Published 2022-04-27
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The SKCDA Podcast team interviews Norm Amundson and Andrea Fruhling from Doubleknot Works.

Norman Amundson is a UBC Professor Emeritus. He has a PhD from the University of Alberta and also holds an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Umea, Sweden. He has worked in the career development field for over 40 years. During this time he has been involved in a number of national and international career development projects. These projects include the dynamics of unemployment, group employment counselling, metaphors, employment counselling competencies, Hope-Action theory and practice, and the creation of career development workbooks such as Starting Points, Career Pathways, Career Flow, and Guiding Circles. He is also a co-author of Hope-Filled Engagement book, Career Recovery : Creating Hopeful Careers in Difficult Times, and Career Flow and Development : Hope in Action.

Norm has presented his work at many national and international conferences in more than 30 countries. He holds an honorary doctorate from the University of Umea, in Sweden and has been recognized by many national and international professional associations for his leadership and contributions in the career development field. His workshops and presentations are practical, engaging and interactive.

Andrea Fruhling (PCC) is a Certified Organizational Coach, the Founding Director of Doubleknot Works, a Mentor Coach & Instructor for the University of British Columbia’s Organizational Coaching certification program, and Career Coaching Masterclass. She is also the Global Ambassador for the International Coaching Federation’s Career Coaching Community of Practice. Andrea’s workshops and training programs are built on a career and organizational coaching foundation, helping people actively engage in the work they do, and connect with the people they support. She has developed, and co-teaches Doubleknot’s Certification in Hope-Action Theory & Practice, bringing career practitioners together internationally, and increasing hopefulness around the world.

Andrea has delivered keynote presentations and workshop sessions for numerous national and international conferences, career development associations, organizations, and client groups (youth, indigenous communities, newcomers, etc.).  Her work is practical and engaging with a focus on creativity, active, strengths-based learning, team engagement, and hope. ​

• https://doubleknot.works (resources tab for the online store)
• Doubleknot mailing list for training updates, new resources and more : https://doubleknot.works (or direct link : http://eepurl.com/hkgceX)
• https://hopeactioninventory.com (Hope-Action Inventory assessment)
• New upcoming Career Coaching Masterclass course (starting May 2022!) : https://bit.ly/CCMUBC

Published 2022-02-11
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The SKCDA Podcast team interviews Brian Lambier, owner of Career Vitality, to learn more about supporting clients considering retirement.

About Brian Lambier:
LinkedIn Profile
Calgary Career Counsellor and Coach Brian Lambier has over 30 years of experience in the human resources, career and retirement coaching fields. He has a Social Work Diploma (Mohawk College), a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and Communications from Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo Ontario, and is also a Career Development Professional  and graduate of the Career Development Certificate Program at the University of Calgary. Brian is a member of the Career Development Association of Alberta as well as being Strong Interest Inventory Certified .
Brian is also a Certified Retirement Coach and is certified in both the Retirement Success Profile and the Life Options Retirement Assessment Tools. The Career Vitality Services team believe that the cornerstone to service is to help you discover your passion so you can live your dream.

Published Nov 9, 2021
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For over 30 years, Dorothy Hyde has been involved in the Saskatoon community in human services, career development and adult education. She is the Executive Director of Radius Community Centre for Education and Employment Training, a non-profit that provides employment programs, employee development programs, and support services to families with children and youth with disabilities.
 
She is a community advocate and is the current chair for the Canadian Citizen’s Advisory Committee for Corrections for the Saskatoon Regional Psychiatric Centre.  Additionally, she lends her time for conversations with aspiring leaders as a volunteer mentor with Leadership Saskatoon. Family is very important to Dorothy and her most energizing life moments are found with her children and her spirited 4 grandsons. In her personal life, she believes in looking for ways to promote her own lifelong learning – taking on such challenges as learning to playing trumpet, and trying her hand at jazz music . Dorothy strives for an optimistic future that builds a community that is supportive, respectful and provides opportunities for community inclusion for all.

