NCDA Career Practitioner Supervision Training
Third cohort now enrolling. Advance your supervision skills, strengthen your team, and open new professional pathways.
About the Training
The Career Practitioner Supervision Training is the National Career Development Association's 45-hour program for professionals who supervise career practitioners. It combines pre-work, live interactive meetings, journals, case studies, and applied supervision projects, and it is open to professionals in education, workforce development, and related fields, not only licensed counselors.
Training Details
Format: six live 2-hour virtual meetings
Meeting time: Tuesdays 4pm PT / 7pm ET. For participants in East and Southeast Asia, this falls on Wednesday morning: 7am in Vietnam, 8am in Singapore and Hong Kong, and 9am in Korea.
Dates: pre-work begins the week of January 25, 2027. Weekly meetings run on six Tuesdays: February 2, 9, 16, and 23, and March 2 and 9, followed by post-work due April 10, 2027.
Cohort size: limited to 25 participants
Price: $1,400 for the training, paid on this page. The student manual ($300) is purchased separately from NCDA's Career Resource Store and includes a one-year NCDA membership and the CSCP credential application.
What You Will Gain
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Improve client outcomes
Strengthen the service delivery of the career practitioners you supervise.
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Supervision and management strategies
Teach career development concepts to your team in ways that apply across diverse client populations.
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Practical evaluation skills
Supervision evaluation tools for private practice, higher education career centers, workforce development, and vocational rehabilitation settings.
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Ethical decision-making
Structured skills for navigating ethical challenges, guided by the NCDA 2024 Code of Ethics.
Outcomes and Credentials
45 contact hours of continuing education
NCDA Certificate of Completion
Eligibility to apply for the Certified Supervisor of Career Practitioners (CSCP) credential. Applicants must meet NCDA's educational and experience requirements.
A peer network built through theory-driven case consultation
Your Facilitators
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Tina Peterman
Ph.D., LPC, CSCP,
Tina Peterman is a Professor at Portland State University, a Licensed Professional Counselor in Oregon, and a Certified Supervisor of Career Practitioners. She has over two decades of experience as a Counselor Educator. Beyond academia, Tina operates Peterman Career Studio, a private practice offering career and mental health counseling, clinical supervision to career and mental health counselors, and training. Her contributions extend to numerous publications in career counseling and disability studies. Tina is passionate about training career development professionals globally to enhance career development for clients with disabilities.
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Brian Hutchison
Ph.D., LPC, CSCP
Brian Hutchison is Core Faculty of Clinical Mental Health Counseling in the School of Counseling at Walden University. He received his doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision from Pennsylvania State University and has worked as a career, school, and mental health counselor and clinical supervisor. Through his Global Career Guy practice, he specializes in consultation, research, speaking, and training on how career development fosters mental health, school engagement, and social justice. He has worked in more than 50 countries and written more than four dozen publications, including the 12th edition of School to Career and the International Practices of Career Services, Credentials, and Training monograph.
Testimonials
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“Overall — one of the best courses I have ever attended. If you're a career practitioner who supervises, mentors, or trains others, I'd absolutely recommend learning with Tina and Brian.”
— Diane, UK, Higher Education
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“You made the space both challenging and safe. You asked questions that made us think harder and you showed us what good supervision looks like while you were teaching it.”
— Aya, Egypt, Private Practice
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“I believe I have grown so much as a supervisor thanks to you and my classmates.”
— Niamh, New York, USA, Higher Education
The Career Practitioner Supervision Training is the National Career Development Association's 45-hour program for professionals who supervise career practitioners. It combines pre-work, live interactive meetings, journals, case studies, and applied supervision projects, and it is open to professionals in education, workforce development, and related fields, not only licensed counselors.
Register Today
Format: six live 2-hour virtual meetings
Meeting time: Tuesdays 4pm PT / 7pm ET. For participants in East and Southeast Asia, this falls on Wednesday morning: 7am in Vietnam, 8am in Singapore and Hong Kong, and 9am in Korea.
Dates: pre-work begins the week of January 25, 2027. Weekly meetings run on six Tuesdays: February 2, 9, 16, and 23, and March 2 and 9, followed by post-work due April 10, 2027.
Cohort size: limited to 25 participants
Price: $1,400 for the training, paid on this page. The student manual ($300) is purchased separately from NCDA's Career Resource Store and includes a one-year NCDA membership and the CSCP credential application.
Registering from outside the United States?
Registering from outside the United States, or need your organization to pay by invoice or purchase order? Email Tina to request an invoice. Invoices are due within 14 days, and no later than January 18, 2027.
Other questions: tina@petermancs.com.
Cancellation and refund policy
Please publish this policy on the page below the Register section, or as its own page, and link to it from the cancellation policy checkbox at checkout.
To cancel, email tina@petermancs.com. Refunds are issued to the original payment method within 10 business days.
Cancel on or before January 4, 2027: full refund of the $1,400 training fee, minus a $75 administrative fee.
Cancel January 5–24, 2027: 50% refund, or a full credit toward a future cohort within 12 months.
Cancel on or after January 25, 2027 (when pre-work begins): no refund. You may apply a credit toward a future cohort within 12 months.
Substitutions: Organizations may send a different participant at no charge by notifying us before the first meeting.
If we cancel: If the cohort does not run, you will receive a full refund of the training fee, including the administrative fee.
Student manual: You purchase the manual from NCDA, and refunds are subject to NCDA's policies.
No partial refunds are given for missed sessions. We will consider exceptions for medical, disability-related, or family emergencies on a case-by-case basis.