2024

Empowering Youth for the Jobs of Today and Tomorrow

FREE SPONSORED WEBINAR SERIES

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  • Valentina Castillo Cifuentes, Research Manage, Youth & Innovation Project, RBC Future Launch
  • Farahnaaz Kanji, Director, Social Impact & Innovation, RBC Future Launch

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  • Mondays, September 23, October 28 & November 25, 2024 | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET (Check your time zone)

Price

  • FREE Sponsored webinar series

Language

  • This webinar series is presented in English with French subtitles available on the recordings

Accessibility

  • This webinar series offered AI-generated live captions available in multiple languages
This webinar series is generously sponsored by RBC Future Launch and offered free of charge for all participants. Learn more about RBC Future Launch and its current work.

French subtitles are available on the recordings of this webinar series.

Webinar overview

The future of work is changing. Youth are motivated and embrace lifelong learning as a key to their success – but they still need support.

Join us for this FREE webinar series from RBC Future Launch to hear from researchers and youth-serving organizations discussing resources focused on supporting Canadian youth with skill development, practical work experiences, networking and mentorship supports.

This 3-part webinar series will cover a range of engaging topics, from scholarships to post-secondary education, to practical tools for youth seeking job experiences and skill development opportunities. Participants will also get the chance to gain insights from research on the labour market and further understand the outcomes for youth participating in career development programming.

Why career professionals should attend

Throughout the series, career practitioners and educators will get the chance to hear from and engage with subject matter experts and sector leaders and get actionable insights on programs and initiatives that have made a significant impact on youth. Participants will be exposed to a diversity of free programs and resources to add to their toolkit. By the end of the series, career development practitioners – especially those working with youth aged 15-29 – will leave with practical knowledge, tools and resources they can apply and share in their work with their young clients.

Webinar N°1 : Insights into the Future of Work

Monday, September 23, 2024, from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm ET

In this webinar, a researcher from the Youth & Innovation Project at the University of Waterloo will share the results of the RBC Young People & Economic Inclusion Longitudinal Study.

  • Learn from research conducted by the Youth & Innovation Project at the University of Waterloo about employment outcomes for youth across Canada participating in career development programming
  • Engage with data-informed insights into young Canadians’ current reality and the future of work
  • Learn from youth directly about their outlook on the future of work
Valentina Cifuentes (1)

Valentina Castillo Cifuentes is the Research Manager at the Youth & Innovation Project. She oversees the design and implementation of the Social and Environmental Impact Research Program and the Economic Impact Research Program, including the RBC Young People & Economic Inclusion Longitudinal Study. Valentina has extensive research experience in social impact measuring and youth program evaluation. She holds a Master of Environmental Studies in Sustainability Management from the University of Waterloo and a sociology degree from the Universidad Diego Portales in Chile.

Webinar N°2 : Opening Doors to Opportunity Through Scholarships

Monday, October 28, 2024, from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm ET

In this webinar, RBC will share the findings of its recently published thought leadership report Untapped Potential: Opening Doors to Opportunity Through Scholarships. You will also learn about the RBC Future Launch suite of scholarships that support access to post-secondary education for youth who remain underrepresented in colleges and universities. 

  • Understand the barriers youth face in accessing scholarships for post-secondary education
  • Discover how career development professionals can play a role in supporting youth navigating the ecosystem of scholarships
  • Explore collaboration opportunities across sectors to better support youth to access and benefit from scholarships
Farahnaaz Kanji (2)

Farahnaaz Kanji is passionate about empowering the next generation and strives to make a positive impact in the lives of young people through her work. She currently leads the strategy and execution of RBC Future Launch as Director, Social Impact & Innovation where she is focused on supporting young people across the country. Farahnaaz’s social impact journey started as a volunteer at various organizations. As a first generation Canadian, she understands the barriers newcomers face, and her most recent experience evolving RBC’s newcomer strategy allowed her to make a difference at the local level. Farahnaaz has over 10 years’ experience in the financial services industry, and holds an honour’s bachelor degree in business administration with a minor in psychology.

Webinar N°3 : Tools for Youth to Get Future-ready

Monday, November 25, 2024, from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm ET

In this webinar, participants will learn about free online programs and resources offered through RBC Future Launch and from RBC partner organizations in the career development ecosystem.

