9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Opening Keynote- Sonny Wong

 

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM      

Career Development Practice PANEL: Looking Back, Around, and Forward (Multiples Presenters)

Disenfranchised Grief: From Hidden Sorrow to Acknowledgement and Support (Catherine Hajnal)

Helping Clients (and yourself) with the emerging Gig Economy (Silvia Di Blasio)

PD Map for CDPs (Greg Lockwood )

DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS: SHIFT HAPPENS! (Carol Ann Fried)

The Quest for Purpose (Ken Keis)

Increasing Clients’ Career Successes by Increasing Happiness (Sonny Wong- Opening Keynote Speaker)

              

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM      

Taking Off the Blinders - Uncovering Hidden Bias for Career Practitioners (Olivia Udagawa)

Building Connections: Workforce Development and Major Development Projects (Shannon Baikie)

Career Development Model Connectivity between Canada and China (Julia Nie)

Recruitment and Retention of Indigenous Peoples (Barbara Smith & Rachelle Dallaire)

Connecting Opportunity Youth to Work Placements in Social Enterprises (Shawn de Raaf)

The Evolution of the Resume in 2017 and Beyond (James Clift)

TECHAbility: Employers & Persons with Diverse Abilities (Jacqueline de Raadt)

 

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM     

The Integrated Heart: Resolving Conflicting Values (Gray Poehnell)

Case Management: An Emerging Area of Specialization (Roberta Neault)

Rediscovering Personality Dimensions and Refreshing Your Toolkit (Deirdre Pickerel)

CBT(Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) Techniques for Employment Counselling (Joanne Chung)

THE SOMO JOB SEARCH (Seanna Quressette)

Mental Health in the Workplace (Donna Bonertz)

Get in the Know! The benefits of building culturally diverse workforces (John Suyte & Vandna Joshi)

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Opening Keynote- Kris Magnusson

 

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM      

Making a Difference: Stories of Courageous and Creative Practitioners (Norman Amundson)

Extending Your Reach: Teaching, Working, and Collaborating Virtually (Roberta Neault)

Journeys with Accommodations and Diverse Abilites (Anita Parti)

Coaching Clients, Working Smarter: Embracing the New Realities (Valerie G. Ward)

Keep Learners Engaged: Showcase Skills Using Micro-Credentials (Diana Twiss)

The Unsung Potential of Weakness (Gray Poehnell)

Why Employability Workers Don't Get Hired (Peter Bailey)

              

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM      

What IMPACT Taught US: We are Richer Than We Think (Gwen Pawlikowski & Alexis Greenwood)

Industry Training Authority - ITA , Brief Overview and Programming (Dal Dhatt, Tara Fong)

CERIC Survey of Career Service Professionals: What Did We Learn? (Sharon Ferriss)

Making the Most of the Mentorship Relationship (Sam Thiara)

Career Readiness at UVic:  Graduates prepare for success (Joy Andrews, John Fagan )

Engaging Millennials-The Know How (Jennifer Fraser)

Promoting Career Success Through Entrepreneurial Thinking (Kristin Vandegriend)