This program will explore how career services professionals and consultants can use leadership coaching techniques to help students and clients take greater ownership of their career journeys. By looking beyond an immediate decision, job search, or transition, individuals can identify new opportunities, gain greater career clarity, find fulfillment, and build a strong foundation for long-term success.
The session will not seek to change the role of career services professionals. Instead, it will encourage a more intentional balance of consulting, counseling, and coaching based on the unique needs of each student or client. Central to this approach are active listening, curiosity, and open-ended questions that help individuals uncover limiting beliefs, challenge assumptions, develop self-awareness, and create their own insights and action plans. By integrating leadership coaching strategies into career services, professionals become trusted advisors who offer career coaching alongside many other solutions. More importantly, students and clients gain the confidence,
accountability, and leadership skills needed to navigate change, make informed career decisions, and take ownership of their future.
Presenter Bio
Rachel Lisa Cohen | LinkedIn
Rachel earned her MS in Nutrition Marketing from St. Joseph’s University and two undergraduate degrees: in Dietetics from Immaculata and in Liberal Arts from West Chester University of PA. She has also earned certificates from The Life Coach School and from UPenn in executive administration and nonprofit, public, and organizational management.
Rachel was with the Institute for Safe Medication Practices for 24 years and ECRI for two before joining Keystone Partners as a career coach. She has built her career around empowering individuals and helping organizations achieve meaningful outcomes through a people-centered approach. With expertise in people development, strategic alignment, operations management, leadership coaching, and career strategy, she helps individuals align their strengths and values with their goals so they can lead their own career journeys.
PACDA Event: Applying Leadership Coaching Strategies in Career Transition Page 2 of 4 Today, through her own firm (Rali-Co), Rachel champions leadership transitions that help both individuals and organizations thrive. As a Leadership Coach, she combines her values of connection, courage, and purpose to support leaders through onboarding, leadership transition, succession planning, and career growth.
NCDA CEUs: This program is eligible for 2 NCDA CEUs.
- CEUs are free for PACDA members and non-members
- If you attend the program live, simply complete the post-program survey and receive your CEU certificate.
- If you register for the program but do not attend live, you will receive an email with a link to the recording. Watch the recording and then complete the post-program survey to receive your CEU certificate.
- NCDA is the National Career Development Association (www.ncda.org/). See https://ncda.org/aws/NCDA/pt/sp/credentialing for information on NCDA credentials and Continuing Education requirements.
Act 48 credit:
PACDA and PSCA members: After the event, complete the post-event survey, then email ceu@thepacda.org to obtain your certificate of attendance, which you can then submit via the PSCA website.
Not a PACDA or PSCA member?: You may be able to obtain Act 48 credit. After the event, complete the post-event survey, then email ceu@thepacda.org to obtain your certificate of attendance. Submit this to the Pennsylvania Department of Education via your local education agency, which will have the final say on whether this program qualifies for Act 48 credit. Or, you may submit via the Pennsylvania School Counselor Association for $10.