  • Hear from career development professionals and other youth-serving team members at RBC partner organizations including charities and social enterprises about how their work supports youth with tools for the jobs of today and tomorrow
  • Learn what tools are available through RBC Future Launch to support skills development, practical work experience, networking and mentorship, and youth mental well-being
  • Explore how to incorporate online tools and resources into your career development/coaching practice

CERIC webinars are hosted on Zoom. Learn about it in our FAQ.

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Learning Advancement Partner

Youth deserve a better chance. They’re motivated and embrace lifelong learning as a key to their success – but they still need support. Which is why we’ve made a commitment to them and to Canada’s future.

We are moving beyond financial investment by engaging the public and private sectors to further understand the issue and make a significant impact on the lives of young Canadians.

RBC Future Launch is a catalyst for change – bringing people together to co-create solutions so young people are better prepared for the future of work.

Access hundreds of programs, tools and resources designed by our partners to help youth launch their career.

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2024

Culturally Integrated Storytelling: Empowering Diverse Clients for Life Transitions

PAID WEBINAR SERIES

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Magdalena Mot, Senior Manager for Work-Integrated Learning, Capilano University

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  • PAID webinar series

Language

  • This webinar series is presented in English

Accessibility

  • This webinar series offered AI-generated live captions available in multiple languages

CERIC is pleased to partner with ASPECT on this webinar series. The Association of Service Providers for Employability and Career Training (ASPECT) provides leadership, professional development, advocacy and representation support of community-based workforce development service providers in British Columbia.

Webinar overview

Storytelling is perhaps the most time-honoured form of communication. More often than not, our first professional encounter starts with an invitation: “So, tell me about yourself”. Yet many of us are not equipped to tell our story to someone unfamiliar with our culture. Indeed, the art of storytelling draws on self-awareness, cultural sensitivity, and effective message delivery. So, how do we support a client and alleviate the stress resulting from cultural misunderstandings? How do we eliminate the risk of a client being “dismissed” before they even get assessed for the job? How can career practitioners, especially those working with diverse populations, equip their clients with the knowledge of storytelling and support them in navigating not only the process of their job search, but also their life transition?    

The series aims to empower practitioners by providing a comprehensive understanding of storytelling’s profound role, with a specific focus on pivotal aspects during significant transitions. It will prepare career practitioners with practical skills to guide clients through storytelling nuances, fostering self-confidence and preserving cultural distinctiveness. 

Why career professionals should attend

We’ll start the series by reviewing the differences between cultural assimilation and cultural integration. We’ll explore the essential skills that career development practitioners need to build when helping clients to integrate their story with their culture and how they can empower clients to cultivate cultural competency by encouraging authentic storytelling. Our presenter will use intercultural learning models and point participants towards tools and resources to support their clients in finding common communication grounds when conversing with people from different cultures. 

At the end of the series, practitioners will be able to better coach their clients in telling their own stories and will have the tools to effectively support them in implementing practical steps that allow for a smooth cultural transition. Our end goal is to empower clients to preserve and appreciate their cultural uniqueness while learning how to nurture their own understanding and appreciation for cultural differences. 

Webinar N°1 : Intercultural Communication in a Business Setting

Wednesday, September 25, 2024, from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm ET

Career practitioners will gain an understanding of the mechanisms that underpin cultural integration, which in turn will help them illustrate the steps clients would need to take so they can move forward. CDPs will look at these steps through the lens of those who are just entering a new workplace culture.

  • Learn about intercultural relations: describe, interpret, evaluate 
  • Take practical steps towards improving your understanding of other cultures 
  • Revisit common cultural assumptions 
  • Reevaluate the way you perceive yourself culturally 
  • Observe your cultural identity in your own intercultural communication  

Webinar N°2 : The Importance of Storytelling

Wednesday, October 2, 2024, from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm ET

The importance of storytelling in one’s life will be the highlight of this second webinar of the series. With a focus on the span of a major life transition, such as moving to a new country, we will be using Nancy Schlosberg’s transitions theory to look at factors describing the Self. To showcase the importance of storytelling, we will watch video interviews and review the implications that “dismissed or “muted” stories can have on one’s professional development, growth and mental health. 

