Affiliation: Radford University
Email: jjliptak@radford.edu

Biography

John J. Liptak is the Associate Director of Career Services and adjunct instructor in the Counselor Education Department at Radford University. He received his Ed.D. (1990) in Counselor Education from Virginia Tech. He has worked in a variety of settings including a federal prison, a mental health center, a job training program, and now in higher education.

At Radford University, he works with college students entering internships or preparing for graduation and entrance in the workplace. Through individual coaching sessions, workshops, and classroom presentations he helps students develop the emotional intelligence skills they need to be effective in the world-of-work. He teaches an online senior-level course that teaches emotional intelligence skills to graduating seniors.

His current research focus is in several areas: emotional intelligence training for students transitioning from college to the workplace, and the quantitative and qualitative assessment of emotional intelligence, and conscientiousness as an emotional intelligence measure. John’s research has resulted in five published books for practitioners on EI topics including The Life Skills IQ Test: 10 Self-Quizzes to Measure Your Practical Intelligence; The Self-Esteem Program: Inventories, Activities, & Educational Handouts; The Social Skills Program: Inventories, Activities, & Educational Handouts; The Stress Management Program: Inventories, Activities, & Educational Handouts; and The Anger Management Workbook: Self-Assessments, Exercises, & Educational Handouts.

He has published a number of scientific articles on emotional intelligence, and he frequently conducts national and international workshops on assessment-related topics, career development, and emotional intelligence. He is also the author of twenty career counseling and job search assessments that are used in schools, businesses and community agencies around the world. One of his assessments, the Job Survival and Success Scale, helps people become more emotionally intelligent as they transition from school to the workplace. In addition to his research interests, John consults with a wide variety of organizations on topics such as lifeskills program development, lifeskills IQ training, and assessment development.

John resides in Radford, Virginia with his wife Kathy, and their Shih Tzu named “MacKenzie.”

Articles

Liptak, J. J. (2005). Using emotional intelligence to help students succeed in the workplace. Journal of Employment Counseling, 42, 172-180.

Liptak, J.J. (2005). Emotional intelligence and success in the workplace. ACPA Career Watch Spring/Summer 2005.

Books

Liptak, J.J. ( 2007). The Life Skills IQ Test: 10 self-quizzes to measure your practical intelligence. New York, NY: Penguin Publishing.

Liptak, J.J., & Leutenberg, E. ( 2007). The Anger & Aggression Workbook: Self-Assessments, Exercises & Educational Handouts. Duluth, MN: Whole Person Associates.

Liptak, J.J. (2005). The Stress Management Program: Inventories, Activities, and Educational Handouts. Plainview, NY: Wellness Reproductions & Publishing.

Liptak, J.J. (2004). The Social Skills Program: Inventories, Activities, and Educational Handouts. Plainview, NY: Wellness Reproductions & Publishing.

Liptak, J.J., Khalsa, K.L., & Leutenberg, E. (2002). The Self-Esteem Program: Inventories, Activities, and Educational Handouts. Plainview, NY: Wellness Reproductions & Publishing.

Leutenberg, E., & Liptak, J.J.  (2008).  The Communication Skills Workbook: Self-Assessments, Exercises & Educational Handouts.  Duluth, MN: Whole Person Associates.

Leutenberg, E., & Liptak, J.J.  (2009).  The Successful Team-Building Workbook: Self-Assessments, Exercises & Educational Handouts.  Duluth, MN: Whole Person Associates.

Leutenberg, E., & Liptak, J.J.  (2010).  The Personal & Intimate Relationship Skills Workbook: Self-Assessments, Exercises & Educational Handouts.  Duluth, MN: Whole Person Associates.

Leutenberg, E., & Liptak, J.J.  (2010).  The Conflict Management Skills Workbook: Self-Assessments, Exercises & Educational Handouts.  Duluth, MN: Whole Person Associates

Leutenberg, E., & Liptak, J.J.  (2010).  Coping With Anxiety Workbook: Facilitator Reproducible Guided Self-Exploration Activities.  Duluth, MN: Whole Person Associates.

Leutenberg, E., & Liptak, J.J.  (2011).  Teen Choices Workbook: Facilitator Reproducible Self-Assessments, exercises, & educational Handouts.  Duluth, MN: Whole Person Associates.

Leutenberg, E., & Liptak, J.J.  (2011).  Teen Friendship Workbook: Facilitator Reproducible Self-Assessments, exercises, & educational Handouts.  Duluth, MN: Whole Person Associates.

Leutenberg, E., & Liptak, J.J.  (2011).  Teen Aggression & Bullying Workbook: Facilitator Reproducible Self-Assessments, exercises, & educational Handouts.  Duluth, MN: Whole Person Associates.

Leutenberg, E., & Liptak, J.J.  (2011).  Teen Anger Workbook: Facilitator Reproducible Self-Assessments, exercises, & educational Handouts.  Duluth, MN: Whole Person Associates.

Leutenberg, E., & Liptak, J.J.  (2011).  Coping With Change Workbook: Facilitator Reproducible Guided Self-Exploration Activities.  Duluth, MN: Whole Person Associates.

Leutenberg, E., & Liptak, J.J.  (2012).  Coping With Difficult People Workbook: Facilitator Reproducible Guided Self-Exploration Activities.  Duluth, MN: Whole Person Associates.

Liptak, J.J., & Leutenberg, E.  (2012).  Teen Resiliency-Building Workbook: Facilitator Reproducible Guided Self-Exploration Activities.  Duluth, MN: Whole Person Associates.