Topic | Presenters | Session |
A Peer-to-Peer Mock interview program for College Students | Sungsik Ahn | 421 |
A Trial to Increase the Self-Efficacy of Japanese Junior College Students through 2-Stage Group Work | Masumi Nagae and Jonathan Moxon | 412 |
Best Practices: Supporting University Students in the Global Career Search Process | Dreama L. Montrief Johnson | 256 |
Career Adaptability among College Students in Macao | Elvo Sou | 411 |
Career Resilience: The Study of College Students' Career Adversities and Their Coping Strategies in Taiwan | Shu-Chen (Jean) Wu | 236 |
Correlation between Career Interest, Career Self-Efficacy to Professional Satisfaction and Career Maturity | Su-Fei Huang | 355 |
Creating a Career Peer Educator Program |
Dreama L. Montrief Johnson and Rob Morris |
231 |
Developing employability skills in Asia: learnings from an experiential university leadership program |
Felicity Brown |
424 |
Developing Global Competencies in Japanese Junior College Students through International Exchange |
Jonathan Moxon |
275 |
Employers’ Feedback on Philippine Higher Education Graduates |
Ma. Paquita D. Bonnet |
371 |
Engaging non-Chinese students in seeking emerging working opportunities in Greater China |
Jenna Jiang and Hao Guo |
352 |
Harrison Assessments — Online, Interactive, and Personal: Taking Career Coaching and Counseling into the 21st Century |
Corie Luz and Michael Ganatta |
423 |
How Brand Identity Prism helps you to create a successful employer relations plan? |
Hao Guo and Shimeng Mai |
414 |
Investigating the Role of ICT and MOOCs in Indian Education and Career Development System | Vimal Rarh |
221 |
Needing New Colors in their Rainbow- A Career Program for LGBT students |
Ann Enverzo |
321 |
Online Career Education Platform (OCEP) for College Students | Minhee Yang, Dayi Kim, and Jinhee Joo |
331 |
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: Issues, Challenges, and Hope in Career and Life Development | Danita Redd and Lisa Raufman |
271 |
Reinventing Aptitude Test: An Indian Study on College Placements | Nupur Gosain, NK Chadha, Radley Sharma, Bikram Kalsi, Vandana Gambhir, and Hiba Irfan |
235 |
Research and Development of Career Interest Measurement of Chinese College Students with Campus Characteristics |
Xue-ying Gu and Xue-Ping Shen |
255 |
Social Cognitive Career Theory: Parenting, SES, Career Decision Making Self Efficacy, and Career Outcome Expectations | Jonathan Ilagan |
326 |
STRIDE: Developing Career Centers at Selected Universities in the Philippines | Jeff Garis |
351 |
Supporting the Career Development of Chinese Students in an Intercultural Setting | Jenny Lee Northey and Yuwei Gu |
425 |
The State of Career Development in Philippine Universities and Colleges | Ma. Paquita D. Bonnet |
251 |
The Study of College Students 'Perceptions of their Parents' Career Expectations and Coping Strategies |
Chun-Wei (Lydia) Fang |
325 |
USAID STRIDE Model Counseling and Career Center in the Philippines | Lucila Bance |
422 |
Topic | Presenters | Session |
A Culture-Free Assessment Instrument That Identifies Skills and Motivation | Dick Knowdell, Roberta Floyd, and Timothy Hsi | 372 |
Adult’s Perception of Homeostasis in Career Chaos: An example in Chinese culture | Hsiu-Lan (Shelley) Tien | 232 |
Career Development practices in the MENA region | Ahmed Mostafa Kamal and Faris Alshareef | 374 |
Career-Life Support for Accompanying Partners of International Students: The SHARP-AP Program | Jose Domene, Denise Larsen, and Chelsea Arsenault | 222 |
Cross Cultural Career Counseling for International Workers from Asia in Japan | Nika Ohashi | 375 |
Factors Affecting Mid-Career Transition: An Indian Study | Nupur Gosain, NK Chadha, Chavi Sharma | 253 |
Possibility of career counseling combining “Personality Analysis” tools and the comic “Peanuts” | Momoko Asaka | 356 |
Seven Dynamic Approaches to Construct Co-creating Career Development Services | Anne Chen | 252 |
The Rapid Consultant Method Based on Four Division of Employee`s Career Problem about the Career Development in China | Chunyu Li | 272 |
Three Old Guys Predict the Future of Career Development | Dick Knowdell, Jon Sakurai-Horita, and Brian Schwartz | 322 |
Using Assistive Technology Effectively For Workplace Accommodations with Individuals with Disabilities | Tina Anctil | 332 |
What Helps and Hinders the Career Development Needs of Accompanying Partners of International Students? | Nancy Arthur and Jose Domene | 335 |
Topic | Presenters | Session |
An Exploratory Study of the Development of Career Adaptability in Singapore’s Labor Force | Timothy Hsi | 254 |
Best Practices for Engaging Employers and Students in Dynamic Labor Market across Greater China |
Shimeng Mai and Hao Guo | 223 |
The Workforce of the Future | Dr. Regina Hechanova | 311 |
211 |
Career Planning in the Philippines: Retrospect & Prospect by Dr Josefina Santamaria This session will share the impetus for career planning in the Philippines, beginning in the 1950s. It will also describe past efforts to address this need, and future challenges as perceived by college students and employees in entry level jobs in the Philippines today. |
|
|
221 |
Investigating the Role of ICT and MOOCs in Indian Education and Career Development System by Vimal Rarh Information and communication technologies (ICT) are transforming education and career development services worldwide. Key trends include its increased accessibility, its increased interactivity, and the more diffused origination of ICT-based resources, one of which is Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). This presentation will showcase how ICT and MOOCs are being extensively used in India as a means of enhancing the quality of education and career development services. The wide panorama of applications of MOOCs for Indian population also will be discussed. |
