Montgomery County Commission for Women Counseling & Career Center
401 N Washington Street, Suite 100
Rockville, MD 20850
(240) 777-8300
The Montgomery County Commission for Women Counseling and Career Center provides a broad scope of services designed to help women with life and work transitions. Services at the Center include:
- individual counseling on personal and work-related issues
- couples counseling
- workshops on a wide range of topics
- vocational and personality testing
- a legal call-back program
- information on and referral to other resources in the community
- use of the Center's library
Counseling, by appointment only, is provided by the Center's highly qualified professional staff.
Fees for workshops and counseling are affordable for most. An income-based sliding fee scale is available for Montgomery County residents. Some services are offered in both English and Spanish.
Upcoming events at this location
| Tue, Mar 16 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm more info | Managing Your Emotions at Work Managing your emotions doesn't mean denying their existence or ignoring them, but instead learning how to channel them productively. Learn how to become more aware of your emotions, how they affect they way you think and act, and how others react to you. $20, payable at registration; early registration recommended. To register or for more information, call 240-777-8300 or visit our website. |
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| Tue, Mar 16 7:00 pm - 8:45 pm more info | Divorce Legal Seminar, Part I (non-child-related issues) Attorney-led overview of grounds for divorce, spousal support, property distribution, settlement agreements, choosing an attorney, and methods of dispute-resolution other than litigation. [Child-related issues covered in Divorce Legal Seminar, Part II, on April 23, 2010.] Offered monthly. $20, payable at registration; early registration recommended. To register or for more information, visit our website or call 240-777-8300. There is a $5 materials fee for the purchase of "A Woman's Guide to the Separation and Divorce Process in Maryland." If you already have a copy, bring it to the seminar. |
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| Fri, Mar 19 10:30 am - 12:30 pm more info | Strong Interest Inventory The Strong Interest Inventory is one of the most respected and widely-used career planning instruments in the world and is recommended for anyone making decisions about occupational choice, career direction or job satisfaction. It will provide you with a profile of your vocational interests, characteristics, occupations and optimal career choices that seem best suited to you. [Offered monthly.] Two sessions: March 19, 2009 (test) and April 9, 2010 (group interpretation of test results). $50, payable at registration; early registration recommended. To register or for more information, visit our website or call 240-777-8300. |
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| Fri, Mar 19 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm more info | Basic Interviewing Techniques It's important to know all the rulse of interviewing so you can get the position you're looking for. Learn what to say, how to rehearst, perform and follow up. We'll also discuss tips and strategies you can use to ensure that your next job interview is successful. $20, payable at registration; early registration recommended. To register or for more information, visit our website or call 240-777-8300. |
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| Tue, Mar 23 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm more info | Communicating at Work with Tact and Credibility When you're overwhelmed or stressed, do you blow up or react with poise and professionalism. How well you communicate can influence how others view you and your work performance. Learn how to handle difficult situations diplomatically to enhance your credibility and rapport with others at work. $20, payable at registration; early registration recommended. To register or for more information, visit our website or call 240-777-8300. |
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| Tue, Mar 23 7:00 pm - 8:45 pm more info | Divorce Legal Seminar, Part II (child-related issues) Attorney-led overview of legal and physical custody, visitation, child support, and health insurance. [Non-child-related issues covered in Divorce Legal Seminar, Part I, on April 9, 2010.] Offered monthly. $20, payable at registration; early registration recommended. There is a $5 materials fee for the purchase of "A Woman's Guide to the Separation and Divorce Process in Maryland." If you already have a copy, bring it to the seminar. |
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| Wed, Mar 24 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm more info | Loving Yourself as You Are: Building a Healthy Body Image Women are under pressure to measure up to certain unreasonable social and cultural ideas of beauty, often resulting in negative feelings about their bodies. In this interative workshop, you'll learn to celebrate and appreciate your natural body image and transform your negative self-defeating thoughts into positive self-acceptance. $20, payable at registration; early registration recommended. To register or for more information, visit our website or call 240-777-8300. |
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| Thu, Mar 25 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm more info | Your Myers-Briggs Type and Your Career We'll discuss how your Myers-Briggs type can affect your career decisions and how your MBTI results can help you achieve greater career satisfaction. This workshop also can help you select a new career or job or change your career or job. Prerequisite: Must have taken the Myers Briggs Type Indicator assessment. Bring your MBTI results to the workshop. $20, payable at registration; early registration recommended. To register or for more information, visit our website or call 240-777-8300. |
