12.1 – Explore Learning and Employment Possibilities
Career Development Professionals (CDPs) guide the exploration of learning and/or employment possibilities. CDPs identify activities and sources of information to help clients clarify career objectives.
11.6 – Manage Caseload
Career Development Professionals (CDPs) manage a caseload of clients to achieve optimal outcomes and maintain progress from intake interview to case closure.Caseload management is used to manage several cases and includes establishing a structured time allocation process, coordinating referrals and follow-up with other providers, documenting type and duration of services delivered, and evaluating outcomes.
11.5 – Help Client Build Support Network
Career Development Professionals (CDPs) coach and assist clients to build a support network consisting of personal and professional contacts. This enables clients to overcome challenges, find practical solutions to issues they are facing, and achieve their career goals.
11.4 – Select and Monitor Interventions
Career Development Professionals (CDPs) work with clients to select the most appropriate interventions to support achievement of client goals and action plans, based on their aspirations, preferences, employability needs and strengths, and opportunities in the labour market.
11.3 – Help Client Develop Goals and Action Plans
Career Development Professionals (CDPs) meet with clients regularly to help them to articulate meaningful goals and action plans based on their aspirations, preferences, and employability strengths and needs.CDPs work collaboratively with clients to help make career choices and develop goals and action plans. This helps ensure clients are engaged and making informed decisions.
11.2 – Conduct Employability Assessment
Career Development Professionals (CDPs) meet with clients for a collaborative assessment of the reasons for seeking career services and their employability strengths and needs. Building on the responses, CDPs and clients work collaboratively to identify initial goals and actions to address identified needs.Employability assessments are usually semi-structured. Career Development Professionals (CDPs) generally use an interview guide to ensure essential and standardized information is collected, while seeking to probe and expand on the client’s responses.
11.1 – Conduct Intake Interview
Career Development Professionals (CDPs) conduct intake interviews as a guided conversation aimed at gathering information from the client to determine the types of programs, services or other interventions required. This preliminary screening of client needs enables CDPs to direct a client to appropriate services or determine the need for a more extensive employability assessment.Intake interviews are usually semi-structured. Career Development Professionals (CDPs) use an interview guide to ensure essential and standardized information is collected, while seeking to probe and expand on the client’s responses. The quality of the data depends upon the CDP’s ability to establish rapport with the client, and adapting an interview style that works for the client. Building on the responses, CDPs recommend next steps to address identified needs.
10.2 – Apply Career Development Theories and Models
Career Development Professionals (CDPs) apply relevant theories, models, frameworks and approaches to understand, analyze, and meet clients’ career development needs.CDPs also use theories to inform program development, implementation and evaluation. By understanding the benefits of programs or services available to different client groups, the services can be adjusted to increase effectiveness.
10.1 – Understand Career Development Theories and Models
Career Development Professionals (CDPs) draw from a wide variety of traditional and emerging career development theories, models, frameworks and approaches. A strong theoretical foundation enables CDPs to understand a client’s situation and choose relevant approaches and interventions.CDPs also use theoretical models to generate knowledge, stimulate thinking, and provide direction for research on the field of practice.
