The book has been designed to be a learning tool for students, a resource for educators and a reference for career practitioners in the field.
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With a Foreward by Norman Amundson, contributors are internationally recognized experts and thought leaders in the career development field in Canada including: Phil Jarvis, Roberta A. Neault, Nancy Arthur, Bryan Hiebert and Kris Magnusson.
Featuring 22 chapters in 7 sections:
Includes: Stop-and-Reflect moments to apply the material; a glossary of key terms; references with web links; discussion and activities for individuals and groups; and resources and supplementary readings.
Created for use in curriculum and training by:
Texttalks is a series of monthly discussions with authors of CERIC’s new Career Development Practice in Canada textbook. We bring you insights from thought leaders in the career development field.
Phil is the Director of Global Partnerships at Career Cruising, which provides career exploration and planning resources to over 20,000 schools, libraries and employment centres. As the author of CHOICES in the late 1970s, Phil was an early pioneer of computer-based career exploration and planning. He also co-authored Blueprint for Life/Work Designs and co-created The Real Game Series. His programs have helped millions of students transition from school to success.
Phil’s chapter in the Career Development Practice in Canada textbook is “Career Development: Key to Economic Development.”
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Roberta Neault is President of Life Strategies Ltd. Roberta is an award-winning career counsellor and counsellor-educator. She is the co-author of the Career Engagement model, and has written many practical guides and workbooks for career practitioners and clients in transition. She is also the Associate Dean of the Faculty of Behavioural Sciences at Yorkville University, and she divides her time between teaching, counselling/coaching, research, writing and presentations within Canada and around the globe.
Roberta’s chapter in the Career Development Practice in Canada textbook is “Theoretical Foundations of Career Development.” She recently completed a term as editor of the Journal of Employment Counseling and the final issue under her leadership was “Thoughts on Theories” — a compilation of new articles from authors of many of the theories referenced in her chapter in the textbook.
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Mark Franklin is practice leader of CareerCycles. He developed the CareerCycles method of practice and trains career professionals in the method, towards the Holistic Narrative Career Professional designation. He presents nationally and internationally and hosts the weekly Career Buzz radio show. Prior to leading CareerCycles, Mark worked as a career counsellor at the University of Toronto and York University, where he redeployed many transferable skills from his earlier career in engineering and management consulting.
Mark’s chapter in the Career Development Practice in Canada textbook is “CareerCycles: A Holistic and Narrative Method of Practice.”
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Sandra Boyd is a principal and career solutions lead in the Toronto head office of Knightsbridge. Sandra specializes in Career Management, Career Transition, and the Four Generations in the Workplace. She is the author of The Hidden Job Market and co-author of The Flexible Thinker Guide to Extreme Career Performance.
Kim Spurgeon is a vice president at Knightsbridge. She is a certified coach who specializes in career management, career transition, and executive coaching. Kim and Sandra successfully developed and now co-lead the Knightsbridge career management practice.
Sandra and Kim’s chapter in the Career Development Practice in Canada textbook is on “Lifelong Career Management.”
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Dr Nancy Arthur is a Professor and Associate Dean Research, Educational Studies in Counselling Psychology, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary. She began her education in a one-room school house in Southern Ontario and those early years sparked curiosity about diversity and social justice. Nancy co-authored the award-winning book Culture-Infused Counselling. She is also a registered psychologist and works with clients in private practice.
Her chapter in the Career Development Practice in Canada textbook (along with Athabasca University’s Sandra Collins) is on “Diversity and Social Justice.”
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Bryan Hiebert is a Professor Emeritus of Education, University of Calgary, and Adjunct Professor in Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies at the University of Victoria. He is a member of the Canadian Working Group on Evidence-Based Practice in Career Development and part of the co-ordinating team for Prove It Works, an international initiative aimed at demonstrating the value of career development programs and services.
Kris Magnusson is a Professor of Counselling Psychology and Dean of the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University. He is also a founding member of the Canadian Research Working Group on Evidence-Based Practice in Career Development, dedicated to improving the evidence base for the impact that career services have at individual, community, social and economic levels.
Their chapter in the Career Development Practice in Canada textbook looks at how practitioners and the career development field as a whole can show that what they do makes a difference.
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While books in career counselling are myriad, this book orients the reader through an informed, scholarly inquiry into the Canadian context. The editors have done a remarkable job of garnering contributions from a selection of Canadian researchers, educators, and practitioners. The result is a thorough, sensible, comprehensive resource in career development that will interest and instruct students, educators, and practitioners. This book will serve to sustain and facilitate our vibrant career development profession.
MILDRED CAHILL, Professor, Faculty of Education, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Over the past decade, as a career counsellor educator, I have had to piece together diverse resources to meet the needs of the learners. No more! Now we have a comprehensive text focused on Canadian career development, one that eloquently articulates multiple perspectives, established principles, and standards of professional practice. This book is a must read.
Career Development Practice in Canada is the first comprehensive Canadian book to offer the insights of researchers, educators, and practitioners on the key issues related to the theory and practice of life-long career development in Canada. It will go a long way toward moving career development theory and practice forward in our country.
Career Development Practice in Canada should be part of the professional library of everyone working in the Canadian career development field. The book provides an excellent cross section of different ways to view the practice of career development, issues that should be addressed when working with clients, and how to address those issues with clients. It is unusual to find a comprehensive book that contains such a good balance between theory and practice, and to my knowledge this is the only book that so completely describes what Canadians are doing. Canada has a very positive reputation internationally in the career development community and this book makes it clear why that positive reputation exists.
