Greenwood System
HOLISTIC CAREER COUNSELING
Providing Direction, Focus, and Career Satisfaction!
The Greenwood System™ is the most comprehensive career counseling process and report available to counselors today. The GS120™ assessment takes into account clients’ interests, values, personalities, and abilities to match them with their best fit career options. Counselors using the Greenwood System guide clients through a Self-Exploration, a Career Exploration, and develop an Action Plan for moving forward.
Who We Serve
Programs and Schools
We train and provide assessments and summative reports for young adult transition programs, adolescent programs, schools, and tutoring organizations.
Counselors
We train and support counselors who are working with transitioning adolescents, young adults, and adults. Let our process, assessment, report, and consultation lead to better outcomes with your clients.
Individuals
If you are looking to identify potential career directions or looking to transition to another career, you can work with a Greenwood System™ associate or choose from the many Greenwood System™ trained counselors.
Research Supported Evidence Based Model
Career Development Quarterly, showed the Greenwood System™ to be:
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Effective
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Approval
Why the Greenwood System™?
Frequently Asked Questions
Who can use the Greenwood System™?
The Greenwood System can be used by multiple populations:
Programs and educational institutions can use the Greenwood System’s holistic career counseling model, assessment, and report to help their clients identify and pursue career goals.
Counselors in private practice can use the Greenwood System to help their clients.
Individuals can find trained Greenwood System counselors who will take them through the process and help them create an Action Plan that will put them on the path to career fulfillment.
How do I become a Greenwood System™ counselor or program?
Contact us to register for training to become certified in the Greenwood System. Training involves online videos and in-person (Zoom) case studies.
How long does it take to go through the Greenwood System™ with a client?
Typically it takes the client 75 minutes to complete the GS120™ online assessment. The Self-Exploration, Career Exploration, and Action Plan development phases take anywhere from 3 to 8 hours depending on how involved the counselor is in certain aspects of the process.
How can I as an individual go through the Greenwood System™?
If you are an individual who needs holistic career counseling, there are a number of trained GS counselors here or contact us to go through it with a Greenwood Associate.
How is the Greenwood System™ supported by current research?
The Greenwood System™ has been in development since 1987 and was formalized in 2003 by Dr. Janet Greenwood in the publication “An Investigation of the Validity of a Multivariate Career Decision-Making Model.” A peer reviewed 2008 article in Career Development Quarterly, showed the Greenwood System™ was 85% effective with a 95% approval rating.
About Us
Daniel Greenwood, Ed.D, M.Ed.
Dr. Dan Greenwood is a career and educational counselor who has held senior administrative and teaching positions in independent schools for over 30 years across the country. Dr. Greenwood received his Bachelor’s degree from the University of New Hampshire and his Master’s and Doctorate degrees from the University of Virginia. He has also presented at many conferences, has authored the book, Action in the Classroom, and speaks widely about career and educational counseling.
Beth Greenwood, B.A., UCLA College Counseling Cert.
Beth Greenwood is a career and educational counselor with over 30 years as a Director of Admission and a teacher in independent schools. She holds a certificate with distinction in College Counseling from the University of California Los Angeles. She is an Associate Member of the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA). Beth received her Bachelor’s degree from Bates College in Lewiston Maine.
Janet Greenwood, Ph.D, M.Ed., C.E.P
Dr. Janet Greenwood is a psychologist with over 40 years experience in career and educational counseling. She is the founder of the Greenwood System™ and the Greenwood Associates Classification System™. Dr. Greenwood has taught at several universities and conducted some of the most effective research into career and personality fit.
Testimonials
It has been my pleasure to collaborate with the Greenwood System to provide my UCLA Extension students access to their career assessment. In addition to creating a quality, accurate assessment, the Greenwood System has proven to be an excellent resource for both my students and for me to further understand the mechanisms, pedagogies, and philosophies behind career assessment tools.
I like the Greenwood System assessment because of the in depth questions and the holistic approach of not just looking at interests but also personality, abilities, and values.
I like the Greenwood System for my students because I get a better picture of the student’s personality and more career ideas. It is a more comprehensive assessment, and it did not seem as easy to manipulate. The report is also more detailed and has more information for the client to read to learn about him or herself.
Thank you for the Greenwood System! I’ve got a good idea on what I’ll go after, and multiple resources now to explore my other potentials. The assessment process was absolutely fantastic and I appreciate the depth to which it uncovered my true potential. Best process I’ve ever been through, so again, thank you. You all are doing good work, so keep it up.
I really, really like the Greenwood System. I felt like the assessment itself was very engaging because it asked questions in a variety of different formats. I also appreciate that it took into consideration interests, abilities, personality, and values. I feel like the results were very detailed and told me a lot about myself. I also like the emphasis on the importance of grit in determining future success.