Publications & Other Products
Denise has authored a number of publications that have been widely-used by Employment and Training professionals and Career Development professionals throughout North America.
Her most recent book, The Wholehearted Journey, is an inspiring guide to finding and nurturing purpose and meaning in our working lives.
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Books
- Beyond Traditional Job Development - This is a timeless book. Having established itself as "the Job Developer's Bible", it presents an astonishingly fresh, innovative, and practical approach to the profession of the Job Developer.
- 30 Ways to Shine as a New Employee - A fun
and inspiring guidebook to for new employees - focusing on the "soft" skills that enhance job performance and retention. - The Wholehearted Journey - Simply put, The Wholehearted Journey is a personal retreat in a book. It is a book of insights gleaned and distilled from a remarkably eclectic array of sources, drawing from the world's great wisdom traditions and culminating in a rich and illuminating guide for living a spirited and wholehearted life.
- Conversations on Citizenship & People-Centered Work - Denise wrote one of the chapters of this book, commenting on issues like Citizenship, Leadership, and Community.
In this video, Denise explains the content and purpose of her most popular publications…
Training Manuals/Curricula
- Cultivating True Livelihood: Work in the 21st Century (out of print) - The following YouTube videos cover the basics of the Curriculum and viewers have found them to contain some great nuggets of insight and perspective from Denise:
- Cultivating True Livelihood (CTL) Overview
- CTL Course 1 - The Spirit to Work
- CTL Course 2 - Knowing Thyself
- CTL Course 3 - Personal Power
- CTL Course 4 - Work Search Planning
- CTL Course 5 - Tools for the Journey
- CTL Course 6 - Researching Options
- CTL Course 7 - Contacting Employers
- CTL Course 8 - Interviewing with Ease
- Developing the New Employee: Retaining and Enhancing a Diverse Workforce (out of print)
- Attitudes and Protocol: Working with People with Disabilities (out of print)
Audio CD's
- Beyond Traditional Job Development (audio version)
- Poems for the Wholehearted Journey
Audio Tapes (Cassette)
- Spirit to Work (currently unavailable)
- Beyond Traditional Job Development on Cassette (currently unavailable)
Video (DVD) Training Programs
- Cultivating the Spirit to Work (currently unavailable)
- Cultivating True Livelihood (currently unavailable)
Newsletter
- True Livelihood Newsletter - No longer being published, Denise’s free electronic newsletter, offered readers a refreshing mix of practical tools and inspirational ideas. It was published several times annually from 2003 – 2019. (Copies of some past issues can be seen by following the link above.)
