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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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Virtual Cannexus videos now available for free online

A selection of top-rated presentations from past Cannexus conferences (a “Virtual Cannexus”) are now available for free viewing online, offering high-quality, no-cost learning for career professionals and their teams. Virtual Cannexus consists of videos from 37 education sessions at the 2012 and 2013 Cannexus National Career Development conferences.

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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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