|
|
222 |
Career-Life Support for Accompanying Partners of International Students: The SHARP-AP Program by Jose Domene, Denise Larsen, and Chelsea Arsenault Accompanying partners of international students are non-student spouses and partners who follow international students to foreign countries. They have limited opportunities to pursue their own career paths in the host countries, which can lead to adjustment difficulties, social isolation, and acculturation problems. In response to this need, we have designed the Strengths, Hope, and Resources Program-Accompanying Partners (SHARP-AP) to address the career and adjustment needs of accompanying partners, with a focus on enhancing accompanying partners' hope and strengths. We present key components of the SHARP-AP and describe how it has been developed to meet the career/life needs of accompanying partners. Click here to download the handouts. |
|
|
223 |
Best Practices for Engaging Employers and Students in Dynamic Labor Market across Greater China by Shimeng Mai and Hao Guo China ranks as the No.1 source of international students in US and gradually transforms into a hub of global talents. Throughout the session, you will be able to recognize the emerging trends of the labor market and campus recruitment strategies and also demystify the newest employment policies in Greater China through hands-on case studies. Additionally, you will be given time to reflect on your current employer relations strategies and to identify areas for improvement. After the session, you will be equipped with knowledge and effective approaches in advising all students who’d like to explore career opportunities in the region. |
|
|
|
|
224 |
Role of Career Counseling Professionals in India by Yashpal Singh and Nisha Chaudhary There is a notion that schools have the responsibility of building the character of the children, by providing them with the right guidance at the right time for their overall well-being. Moving in this line, Indian government has made the presence of school counselors mandatory in the school premises. This presentation focuses on understanding the roles, goals and job integrities of school counselors in Indian schools through a semi-structured interview approach. The perspective of the school counselors, schoolchildren and other teachers will be shared. Click here to download the handouts. |
|
|
225 |
Career Narratives of Guidance Counselors in Taiwan: Challenges, Professional Development, and Personal Growth by Chao-Mei Chiang and Ying-Yi Su This presentation aims to illustrate Taiwanese guidance counselors’ career stories. Since the Taiwanese government enacted the Student Guidance & Counseling Act in 2014, a certain number of guidance counselors are required to work at each school level. While this Act brings career opportunities to graduates, who have their major in guidance and counseling, guidance counselors often need to seek professional support and resources on their own when starting their career. To address guidance counselors’ work challenges and professional development needs, 5-10 guidance counselors will be invited to narrate their career stories. Recommendations for guidance practice and counselor education will be presented. |
|
|
231 |
Creating a Career Peer Educator Program by Dreama L. Montrief Johnson and Rob Morris Are you considering creating a peer advising program in your career center? Never heard of career peer education? Did you know leveraging student interns can help increase your ability to reach students at your University? In this session you will hear the case study of the University of Virginia and work together in small groups to create an initial plan and proposal for your own office. Click here to download the handouts. |
|
|
232 |
Adult’s Perception of Homeostasis in Career Chaos: An Example in Chinese Culture by Hsiu-Lan Shelley Tien The purpose of the study was to analyze adult’s perception of homeostasis in career chaos. We interviewed 30 adults, ranging in age between 20 and 50. The interview outline included how they perceive career uncertainty, complexity, and unpredictable change. Strategies of how they cope with career uncertainty were also discussed throughout the interview. The transcription of the interviewed data will be analyzed with grounded analysis method. Findings will be discussed according to the categories classified by the research authors in the study. We expected that people will understand more about how to get homeostasis in the uncertain or uncontrollable situations. Click here to download the handouts. |
Hsiu-Lan Shelley Tien, received her Ph.D. in Counselor Education from the University of Iowa in 1993. She is a professor and Department Chair at the Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling at the National Taiwan Normal University. She was a Fulbright visiting scholar at the Department of Psychology at the University of Maryland (2005-6). Her current areas of interest are career counseling and studies of vocational behavior, training of counseling skills, working with dreams, and qualitative research. She is Director of the Counseling Center and Vice Director of Student Personnel Services at the National Taiwan Normal University. She has served as the president of Taiwan Career Development and Consultation Association (TCDCA), the Taipei Counseling Psychologist Association, and the Asia Pacific Career Development Association. She earned the 2016 International Practitioner of the Year Award from the National Career Development Association. |
