Now Executive Emerita of the Canadian Career Development Foundation, I remain committed to evidence based research, training standards and certification requirements, access to services, the international symposium movement and school to work transitions
My main research interest is in career/lifelong/ livelihood planning/workforce development guidance policy developments and evaluation at the global level, with a special focus on Europe and the so-called transition countries (former Communist countries).
As Executive Director of the Canadian Career Development Foundation (CCDF), Sareena works in Canada and internationally to strengthen the reach and impact of career development. With her team at CCDF, she moves from ideas to action in areas of public policy, research and development, evaluation, capacity building and advocacy.
Policy, systems, and practice: development and evaluation. Advocacy for career guidance provision. International sharing and learning. Training of career practitioners. Testing and psychometrics for career guidance.
Professor Peter McIlveen leads the Australian Collaboratory for Career, Employability, and Learning for Living (ACCELL). ACCELL is a multidisciplinary research team focused on adaptive capacity and career development learning, and the psychology of working.
Policy development and implementation of Careers Education, Development and Guidance in Secondary Education (nationally) and Secondary schools (locally). Engaging parents in careers work in secondary schools.
Cognitive Information Processing Theory of Career Choice, Information and Communication Technology in Career Intervention, Integration of Theory, Research, and Practice, Implementation of Career Interventions
Prof. Maximus Monaheng Sefotho is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology (with a specialisation/focus on Career Guidance and Disability) at University of Johannesburg. He contributed to the development of the competency framework for career development practitioners. He is now working in career transitioning of differently abled persons from home through to the world of work.
career guidance in communities, neoliberalism, critical theory, critical psychology, social justice, emancipation // leturing, PhD supervision, government advice
My research at the Finnish Institute for Educational Research has focused on evidence base for lifelong guidance systems and policy development. Another area of interest has been the use of technology in career guidance.
A Lecturer in Adult Guidance Counselling and Reflective Practice, and a practicing Chartered Work and Organisational Psychologist. My research centres on unemployment, employability and wellbeing; equality, diversity and inclusion in access to lifelong guidance and the labour market; career and employment guidance models and practice; labour market policy, implementation and effectiveness.
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