By Neil Baldwin
As Career Development Practitioners, we know clients think we have a magic crystal ball not just into their lives but into the future of the work world. In both respects we have a professional responsibility to provide both knowledge and skills, tempered with the usual disclaimers about their responsibility in the process.
By Danniel Star
Emotional Intelligence (EI) has been a buzz word in business and working circles since Daniel Goleman’s book of the same title was published in 1996. In his second book (“Working with Emotional Intelligence”), he has very clearly presented the case for the importance of EI at work to achieve effectiveness and success. Also, EI is becoming an umbrella term under which soft skills are clearly categorized and validates the study and implementation of training in the attitudinal domain. (The other two domains of training are skills and knowledge.)
By Marc Verhoeve
The American Counseling Association hosted their Millennial Conference in Washington, D.C. from March 20 to 25. Donna Ford, ACA President, chose the theme, “Formatting Our Future” because of her belief in the need to understand the impact of technology on counseling, specifically, cybercounselling. Thirty-two hundred counselling professionals attended over 400 workshops and meetings sponsored by the 25 sub-associations of ACA. In addition to Canada and United States, delegates represented countries as far-reaching as Israel, Japan and South Korea.
Soloing: Realizing Your Life’s Ambitions
By Harriet Rubin, 1999, HarperCollins, ISBN: 0-06-662014-7
This book was written by a former editor and publisher at Doubleday, who left the corporate world to pursue a more creative lifestyle. Currently she is writing, speaking and consulting, and loving every minute of it. This book is for people who are eager to stretch their wings and develop work to suit themselves. It is perfect for people who are trying to make it on their own, and haven’t yet found a good support group. Rubin describes how soloing is different from freelancing – it’s weaving your work (and perhaps different kinds of work) into your life, and using work to pursue your dreams. In addition to practical suggestions, there are plenty of encouraging stories to help readers at every step of this sometimes-scary creative path.
By Robert Shea
On November 26th, 1999 the first call for papers was announced by the Canadian Journal of Career Development (CJCD). The CJCD is a peer reviewed on line journal which has been designed to be as inclusive of those involved in career development as there are people who practice and research issues of career development. We hope that this journal will provide a vehicle to analyze and assess current practice and theory.
The 27th National Consultation on Career Development (NATCON) will be held Monday to Wednesday, 22 – 24 January 2001 in Ottawa, Canada. NATCON is the largest international bilingual conference addressing career development and employment related issues.
Career Counseling Models for Diverse Populations: Hands-On Applications for Practitioners
By Nadene Peterson and Roberto Cortéz González
Wadsworth Publishing, 2000 – ISBN/ISSN: 0-534-34972-2
Clear Speech Works – CD ROM by Royale Software, Toronto. (416) 484-4404
www.clearspeechworks.com
Evolution of a Group: Student Video and Workbook
By Gerald Corey, Marianne Schneider Corey, and Robert Haynes
Wadsworth Publishing, 2000 – ISBN/ISSN: 0-534-36324-5
The Young Entrepreneur’s Guide to Starting and Running a Business
By Steve Mariotti with Debra DeSalvo and Tony Towle
Random House, 2000 – ISBN: 0-8129-3306-0
By The Counselling Foundation of Canada
In the early days of a new century and a new millennium, many of us are caught up in the reflective mood sweeping our nation and the nations of the world.
The Counselling Foundation of Canada believes a historical snapshot of the career counselling community in Canada would be an appropriate “celebration” of the many achievements and the multitude of contributions made by individuals, agencies, organizations and institutions who have, over the last century, created the professional community to which we belong.
It seems the computers were really Y2K ready after all. Now how about the rest of us? How has the work world changed with the century and how can we prepare ourselves for the future? Contact Point asked Canadian career guru Barbara Moses for her comments. Here’s the interview:
By David Clemens
With 460 delegates and 90 presenters conducting 60 workshops and 19 carousels, OSCA ’99 – Living the New Millennium, held in Toronto on November 18 – 20, 1999 was a huge success!