1. Myers-Briggs Personality Test: Myers & Briggs' 16 Personality Types | Truity | Free personality test, type descriptions, relationship and career advice | 16Personalities  
2. Via Strengths: VIA Character Strengths Survey & Character Reports | VIA Institute  
3. Motivational Interviewing: Motivational Interviewing Training | Saskatchewan Prevention Institute (skprevention.ca) 
4. Contact Conference : Home - Contact Conference 2021 - Saskatchewan Career Development Conference | https://www.Contact360.ca | Home - Saskatoon Industry Education Council (saskatooniec.ca) - see also our SIEC Highlight page
5. Certificate in Positive Psychology – Wilfred Laurier University Positive Psychology Certificate | Wilfrid Laurier University (wlu.ca) 
6. Career Development Practice in Canada: Perspectives, Principles, and Professionalism - CERIC 
7. Trauma Informed Practise: Douglas College Trauma Informed Career Development Practice | Douglas College 
8. Dr. Olivia McIvor:  https://youtu.be/UCH3dARE2pA - learn more about Dr. McIvor here 
9. Career Competence pdf - Self-Assessment and Professional Development form from CCCD and CCDF -download assessment here -- note based on Canadian Standards & Guidelines for Career Development Practitioners (S&GS) - for updated Competency Profile & Ethics 2021 see here

1. Check out some advice for jobseekers in the 2019 Relevance magazine - page 18/52 ("The Quest Begins")
2. Radius Community Centre website | Facebook
3. Saskatchewan Polytechnic:Program kanatan nipiy (the water is clean/clean water) | Poster | Article on EducationNewsCanada

Published Nov 1, 2021
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Dr. Roberta Borgen (Neault), CCC, CCDP, GCDFi, is President of Life Strategies Ltd., Project Director with the Canadian Career Development Foundation, and President of the Counsellor Educators Chapter of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. An award-winning career management specialist with almost four decades of relevant experience in counselling, coaching, consulting, training, curriculum design, research, and writing, Roberta recently retired as Associate Dean of the Faculty of Behavioural Sciences for Yorkville University and served on Team Canada for the 2017 International Symposium on Career Development and Public Policy in Korea. She is the recipient of the BC Career Development Association's Mentor of the Year Award, the National Employment Counseling Association's Professional Development Award, the Canadian Career Development Foundation's prestigious Stu Conger Award for Leadership in Career Counselling and Career Development in Canada, and the Gold Medal and Diamond Pin for Leadership in Career Development. She was recently awarded an honourary membership with the Career Development Association of Alberta and, on behalf of the Life Strategies team, received the Outstanding Educator of Career Professionals award from the Asia Pacific Career Development Association.

Dr. Borgen is leading a special panel on Nov 16/21 at 12 noon CST about her new book, Career Development for Diverse Clients. Find out more here.

Cognella books from Dr. Borgen
Career Development for Diverse Clients (cognella.com)
Career Recovery (cognella.com)
Career Flow and Development (cognella.com)
 
Life Strategies Tip Sheets - http://lifestrategies.ca/resources/tip-sheets.cfm

Certified Career Development Professional site - https://ccdp-pcdc.ca/en/

• This includes 2021 Code of Ethics and National Competency Profile

Career Development Conferences & Other Provincial Associations

• Manitoba - Let's Get to Work (Nov 5/21)
• New Brunswick - Conference Nov 23-25/21
• Cannexus 2022 - Note SKCDA is a Supporting Organization, so members get discount
• British Columbia - BC Career Development Association
• ASPECT BC - Association of Service Providers for Employability and Career Training
• Contact Conference (SK)- organized by Saskatoon Industry Education Council (SIEC)

Life Strategies

• Microcredential for teachers (linked to CCDF)
• Career Engagement Model

Recognition for Career Development Professionals

• Stu Conger Award past Stu Conger Award Winners
• Etta St. James Award  past Wileman Award Winners