|
233 |
CareerDNA: the Integrated Online Career Assessment Based on Positive Psychology by Brian Schwartz Discover more about an online application of a counseling model originally developed in 1977. The model involves an in-depth psychological approach to career and life design counseling. It is heavily based on psychoanalytic and developmental psychology and includes work with almost 1800 clients in a 20 hour structured process leading to their greater self-awareness specifically their understanding of their type and temperament, their personality and character, their ideal work description elaborated in a graphic description based on work functions, their values, their occupational interests and the internal barriers that might prevent their success. |
Dr Brian Schwartz is an American psychologist. After 34 years of career management consulting and 30 years of organization development consulting, Dr Schwartz moved from the USA to China. He was on a mission to bring career assessment to young people and to train career and talent development professionals in China as well as other countries/regions within the Asia Pacific area. He developed his online career assessment and personal branding software, CareerDNA, and has developed, with partners, the accredited Career and Talent Development Professionals program, with six specialty training programs built atop a six-day intensive foundational workshop. |
|
234 |
Constancy of Change: Implications for Professional Practice by Allan Gatenby Globalization and technology has accelerated the development of the global labor market. Increasingly millennials and others will have to engage with cultures across national and regional borders. The required skill set for successful career life development has changed. Participants will investigate the implications for career education and post education transition support services. Click here to download the handouts. |
|
|
235 |
Reinventing Aptitude Test: An Indian Study on College Placements by Nupur Gosain, N.K. Chadha, Radley Sharma, Bikram Kalsi, Vandana Gambhir, and Hiba Irfan In India, recruitment and selection has been taking a turn by emphasizing the importance of aptitude tests for College Placements. It is used for selecting candidates at beginner’s level by identifying their skills and abilities to perform. It is important to note that while these tests enable the organization to scrutinize, it may also mislead the result due to the underlying practice effect. The research tries to explore the effective use of aptitude in selection and it attempts to resolve this effect by introducing an unconventional method for testing. |
|
|
|
|
236 |
Career Resilience: The Study of College Students' Career Adversities and Their Coping Strategies in Taiwan by Shu-Chen Wu This study aims to explore the career adversities of college youth and their coping strategies, furthermore to induce the suggestion of fostering resilience. 219 students’ life tenacity stories were analyzed using the Thematic analysis method. The results show: (1) Taiwanese youth's career adversities include: health, learning, interpersonal relationships, love and family, self-identity and life meaning. (2) To overcome adversities, personality characteristics include the ability to accept failure, utilize positive thinking and practice problem-solving etc. Assistance and support of parents, family, friends and teachers are the external factors. (3) Three key factors of career resilience are "do not give up", "sustained efforts", and "re-start". (4) The cultivating of career resilience training should consist of "positive thinking", "facing and accepting", "learning to fail", "learning to help", "practice trying", "self-encouragement" etc. Click here to download the handouts. |
Shu-Chen Wu is an associate professor at National Taiwan Normal University. She also is a licensed counseling psychologist in Taiwan (ROC), working in the career field for more than 15 years. She also has provided pre-service teacher's career education and in-service teacher career literacy training. |
|
251 |
The State of Career Development in Philippine Universities and Colleges by Ma. Paquita D. Bonnet The continued mismatch between manpower supply and demand and the issue of enhancing the employability of graduates are the major concern not only of schools and industry but also of all levels of government and other sectors in the area. In academe for instance, not all schools take seriously the need for a placement officer or an office to handle the career needs of their graduating class. This paper will present the state of affairs in Universities and Colleges as well as government initiatives on career development of tertiary students that addresses the mismatch of demand and supply of talents in the various industry sectors. Click here to download the handouts. |
|
|
252 |
Seven Dynamic Approaches to Construct Co-creating Career Development Services by Anne Rouh-Ling Chen The core competencies of career counseling require strategic planning, use of a dynamic approach, a collaborative relationship with the students, executives, and teams, and a strong will to deliver solutions. Seven dynamic approaches in proven cases across universities, government and multinational companies will be discussed. |
