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Tri-State Defender: “Doctor of Hope” Helps Students Make Career Connections

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Published: July 30, 2010 under Archived Coaching News

July 29, 2010 – Shirley Jackson – Tri-State Defender – Memphis, TN, US

Alaya Spivey, a student a Trezevant High, stood at the front of the room and locked in on the voice of Dr. Brenda Caldwell. Spivey has aspirations of becoming a pediatrician and Caldwell has tools to help her and others achieve such dreams.

Caldwell – known as “Dr. B.” and the “Doctor of Hope” – is a psychologist, author, program developer, life coach and president/CEO of B. Caldwell Consulting. She spoke to Memphis City Schools students last week (July 23rd) during the Career Academy Connections’ 2010 Summer Internship Workshop at the Holiday Inn at the University of Memphis.

With an intensity that was magnetic and a sincerity that moved Spivey to tears, Caldwell worked through Spivey to demonstrate must-take steps toward achieving goals. She put a doctor’s lab coat on Spivey and placed a stethoscope around her neck, adding to the creative visualization experience.

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