By Jon Woodend, MSc Book by Lionel Laroche and Caroline Yang Canada was one of the first developed countries to adopt multiculturalism as an integral part of its identity. Because of this, Canada now has the highest proportion of foreign-born individuals, and its immigration system, which successfully attracts skilled workers, is heralded internationally. Given that…
The latest installment of the Texttalks podcast interviews Dr Nancy Arthur, Professor and Associate Dean of Research at the Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary. The discussion focuses on Arthur’s chapter (with Athabasca University’s Sandra Collings)
Providing Culturally Competent Disability Services to Persons Born in other Countries , The Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information and Exchange (CIRRIE) , Washington, D.C., USA, May 6 – 8, 2002 4th Opportunities Conference, The Ontario Network of Employment Skills Training Projects (ONESTEP) and The Ontario Alliance of Career Development Practitioners (OACDP), Hamilton, ON. May 8…
By Katrina Monton Current literature suggests that athletic career transitions are life-changing events and are often perceived by athletes as extremely stressful (Knights, Sherry & Ruddock-Hudson, 2016). Transitioning out of elite sport forces an individual to adjust to a new way of life and can often be accompanied by negative effects and impact mental health…
Topics covered include: School-to-work transitions, Culture-infused counselling, Aboriginal approaches, Metaphor making, Social justice, Evaluating career development interventions, Mental health, and more.
Cournoyer, L. ,Morasse, V., Droniou, K., Oligny, C. et Desrosiers, É. (2013). Fiches de compétences relationnelles
Topics covered include: Socially fair employability; Democratic approaches to career education; Social justice needs of different types of clients; Social justice competencies for career practitioners; and more.