|
|
253 |
Factors Affecting Mid-Career Transition: An Indian Study by Nupur Gosain, N.K. Chadha and Chavi Sharma With increasing demands to achieve higher goals and to be more independent, the current workforce in India is taking a drastic shift in career by changing or shifting to new avenues and opportunities. There has been a greater demand to opt for careers which are more rewarding and fulfilling to oneself, especially during the mid-career stage of employees. It is thus important to study the underlying reasons which influence career transition during the mid-career stage of the workforce. A self-constructed psychometric tool was used to assess the factors which result in mid-career transition. Click here to download the handouts. |
Nupur Gosain and N. K. Chadha are described above. |
|
254 |
An Exploratory Study of the Development of Career Adaptability in Singapore’s Labor Force by Timothy Hsi The economic uncertainty and slowdown across the world & its subsequent impact on Singapore has exerted tremendous pressure on the labor force in Singapore. This presentation is an exploratory study into how individuals from the different sectors in Singapore’s labor force develop and demonstrate career adaptability as they navigate the uncertainties brought about by the volatile global economy. Click here to download the handouts. |
|
|
255 |
Research and Development of Career Interest Measurement of Chinese College Students with Campus Characteristicsby Xue-ying Gu and Xue-Ping Shen To develop the Chinese career interest measurement aiming to build a Chinese government-led student platform project, this study adopted the theoretical, quantified and qualitative research methods and utilized literature research, comparative study of similar interest scales, open questionnaires for 284 students, 54 students’ in-depth interview, experts interview, prediction surveying for 1387 university students, items analysis, and formal surveying for 2645 students. Results: Form the career interest scale for Chinese students with good reliability and validity. |
|
|
256 |
Best Practices: Supporting University Students in the Global Career Search Process by Dreama L. Montrief Johnson Are your students expressing a desire to work outside of their home country? Are you concerned about your international student population finding opportunities in the country where they studied? In this session you will learn about the steps the University of Virginia Career Center is taking to support students in their global search. We will discuss programs developed at UVA to support both domestic and international students as well as share online resources and print materials you can use with your students. Bring your own recommendations and questions as there will be time to share best practices from your University during the presentation. Click here to download the handouts. |
Dreama L. Montrief Johnson is described above. |
|
271 |
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Issues, Challenges, and Hope in Career and Life Planning by Danita Redd and Lisa Raufman A joint United Nations and World Health Organization study of PTSD in 21 countries/regions indicates that of the people surveyed: 21.8% witnessed violence; 18.8% experienced interpersonal violence; 17.7% were in traumatic accidents; 16.2% were exposed to war; and 12.5% had loved ones suffering from trauma. Recent research by Israeli cell biologists explain a wider spread of mental health issues through epigenetically inherited PTSD. An exploration of PTSD as a hindrance in career and life planning and how to help university students move beyond its challenges will be elucidated. Click here to download the handouts. |
|
|
|
|
272 |
The Rapid Consultant Method Based on Four Divisions of Employee’s Career Problem about Career Development in China by Chunyu Li Nearly five years ago, we first proposed four typical divisions of employee career development, which was further divided into different career factors, based on practical studies of professional consulting in China. We have shown that it is easier for people to be trained as a career consultant when they use specific career tools in career consulting. |
|
|
273 |
Maintaining Reliability and Validity of a Comprehensive Career Guidance System While Meeting Cross-Cultural Needs by Bailey Rowell To become and remain competitive in today’s global economy, a nation needs a strong, prepared workforce. Education and career development programs from Kuder help countries all over the world kick-start sustainable economic development with evidence-based tools. It all begins with assessments. The original development of Kuder’s assessments takes place in the United States, in English, and assessments are field tested with samples that are broadly representative of demographics specific to the U.S. This presentation will provide insight to how assessments are customized for cultures and languages, as well as an overview of the localization process, including issues and challenges. |
|
|
275 |
