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By Lori Jazvac. Do you ever wonder why some clients leave their roles after only a few weeks or months while others remain in the same role for years? As career practitioners, we can use Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs to identify and weigh our clients’ career values and engagement levels as they encounter the various stages of the hierarchy. Although now over 75 years old, Maslow’s theory stands up today. Maslow’s Hierarchy suggests that self-actualization is a driving force for humans, but we can’t (and should not) attempt to help all clients reach this pinnacle. If…
By Lise Stransky. This is a great time to reflect on the last year and consider what we want to do differently in the new year. As we say au revoir to 2016 and bonjour to 2017, instead of proclaiming another resolution for change, review this calendar action plan to get you thinking about your career resolutions for 2017. Every year, my husband and I sit down and brainstorm the things we would like to accomplish in the year to come. At the same time, we look back and revisit our…
With a goal of bringing greater clarity and consistency to our national conversations about career development, the Canadian Education and Research Institute for Counselling (CERIC) has developed a set of Guiding Principles of Career Development. These Guiding Principles reflect multiple voices at CERIC and are intended as a starting point to inform discussions with clients, employers, funders, policy-makers and families. The Guiding Principles include an exploration of the word “career” and outline the many benefits of career development. GUIDING PRINCIPLES Career development… Is a lifelong process of blending and managing…
Sun, Nov 6: Paula Wischoff Yerama with the Career Development Association of Alberta joins Global Calgary with details on why it’s so important to develop career skills now before you find yourself in a career crisis.
By Charmaine Johnson. Career Development is the process by which a person’s career identity is formed from childhood through a lifetime. There are a number of Career Development theories, but no one theory is comprehensive. As such, career practitioners need to be aware of each theory’s strengths, limitations, and biases. For instance, most theories are limited in that minorities, women, and socio-economic diversity are underrepresented in the research (most studies are based on middle class white males). Also, some theories may not translate across all cultures since the studies are…
In my research, I have come across an interesting theory, which reflects a client-centered approach: The Chaos Theory of Careers. At Vanderbilt University, Dr. Jim Bright, the co-author of Chaos Theory of Careers, sheds light on a perspective that seems to resonate today. In fact, you may have touched on this theory at some point in your career coaching without even realizing it. How Does the Chaos Theory of Careers Work? While seen as an offshoot of planned happenstance, the Chaos Theory of Careers allows for greater flexibility, allowing us to…