Welcome to the website for the Connecticut Career Counseling and Development Association (CCCDA). We provide a wide variety of resources designed to support professional career counselors in their work with clients. Graduate students interested in the career counseling field will also benefit from the information available on this site.

Mission Statement: The purpose of the CCCDA shall be to promote a greater understanding of the meaning of work and careers, to foster career development over the life span, and to establish, support, and improve standards for professional service in the field of career guidance and counseling in Connecticut.

These principles are demonstrated through coordination of professional development workshops, connections with elected officials, yearly activities to celebrate Career Development Month in November, and session presentations at the annual CCA conference.

CCCDA Membership Benefits

• Professional Development Workshops provide the opportunity to learn state of the art counseling approaches. Please visit Workshops to learn more about our current workshop schedule.
• Networking Connections facilitate communication between fellow career counselors in a wide variety of counseling specialties and work settings.
• Annual Membership Directory to assist with networking contacts.
• Skill Development Opportunities allow members to extend and strengthen skills in event planning, management, budgeting, financial planning, and public speaking while serving in a Board of Directors position.
• Internet Resources house centralized web-based information that is most helpful when working with clients in all settings.
• Mentoring for graduate students and new professionals. Certain members have agreed to help counselors-in-training learn more about their work settings and the requirements for entry. Mentoring is designed to ease a new professional’s entry into this field.
• Scholarships are available to current graduate students to assist in meeting the expense of attending professional development events.
• Internship and Practicum Sites are available to qualified graduate students. Click here

Interested in membership in CCCDA?

Please click here to JOIN NOW. All members of CCCDA are also members of the Connecticut Counseling Association (CCA). Please indicate your interest in joining CCCDA by checking the CCCDA box under CCA Primary Associations.