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| Fri, Mar 26 10:00 am - 3:00 pm more info | Building Self-Esteem for Work and Life Self-esteem is like good nutrition: the more of it you have, the healthier and stronger you are. This day-long workshop introduces you to strategies for knowing and claiming your self-worth and abilities. $40, payable at registration; early registration recommended. To register or for more information, visit our website or call 240-777-8300. |
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| Mon, Mar 29 10:00 am - 1:00 pm more info | Setting Boundaries at Work and Home If your feel guilty when you say "no" or often feel torn between your job and your family, you may be experiencing boundary problems. Learn skills to help you become more adept at setting boundaries. $30, payable at registration; early registration recommended. To register or for more information, visit our website or call 240-777-8300. |
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| Tue, Mar 30 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm more info | A Woman's Guide to Self-Promotion Self-promotion is an essential tool to broadening and expanding your career opportunities. When you promote yourself, you not only acknowledge your achievements with self-confidence and self-respect, you also help your supervisors and others see you as important to your organization and worthy of promotion. Come to this interactive workshop and learn the strategies and techniques of positive self-promotion for woemn in today's workplace. $20, payable at registration; early registration recommended. To register or for more information, visit our website or call 240-777-8300. |
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| Wed, Apr 7 7:00 pm - 8:45 pm more info | Strong Interest Inventory The Strong Interest Inventory is one of the most respected and widely-used career planning instruments in the world and is recommended for anyone making decisions about occupational choice, career direction or job satisfaction. It will provide you with a profile of your vocational interests, characteristics, occupations and optimal career choices that seem best suited to you. [Offered monthly.] Two sessions: April 7(test) and April 28, 2010 (group interpretation of test results). $50, payable at registration; early registration recommended. To register or for more information, visit our website or call 240-777-8300. |
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| Fri, Apr 9 10:00 am - 12:00 pm more info | Divorce Legal Seminar, Part I (non-child-related issues) Attorney-led overview of grounds for divorce, spousal support, property distribution, settlement agreements, choosing an attorney, and methods of dispute-resolution other than litigation. [Child-related issues covered in Divorce Legal Seminar, Part II, on April 23, 2010.] Offered monthly. $20, payable at registration; early registration recommended. To register or for more information, visit our website or call 240-777-8300. There is a $5 materials fee for the purchase of "A Woman's Guide to the Separation and Divorce Process in Maryland." If you already have a copy, bring it to the seminar. |
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| Tue, Apr 13 10:00 am - 1:00 pm more info | Assessing Your Career Strengths In this three-hour interactive workshop, you'll explore experiences that have enriched your life and analyze them to identify your most valuable strengths. Through feedback, you'll clarify your strengths and receive suggestions on how best to use them in the workforce. $30, payable at registration; early registration recommended. |
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| Wed, Apr 14 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm more info | Myers-Briggs Type Indicator The Myers-Briggs Type indicator is the world's most trusted and widely-used personality assessment tool. It can help you improve your work and personal relationships by showing you how your preferences affect your career and personal life. Offered monthly. $50, payable at registration; early registration recommended. To register or for more information, visit our website or call 240-777-8300. |
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| Wed, Apr 14 7:00 pm - 8:45 pm more info | Talking with Your Teenager Do you ever find yourself facing a brick wall with your teenager or surrendering to your teen's requests because you're weary or unsure how to say no? Two conflict-resolution professionals who also are parents of teenagers offer guidance how to speak in a way that your teen is more likely to hear, how to encourage your teen to talk with you, and how to say "no" in a way that promotes cooperation. You'll also gain insight on the emotional life of teens and most importantly, be reminded that your teen is a genuinely wonderful person. $20, payable at registration; early registration recommended. Call 240-777-8300 or visit our website. |
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| Thu, Apr 15 10:00 am - 12:00 pm more info | Strengthen Your Resiliency Being resilient means having the ability to bounce back from adversity. Learn how to develop resiliency so you can handle problems with less effort and more confidence. $20, payable at registration; early registration recommended. Call 240-777-8300 or visit our website. |
