A new page has been published on the SKCDA website to highlight the great work of the Saskatoon Industry Education Council.  They have produced so many outstanding resources that are of use for Career Development Professionals, students and yout, among many others.

Did you know that they have a host of recorded webinars and Career Pathways Panels on the Spotlight on Careers section of the SIEC website?  For instance, check out this video on how the COVID-19 Vaccines were developed:

Learn more about SIEC on the Contact360 website or check out our Highlight on SIEC page here!

Published 2021-10-22
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The SKCDA Podcast team interviews Julie Kehrig, CCDP, Career and Employment Specialist with Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada to learn more about how to support and empower clients with vision loss.   See resources for episode at https://www.skcda.ca/skcda-podcast.html

Books:

• Career Counseling for People With Disabilities: A Practical Guide to Finding Employment 2nd Edition - by Karen E. Wolffe 
• Taking Charge of Your Career Direction: Career Planning Guide, Book 1 – by Robert D. Lock
• Strengthening Mental Health Through Effective Career Development: A Practitioners Guide - by David Eric Dean Redekopp and Michael Huston (available as a free PDF on the Ceric website, or in print through Amazon).

 
Websites:

• The Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada website to learn more about VLRSK’s Services for people who are blind and partially sighted, and how to become a client: https://www.visionlossrehab.ca/en?region=sk

Training:

• Highly recommend the University of Calgary’s Career Development and Academic Advising Program. It’s an opportunity to learn the skills and theory needed to be proficient in your field: https://conted.ucalgary.ca/public/category/courseCategoryCertificateProfile.do?method=load&certificateId=45197004 -- (Forgot to mention this, but I completed the program in 2019! J)
• CERIC – (Canadian Education and Research Institute for Counselling) for webinars and training: https://ceric.ca/ceric-events/webinars/

• Hadley School for the Blind - courses to learn Braille
• Dr. Karen Wolffe - bio on APH FamilyConnect | Youtubevideo links | Perkins e-Learning Career Education for Children who are Blind or Visually Impaired
• JAWS Program - product overview - Jaws BasicsYoutube (Points of Access)
• Braille Display -info from CNIB website - APH Youtube video - info on Refreshable Braille Displays
• Global Gathering Place Success Story:  Integrating and thriving with vision loss: GGP's partnership with Vision Loss Rehabilitation Saskatchewan
• CERIC Careerwise: Supporting Individuals with sight loss in career services (S. Dyton, L. Rosevear)
• CERIC Careerwise: Tools and resources for career professionals who support clients with vision loss (M. Baratta)
• CERIC Literature Search: Persons with Disabilities and Career Development

In the leadup to our Nov 16/21 Professional Development session featuring Dr. Borgen, check out this message from 2019 when she was awarded the Etta St. John Wileman by CERIC.

Register for the Nov 16/21 Beyond the Basics workshop here!

Tuesday, November 16, 2021
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Central Standard Time (Saskatchewan)

This session will feature a presentation on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in Career Development context followed by a panel discussion featuring contributing authors from the Career Development for Diverse Clients book published by Cognella Academic Publishing.

Dr. Roberta Borgen (Neault) has authored several books on Career Development.  She founded Life Strategies in 1993 to provide career coaching, counselling and consulting services to clients. Life Strategies has since become an award-winning organization, highly respected in the career development community, in Canada and internationally.