Developing Global Competencies in Japanese Junior College Students through International Exchange by Jonathan Moxon Nine Japanese female first-year students (mean age=20.42yrs; SD=3.20) formed an ‘international volunteer group’ which organized excursions and study groups with overseas students with the aim of developing global competencies. One global competency difficult for some Japanese students, active attitude, was assessed before and after five months of activities using self-assessed general self-efficacy. No significant increase in general self-efficacy was observed. However, a significant decrease was seen for the item ‘I am shy’, p=.047, suggesting an effect for volunteer activities on outgoingness. Changes to group organization to further customize this approach may prove effective in developing positive attitudinal global competency. |
|
|
276 |
A Study of Career Identification for students of Teacher Education- A Case of becoming Full-time Counseling Teachers in Elementary Schools in Taiwan by Hui-Chuang Chu The purpose of this study was to explore students of Teacher Education, who want to become full-time Counseling Teachers in Elementary Schools and their perception of the role and their learning process. The issues were discussed in the research process. According to the interviewing data, there are some main factors in the career identification process which were found in the study. At the end, we also suggestion some dimensions for future clinical work and teacher education. |
Hui-Chuang Chu , PhD, is an Assistant professor in the Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling at National Tsing-Hua University in Taiwan. She majored in counseling psychology, career counseling and art therapy. She is also a licensed counselor and art therapist in Taiwan. Her research interests are related to children, adult and family. |
311 |
Workforce of the Future by Regina M. Hechanova Which workforce trends will impact the workforce in the future? What will be the impact of issues such as political and economic shifts? As the demographics of the workforce change, how will the workplace adapt and accommodate diversity issues? How will future technological changes impact the way we work? As new work designs and organizational structures become more common, how will this affect employee engagement and the mental health of workers? What are the implications of these changes for career development and management? |
|
|
321 |
Needing New Colors in their Rainbow- A Career Program for LGBT students by Ann Enverzo Self-identified lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students are among the special group that has been recognized through an on-going support program anchored on the results of the Needs Assessment Survey. It was noted that the most pronounced area this group needs assistance is on Career Development. This was evident through the sad stories shared by the self-identified LGBT students during focused group discussions. With this result and being in charge of the Career Program of a university, the researcher has designed and recommended for administration a Career Program specific for LGBT students. |
|
|
322 |
Three Old Guys Predict the Future of Career Development by Dick Knowdell, Jon Sakurai-Horita, and Brian Schwartz Three career development professionals who worked in the corporate outplacement field during the 1970s and 1980s as well as other areas of the career development field will describe how they see our field changing in the next 5 to 10 years. One presenter is in his 80s and working in USA, Asia and Africa; one is in his 70s, after being a psychologist in the USA for many years, he has been working in China for the past 5 years; and one is in his 60s and has recently moved from the mainland culture in the US to the very different culture in Hawaii. Click here for one of the presentations. |
|
|
|
|
Brian Schwartz is described above. |
|
323 |
Career Services in a Rapidly Automating World: Issues and Challenges for 21st Century Career Planning by Eric Anctil Automation is the single greatest threat to the human labor and the modern human-based workforce. As humans adapt to the capitalist realities of a fully-automated workforce, the challenge for career counselors and specialists is to recognize and provide services to clients with an understanding of the future of work. This presentation will discuss the rapidly changing landscape of automated labor and the threats as well as the opportunities that lie ahead. |
Eric Anctil, author of Selling Higher Education: Marketing and Advertising America's Colleges and Universities, Curriculum Leadership: Readings for Developing Quality Educational Programs, and Curriculum Planning: A Contemporary Approach is a professor of media and technology in the School of Education at the University of Portland and director of the Higher Education and Student Affairs graduate program. His work broadly centers on K-20 education and the nexus of technology and society. |
|
324 |
Career Guidance and Development in Schools: Current Practices, Needs & Direction Relevant to the Philippines K-12 Educational Reform Implementation by Eduardo Caligner Career guidance counselors in the Philippines are challenged to address the needs of the workforce in the future through effective career planning strategies with the implementation of the K-12 Curriculum. With only 3,214 registered (PGCA, 1016) Guidance counselors expected to provide proper career guidance and career planning assistance, the number of qualified personnel does not suffice to meet the career guidance needs of the more than 1 million student population in the senior high alone. The paper discusses current practices, needs and directions of career guidance vis-a-vis K-12 Curriculum implementation. |
|
|
325 |
