Winter 2011

A Quarterly Publication of ContactPoint

 What’s New – Updates and Information from ContactPoint and CERIC

This Issue’s Theme: The Balancing Act Intentional Practice: Using Self-Reflection to Enhance Career Satisfaction by Joanne Elliott and Jessica Gregg Measuring Up Your HEART: A Goal-Setting Tool by Melissa Macfarlane Working the Balance by Ahniko Handford Lose Your Stress in Just Ten Minutes? by Lynn Fraser Back to Work: Mom’s Work/Life Balance Tips by Diana Jolly Let Your Strengths be Your Guide by Patricia Rawson Getting into the “Green Zone”: Being Ready for Effective Career and Life Conversations by Jayne Greene-Black and Mark Franklin Juggling Act: Work/Life Balance and the Self-Employed Career Practitioner by Stephanie Clark Employee Engagement is HERE! by Betty Woodman Happiness and the Helping Professional  by Leigh Anne Saxe Career Wellness by David Lindskoog Achieving Balance in Life by Ken Keis What’s the Real Problem with “Balance”? It’s Not Sustainable by Dr. Roberta Neault and Deirdre Pickerell Nurturing Well-Being in the Employment Sector Workplace by Tricia Bowler-Archambault

Other Points of Interest: Career Portfolios: Creating Your Career Collage by Gabriella Fermo Hiring Trends on Campus: A Report from CACEE by Jennifer Ricci We Don’t Need to be Babysat: Persons with Disabilities an Untapped Talent Pool by Chris Cook       Submit an article to The Bulletin. Email contactpoint@ceric.ca or see our contributor guidelines for more information.

   Regular Features:

• Research: The Intersection Between Mental Health and Career Counselling: An Ongoing Discussion by Barbara Smith

• New Programs & Initiatives: Building Resilience by Louisa Jewell and Shannon M. Polly

• Continuing the Conversation: Giving a Face to Campus Career Services by Laura Henshaw
  (a response to our Fall 2010 issue on Social Media)

• Conference Sketch: Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Career Practitioners 2010 by Renee Pike
• Conference Sketch: Association of Career Professionals International Annual Conference by Heather Turnbull
  
  
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ContactPoint is a program of CERIC and supported by The Counselling Foundation of Canada.