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    Serving Diverse Populations: DEI and Career Counseling 

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    February 7, 2023
    1:00PM - 2:00PM EDT

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Strengths Monograph on Sale in February

Strengths Based Approach to Appreciative Inquiry 2nd ed

A Strengths-Based Approach to Career Development
Using Appreciative Inquiry, 2nd Edition

On Sale, February 1-28, 2023 for the discounted price of $20.00
Print book and ebook (PDF); shipping and handling charges not included in the sale price.

The Strengths-Based Approach is a way of seeing the world as positive and focuses on building upon strengths rather than on fixing deficits. The second edition monograph details the approach and includes activities and a participant guide to move the Strengths-Based Approach to career development into practice. (Schutt, 2018)

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