The Study of College Students ' Perceptions of their Parents' Career Expectations and Coping Strategies by Chun-Wei Fang Chinese culture places emphasis on family and filial piety, which makes children swing between the pursuit of self-realization and parental expectation when they are faced with career choices. This research aims to discuss the career strategies for facing parental expectation. A questionnaire with 300 Taiwanese and Chinese undergraduates surveyed was employed. The result found that (1) the parents have high expectation of undergraduate students’ career development, (M=4.31) and (2) the research roughly divided undergraduate students’ career strategies responding to parental expectation into five different types: respect, filial piety, completely independent self-assertion, self-proving, and compromise. Click here to download the handouts. |
|
|
326 |
Social Cognitive Career Theory: Parenting, SES, Career Decision Making Self Efficacy, and Career Outcome Expectations by Jonathan Ilagan The purpose of this study was to determine how personal and environmental factors may affect career decision making self-efficacy (CDMSE) and career outcome expectations (COE). Using the Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) as a framework, the effects of Parental Control, Parental Autonomy-Granting, and Socioeconomic Status (SES) on COE were studied with CDMSE as a mediator. The participants of this study were 201 Filipino university students. Path Analysis showed that Parental Autonomy-granting and SES predict CDMSE, which in turn predicts COE. These findings provide insight as to why students may be struggling in their personal attempts at career planning. Click here to download the handouts. |
|
|
331 |
Online Career Education Platform (OCEP) for College Students by Minhee Yang, Dayi Kim, and Jinhee Joo University faculty members in Korea are required to deliver career education courses to students enrolled in their department as an additional duty but most faculty members are confused and don’t know what nor how to deliver career development to their students. This online career education platform (OCEP) has been created and developed by career education professionals to assist such faculty members or any other nonprofessional career educators in delivering career education classes. Learn how OCEP is assisting para-professional career practitioners and find out about its potential of disseminating career education via a flipped learning based online platform. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
332 |
Using Assistive Technology Effectively For Workplace Accommodations with Individuals with Disabilities by Tina Anctil Assistive technology is a critical job accommodation tool that career counselors and specialists should understand and promote with their clients with disabilities. This presentation will focus on providing career counselors and specialists with a better understanding of how to discuss the experience of disability with their clients, while also providing practical and meaningful services to facilitate independence and self-determination through job accommodation and assistive technology for specific impairments and work settings. |
Tina Anctil is described above. |
|
333 |
Integrative Career Development Program for the Philippines by Luis Alberto A. Anastacio In response to ASEAN and K-12 integration goals, SFI group proposes a program called Integrative Career Development Program for the Philippines as a comprehensive template for career services delivery in schools, communities, industries and local government sectors. Using a comprehensive career guidance intervention strategy, the program aims to contextualize evidence-based career development practice through career information, psychological assessment and profiling, coaching and counseling, responsive programs, referral and placement, and research, evaluation and follow up. Through the help of the different stakeholders in career development (e.g., government sectors, career development professional organizations, potential funding agencies, and general clientele), the program will develop locally and globally competitive talent for the country’s socio-economic growth. |
|
|
334 |
Asian Parents- Bridging Dialogue for Children’s Career Counseling & Guidance by Raza Abbas The Parental role has been considered influential for children’s school/career development. The Life Design paradigm (Savickas et al 2009) places emphasis on parent’s responsibility, given that career construction is considered the results not only of intra-personal processes, but also of contextually built and shared intra-family and social processes. 300 parents and their children attending middle school and high school are involved in this pioneering research study. Both filled a career selection questionnaire standardized for the Asian context followed by a presentation on exploring and selecting futuristic careers for parents and children and concluding with a behavioral feedback form given to both. |
Raza Abbas is the pioneer of professional career counseling and career guidance in Pakistan. As a social entrepreneur for more than a decade he has walked his talk: collaborating on 6 continents, board leadership at premier global associations, keynotes, cross-cultural research, consulting, contributing to premier global publications such as “The World Book of Hope”, conceptualizing and executing national and global projects on career counseling and inspiring thousands of marginalized youth and teachers to discover their career passion. He was also nominated for the World Economic Forum- Young Global Leader Award in 2014. |
