ADAPT™ Career Coaching

by Steve Wendell

CCEs: 1.50 (0.75 Core / 0.75 Resource)

The 21^st century career landscape continues to evolve, providing new opportunities and challenges.  Models and theories such as Protean perspective, Boundaryless, Planned Happenstance, and Career Adaptability exemplify areas where career coaching can aid clients in leveraging this new landscape optimally. The ADAPT Career Coaching represents a meta-view or framework as a “dance floor” for the coach and client.

This webinar aims to expand the coaches understanding of, and ability to coach clients on:

• The 21^st century career landscape
• Foundational Capacities that support career and professional development
• How to “dance” with the clients from different entry points to career coaching
• How to coach clients to better align career identity and various roles with greater authenticity

Speaker:

Dr. Wendell is an assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology.  During his postdoctoral research at the University of Pittsburgh he co-founded the University of Pittsburgh Postdoctoral Association and served on the first Board of Directors for the National Postdoctoral Association.  In 2012, he trained as a professional coach and created the coaching based Foundations of Successful Career Planning and Development courses for graduate students and postdocs.  Steve co-authored book chapters related to postdoctoral training, The Postdoc Landscape: The Invisible Scholars, and coaching, Professional Coaching: Principles and Practice. He also provides ongoing education to coaches through the ADAPT Career Coaching elective course at Duquesne University (PCCP). Steve leverages his experience to provide coaching programs for funded projects, nationally and locally, that support diversity in the STEM workforce, mentor training, career adaptability, physician-scientist resilience, and academic leadership. He also leads the multifaceted coaching and mentoring program in the Biomedical Masters Program (BMP).