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| Fri, Apr 16 10:00 am - 12:00 pm more info | Speed Networking This interactive workshop provides you with opportunities to develop and strengthen your networking skills so you can network more confidently. If you have a business card, bring some with you. $20, payable at registration; early registration recommended. To register or for more information, call 240-777-8300 or visit our website. |
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| Tue, Apr 20 10:00 am - 12:00 pm more info | Crucial Conversations: How to discuss imporatnt matters without damaging significant relationships Learn more productive ways to communicate with family members, co-workers and friends, how to recognize when a day-to-day conversation becomes a crucial confersation, and how to be more skilled at interacting effectively. $20, payable at registration; early registration recommended. Call 240-777-8300. |
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| Wed, Apr 21 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm more info | Sus Derechos Legales en el Divorcio [Your Divorce Legal Rights, presented in Spanish] Este seminario, presentado en español, le ayudará a conocer los diferentes aspectos del proceso de separación y divorcio. Se discutirá cómo escoger un abogado, cómo conseguir separación de bienes y la forma de obtener un órden de protección en casos de violencia doméstica. También discutirá cómo obtener la custodia de sus hihos y asistencia para su manutención. Al cierre de la sesión, habrá oportunidad para preguntas y respuestas. Costo: $30, pago necesario cuando se inscriba. |
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| Thu, Apr 22 10:00 am - 12:00 pm more info | Steps to Personal Success Success doesn't happen by accident. It's a learned process that can be planned and achieved by anyone. Come to this workshop and learn important strategies that can lead you to a successful life. $20, payable at registration; early registration recommended. Call 240-777-8300 or visit our website. |
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| Fri, Apr 23 10:00 am - 12:00 pm more info | Divorce Legal Seminar, Part II (child-related issues) Attorney-led overview of legal and physical custody, visitation, child support, and health insurance. [Non-child-related issues covered in Divorce Legal Seminar, Part I, on January 12.] Offered monthly. $20, payable at registration; early registration recommended. There is a $5 materials fee for the purchase of "A Woman's Guide to the Separation and Divorce Process in Maryland." If you already have a copy, bring it to the seminar. |
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| Tue, Apr 27 9:30 am - 12:30 pm more info | The Verbally Abusive Relationship Learn how to recognize the many kinds of verbal abuse, the damage they do to relationships, and strategies you can use to respond to them. $30, payable at registraiton; early registration recommended. Call 240-777-8300 or visit our website. |
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| Tue, Apr 27 10:00 am - 12:00 pm more info | Basic Résumé-Writing This workshop, designed for the inexperienced résumé-writer, covers all the basics you'll need to develop an effective résumé for todays job market. We'll also cover how to complet on-line applications, which so many employers require now. $20, payable at registration; early registration recommended. Call 240-777-8300 or visit our website. |
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| Wed, Apr 28 7:00 pm - 8:45 pm more info | Pro Se/Do-It-Yourself Divorce This attorney-led workshop provides an overview of the pro se legal process for divorce. Pro se can be used only in cases of simple, uncontested divorce: both spouses agree to the divorce, custody and any property settlement arrangements. If you meet these pro se requirements, you can save a great deal of time and money. $20, payable at registration; early registration recommended. To register or for more information, call 240-777-8300 or visit our website. |
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| Wed, Apr 28 7:00 pm - 8:45 am more info | Divorce wthout an Attorney: Pro Se/Do-it-Yourself Divorce This workshop provides an oversight on how to get a divorce without an attorney, or, pro se. The pro se method is used only in cases of simple, uncontested divorce: both spouses agree to the divorce, child custody and any property settlement arrangements. If you're considering divorce, qualify for this method and prefer not to use an attorney, pro se can save you a lot of time and money. $20, payable at registration; early registration recommended. Call 240-77-8300 or visit our website. |
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| Thu, Apr 29 10:00 am - 12:00 pm more info | Advanced Résumé-Writing Learn how to polish your résumé, what's expected to be in it and how to bring it up to 2010 standards. Bring a hard copy of your current résumé to the workshop. $20, payable at registration; early registration recommended. Call 240-777-8300 or visit our website. |
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| Thu, Apr 29 10:00 am - 12:00 pm more info | Create a Positive Living Space on a Tight Budget Learn tips and techniques on how to make your home attractive and relaxing without spending a lot of money. $20, payable at registration; early registration recommended. Call 240-777-8300 or visit our website. |
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| Fri, Apr 30 10:00 am - 12:00 pm more info | Leadership Skills for Women at Work and in the Community This workshop will identify leadership skills you already possess, teach you new tools to enhance your success as a leader, and show you how to put both sets of skills into leadership practice. $20, payable at registration; early registration recommended. Call 240-777-8300 or visit our website. |
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