|
335 |
What Helps and Hinders the Career Development Needs of Accompanying Partners of International Students? by Nancy Arthur and Jose Domene There are increasing numbers of international students attending universities in Canada, some of whom are accompanied by their partners and families. Many accompanying partners experience substantial problems in pursuing their careers when they come to Canada, along with adjustment difficulties, social isolation, and acculturation problems. Data from a qualitative study conducted in Canada revealed numerous incidents that helped and hindered their career progression, which were organized around six broad themes. Participants described numerous barriers they encountered in attempting to pursue their career goals, but were able to identify people, programs, and policies that assisted them. |
Dr Jose Domene is described above. |
|
336 |
Profile of Ateneo de Davao High School Students on Academic Probation by Aireen A. Orquio-Arabis and Maria Carmel Sungahid-Abay This action research is aimed to ascertain the profile of Academic Probation students at Ateneo de Davao High School. Employing the descriptive method of research and use of secondary data from concerned offices in school, Focus Group Discussion (FGD), in-depth interview and survey questionnaire to gather data from 141 academic probation high school students. Results gathered are the number of students on academic probation from SY2009 to 2014; socio-demographic characteristic results, academic performance, social involvement, study habits and attitudes; school support system; access to telecommunications and recreational gadgets; household economic profile; parental presence and support; academic problems; coping mechanisms; perception on causes of low grades; school previously attended; promotion, graduation and retention; views on the Cura Personalis Program and views on SDC academic counseling program. Click here to download the handouts. |
Aireen A. Orquio-Arabis is currently a Guidance Counselor at Ateneo de Davao University Junior High School Unit. She is a Master of Arts in Guidance and Counseling graduate from Ateneo de Davao University. Her Bachelor of Secondary Education Major in Guidance and Counseling is from University of Southern Mindanao. Aireen is a member of the following institutions: Philippine Guidance Counselors Association (PGCA), Philippine Mental Health Association (PMHA), and Davao Association of Guidance Counselor (DAGCO). Her conducted research includes “A typical day of High School Students in AdDU-HS under Honors Program: A time allocation Study” (2014) and “Profile of Ateneo de Davao High School Students On Academic Probation”. |
|
351 |
STRIDE: Developing Career Centers at Selected Universities in the Philippines by Jeff Garis The program will chronicle a project sponsored through the USAID Science, Technology, Research and Innovation for Development (STRIDE) program that involves the creation of career centers at three universities in the Philippines: Mindanao University of Science and Technology (MUST), Palawan State University (PSU) and Western Philippines University (WPU). While fundamental career development services including career guidance and selected employment programs such as career fairs were offered at each of the schools, designated-centralized career centers did not exist. The Florida State University Learning Systems Institute (LSI) provided an ongoing consulting project through STRIDE to develop comprehensive career centers at each of the partner schools. Click here to download the handouts. |
|
|
352 |
Engaging non-Chinese Students in Seeking Emerging Working Opportunities in Greater China by Ying (Jenna) Jiang and Hao Guo An increasing number of opportunities have been generated based on mass entrepreneurship and innovation in China. A better understanding of Chinese government employment policy will equip career service professionals to help students explore and maximize their potential opportunities in China. Join the session to learn more about NYU Shanghai career development center’s implementation and get the insight to help your students seek opportunities in China. Click here to download the handouts. |
|
|
Hao Guo is described above. |
|
353 |
Building a Journal (and Professional Community) from the Ground Up by Brian Hutchison Peer-reviewed work is an essential element of professional practice and community building. The presentation of basic research, theory-to-practice interventions, and validated best practices inform the day-to-day work of the professional career services practitioner. Further, it influences and guides the training and credentialing of future practitioners. In this session, we will take a community-building approach to determining the name, vision, and direction of APCDA’s peer-reviewed journal. Participants will “have a say” in what we are developing as well as learn about opportunities to be involved as an author, review board member, or editor. Click here to download the handouts. |
|
|
355 |
Correlation between Career Interest, Career Self-Efficacy to Professional Satisfaction and Career Maturity by Su-Fei (Sophia) Huang In this study, the students of Shanghai Jiao Tong University are the research subjects and career interest, professional satisfaction, career self-efficacy, career maturity are the research variables. "Career interest inventory", "career maturity scale", "career self-efficacy scale" are research tools for data collection. There are three main purposes of this study. First is to explore the difference of background and environmental factors at the career interest, career self-efficacy, career maturity. Secondary is to explore the predictability of career interest differentiation, congruence and career self-efficacy to professional satisfaction. Third is to explore the predictability of career self-efficacy to professional satisfaction and career maturity. |
