Caitlin Williams, Ph.D. is a career development professional, recognized keynote speaker and workshop leader who helps organizations and individuals prepare for what's next in the workplace. She is also an assistant professor in the Department of Counselor Education at San Jose State University, where she teaches graduate courses on career development theory and practice, advises students and researches career and workplace topics. Her current research interests include international workforce development issues for midlife workers and the professional development of career practitioners.
Offering 25+ years' experience, Caitlin speaks most frequently on topics related to workforce and workplace issues, career and professional development, boomer opportunities and female executive development. Organizations bring Caitlin in to motivate, coach, and help re-engage their workers. Individuals seek Caitlin for guidance on exploring their options for transitioning into new careers and for help in crafting richer, deeper lives for themselves.
Caitlin is passionate about helping her audiences and those she works with identify new possibilities from themselves and giving them tools for re-engaging with their life and their work. She is president of Successful Working Women, Inc. and Third Quarter Forum, LLC.
CREDENTIALS
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Ph.D. Counseling Psychology, Kent State University
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Certified Global Career Development Facilitator
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Certified Career Development Facilitator Instructor
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Certified Personal and Executive Coach
ASSOCIATIONS
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American Counseling Association
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American Society for Training & Development (Member 2002 Excellence In Practice Awards
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Committee, Member Planning Committee for 2002 International Conference Career Fair Initiative, and Member, Program Advisory Committee for their 2000 and 2001 international conferences)
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Career Management Alliance
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Career Planning & Adult Development Network (Network Contact for Northern CA)
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California Career Development Association - Silicon Valley (past Board member and current Program Committee member)
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International Association of Applied Psychology
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International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance
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International Coach Federation
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National Career Development Association
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National Speakers Association and National Speakers Association, Northern California chapter
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Northern California Human Resource Association
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Society for Human Resource Management
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World Future Society
PUBLICATIONS
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Editor of Careers in Organizations column of Career Convergence, an online ezine for National Career Development Association
Author of Successful Woman's Guide to Working Smart: 10 Strengths That Matter Most (Davies-Black)
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Co-author of Career Moves, Take Charge of Your Career NOW! (ASTD Press)
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Career Planning & Adult Development Journal Guest Editor for special issues on: Women and Careers, Counseling for the Third Quarter of Life, and Jobs and Careers of the Future
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Co-author of Your Third Quarter of Life Guide: A Manual for Adults at Midlife
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Co-author of Third Quarter of Life Card Sorts
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JobsandMoms.com website "Assessing The Value of Career Opportunities"
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Training & Development Magazine, “The End of the Job As We Know It”,
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Articles published in National Business Employment Weekly: Succeeding as an Executive Temp. Job Search Advice For Women Candidates
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Featured in: Investor's Business Daily, Fortune.com, Cosmopolitan, and Elle.
PRESENTATIONS
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Working More Deeply with Our Third Quarter of Life Clients - Going Beyond the Easy Answers, American Counseling Association
I'm a Boomer and Proud of It! - What's Next? California Career Development Association-Silicon Valley
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Career Transitions and Surviving the In-Between Time. American Library Association Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA
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Dilemmas and Solutions for Working with Our Third Quarter Clients. Career Management Alliance, 2008 Annual Conference
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Mapping Out Your Career, Ontario Library Association, Super Conference 2006, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Working Smart: How Women and Their Organizations Can Succeed Today, American Society for Training & Development, ASTD International Conference
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Keeping Ourselves and Our Female Clients on The Cutting Edge, International Career Development Conference
CONTACT INFORMATION
15466 Los Gatos Blvd., Suite 109-175
Los Gatos, CA 95032
Phone: 408-656-5683
Fax: 408-300-1349
Website: www.DrCaitlinWilliams.com
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