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Dr. Sally Gelardin is author and editor of books, journals, print and online newsletters, articles, social media, and manuals. She authored three books,  contributed to eight books, and wrote over 100 published articles.

Career & Caregiving: Empowering the Shadow Workforce of Family Caregivers

As our population ages, the time has come to empower the shadow workforce – the over-worked, underpaid population of family caregivers.  This wonderful book provides a unique and powerful contribution of care to caregivers—highly recommended.

- Dean Ornish, M.D.
Founder and President, Preventive Medicine Research Institute
Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
author, The Spectrum

Excerpt:

Do traffic jams drive you crazy?  It’s just going to get worse, unless we do something about it now.  Similarly, it makes sense for communities to prepare for eldercare long before baby-boomer traffic causes a major bottleneck on the roads, in the hospitals, in the housing market, in the family, and in the workforce.

The time has come to empower the “shadow workforce” – the overworked, underpaid population of family caregivers.

Like other life and career roles, caregiving is an opportunity for learning, for enhancing the care of loved ones, for self-care, and for deepening family relationships.

You are invited to journey through these pages to pick up whatever life lessons you would like to carry and to leave behind baggage that you no long find useful for your career, caregiving, and care-receiving journey.

 

 

The Mother Daughter Relationship: Activities for Promoting Lifework Success

Mother-daughter relationships may be among the most complicated, enduring and influential relationships imaginable.  Daughters may see their mothers as role models to emulate, and at the very same time, as figures in cautionary tales, figures whose behavior must be avoided at all costs.  Mothers may see their daughters as the opportunity to re-do their lives, creating new scenarios of success in areas in which they feel they have failed.  Or they may see their daughters as having opportunities unavailable to them for a variety of circumstances in their own lives...In developing her ideas, Dr. Gelardin draws on current scholarship in career development, her substantial research into mother-daughter relationships and careers, and her own life experiences. 

Deborah P. Bloch, PhD

Professor of Education, Emerita, Department of Leadership Studies, Organization & Leadership Program, University of San Francisco

Excerpt:

Yoga teaches us to pare away the inessential and hone in on the core of an experience.  On the Fourth of July, Annie, my Pilates teacher,  combined her class with a Yoga class.  Just as Annie deftly combined two body-mind classes, Yoga and Pilates, into a “Yoga-latte” class, so I seek to synthesize life with work.  This means working and conducting my personal life in a sane way that incorporates a healthy body, mind, and spirit.  I am not only concerned about how I am leading my life, but also what kind of example I am setting for my daughter.

By reading my story and performing the activities at the end of selected chapters, you have an opportunity to make sense out of your story and to reflect upon what you would like to pass down to your daughter or to other young women.

Starting and Growing a Business In the New Economy

I like this book, a lot! I like it because more and more workers these days are attracted to the idea of running their own business, but lack lessons in how to do that. Now, however, they can listen in, as it were, to interviews with people who have gone down the road before them, successful, articulate, smart, reflective people talking about how they started their own business. (I know two-thirds of them personally). Required reading, if you are even thinking about starting your own business.

- Richard N. Bolles, author, What Color Is Your Parachute? (9 million copies in print) 

Excerpt:

Entrepreneurs learn from their own experiences, and maybe more importantly, from the experiences of other successful entrepreneurs. The key value of this monograph is that, collectively, it contains wisdom gained from literally hundreds of years of career development entrepreneurial experience.

If you are thinking about becoming a career entrepreneur, or if you are in the midst of growing a business, I invite you to “play ball” in the entrepreneurial playing field.  You are welcome to join in this competitive, but exhilarating ballpark, where dreams become reality through long shots, foul balls, frequent strikeouts, far-reading catches, dust and grime, trial and error, and an occasional home run.  As the quintessential “Job Joggler,” I invite you to throw your balls into the air and practice the entrepreneurial juggling act under the tutelage of experts.  May you find peace and purpose between the rising and falling.

ADDITIONAL PUBLICATIONS

  • Over 76 articles on LinkedIn (2016 to present)

  • Editing and production, Career Planning and Adult Development Newsletter (July-August, 2017)

  • Writing, editing, and production, AgeSong Today:  AgeSong Institute and Bay Area Communities Online Journal (January, 2012 - present).

  • Writing, editing, and production, We Are AgeSong quarterly newsletter (January 2012 – September 2012). 

  • Writing, editing, and production, Bayside Park Senior monthly newsletter and Lakeside Park Senior monthly newsletter (October, 2012).

  • Writing, editing, and production, AgeSong at Bayside Park monthly newsletter and AgeSong at LakeSide Park monthly newsletter (January - September, 2012).

