6.3 – Collaborate with Peers

Purpose & Context

Career Development Professionals (CDPs) collaborate with others to achieve the best outcomes for clients.

Effective Performance

Competent career development professionals must be able to:

P1. Help colleagues who need assistance
P2. Share best practices with colleagues, e.g. present at conferences, participate in team case conferencing
P3. Seek advice on case-specific challenges, considering:
- Signed release of any confidential information
- Privacy and confidentiality of personal information
- Focus only on relevant information
P4. Create opportunities to work with others to address shared practice issues and improve service delivery
P5. Resolve disagreements with peers:
- Acknowledge disagreement
- Clarify issue to be resolved
- Share relevant information, e.g. clarify position and underlying reasoning
- Identify a mutually acceptable solution
- Develop a plan of action
- Share outcomes
P6. Recognize others’ contributions

Knowledge & Understanding

Competent career development professionals must know and understand:

K1. Conflict resolution approaches

Contextual Variables

Competent career development professionals must be able to perform this competency in the following range of contexts:

CDPs collaborate with a range of professionals to meet client needs. Different perspectives could affect the way in which this competency is practiced.

Glossary & Key References

Terms

Industry-specific terms contained in the standard defined here, where applicable.

None

Information Sources and Resources for Consideration

None

Context Rating Scales

Criticality

Q: What is the consequence of a professional being unable to perform this skill according to the standard?

Moderate risk: CRITICAL

Frequency

Q: How frequent and under what conditions is this skill performed?

Routinely, regular course of procedure

Level of Difficulty

Q: Under routine circumstances, how would you rate the level of difficulty in performing this skill?

Minimal difficulty or complexity

Time Required to Gain Proficiency

Q: What is the average length of time or number of repeated events that are minimally necessary for an individual to become proficient in performing the skill to the standard?

A career development professional requires at least one year to develop collaborative relationships.

Autonomy

Practitioners typically perform this competency without supervision, and as part of a team.

Automation

It is unlikely that this competency will automate.

Requisite Work Aids, Tools, Equipment or Materials

None