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Many organizations are working toward diversity and inclusion in the workplace by hiring people with disabilities. Supported employment is about employment service coaches — like me — providing on-site and ongoing supports to clients and their employers to ensure successful placements. In my role at a not-for-profit agency in Calgary, Alberta, I support clients with intellectual and developmental disabilities as they pursue their goal of securing employment. I am often asked by employers and other career development professionals about what it takes to guide clients through the transition from acceptance…
Career Professionals of Canada is proud to be partnering once again with CERIC. Expert presenters Wayne Pagani, Carol Brochu, and Michelle Precourt deliver The Wellness Paradigm: Preventative Self-Care Techniques to Help Career Professionals & Their Clients Succeed in the “New Normal”. Available right now, you can access the paid webinar series from 2020 on-demand! If you missed out on this series live, this is a great way to catch up with essential and emerging topics. The Wellness Paradigm: Preventative Self-Care Techniques to Help Career Professionals & Their Clients Succeed in the…
Recently, Career Professionals of Canada published their Annual Report. It’s well worth reading. A page that really caught my attention was CPC’s three-point “Call to Action” for 2021; it is ambitious and compelling. The calls to action are described as having the goals of intentionally and mindfully strengthening the CPC brand and making an impact within the career development profession, nationally and globally. The first of the three actions is social justice. It reads, “Social Justice – Cement our culture of diversity and inclusion.” I’ve heard and read the phrase “social…
It has been close to one year now. Since early spring 2020, we’ve grown accustomed to having to get by with less, seeing family and friends less frequently – if at all – and working long hours remotely. Many of us, along with our clients, have had to make drastic changes in not only our lifestyles and routines, but our ways of communicating, working, and relating. A client recently told me that he’s struggling to maintain his focus and productivity while working from home. It was exciting at first, but…
At Career Professionals of Canada, we take social responsibility seriously. As a social enterprise, our mission is to inspire and enable practitioners in advancing their career, business, and professional development goals. Career development is a helping profession and the work we do plays a great part in our mutual quest for social justice. CPC Annual Report CPC’s 2020 Annual Report tells you all about our association’s outstanding accomplishments and documents our commitment to social responsibility. Thank you to our advisors, managers, and volunteers for supporting our evolution. Your expertise and…
Let me share a memorable and moving story about why career services are valuable to clients with ADHD. He walked into my office wearing a kilt with matching tartan knee socks. “What part of Scotland are you from?” I asked. “I’m not from Scotland,” he replied. “I’ve always wanted a kilt. I also wear re-enactment costumes from various wars.” “Why do you do that?” I asked. “Because I have a fear of being forgotten,” he replied. “I don’t want to walk around unnoticed through life.” I understood. Isn’t that why…