By Rhonda Singer Culturally Intelligent Career Professionals achieve greater client results Cultural Intelligence (CI) makes diversity and inclusion a positive force for enhancing client performance and economic growth.
By Danni Lei Canada is well known throughout the world as a country of multiculturalism with a diverse population. Within the counselling context, it is important to explore and understand an individual’s unique cultural influences. A cultural lens is important for understanding people’s career development, including career planning and decision-making. Within an economically and status…
By Susan Qadeer The increasing diversity in our major cities requires that career counsellors develop and continue to acquire competencies in working with a multicultural population. When working with clients who are very different from ourselves, we will want to rethink some counselling practices that may not be useful across cultures and to incorporate more…
By Dr. Roberta Neault, CCC, RRP Our world is increasingly complex – influenced by a global economy, satellite television, the Internet, and, in Canada, a “cultural mosaic” rather than “melting pot” approach to diversity. In Toronto, Ontario, 25 years ago only “one in seven residents was a visible minority while today the ratio is more…
Career professionals from across Canada are collaborating to set a new standard for practice in the field, an exercise that highlights the pride and professionalism of its members Kathy McDonald and Philip Mondor The contexts in which career development professionals (CDPs) perform their jobs are becoming increasingly complex. As the labour market prioritizes competencies and…
Career professionals need to consider the diverse cultural identities and needs of Muslim jobseekers Walaa Taha Islam is one of the fastest-growing religions in the world, and within Canada, the Muslim population is rapidly expanding. According to the Pew Research Center (2011), Muslims account for 3.2% of the Canadian population, and their global population is…
By Christa Boychuk Career counselling can assist youth with mental illness to challenge cultural scripts and become successful in their careers
By Lisa Taylor A look at employer and veteran perception of workplace style, culture and skill expectation
By Nancy Arthur and Sandra Collins After working with thousands of clients in career counselling over the years, I am grateful for the lessons they have taught me about using theory in practice. Sometimes I thought that my theoretical orientation really supported clients well in their career exploration and decision-making. However, there were other times…
Practitioners can help students leverage their resilience and cultural capital in career planning Candace Stewart-Smith, Jessie Eulenberg and Kathleen Clarke The limited Canadian literature on international students and career development tends to focus on deficit factors. These deficit factors might include cultural barriers (e.g. language barriers), lack of relational networks and perceived employer biases that…