  • Writing, editing, and production, AgeSong International Visitors Guide and Volunteer Guide (April - August, 2012).

  • Guest Editor of the Career Planning and Adult Development Journal on the topic of “Making a Career of Counseling and Advising Caregivers” (Winter 2007 - 2008).

  • Guest Editor of the Career Planning and Adult Development Journal on the topic of “Family Influences on Career Choice and Success” (Summer, 2001)

  • Editor of textbooks, manuals, booklets, and newsletters for following organizations: (a) University of San Francisco, College of Professional Studies; (b) Massachusetts Department of Education; (c) Houghton Mifflin Company; and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 

JOURNAL & MAGAZINE ARTICLES

  • Gelardin, S. (June 8, 2017).  Now is the Time for the Senior Living Industry to Get Better.

  • Gelardin, S.  (March 7, 2017).  Slow Down: A Lesson from Caregivers and Millennials. California Health Report,  www.CalHealthReport.org 

  • Gelardin, S. and Shabahangi, N. (2012).  Moving Beyond the DSM:  From Hoarding to Foraging for Memories. Psychotherapy and the Arts Newsletter.Contact:  Healther Hill, Editor, heatherhill@hotkey.net.au

  • Gelardin, S. (2011: Spring). The Role of Memory in Career Development: An Interview with Mark Guterman. Career Developments. National Career Development Association. 27 (5), pp. 3-8

  • Gelardin, S.D., Muscat, E.J. (2010: June).  The Integral Aging Process (IAP): A Holistic, Sustainable Approach to Personal Development for Boomers and Beyond". Interbeing. 4 (1)

  • Gelardin, S.D., Muscat, E.J. (Summer, 2010).  Exploring the Concept of "Slow Career".VISTA. American Counseling Association.

  • Gelardin, S.D., Muscat, E.J., Whitty, M.D. (2010: April). Slow Career: Mapping Out a Slow & Sustainable Lifework Process. Business Renaissance Quarterly. 5 (1).www.brgjournal.com.

  • Gelardin, S. How I Lost and Found My Way through the Virtual Career Jungle. CPAD Journal. Winter, 2009-2010. careernetwork.org.

  • Gelardin, S. (2009: Summer). A Compassionate Career and Caregiving Process for Those in Mid- and Later-Life Transition. Career Development Quarterly. National Career Development Association.

  • Gelardin, S. & Muscat, E. (2009: July). "The Emerging Workforce Caregiving Housing Dilemma."  The Business Renaissance Quarterly, 4 (2). www.brqjournal.com.

ARTICLES IN PRINT AND ONLINE NEWSLETTERS

  • Gelardin, S. (April - June, 2021). Wrote and edited articles, designed and produduced monthly newsletter for Elder Ashram, an innovative assisted lving community.

  • Gelardin, S. (September 26, 2017). Activity Coordinators:  Overworked and Underpaid. Senior Housing Forum.  

  • Gelardin, S. (June 8, 2017).  Now is the Time for the Senior Housing Industry to Get Better.  Senior Housing Forum.

  • Gelardin, S.  (March 7, 2017).  Slow Down: A Lesson from Caregivers and Millennials. California Health Report. 

  • Gelardin, S. (November, 2011).  Highlights Poetics of Caring Day at Upcoming November Conference in San Francisco. Psychotherapy and the Arts.

  • Gelardin, S. (August, 2010).  What Gives Meaning to Your Life? Career Convergence.  National Career Development Association

  • Gelardin, S. (2010: June). "What Motivates You Most - Service, Passion, or Quiescence?"  Published in the Whistlestop Express Newsletter, San Rafael, CA www.theshistlestop.org

  • Gelardin, S. (Spring, 2010). Integral Aging - a Holistic and Synergistic Approach. Life Planning Network Newsletter

  • Gelardin, S. (April 1, 2010). What is a Sawmill without a Forest? Career Convergence.  National Career Development Association

  • Gelardin, S. (February, 2010). Exploring the Concept of Slow Career. Career Convergence.  National Career Development Association

  • Gelardin, S. (January, 2009). Career and Caregiving as It Relates to Private Practice. Career Convergence.  National Career Development Association

  • Gelardin, S. (May/June 2008). Family Caregivers Speak Up. Whistlestop Express. 