  • Revisit the history of storytelling and what determines how we communicate 
  • Learn why our cultural identity is a powerful analytical tool 
  • Travel through life transitions, hear about “cultural aliens” and understand the social process of “othering” 
  • Locate situations, revisit the self, available supports, and learn to build new strategies 
  • Review implications of intercultural miscommunication 

Webinar N°3 : Storytelling, Job Interviews and Networking Events

Wednesday, October 9, 2024, from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm ET

Learn how to find common communication grounds and encourage diverse clients to use authentic storytelling in all their professional encounters. 

  • Support clients to communicate their sense of self and apply their awareness 
  • Clarify with your client how to integrate their story with their culture and their listener’s culture 
  • Use the transaction model of communication in various ways 
  • Inspire the storyteller to align their story to their industry standards 
  • Motivate storytellers to address cultural assumptions 
  • Evaluate tools for analysis and self-reflection: revisit experiences, cultural assumptions, self-perceptions and fixed mindsets 

Individual certificates of attendance will be provided for each webinar of the series. Please note that individual certificates of attendance will ONLY be provided to registered participants who attend the webinar LIVE.

COST for the full series
Individual Rate $159
Group Rate*  $119.25 per person
ASPECT Members COST for the full series
Individual Rate $119
Group Rate*  $89.25 per person

* If you register 5 or more participants from the same organization at the same time, you qualify for the group rate of 25% off registration fees. 

CERIC webinars are hosted on Zoom. Learn about it in our FAQ.

Magdalena Mot

Magdalena Mot is currently the Senior Manager for Work-Integrated Learning at Capilano University. With an academic background in cultural anthropology and several years of work experience in project management, Dr. Mot’s current research interests are focused on the ties between one’s cultural heritage and the ways this inheritance affects one’s career development decisions, especially when in a major transition. Dr. Mot’s work connects experiences scattered over 25 years of living, working and studying in four different countries and speaks directly to her core values of diversity, authenticity and her drive to build inclusive communities. 

Dr. Mot is an experienced educator and she has over 12 years of teaching experience. Her specializations include career development and intercultural communication in a global business ecosystem. Currently a Certified Master of Career Services (CMCS), Dr. Mot is also the Chair of NCDA’s Global Connections Committee, and an active member of CERIC’s Practical and Academic Research Committee. 

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2024

Beyond the Hype: Your Complete Roadmap to Using AI Tools to Improve Career Services

PAST PAID WEBINAR SERIES

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Marie Zimenoff, CEO of Career Thought Leaders and Resume Writing Academy

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  • PAID webinar series

Language

  • This webinar series was presented in English

Accessibility

  • This webinar series offered AI-generated live captions available in multiple languages

Webinar overview

Artificial intelligence is now a power skill, and will soon be integrated into roles across the workforce. Generative AI is a requested skill in job descriptions across industries, and AI is one of the top skills employees want to learn. We read posts about how AI tools can be used in career services and the best prompts to use, but most are still unsure of the appropriate tools to use, how to incorporate them in a way that best serves their clients’ job search process, and what to watch out for to ensure ethical use and avoid missteps. We lack practical case studies shared from a career development lens and a reframe of “prompt engineering” that incorporates our expertise for the best outcomes from the tools. 

Why career professionals should attend

Generative AI and other AI tools are a powerful addition to the career service toolkit, speeding up research, improving jobseeker approach, and freeing up time for transformational coaching interaction. But they can also create content that raises red flags and provide incorrect or misleading answers.

In this series, career services providers will get a comprehensive toolkit for using AI tools and generative AI alongside career development best practices for the best client outcomes. Participants will engage in a hands-on learning series where they will be walked through several tools and scenarios to experiment with, along with opportunities to exchange and discuss with colleagues in smaller groups. Based on tests of dozens of tools, attendees will get recommendations for free or low-cost resources for working with clients, guidelines for using these tools ethically, and new ways to think about prompting in generative AI tools.

At the end of the series they will know how to use tools to improve career exploration and research, job search and interviewing, and writing career search documents like resumes, LinkedIn profiles and cover letters. 

