The third installment of CERIC’s Texttalks podcast with leading contributors to its new textbook features an interview with Mark Franklin. The practice leader of CareerCycles, Franklin developed the CareerCycles method of practice. He trains professionals in the method and offers a Holistic Narrative Career Professional designation. Franklin also hosts the weekly Career Buzz radio show.

Topics covered in the podcast include:

• How the CareerCycles narrative approach is different from more traditional assessments

• Engaging the client as an expert storyteller

• The role of the career professional in helping to reframe negatives as positives

Each 30-minute episode has an author providing insights on their chapter in the text and discussing their thoughts on the state of career development in Canada.

CERIC’s new textbook, Career Development Practice in Canada: Perspectives, Principles and Professionalism, is the country’s first comprehensive career development textbook. It has been designed to be a learning tool for students, a resource for educators and a reference for career practitioners in the field.