| Education | | Credentials | | Academic Assignment | | Work Experience | | Publications |


Education

  • M.A., Counselor Education, San Jose State University, 1977

  • B.A., Anthropology, San Jose State University, 1974

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Credentials

  • California Community College Counseling Credential, 1978

  • California Community College Teaching Credential Psychology, 1978

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Academic Assignment

  • Spring 2001 EDCO 004 Personal, Academic and Career Life Planning 3 courses (9 units)

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Work Experience

  • Developed and implemented Decision Making and Values Clarification courses for traditional classroom settings and as individualized classes, San Jose State University, 1977-present.

  • Currently sit on the advisory council for a non-profit organization, Foundation for a College Education, Palo Alto, CA., 1995-present.

  • Private career counseling practice, Careers In Transition, Menlo
    Park, CA., 1992-present.
  • Instructed undergraduate students in Career Life Planning, a 3-unit semester course, San Jose State University, 1977-present.
  • Conducted individualized counseling appointments with students for academic, personal, and career counseling, San Jose State University, 1977-present.

  • Coordinated Supervised Experience in Counseling graduate classes, including visiting job sites and conducting seminars, San Jose State University, 1990-1998.

  • Responsible for the development and instruction of the Individualized Learning Program in Physical and Cultural Anthropology, West Valley Community College, 1975-1977.

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Publications

  • Bender, Donna, "Career Counseling College Students" video, authored and produced, San Jose State University, 1996.

  • Bender, Donna, Get a Life! A Friendly Workbook For Planning Your Career, Kendall Hunt Publishing Company, 1994.

  • Bender, Donna & Sesich, Michael (co-authored), "Decision-Making: Personal, Academic and Career" slide program, Multi-Media, Inc,1989

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Grants

  • Bender, Donna, "Career Counseling College Students" video, authored and produced, San Jose State University, 1996.
  • Bender, Donna, Get a Life! A Friendly Workbook For Planning Your Career, Kendall Hunt Publishing Company, 1994.
  • Bender, Donna & Sesich, Michael (co-authored), "Decision-Making: Personal, Academic and Career" slide program, Multi-Media, Inc,1989

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Professional Membership

  • American Association for Counseling and Development
  • California Association for Counseling and Development

  • Western Association of Counselor Educators and Supervisors

  • Applied Anthropology Society

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