Webinar N°1: AI Tools in Career Exploration & Research

Wednesday, May 8, 2024, from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm ET
  • Review new AI-enabled assessments to increase self-awareness related to career choice 
  • Use generative AI to improve brainstorming and considerations to reduce system bias in responses 
  • Evaluate appropriate tools for career research and labour market information and when AI might not be the best tool 
  • Get hands-on experience using the tools based on case studies 
  • Learn from peers to get new ideas on using the tools to improve career exploration, research and decision-making 
  • Have ways to evaluate the ethics in using systems to gain the benefits while minimizing the risks 

Webinar N°2: The Good & Bad of AI in Job Search & Interview Prep

Wednesday, May 15, 2024, from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm ET
  • Understand the many options available to jobseekers in terms of AI tools  
  • Evaluate the options, advantages, disadvantages and ethical issues related to job search and interview preparation tools 
  • Learn a unique prompt sequence to assist job seekers in understanding company and industry needs 
  • Get hands-on experience using generative AI tools based on case studies and an understanding of how to use the tools ethically 
  • Exchange ideas with peers and reframe how you approach prompts related to job search, company research and interview preparation 

Webinar N°3: Use AI to Craft Captivating Content, Not Generic Gibberish

Wednesday, May 22, 2024, from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm ET
  • Dive deep into understanding how generative AI tools craft content and what that means for creating resume content for clients 
  • Use prompts to transform career marketing content with uncanny insights into the current challenges of the target audience 
  • Get a list of dos and don’ts when using generative AI in writing resumes, profiles, and other documents and tips to evaluate tools that will be best for each task 
  • Wade through the popular suggestions on how to use AI tools to for writing to understand a career development professional writer’s best use case 

Individual certificates of attendance will be provided for each webinar of the series. Please note that individual certificates of attendance will ONLY be provided to registered participants who attend the webinar LIVE.

COST for the full series
Individual Rate $159
Group Rate*  $119.25 per person

* If you register 5 or more participants from the same organization at the same time, you qualify for the group rate of 25% off registration fees. 

CERIC webinars are hosted on Zoom. Learn about it in our FAQ.

Marie Zimenoff

Marie Zimenoff is known as a pioneer on the leading edge of career industry trends and technology. She began her professional career as an advisor and recruiter in higher education while completing her M.Ed. in human resource studies, career and counselling development. In 2008—the peak of the Great Recession—Marie left the university to start her business. Inspired by a passion to make a difference in the industry, as CEO of Career Thought Leaders and Resume Writing Academy, she releases an annual industry trends white paper and trains career professionals around the globe in resume writing, career coaching and business development. She has been speaking on technology topics in the careers industry at international events like the Asia Pacific Career Development Association, national industry conferences, and career and technical education events. 

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2024

Canada’s Career Development Landscape: Hidden Sector, Hidden Talent, and Next Steps Revealed

PAST FREE WEBINAR

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Lisa Taylor, President of Challenge Factory

Taryn Blanchard, Head of Research, Challenge Factory

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  • FREE webinar

Language

  • This webinar was presented in English with French subtitles available on the recording.

Accessibility

  • This webinar offered AI-generated live captions available in multiple languages

French subtitles are available on the recording of this webinar.

Webinar overview

Much of Canada’s career development field is not visible or known to Canadians and policymakers. Without a comprehensive evidence base that identifies who does the important work of career development across the country, several challenges will continue to hinder the advancement of the field. In light of this, CERIC funded Challenge Factory to undertake a research project to identify the size and membership of Canada’s career development sector. In a first-of-its-kind evidence base, the report Hidden Sector, Hidden Talent: Mapping Canada’s Career Development Sector reveals the full scope of the people and systems providing career services to Canadians. In this informative webinar, Challenge Factory will share key findings from the project and provide an update on the response the work has received since its launch.  

Why career professionals should attend

In this free webinar, we will explore what is now known about who delivers career services in Canada—and what we want to know next. Since its launch at Cannexus24 to an enthusiastic reception, we’ve held briefings with government officials, industry leaders and practitioner communities who are all interested in the evidence base and its implications for a stronger sector in the future. This session will also be an excellent opportunity to hear more about the perspectives of these key interestholders. At the end of the session, participants will feel better informed, empowered and connected, contributing to the advancement of the career development in Canada.  