  • Gelardin, S. (September 1, 2007). The Seasonal Rhythm of Career Decision-Making. Career Convergence. National Career Development Association

  • Gelardin. S. (July 3, 2006). Career Development Facilitator Work Options. Career Convergence. National Carer Development Association

  • Gelardin, S. (January, 2006). A New Year's Wish for Lonely Stars. San Rafael Chamber of Commerce monthly newspaper

  • Gelardin, S. & Hubbard, P. (March 1, 2006). Learn How to Integrate ePortfolios and Blogs into Distance Career Counseling. Career Convergence. National Career Development Association

  • Gelardin, S. (October 1, 2005). Become Involved in Career-Related Public Policy Planning.Career Convergence.  National Career Development Association

  • Gelardin, S. (May 1, 2005). Behind the Scenes with the NCDA Publications DevelopmentCouncil. Career Convergence.  National Career Development Association

  • Gelardin, S. & Manzi, P. (March 11, 2005). NCDA Professional Development Survey Reveals Member Preferences. Career Convergence. National Career Development Association

  • Gelardin, S. (December 1, 2004). Career Practitioner as Distance Educator:  A Personal Perspective.

  • Gelardin, S. (November 1, 2004). Career Development Associations Are Off and Running. Career Convergence. National Career Development Association

  • Gelardin, S.  "Building a Global Community." Career Convergence, NCDA’s online newsletter

  • Gelardin, S.  (December,  2004). Job Search Strategies On-Line. ACSC Information Exchange

  • Gelardin, S.  (Fall, 2004). A Day in the Life of a GCDF. Center for Credentialing and Education’s GCDF Connection

  • Gelardin, S. (September, 2004). NCDA: Counseling for Bay-Area Individuals Who Were Once Homeless.  ACA Today. American Counseling Association

  • Gelardin, S. (September, 2004). Serve Your Clients, Your Family, and Yourself By Becoming a Community Activist. ACA Today. American Counseling Association

  • Gelardin, S. (October, 2001). “The Value of Connectedness and Lifelong Learning," California Career Development Association newsletter

  • Gelardin, S. (September 1, 2003). Family Lifework Activities Can Help Students Make Career and Educational Choices. Career Convergence.  National Career Development Association

  • Gelardin, S. (July, 2001). CCDA President Promotes The Era of Multicultural Counseling. California Career Development Association newsletter

CONTRIBUTOR TO BOOKS

  • Layout and design, Encounters of a Real Kind (2012).  Editor:  Nader Shabahangi (poetry of AgeSong Institute student interns reflect on their work with elders)

  • Reviewer, Compelling Counseling Interventions: VISTAS 2009. Editors:  Garry R. Walz, Jeanne C. Bleuer, and Richard K. Yep. American Counseling Association

  • Contributor, ACA Encyclopedia of Counseling (2008). American Counseling Association. 800-422-2648.

  • Co-author with Marilyn Harryman of Chapter 27, Staying Current: Using Cybertools To Reach More Students. Editor, Jackie Allen. 21st Century School Counseling (2008). Counseling Outfitters.

  • Author of Introduction, Christner-Lile, D. (2006). Aging in Place: Safely living in your "Home Sweet Home" until you're 100 Plus.

  • Contributor, Kiernan, B.J. (2006). Behind the School Wall:  Secrets Revealed by an Insider!

  • Contributor, Mann, M.A. & Bombela-Tobias, M. (2005). The Complete Job Search Guide for Latinos (Barron’s Educational Series).

  • Cited numerous times in Chope, R. (2005) Family Matters:  The Influence of the Family in Career Decision Making. Counseling Outfitters

  • Author of Women's Stories:  Writing Our Own Stories and Reading Other Women's Stories Can Help Us Thrive in These Challenging and Uncertain Times.  (2002). Edited & developed by Garry R. Walz, Richard Knowdell, Chris Kirkman. Thriving in Challenging and Uncertain Times. EIRC/CASS, University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

  • Author of After Trauma, Rebuild a life through Career Narratives (2001). Edited & developed by Garry R. Walz, Richard Knowdell, Chris Kirkman. Staying Innovative and Change-Focused in the New Economy. EIRC/CASS, University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

BOOK REVIEWS

  • Gelardin, S. (December, 2010). Creating Careers with Confidence

  • Gelardin, S. (Summer, 2010). Conversations with Ed. Whistlestop Silver Express. San Rafael, CA

  • Gelardin, S. (December 1, 2007). Experiential Activities, Volume Two.  Career Convergence. National Career Development Association

  • Gelardin, S. (April 1, 2006). Human Resources From the Inside Out. Career Convergence. National Career Development Association 

  • Gelardin, S. (June 1, 2005). Knowledge Nomads and the Nervously Employed. Career Convergence. National Career Development Association

  • Gelardin, S. (November 1, 2004). The Authentic Career.  Career Convergence. National Career Development Association

KITS

  • Designed and produced Caregiver Kits for caregivers and for the professionals who support them (2009 - present)

  • Designed and produced Entrepreneur Kits for aspiring and current entrepreneurs and for the professionals who support them (2007).