2010 CDAA Conference

 

19th CDAA national conference an outstanding success!

Close to 400 delegates gathered at the Adelaide Hilton to enjoy what was without doubt one of the best ever CDAA conferences. It contained all the key ingredients for success – a strong, balanced and engaging program, professional management, excellent venue and an overwhelming atmosphere of collegiality and warm hospitality.
 
The CDAA conference is recognised throughout the world as one of the key events in the international professional development calendar. This year’s event confirmed this. Congratulations to Pam Fletcher as conference convenor for pulling together a diverse and refreshing program. Unforgettable was the standing ovation given to Mao’s Last Dancer, Li Cunxin, for his inspiring and moving presentation, which for many provided a professional development highlight, the likes of which they had not experienced for many years.

Keynotes
Authenticity, Integrity and Virtue: The foundations of green guidance
Dr Norman Amundson, Professor in Counselling Psychology, Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia, Canada (Sponsored by The Australian National University)
   (pdf) 

The “Green New Deal” – The creation of green jobs for our future economy
Mr Darren Bilsborough, Director of Sustainability, Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB) Australia

(part 1

part 2)

Mao’s Last Dancer: Li’s Inspirational Journey
Mr Li Cunxin

  
Career Integrity
Mr Gray Poehnell, Ergon Communications, British Columbia, Canada  		 (pdf)
Creating Green Capacity
Professor Martin Westwell, Director, Flinders Centre for Science Education in the 21st Century. 		  (pdf)

Seminars
Active engagement in action
Dr Norman Amundson, Professor in Counselling Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia, Canada (Sponsored by The Australian National University) 		 

Sustainable Careers: Counselling tools for building a greener future
Mr Nigel Phillips, CEO, Careers Fastrack and Career Life College, Melbourne, Victoria 

 (pdf) 
Career Development Perspectives
Dr Pat Schwallie-Giddis PhD, President of National Career Development Association, USA and Mr Lester Oakes, Chief Executive of Career Services rapuara, New Zealand		  
The Green Collar Revolution – Is it real or just a marketing exercise?
Ms Lesley Tobin, Dusseldorp Skills Forum, Australia 		  (pdf)
Career Crossroads
Mr Gray Poehnell, Ergon Communications, British Columbia, Canada		   (pdf)

Workshops - Wednesday

ePortfolios: The career essential in the 21st century
Ms Jenni Proctor, Ms Jenny Ryan, Career Clarity, Queensland

  (pdf)
Five selection criteria response strategies to help clients make a difuerence
Dr Ann Villiers, Mental Nutrition, ACT		  (link)
Web-based Career Development: Being effective and green
Mr Bob Bredemeyer, JIIG-CAL Australia and Ms Yvonne Warnick, Queensland Studies Authority		  (pdf)
DOTS - How green is that?
Mr Michael Hastings, RMIT University 		 
“Paying it Forward” - Why volunteering means that you will always be successful in your career, because you have to give to get, it’s a universal law
Ms Helena Steel, Career Values Pty Ltd, Vic 		 
The Student Outcomes Survey and the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth
Ms Rebecca Sherman and Ms Ronnie Semo, NCVER		   (pdf)
Learning: To unlock the potential of individuals across the lifespan
Mr Nigel Phillips, Careers Fast Track and Career Life College, Victoria		  (pdf)
Partnerships supporting CALD clients to access sustainable employment
Miss Amorette Dyer, Mr Leon Norris, Mrs Monika Jolly, Extra Edge Community Services, West Australia 		 
Greening Career Management Services: A community of practice approach
Ms Julie Farthing, Career Dimensions and Ms Elwin Hall, Private Practitioner, Victoria		  (pdf)
The Real Game goes digital
Ms Marilyn Platek, Mr Cameron Picton, Curriculum Corporation, SA and Mr Phil Jarvis, National Life Work Centre, Canada 		 
Kermit the frog said - “It’s not easy being green” - but a green approach to organising careers events that make a difference might be easier than you think!
Ms Karen Penrose, Career Industry Council of Australia / National Career Development Week Campaign 		 
Innovative and Creative Strategies for Teaching Career Guidance at the University Level
Dr Pat Schwallie-Giddis PhD, President of National Career Development Association, USA 		 

Workshops - Thursday

 
Technology and You, Technology and Students: Meeting the challenges
Mr Alan Bevan, Education Services Australia, South Australia 		(link) 
Career Green - Recycling Adult Education for Career Sustainability: Examining the flexible approaches to second chance education at Christies Beach High School’s Learner Outreach Program
Mr Malcolm Lobban, Christies Beach High School, South Australia 		 
Keeping All The Balls In The Air: Career development practice in organisations
Mrs Wanda Hayes, Ms Janette Mulherin, Career Spa, Queensland  		 
Preparing for Career Quakes - Probable economic and labour market impacts of six converging global sustainability stresses and implications for career development practitioners
Mr Mitchell Lawrie, EastCoast Human Resource Group, Queensland		  (pdf)
I look different and I do things differently, SO WHAT!
Ms Jenny Watts-Sampson, Ms Jacqui Shephard, University of South Australia 		 
Free Telephone Career Advice…Australia-Wide. A great initiative for Greening Career Development
Mrs Lucy Harvest, Keep Australia Working, Free Telephone Career Advice Line/DEEWR Initiative		  (pdf)
(Wishing you) All the Best from New Zealand
Mr Lester Oakes, Chief Executive of Career Services rapuara, New Zealand		  (pdf)
New Conversations Around a Deeper Understanding of the Interconnectedness of All Things: Implications for career development practitioners and their clients and our communities’ involvement with ‘social responsibility’ for the way we think and work
Ms Karel Wearne, Wearne Resource Consultancy, New South Wales		 (pdf) 
Holistic Career Choice-Making in Young People: Dealing with complexities effectively
Mr Col McCowan, Cromach Careers, Queensland		  (pdf)
A Year or a Career
Ms Narelle Milligan, Private Practitioner, New South Wales 		 
Industry Skills Program
Ms Jillian Blight, Ms Kym Clayton, Ms Helen Edwards, DECS South Australia		  

Workshops - Friday

 
Industry Skills Councils - A shared presentation on the current labour market situation from the perspective of at least four different Industry Skills Councils.  
Emergence, Creativity and Risk: Recontextualising careers for creatives
Ms Elwin Hall, Practitioner, Victoria		  (pdf)
Retirement Planning and Career Transition: Making age a benefit not barrier
Mrs Kaye Fallick, YOURLifeChoices Magazine, Victoria		  (pdf)
Greening My Career: The roller coaster ride from permanent parttime employment to private practitioner
Ms Sue Travers, Career Counsellor, Victoria		  (link)
Award winners. Who won what and why?  

Research Strand

 
Advantages and disadvantages to the different approaches to assessing career interests
Dr James Athanasou, Private Practitioner, New South Wales		  
Adaptability and Optimism: The sustainability dimensions of the Career Futures Inventory
Dr Peter McIlveen, A/Professor Lorelle Burton, University of Southern Queensland		  (pdf)
Careers with a Conscience: The private practice perspective
Ms Julie Farthing, Career Dimensions, Victoria		  (pdf)
Making a Difference? Developing career education as a socially just practice
Mr Barrie Irving, University of Otago College of Education, New Zealand 		 (pdf)
Sustaining The Self: The delicate green shoots of career development practitioners’ professional identity
Ms Fiona Douglas, University of Otago School of Business, New Zealand		  (pdf)
Women’s Stories of Career Transition
Dr Mary McMahon, The University of Queensland, Prof Mark Watson, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa and Prof Jenny Bimrose, The University of Warwick, England