Key learning takeaways

  • Learn about the Hidden Sector, Hidden Talent body of evidence and what we now know about career development in Canada 
  • Hear an update on how the work has been received, with tips for how to use the research in your own community-building and advocacy work 
  • Consider how different members of the sector engage with each other and gain insight into how to strengthen key ties across the sector

Overview of the research project

Challenge Factory and the Canadian Career Development Foundation (CCDF) have partnered with CERIC to scope and map who is providing career services across Canada. The goal of this project was to demonstrate the breadth and depth of support that Canadians receive from this hidden sector as we all navigate changing labour market and employment landscapes.

Learn about the project and download the report’s executive summary

Download the report Hidden Sector, Hidden Talent: Mapping Canada’s Career Development Sector

CERIC webinars are hosted on Zoom. Learn about it in our FAQ.

Lisa Taylor

Lisa Taylor is an author, entrepreneur, consultant, volunteer and community leader focused on making sense of the changing world of work. She is the President of Challenge Factory and lives in Toronto.

Taryn Blanchard

Taryn Blanchard has a PhD in anthropology and works on human-based research projects that use applied methods and multi-disciplinary collaboration. She is Challenge Factory’s Head of Research.

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2024

Social Determinants of Mental Health: Navigating Difficult Conversations for Enhanced Client Well-being

PAST PAID WEBINAR SERIES

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Seanna Quressette, Coordinator, Continuing Education, Douglas College

Catherine Hajnal, Grief and Trauma Educator, Life Fundamentals

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  • PAID webinar series

Language

  • This webinar series was presented in English

Accessibility

  • This webinar series offered AI-generated live captions available in multiple languages

Webinar overview

According to the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, one in two Canadians have faced a mental health challenge by the time they are 40 making mental health the leading cause of disability in the country and preventing nearly 500,000 employed Canadians from attending work each week. Given this, it is likely that career development professionals are having conversations with clients who are struggling with their mental health. However, these career conversations can be difficult and challenging for CDPs.  

This webinar series will provide you with the tools to engage in these conversations in ways that are respectful, meaningful and within the bounds of your work. Indeed, as “Declining Mental Health & Well-Being” emerges as one of the 10 major changes shaping Career Development in 2040, it’s becoming more crucial than ever for CDPs to be trained in providing mental health support. To be effective, CDPs need to first understand the connection between mental health and trauma-informed practices. It is also important to understand the social determinants of mental health which involves recognizing the factors that contribute to our mental health at the individual, community and global level. Finally, and as equally crucial, CDPs must know how to take care of their own mental health while working with clients.  

Why career professionals should attend

This series of webinars is intended to provide career development professionals with concrete, trauma-informed tools and strategies to engage in difficult conversations and address issues related to the social determinants of mental health. Grounded in the wealth of the presenters over 50 years of collective experience working with clients in the career space and on issues of trauma and grief. The series will offer evidence-based insights crucial for CDPs.   

Participants will learn essential skills to handle difficult conversations about mental health including: how to ask trauma-informed questions; how to apply trauma-informed strategies in conversations; and how to assess the trauma-informed practices of referral sites to make appropriate referrals.  

By the end of this series CDPs will not only have the trauma-informed tools to assist them in pre-referral conversations, but they will also have the tools to elicit skills and abilities in the lives of their clients,  recognizing that when we shy away from these conversations we are missing out on key life skills and therefore career possibilities.  Furthermore, participants will leave the series with essential knowledge and self-care practices to maintain their own mental well-being. 

Participants will engage in a rich learning experience through extended 90-minute webinars, with opportunities to engage and reflect in small groups.  

Webinar N°1: Conversations About Client Mental Health & Trauma

Thursday, April 4, 2024, from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm ET
  • Understand the connection between trauma and mental health 
  • Identify different types of trauma and how they impact career development 
  • Address worries about retraumatizing: the process of rupture and repair 
  • Listen for the career possibilities in trauma and mental health  conversations 

Webinar N°2: Conversations About the Social Determinants of Mental Health

Thursday, April 11, 2024, from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm ET
  • Understand the continuum of mental health:  How to check in with clients on their mental health and the impacts on job search  
  • Understand the social determinants of mental health and how to talk about these with clients 
  • Learn how to make trauma-informed referrals

Webinar N°3: Conversations About Practitioner Mental Health

Thursday, April 18, 2024, from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm ET
  • Notice the signs and signals of needs for support in yourself.  
  • Identify types of care – looking beyond self-care and Employee Assistance Plans 
  • Understand levels of support – the role of conversations with your organization

Individual certificates of attendance will be provided for each webinar of the series. Please note that individual certificates of attendance will ONLY be provided to registered participants who attend the webinar LIVE.