Free for members of the Saskatchewan Career Development Association

Admission: Free for SKCDA Members
$20 for event admission for non-members
$25 for admission & SKCDA membership for 2021-22

Register for this event at skcda.ca

Download Event Poster:

Published 2021-10-08
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The SKCDA Podcast team interviews Dr. Catherine Hajnal, Grief Educator and Instructor at Douglas College in Trauma-Informed Career Development Practice.  Learn more at https://www.skcda.ca/skcda-podcast.html​

​​Catherine Hajnal, PhD, is an educator with over 25 years of experience creating learning environments that foster a deeper understanding of the human condition.  With a specialization in the losses inherent in life’s many transitions, Catherine facilitates exploration of the process of grieving and its transformative potential. She completed her doctoral work in Human Factors Engineering at the University of Wisconsin exploring the intersection of occupational safety, health and well-being, and the design of work.  (from Douglas college website)

1. Life Fundamentals website - https://www.catherinehajnal.com/
2. Douglas College Trauma-Informed Career Development course - https://www.douglascollege.ca/programs-courses/continuing-education/applied-community-studies/trauma-informed-career-development
3. Ceric article on trauma-informed career development resources https://careerwise.ceric.ca/2021/01/29/12-resources-to-support-learning-on-trauma-and-career-development/#.YVmpiJrMLIU
4. BC Centre for Excellence Women’s Health - https://bccewh.bc.ca/recent-work/trauma-informed-practice/
5. Bessel Van Der Kolk – The Body Keeps Score - https://www.besselvanderkolk.com/
6. Bridging Two Worlds – Supporting Newcomer and Refugee Youth - https://ceric.ca/wpdm-package/bridging-two-worlds-supporting-newcomer-refugee-youth/?wpdmdl=21660&refresh=61593218eac021633235480
7. Bruce Perry – What Happened to You? https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250223210
8. CERIC What it means to consider Trauma in Career Devleopment (Seanna Quressette) - https://careerwise.ceric.ca/2019/05/14/what-it-means-to-consider-trauma-within-career-development/#.YVmqbJrMLIW
9. Childtrauma.org https://www.childtrauma.org/
10. John Bowlby – Attachment Theory - https://www.simplypsychology.org/attachment.html
11. Lumara Society - https://lumarasociety.org/
12. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a Trauma-Informed Approach https://ncsacw.samhsa.gov/userfiles/files/SAMHSA_Trauma.pdf
13. Trauma-informed practice guide - https://bccewh.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2013_TIP-Guide.pdf
14. Trauma-Recovery.ca https://trauma-recovery.ca/
15. Triangle of Well-Being and Resilience (Dr. Dan Siegel) https://trauma-recovery.ca/resiliency/triangle-of-well-being/

Published 2021-09-21
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The SKCDA Podcast team interviews Kathy Wickstrand, Executive Director of Prairie Employment Program in North Battleford, SK.  We discuss supported employment, memorable projects, and more!

1. Prairie Employment Program website - https://www.prairieemployment.ca/
2. PRIME program from CCDF - https://ccdf.ca/news-articles/8-wicked-problems/
3. Supported Employment Training Initiative (SARCAN) https://www.sarcsarcan.ca/supported-employment/
4. Career Lifeskills resources - https://www.clsr.ca/
5. Canadian Association for Supported Employment - https://supportedemployment.ca/
6. CASE conference https://supportedemployment.ca/conference/
7. Blue Moose Media Digital Marketing course - https://bluemoosemedia.com/digital-marketing-services/digital-marketing-certification/
8. CERIC Career Development for Children (book) https://ceric.ca/wpdm-package/early-years-career-development-young-children-guide-parentsguardians/

The National Profile is a subset of the full Competency Framework for CDPs and delineates the competencies of a client-facing generalist who delivers service in a range of contexts to a diverse clientele. The Profile can be used by training providers to update and refine offerings, by employers to inform recruitment and the development of learning plans, and by CDPs in their own professional development and growth. Once a national certification program is launched, the National Profile will also underpin the requirements associated with the national Certified Career Development Professional (CCDP) designation. Thank you to all the brilliant CDPs across Canada whose expertise, experience, and voices are imbued in the National Profile. http://ccdp-pcdc.ca/en/

The "Summary of Competencies" word file has the text of pp 9-10 of the 254 page National Competency Profile document.  This information is also presented as an infographic on pp 11-12. Download the National Profile -ccdp-pcdc.ca/en/Competency_Profile_CDP.pdf