Mega Sessions

Kofi will draw on his work at CEE, where the heart of the initiative was a focus on reaching youth who could be labelled “hard to serve” and were facing significant barriers to employment, as well as his time as a student activist and his graduate studies on Canadian non-profits in Africa. He will provide his views on how to be a values-based leader, explore how values are critical to success in social change work, and consider the challenge of turning values into daily practice.

Kofi Hope is a Rhodes Scholar and Doctor of Philosophy in Politics. Starting in September 2018, he will be working as a Senior Policy Advisor at the Wellesley Institute, and as a Bousfield Distinguished Visitor in Planning at University of Toronto’s School of Urban Planning. Kofi is the Founding Executive Director of the CEE Centre for Young Black Professionals (CEE), a non-profit which creates economic opportunities for Black youth in Toronto.

Assessment is the most important aspect of the career development process. Everything stems from assessment and “formal” assessments leave much to be desired. In this session, participants will experience a variety of sure-fire “informal” (yes, they’re FREE!) assessment tools that are fun, engaging and out of the box. You’ll be so happy you came that you’ll want to cry!

Herky Cutler creates rich experiences for his clients by providing relevant and provocative content through a lens of humour, music, enthusiasm and authenticity. Participants will laugh, cry, they may leave, but they will never fall asleep!

 

This session will focus on the continuum of training to employment in relation to the unique needs and experiences of urban Indigenous youth. The presenters will identify the steps to employability and successful attachment to the labour market that frame the work of NPAAMB, the only Indigenous employment and training organization in Ontario that focuses solely on youth career development. A long-term lens will examine five key areas for successful outcomes: 1. Employability skills building 2. The need for coaches and mentors 3. Experiential learning opportunities. 4. Evaluation and reflection 5. Reciprocal partnership development.

Shari St Peter is the Executive Director of NPAAMB – Niagara Peninsula Aboriginal Area Management Board, one of 18 ASETS agreement holders in Ontario. NPAAMB serves the employment and training needs of urban Indigenous youth in southern Ontario, offering service to youth ages 15-30 in five service centres.

 

Brandi Jonathan is Mohawk, turtle clan and lives on the Six Nations Reserve in Southern Ontario. She has worked in employment and training over the past 15 years and has been very successful in developing and co-ordinating various Indigenous youth programs. In 1999, she graduated with a BA from Trent University and in 2004 she graduated from Mohawk College’s Advanced Career Counsellor Certificate program.

Update your love/like/reluctance about theory and learn new ways to enhance your career development practices! In this Mega session, five contemporary theories and models are featured from the new edited collection, Theories and Models at Work, launching at Cannexus19. The presenters will showcase what is new, what is different, and what is practical.

Nancy Arthur is a Professor, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary. A keynote speaker at Cannexus in 2015, Nancy’s research focuses on the Culture-Infused Career Counselling Model, social justice and international career transitions

 

 

Mary McMahon is an honorary Senior Lecturer in the School of Education at The University of Queensland, Australia. Mary is a developer and co-author of the Systems Theory Framework of Career Development.

 

 

Roberta Neault is President of Life Strategies Ltd. and Past-President of the Counsellor Educators Chapter of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA). With Nancy and Mary, she co-edited Theories and Models at Work.

 

 

France Picard is Professor, Département des fondements et pratiques en éducation at Université Laval, and Director of the Centre de recherche et d’intervention sur l’éducation à la vie au travail (CRIEVAT). France’s scientific investigations centre on the challenges faced by at-risk students when entering and integrating into higher education, through the lens of social justice.

 

Michel Turcotte is a career counsellor, psychologist and doctoral student. Michel is a member of the Centre de recherche et d’intervention sur l’éducation et la vie au travail (CRIEVAT). His current doctoral research is on distance career counselling.

 

 

Louis Cournoyer is a Professor at the Université du Québec à Montréal. His main area of research includes career decision-making processes for youth and adults, the influence of social relationships on career projects, and professional career development practices. As a career counsellor and guidance counsellor, he maintains an active professional practice of more than 20 years.