​CERIC Resources

• Ethics: Do we do what we say we will do? (2004-06-01 article by Gisela Theurer and Roberta  Borgen (Neault))
• Ethics in Practice - A Dynamic Process (2020-02-04 article by Cassie Taylor and Roberta Borgen (Neault))
• What's really going on? Using theory to better understand your clients ((2019-02-04 article by Roberta Borgen (Neault) re context for Career Theories book)
• Career Theories and Models at Work - in particular, note library of  Free Webinar recordings at bottom of page, including "Career Engagement: Re-aligning Challenge and Capacity in Chaotic Times" (1 hr) presented 2020-10-19 - see link to video off CERIC vimeo below

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

Published 2021-07-02
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The SKCDA Podcast team interviews Kristen Thoms, Program Manager of the Core Neighbourhoods at Work Program of Quint Development Corporation in Saskatoon.  We discuss collaboration, autonomy, and relationships in the context of Career Development work.

Here is Kristen's bio from the Quint Saskatoon website:
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Kristen Thoms is a community-minded professional responsible for managing the Core Neighbourhoods at Work program which assists 1,500+ jobseekers annually. She has been a career development practitioner for the past 14 years and has a Bachelor of Arts (Sociology) and a Bachelor of Social Work.

QUINT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

• Quint Development Corporation Saskatoon https://quintsaskatoon.ca/
• Quint - Core Neighborhoods at Work - https://quintsaskatoon.ca/programs/core-neighbourhoods-at-work/find-a-job/
• Quint Development - Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUla9tzxcxoZZLJZy6tJfHQ
• Quint 25th Anniversary slideshow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZjLZYbli_U

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

• Office of the Treaty Commissioner (re land acknowledgement) http://www.otc.ca/
• OTC Maps http://www.otc.ca/resource/category/maps.html
• A guide to indigenous land acknowledgement https://nativegov.org/a-guide-to-indigenous-land-acknowledgment/

SASKATOON ORGANIZATIONS

• Saskatoon Antipoverty Coalition https://www.facebook.com/Saskatoon-Anti-Poverty-Coalition-170764632971670/
• Saskatoon Interagency Response to COVID https://saskatooninteragencyresponse.ca/ 

TRAUMA-INFORMED, MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING, STRENGTHS-BASED APPROACHES

• Trauma-Informed Practice - 12 Resources (CERIC) https://careerwise.ceric.ca/2021/01/29/12-resources-to-support-learning-on-trauma-and-career-development/#.YNsVUehKjIU
• Motivational Interviewing - 13 Resources (CERIC) https://careerwise.ceric.ca/2021/02/04/12-resources-to-understand-and-use-motivational-interviewing-in-careers-work/#.YNsVb-hKjIU
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy  - resource from CAMH - https://www.camh.ca/en/health-info/mental-illness-and-addiction-index/cognitive-behavioural-therapy
• Strengths-based approaches - article from Positive Psychology - https://positivepsychology.com/strengths-based-interventions/
• What is Strengths-Based Approach (video) https://youtu.be/BALni0nEmGM
• Strengths-based approaches - Alliance for Children and Youth Waterloo - backgrounder on Strengths-based approaches -  - http://www.healthyllg.org/_resources/Strength-Based_Approaches_Backgrounder.pdf

NATIONAL CAREER-DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS

• CERIC - About CERIC - https://ceric.ca/about/
• CCDF - About CCDF - https://ccdf.ca/who-we-are/

LABOR MARKET INFORMATION

• Labor Market Information - link to Labor Market Information Council project for Career Services - https://lmic-cimt.ca/projects/equipping-career-services-with-lmi-tools-and-data/
• Canadian Online Job Posting Dashboard - https://lmic-cimt.ca/canadian-online-job-posting-dashboard/
• LMI Best Practices Guide - https://lmic-cimt.ca/lmi-best-practices-guide/
• What is LMI? video from LMIC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhI9wsUGCM8&t=14s

PRIDE AND PRONOUNS (LGBTQ)

