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I'm an expert in lifelong human development, specializing in career transitions and professional growth. I leverage my unique skill set to build up the strengths of people and organizations through coaching, teaching, training, mentoring, and consulting.
From a young age, I was deeply curious about why people do what they do, and why they don't do what they don't do. This curiosity eventually became my life's work. My own career path has taken me from forklift driver and trash collector at age 20, to coach and consultant. With a lot of interesting work in between.
Experience counts when selecting a career coach! No youngster can provide what real life wisdom brings. You can trust my wrinkles and my resume. I have 30+ years of direct experience consulting with individuals, groups, teams, and organizations.
Career development is personal development. I believe I best serve students by guiding them in contextualizing education within a lifelong discovery process that is informed by their unique personal goals and guiding core values.
My fundamental goal in any instructional setting is twofold. First, I help people understand who they are (“what’s in here”), encompassing their unique blend of interests, talents, skills, preferences, values, and traits. Second, I equip them to confidently encounter the world of work (“what’s out there”) and find a place in it that aligns with the essence of who they are.
I am highly relational and strive to connect and engage deeply with students. I show them how to begin formulating a professional identity and setting goals that will prepare them to embrace the opportunities that life presents them. My teaching is grounded in the realities of the modern world of work and is aimed at proactively equipping students with in-demand generalizable skills such as problem solving, teamwork/collaboration, adaptability, professionalism, and written and verbal communication skills. Instructional activities in my courses are practical, applicable, and relevant. Together we answer the big questions of inquiry: why, who cares, so what, and how does this matter in real life?
To that end, I view teaching as facilitating and empowering. Learning is ultimately the responsibility of the student, and my primary role is inviting them to be intentional and to own the outcomes of their educational experience.
2015: Best Presentation - Texas Association for Counselor Education and Supervision state conference
2006: Counselor of the Year - New Mexico Counseling Association
2001: First Place - National Mature Media Awards
1997: Outstanding Alumnus of the Year - University of North Texas Department of Social Work
2019 - 2023 Training and education lead, IFOC
2019 - 2021 Professional development lead, Entrepreneurs United
2019 - 2021 Board of Directors, DAHM
2019 - 2024 Health care chaplain, IFOC
2013 - 2014 President, North Dallas chapter – CCTx
2006 - 2007 Treasurer, NMASERVIC
2006 - 2007 Treasurer, LPCA-NM
2001 - 2003 Board of Directors, Presbyterian Senior Care Advisory Board
2001 - 2002 Planning committee, Southwest Society on Aging Annual Conference
2000 - 2002 Planning committee, NM State Conference on Aging
2000 - 2002 Board of Directors, The Senior Foundation
1997 - 1999 Board of Directors, NAPGCM
1996 - 1997 Liaison and trainer, Alzheimer’s Association of Greater Dallas
1996 - 1997 Liaison, Aging & Developmental Disabilities Coalition of Denton County
1995 - 1997 President, Denton County Elderly Service Providers
Author
· Career Exploration for K-12 Students: A Parent’s Guide. VanDyck Publishing, 2022.
· Career Exploration. Curriculum and workbook for K-12. VanDyck Publishing, 2022.
Media and journal articles
· Journal of Addictions and Offender Counseling (2022)
· Counseling Today (2016, 2018)
· Association for Specialists in Group Work (2015)
· Albuquerque Journal (2009, 2010, 2011)
· Inside GCM (1999, 2000)
· Denton Record-Chronicle (1995)
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Studio portraits of Dr. Kerin Groves by Jeff Gamble Photography
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