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Ducat, Diane
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About the Author
Diane Ducat is a psychologist who has worked with college students for more than 30 years. Dr. Ducat is a professor at LaGuardia Community College, where she was a counselor before joining the faculty that directs LaGuardia's intership program.
Dr. Ducat has taught graduate courses in career counseling and has investigated managerial careers as a member of several interdisciplinary research teams. Her counseling activities center in executive coaching. She holds a master's degree in counselor education from the University of Florida and a Ph.D. in counseling psychology from Columbis University.
From the Back Cover
Turning Points is a practical resource that covers self-assessment, career exploration, job search, and goal-setting. Student profiles illustrate each topic along the way.
New features include:
- Coverage of networking has been significantly expanded. (Chapters 4, 5, 7, 8 & 13).
- An engaging new chapter on goal-setting has been added. (Chapter 12).
- A new emphasis on identifying personal strengths and skills prepares students for effective interviews. (Chapters 3, 9 & 10).
- Students learn and remember main ideas via new Mind Maps and Key Points sections (Every Chapter).
- Supplemental Support added - The Instructor's Manual contains the text's major activities that can be posted on a course management system, assignments appropriate for ePortfolios, PowerPoints that summarize each chapter, and a test bank of multiple-choice and short-answer questions.
Revised hallmarks of the book as follows:
- A structured, four-step approach (ASAP: Ask Search Analyze Plan) for gathering information about career options has been refined. (Chapters 1, 4 & 5).
- The text is written in a clear, warm, and personal style, using diverse case examples of students making decisions, poetry, references to famous people, charts, and quotes. (Chapters 6 & 14).
- Students see how key educational choices (e.g., college major, transfer, and graduate school) are an integral part of the career decision-making process. (Chapters 5 & 7).
For more information about the book including its supplements package, go to www.pearsonhighered.com/studentsuccess
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