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Upcoming Canadian Events Vocational Rehabilitation Association of Canada – Ontario Society 2008 Annual Conference: “Exploring Mental Health, Addiction & Return to Work”, The Canadian Association of Rehabilitation Professionals – Ontario Inc., Vaughan, ON. September 19, 2008

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Career Briefs

New CERIC study identifies “impressive” post-secondary career service models A new national CERIC study has identified seven publicly funded Canadian universities and colleges with the most “impressive” models of career services. The study, undertaken by Dr Peter Dietsche and Jim Lees of PSE Information Systems, also examines the level of institutional commitment across the country…

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Book Club

  Mentoring and the World or Work in Canada: Source Book of Best Practices Les Éditions de la Fondation de l’entrepreneurship, 2003 ISBN: 2-89521-052-7 In 2001, the Fondation de l’entrepreneurship with author Christine Cuerrier published Mentoring and the World Work: A reference model (Currier, 2001). The study proposed a model for effective mentoring programs for…

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The future of work for the Black community

Immediate changes are needed to dismantle anti-Black systemic structures in the workforce Ingrid Wilson  As we emerge from the pandemic and move toward the future of work, we cannot forget the systemic issues that were finally highlighted during the pandemic. The systemic issues affecting Black people in Canada are centred around the lack of access…

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Book Club

Beyond the Basics: Real World Skills for Career Practitioner  By Roberta Neault, Ph.D., CCC, RRP Life Strategies Ltd., 2001 available online from www.lifestrategies.ca or by phone (toll-free) at 1-866-681-2211. Review by Victoria Morris-Ott, BA, MEd, RRP The word guide has three specific meanings: to guide(v), as to direct; a guide(n) as a leader; or, the guide (n), as in a handbook. In…

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