. Osborn on the development of a creative career guide for middle and high school students.