Career development practice in Canada : perspectives, principles, and professionalism / Blythe C. Shepartd and Priya S. Mani, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Shepard, Blythe C., editor.

Mani, Priya S., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Career development--Canada.

Career development.

Vocational guidance--Canada.

Vocational guidance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (710 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Toronto, ON : CERIC, Canadian Education and Research Institute for Counselling, 2014.

Summary:

Many of Canada's foremost career practitioners have contributed to this unique textbook for students of career development - the first to describe the principles and ethical practice of career development in a Canadian context, and to examine the development and maturing of the profession in Canada. Designed with content, resources, and activities to be a learning tool for students, a resource for educators, and a reference for career practitioners in the field, the book is ideal for students and educators of career development at community colleges and universities, workshop leaders and attendees, and career professionals.Much attention is given to the "nuts and bolts" of the practice for developing relationships with clients, helping clients with career planning and decision making, and equipping clients with job search skills.Diversity and social justice are strong themes. Chapters examine the needs of special populations: Aboriginal peoples, immigrants, refugees, and the poor. Career development is a lifelong process of managing learning and work. Chapters describe the challenges and the approaches for guiding this process for students in elementary school, through high school, and in the postsecondary years.Professionalism runs throughout the text - ethical practice, historical development, Canadian Standards and Guidelines, competency, and attention to current pressing issues. Among these are accountability of career practitioners and evaluating the efficacy of career services. The text concludes with a look at the transformations that are taking place in the career development sector."Career Development Practice in Canada is the first comprehensive Canadian book to offer the insights of researchers, educators, and practitioners on the key issues related to the theory and practice of lifelong career development in Canada. It will go a long way toward moving career development theory and practice forward in our country." -WILLIAM A BORGEN, Professor, Counselling Psychology, University of British Columbia"While books in career counselling are myriad, this book orients readers through an informed, scholarly inquiry into the Canadian context. The editors have done a remarkable job of garnering contributions from a selection of Canadian researchers, educators, and practitioners. The result is a thorough, sensible, comprehensive resource in career development that will interest and instruct students, educators, and practitioners. This book will serve to sustain and facilitate our vibrant career development profession." -MILDRED CAHILL, Professor, Faculty of Education, Memorial University of Newfoundland"Over the past decade, as a career counsellor educator, I have had to piece together diverse resources to meet the needs of the learners. No more! Now we have a comprehensive text focused on Canadian career development, one that eloquently articulates multiple perspectives, established principles, and standards of professional practice. This book is a must read." -ROB STRABY, Professor, Career Development Practitioner Certificate Program, Conestoga CollegeABOUT THE EDITORSBlythe C. Shepard is an associate professor in Counselling Psychology at the University of Lethbridge. Her research and teaching have been in the areas of life-career development, rural youth transitions and rural women's career paths, counsellor training and identity, clinical supervision, child and adolescent mental health, and families living with children with FASD. In 2013, she became president of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. Priya S. Mani is an associate professor in Counselling Psychology at the University of Manitoba in the Faculty of Education. Her research interest revolves around exploring the perception of supports, barriers, and different contexts that constrain and/or facilitate career development for Indo-Canadian young men and women.

Contents:

Intro

Career Development Practice in Canada

Copyright

Table of Contents

Analytical Table of Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgements

List of Contributors

Introduction

Section 1: The Development of the Profession

One - Historical Snapshots: The Emergence of Career Development in Canada

Two - Career Counselling in Québec: Its Evolution and Future Outlook

Section 2: Basic Conceptual Frameworks of Career Development Practice

Three - Career Development: Key to Economic Development

Four - Diversity and Social Justice: Guiding Concepts for Career Development Practice

Five - Professional Ethics, Role, and the Whole Person

Six - Theoretical Foundations of Career Development

Section 3: The Nuts and Bolts of Career Development Practice

Seven - Developing Effective Client Relationships

Eight - Career Planning, Knowledge, and Skills

Nine - Work Search Strategies

Section 4: Working With Diversity

Ten - Employment Counselling and Poverty: A View From the Frontline in British Columbia

Eleven - Immigrants in Canada: Contexts and Issues for Consideration

Twelve - Refugees in Canada: From Persecution to Preparedness

Thirteen - Through an Aboriginal Lens: Exploring Career Development and Planning in Canada

Section 5: Navigating Developmental Tasks and Pathways

Fourteen - Career Development for Students: Elementary to High School

Fifteen - The Practice of Postsecondary Career Development

Sixteen - Lifelong Career Management

Section 6: Specialties in the Profession

Seventeen - Assessment in Career Guidance

Eighteen - CareerCycles: A Holistic and Narrative Method of Practice

Nineteen - Community Capacity Building as a Model for Career Development Planning

Section 7: New Directions and Emerging Trends in Career Development Practice.

Twenty - The Power of Evidence: Demonstrating Value of Career Development Services

Twenty-one - The Professionalization of Career Development in Canada in the 21st Century

Twenty-two - Emerging Trends: Canadian Perspectives on Career Development Practice in the 21st Century

Appendices

Appendix A: Code of Ethics

Appendix B: Professional Resources for Career Practitioners

Appendix C: Primer on Aboriginal Peoples and Canadian Law

Knowledge Champions.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-9811652-4-9