Paul Stevens .
Paul Stevens, B.Bus., founded The Centre for Worklife Counselling in Sydney in 1979 following a 21 year career in Human Resources Management and The Worklife Network – a national and international affiliation of adult career specialists – in 1986. He wrote his first published contribution to adult career development in 1981, Win That Job!, closely followed by Stop Postponing the Rest of Your Life. Over 35 further titles, booklets and career assessment instruments have been published since, the latest being A Passion for Work: Our Lifelong Affair and My Third Age: Work & Life Choices.
Paul’s dedication to assisting adults in transition has been recognised in many ways – he is Fellow of the Australian Association of Career Counsellors (AACC) and in April 2000 was awarded their highest honour, Life Membership; former Research Fellow in Adult Career Development, University of Wollongong; former Member, Board of Governors, Institute of Career Certification International (ICC International); Member, Asian Accreditation Panel for Career Management Certification (AAPCMC); Fellow Practitioner and World Council Australian Representative, Association of Career Professionals International; Honorary Member, Professional Résumé Writing & Research Association; Board Member, The Career Development Leadership Alliance; Honorary Member, Elite Performers Lifeskill Advisers Association; Honorary Member, Asian Association of Career Management Professionals (AACMP); Director of Studies for the eLearning global facility, The College for Career Practitioners, recipient of the Career Counselling Excellence Award from the AACC in conjunction with its sponsor, New Hobsons Press; and Author and Designer of Worklife’s CareerMastery® Virtual Career Centre.
Dr Deborah P. Bloch
Deborah Bloch Ph.D. is Professor of Organization and Leadership at University of San Francisco and consults in the United States and Australia, including work at the University of Wollongong. She has served as president of both the USA National Career Development Association (NCDA) and the Association of Computer-Based Systems for Career Information. Recipient of many awards in the career field, Deborah is a pathfinder in career work and a specialist in career services in an education setting, electronic delivery methodologies and curriculum development for career practice students. Deborah is co-author of SoulWork: Finding the Work You Love, Loving the Work You Have and Connections Between Spirit and Work in Career Development and titles on job hunt management. Her most recent work is in the development of an instrument, the Salient Beliefs Review (see JIST Publications, http://www.jist.com) and methodologies to improve organisational productivity through attention to individual well being in their worklives.
Roberta A. Floyd
Roberta A. Floyd is a career development expert who trains career development professionals who work for agencies, colleges, municipalities and private sector employers. Roberta holds a Master of Arts in Guidance and Counseling and a Bachelor of Science in Human Resource and Development. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a National Certified Career Counselor. With experience in both the public and private sector, Roberta has coordinated employment and training programs for adult and youth and developed an adult career resource center. Her diverse employment settings include Southfield Employment and Training Agency, Oakland Community College and Oakland University. She is a contributing author for the publications: Workforce In Transition, the Curriculum For Career Development Facilitators and Career Information and Employment: A Guidebook for Guidance and Counseling Students. She has served as president of the National Employment Counseling Association and Chair of the Interprofessional and International Collaboration Committee for the American Counseling Association.
Global Network of Preceptors
The College arranges for a number of leaders in the career development profession in several countries to contribute their skill and experience as Preceptors to enrolled students. Preceptors contribute to the development of enrolled students by being on call for advice on a wide range of issues where guidance on local practice, direction on useful sources of information in the student’s geographical area.