• History of Canadian Pride - https://www.queerevents.ca/canada/pride/history
• Why Pronouns Matter - Ontario Human Rights Commission - http://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/questions-and-answers-about-gender-identity-and-pronouns

IMPACT OF RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS & CAREER DEVELOPMENT

• Impact of Residential Schools - Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada reports - https://nctr.ca/records/reports/
• Residential School timeline - https://nctr.ca/exhibits/residential-school-timeline/
• CERIC - Allyship Terms, Tips and Tools to support Career Development  Work- https://ceric.ca/2021/01/allyship-terms-tips-and-tools-to-support-career-development-work/

Published 2021-06-18
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Here is Nikki's bio from the Neil Squire Society website:

Nikki joined the Neil Squire Society in 2003 and holds a degree in Kinesiology, where she graduated with Great Distinction. She also holds the Certified Vocational Professional standing from College of Vocational Professionals and the Registered Rehabilitation Designation from VRA Canada. She heads up a technology and education program for SK with the Ministry of Education with the goal to build Assistive Technology capacity with students, parents, educators, and decision makers. Most notably, the focus is on helping students transition from school to post-secondary education/training or employment, as well as, the use of UDL:  Universal Design for Learning as it supports inclusive schools.

Resource links related to episode:

1. Nikki Langdon bio from Neil Squire website: https://www.neilsquiresolutions.ca/uncategorized/nikki-langdon/
2. Neil Squire - Programs/services - https://www.neilsquire.ca/individual-programs-services/
3. Neil Squire - Group Employment Skills program (SK-only) https://www.neilsquire.ca/individual-programs-services/group-employment-skills/
4. Neil Squire - Success Stories - https://www.neilsquire.ca/category/success-stories/
5. Neil Squire - Makers Making Change - https://www.neilsquire.ca/category/success-stories/page/2/?tag=makers-making-change
6. Brene Brown - Vulnerability - (TED Talk) https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_the_power_of_vulnerability/transcript?language=en

YOUTUBE VIDEOS:

1. Neil Squire - Organization history milestone video - https://youtu.be/7LJWuuNF1p8
2. Bobbi's Story (Youtube - Feb 2021 - 9:26) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13tuKLOAGzo - Nikki shares a story

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Here is her bio from the Regina Work Prep website:

Ashley started at Work Prep in 2009 and has worked in a number of roles, recently landing the top job. As executive director, Ashley keeps all the pieces of Work Prep working together and moving forward, and her youthful energy keeps things fresh. Ashley is a hockey mom and coaches baseball with her husband. She’s a huge football fan and attends every Rider game with her dad.

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Resource links related to episode (thanks to Ashley for providing!)

• Motivational Interviewing - CERIC article -  careerwise.ceric.ca/2021/02/04/12-resources-to-understand-and-use-motivational-interviewing-in-careers-work/#.YKhXsqhKjIU
• Reality Therapy/Choice Theory - http://wglasser.com/our-approach/reality-therapy/
• Canadian Coalition of Community-based Employability Training http://www.ccocde-cccbet.com/en/home/
• SK Chamber of Commerce Labor Market Council https://saskchamber.com/programs/councils/
• Canadian Council for Youth Prosperity  https://www.ccyp-ccpj.org/ and knowledge centre https://www.ccyp-ccpj.org/knowledge-centre
• Trauma-informed practice CERIC primer https://careerwise.ceric.ca/2021/01/29/12-resources-to-support-learning-on-trauma-and-career-development/#.YKZJRKhKi70
• Cultural Competency - CERIC Allyship article - https://ceric.ca/2021/01/allyship-terms-tips-and-tools-to-support-career-development-work/ - CERIC Culture-infused counselling https://ceric.ca/2013/06/culture-infused-career-counselling-a-model-for-counsellors-and-clients/
• Contact 360 - from SIEC -https://contact360.ca/
• Linkedin Learning (formerly Lynda.com) - https://www.linkedin.com/learning
• Work Prep Virtual Reality Project - http://workprep.ca/virtual-reality/