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Developing a change-ready mindset during the pandemic and beyond

Engaging with client emotion and understanding the context of a change response can help build a strong foundation Karen Begemann The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted many of our perspectives on change and transition. For over a year, we have witnessed and experienced unemployment, businesses shuttering and educational institutions pivoting to online learning. Unprecedented numbers of…
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Meeting to Meet: Adaptive Career Counselling Techniques for Marginalized Clients

By Vivian Hansen My Career Development practicum setting was at the Mustard Seed Street Ministry in Calgary, an agency that is mandated to provide service to homeless and marginalized people.  The organization operates from a Christian-based spiritual practice.  The Mustard Seed provides a multitude of services, including meals and shelter at the most basic level. …

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Top 10: Advancing career development in Canada

We asked people working in career development across Canada: In the next 10 years, what do you think is most needed to advance career development in Canada? Here’s what they had to say. A multi-faceted spectrum of diversity that comes with individuality, where identity diversity and cognitive diversity go hand in hand; where we dedicate…
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2022

Announcing winter-spring webinars: Social Enterprise, Youth Career Development & Clinical Supervision

CERIC along with its partner associations will be offering a variety of webinar series in the next few months to support the career development community on a range of timely topics. The upcoming calendar includes: Exploring Social Enterprise: A Solution to the Challenges of Supportive Employment presented by David Lepage, Buy Social Canada, in partnership…

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2021

Explore the 150+ sessions: Program now available for Cannexus22 conference

The Cannexus22 hybrid program has now been released for both the virtual edition and Ottawa-based in-person version of Canada’s largest Career Development Conference, taking place Jan. 24-26, 2022. The program includes more than 150 sessions that will keep participants current with the latest knowledge, skills and tools as well as help to sustain resilience as we approach two years of the “new normal.” Cannexus brings together professionals across the career and…

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