SCHEDULE 

Deconstructing Clients’ Career Anxiety by Sonny Wong

Location: SFU Harbour Centre, Vancouver, BC

Time: From 9 am to 4.30 pm with a catered lunch break and coffee break

Location: SFU Harbour Centre, Vancouver, BC  (+Streamed Live Online)

8:00 am - 8.30 am  Registration and Breakfast

8.30 am - 9.00 am Opening Remarks

9.00 am - 10.00 am Melanie Mark 

Paddling Together: Building Resilience and Driving Change in Your Career Journey

10.00 am - 10.40 am Coffee Break and Networking

10.40 am - 11.40 am Dr. Roslyn Kunin

Navigating the Future of Work: Economic Insights for Career Development

11.40 am - 1.00 pm Lunch Break

1.00 pm - 1.30 pm Celebration of BCCDA Members and National CCDPs

1.30 pm - 2.30 pm Efe Fruci

Unlocking Confidence and Success: Navigating Career Transitions with Purpose

2.30 pm - 3.00 pm Coffee Break and Networking

3.00 pm - 4.00 pm Sonny Wong, M.Ed.

How to Activate Clients’ Happiness and Use Their Happy Fuel to Help Them Accomplish Difficult Job Search Interventions

Thursday,  May 15, 2025 11am- 1230 pm PT  

Living Wages and Career Development: Supporting Clients Amid BC’s Affordability Crisis

by Iglika Ivanova 

Thursday,  May 22, 2025 11am- 1230 pm PT   

Unleashing Potential: Breaking Free from Limiting Beliefs in Career Transitions 

by Dr. Stacy Heimburger  

Tuesday,  May 27, 2025 11am -1230 pm PT 

The Power of Metaphor in Navigating Career Transitions  

by Cristine Saxon  

Thursday,  May 29, 2025 11am- 1230 pm PT 

Increasing client's career resilience through logotherapy and meaning-based coaching 

by Michaela Fengstad 

Tuesday,  June 3, 2025 11am - 1230 pmPT  

Behind the Scenes of Job Search Process and Career Development 

by (Sue) Soon-Lan Lee Switzer 

Thursday,  June 5, 2025 11am- 1230 pm PT 

Strategic Job Search: Customizing Resumes 

by Anoop Atluri 

Tuesday,  June 10, 2025 11am- 1230 pm PT 

Three critical mistakes that keep applicants from getting the job they love 

by JoAnne Marlow 

Thursday,  June 12, 2025 11am- 1230 pm PT  

Building Career Practitioner Capacity through Collaboration and ‘Train the Trainer’ Approach: A Case Study 

by Pam Khinda, M.Ed. CCDP  and Sugandh Saurabh  

Tuesday,  June 17, 2025 11am-1230 pm PT 

The Rise of Portfolio Careers: Revolutionizing Career Development Practices for Today's Workforce 

by Dr. Laura Hambley Lovett, Ph.D., R.Psych and April Dyrda, M.Sc., R.Psych.