FREE CERIC Webinar Series - Using Research for Evidence-Informed Career Development Practice

CERIC has offered recordings of 3 webinars conducted by Dr. Loleen Berdahl regarding using research for evidence-informed Career Development Practice. 
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​Webinar #1: Research 101 for Career Practitioners
By the end of this webinar, you should be able to:

• Explain what evidence is and how evidence is used to inform decisions;
• Describe the core features of the scientific approach;
• Differentiate between quantitative and qualitative research approaches to collect evidence;
• Discuss how approaches to data collection, measurement and sampling influence research outcomes; and
• Explain the Evidence Continuum and why it matters.

​Webinar #2: Using Existing Research in Your Career Development Practice
By the end of this webinar, you should be able to:

• Explain how knowledge of evidence and research relates to your work as a career development practitioner;
• Identify strategies to locate research studies relevant to your work;
• Explain the difference between peer-reviewed and non-peer-reviewed research;
• Identify the core components of a research report;
• Read research reports critically using the “Two-Pass” Approach;
• Describe how cognitive biases can influence how we read and interpret research, and consider approaches to challenge these biases; and,
• Develop strategies to assess the trustworthiness of research.

​Webinar #3: Conducting Research in Your Career Development Practice
By the end of this webinar, you should be able to:

• Identify strategies to locate existing data sources relevant to your work;
• Discuss the challenges career development practitioners can face in conducting original research and possible approaches to address these challenges;
• Understand opportunities to bridge the researcher-practitioner gap;
• Plan ahead to share your research findings with others; and
• Reflect on the opportunities to advance evidence-informed approaches in your own work.

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