COST for the full series
Individual Rate $159
Group Rate*  $119.25 per person

* If you register 5 or more participants from the same organization at the same time, you qualify for the group rate of 25% off registration fees. 

CERIC webinars are hosted on Zoom. Learn about it in our FAQ.

Seana-Quressette

Seanna Quressette, MEd, CCDP, is a trauma therapist with 30+ years in career development. Seanna lives with Complex Post Trauma Stress Disorder. She has taught career development professionals for 25+ years and is currently faculty at Douglas College. 

Catherine-Hajnal

Dr. Catherine Hajnal facilitates an understanding of trauma, loss and grief including their transformative potential. For over 25 years she has been committed to creating learning environments that foster a deeper understanding of the human condition   

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2024

Career Practice Principles: Bridging Theory and Everyday Practice

PAST FREE WEBINAR

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Dr. Nancy Arthur, Dean Research, University of South Australia

Dr. Roberta Borgen (Neault), Founder and President of Life Strategies Ltd.

Dr. Mary McMahon, Honorary Associate Professor at The University of Queensland

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  • FREE webinar

Language

  • This webinar was presented in English with French subtitles available on the recording.

Accessibility

  • This webinar offered AI-generated live captions available in multiple languages

French subtitles are available on the recording of this webinar.

Webinar overview

Career theories serve as the foundations of our practice, guiding interventions, and informing decision-making processes. Yet, many career practitioners may face challenges in translating theoretical knowledge into effective, everyday practice. In this webinar, we will overview eight musthave” career practice principles to help you feel more confident and competent for working across practice roles and for determining your learning needs. The information shared in this webinar is based on the new CERIC book, Practice Principles: Career Theories and Models at Work and the new Career Practice Reflection Guide included in the book. These two new resources were developed from a synthesis of the practice points in the chapters of the popular Career Theories and Models at Work: Ideas for Practice to determine eight essential principles for guiding practice. This free webinar offers a great opportunity for you to strengthen the theory-practice connections in your own work 

Why career professionals should attend

Whether you are new to the career development field or an experienced career development practitioner, enhancing theory-practice connections in your work is always beneficial. There are many resources available to career practitioners, but it is important to consider what they have to offer. This webinar will be an excellent opportunity to highlight the practice principles while allowing participants to reflect on what guides their career development practice. Be prepared for an engaging session. Bring your phones to ponder, poll and post your ideas during the webinar! 

Key learning takeaways

  • Gain more knowledge about theory-informed practice 
  • Reflect on the practice principles that you currently use 
  • Deepen knowledge about the “group of eight” practice principles 
  • Set learning goals to strengthen theory-practice connections 
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Overview of the research project

How can career development practitioners strengthen theory-practice connections? Career practitioners need to be equipped with the latest theories and models in the field. It is also important for practitioners to make informed choices about the approaches and strategies they use in practice. The aim of this project is to provide practitioners with foundational principles for theory-informed career practice. 

Based on an analysis of the practice points in the 43 chapters of Career Theories and Models at Work: Ideas for Practice, the chapters outline core foundational principles that every career practitioner can use and apply in their practice. 

Learn more about the project and the book

CERIC webinars are hosted on Zoom. Learn about it in our FAQ.

Nancy Arthur

Professor Nancy Arthur is Dean Research for UniSA Business, University of South Australia and Professor Emerita, University of Calgary, Canada. Nancy’s research focuses on Culture-Infused Career Counselling, diversity and social justice in professional practice, and international learning and employment transitions. Nancy is an elected Fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association  

Roberta Borgen

Dr. Roberta Borgen (Neault) is internationally award-winning founder and President of Life Strategies Ltd. in British Columbia, Canada. Roberta is co-developer of the Career Engagement model and her research and practice has focused on training and equipping career development professionals and counsellors, across Canada and internationally. 

Mary McMahon

Dr. Mary McMahon is an Honorary Associate Professor at The University of Queensland, School of Education, Australia. Mary is a developer and co-author of the Systems Theory Framework of career development. She researches and publishes on lifespan career development, narrative and systems approaches to career counselling, and qualitative career assessment.  

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