In this NCDA podcast episode, Dr. Natasha Barnes-Gwynn hosts a conversation with Dr. Linda Holloway about using career theories to address the career issues of Veterans. Dr. Holloway, a Veteran herself, shares personal insights into the mental, physical, and transitional challenges faced by Veterans, such as combat fatigue, frequent relocations, and adapting to civilian work culture.
The discussion highlights the importance of translating military skills into civilian job qualifications and explores how theories like Holland's Career Types, Schlossberg's Transition Theory, and Cochran's Narrative Theory can aid career practitioners in supporting Veterans. Ethical considerations, the need for professional development, and useful resources are also shared to equip career development professionals with the tools to effectively help Veterans.
Natasha Barnes-Gwynn Ed.D, GCDF, CCC, NCC is a Clinical Professor at Southern New Hampshire University. She also serves as a career consultant through her private practice, Increasing Our Understanding (I.O.U.) Consultation, LLC.
Dr. Linda J. M. Holloway is an Associate Professor of Counselor Education at Alabama State University with over 30 years of teaching experience. She is known for her electrifying teaching style where she engages the classroom with the community. She lives and teach by her teaching philosophy, “Classroom Without Walls” where she strategically moves students from theory to application using videos, movies, and books. Dr. Holloway teaches the following courses: Counseling Diverse Populations, Career Counseling, Group Counseling, and Counseling Across the Lifespan. She is also multi-award-winning children’s book author who has published 8 children’s books thus far, a poet, and story activist. Dr. Holloway is a true servant leader who lives by her life motto, Always Willing to Serve. She retired from the United States Army Reserves Medical Service Corp as a Colonel after serving over 27 years and successfully completing 4 combat tours of duty. Her research interests include Black women’s mental wellness and career counseling for Black children. Her life philosophy is Dream Your Own Dreams, where she inspires others to dream and achieve the dream their heart desires. Dr. Holloway has been featured in multiple media outlets, popular podcasts, and magazines to include The Roland Martin Show, The Grio with Eboni K. Williams, Living Strong: The Flip Side of Adversity, Zoom into Books, Story Monster, Resilience magazine, and KISH magazine. You can find her books on Amazon.
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