|
|
356 |
Possibility of career counseling combining “Personality Analysis” tools and the comic “Peanuts” by Momoko Asaka When thinking about the best job for people who are worried about future careers, career counseling combining "Personality Analysis" tools and the comic "Peanuts” is effective. A unique counseling using “Peanuts” was introduced at Japan Broadcasting Corporation. This presentation will introduce some examples to use when counseling employees at advisory companies. Click here to download the handouts. |
|
|
371 |
Employers’ Feedback on Philippine Higher Education Graduates by Ma. Paquita D. Bonnet Getting employed is the goal of the new graduates of Colleges and Universities especially nowadays when unemployment rates are high in many parts of the world. An independent study conducted by Archer and Davison (2008) found that respondents from small and large companies have put premium on the importance of ‘soft skills’ over the technical or ‘hard’ ones. This confirms most employers’ view of social skills and personality or character as more important than their degree qualification. This study involved industry HR practitioners in the Philippines and reports the knowledge, qualities and skills needed in the workplace that seamlessly facilitate entry, maintenance and sustainability of talents. |
Ma. Paquita D. Bonnet is described above. |
|
372 |
A Culture-Free Assessment Instrument That Identifies Skills and Motivation by Dick Knowdell, Roberta Floyd, and Timothy Hsi The Motivated Skills Card Sort will be administered to each of the workshop participants and they will participate in a group interpretation session. The workshop will cover administration; which skills to include on a client’s resume; which skills to take off the resume; which skills to develop; and which skills to avoid developing. |
Dick Knowdell and Timothy Hsi are described above. |
|
|
|
373 |
The Impact of Soft Skills on Your Career by Sue Vittas When planning for careers, we all know by now that it is important to get the proper education and related job experiences. But this alone is not enough. Equally important, but often overlooked, is the need to develop and polish soft skills. Without the appropriate soft skills, you cannot successfully enter the job market and progress in your career. In other words, hard skills (education, job experiences) alone will not enable you to be a successful professional. In this session, we will take a look at important soft skills and how you can improve them. Click here to download the handouts. |
|
|
374 |
Career Development Practices in the MENA Region by Ahmed Mostafa Kamal and Faris Alsherif Education, youth development, women’s empowerment, workforce development, social life & engagement, and retirement are in intensive need of career development services, practitioners, professionals, and resources in the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region. Engaging in career development for any of these sectors in our region has a great impact, yet it has been delivered and provided in a very small scale compared to the population the region. At the 2016 APCDA conference in Taiwan, we spoke about establishing a career development association for the MENA region. Initial tasks included determining the needed formalities, roles, and code of ethics that match the diversity of needs, believes and mindsets of the community. We invite you to join us to further develop ideas and help us plan where we need to go. We look forward to reaching out to more countries in the region. |
|
|
Feris Alshareef is the Co-Founder and CEO of MentorsKSA, one of the pioneering companies to introduce career development and entrepreneurship support in Saudi Arabia. It was one of the few champions to spread its services on a national level; helping thousands of individuals. Faris comes from a corporate background specializing in accounting and finance. He worked in multiple countries and organizations such as Ernst & Young and General Electric, within which he completed various programs in development and leadership. Faris has been passionate about developing individuals in Saudi Arabia and around the Middle East to help them release their potential and find better opportunities. |
|
375 |
Cross Cultural Career Counseling for International Workers from Asia in Japan by Nika Ohashi For various reasons, more and more international workers are coming to Japan. Last year's data showed that approximately 1.08 million international workers came to Japan. This is a 19.4% increase from the year before and it is expected to continue to increase in the future. Even though free public counseling and consulting services are available, not many career counselors and consultants are involved in working with international workers. Utilizing these workers well will revitalize the Japanese economy. In this presentation, relevant data and ways career counselors and consultants can reach out to promote a healthy career path by using cross cultural career counseling will be discussed. Click here to download the handouts. |
|
411 |
Career Adaptability among College Students in Macao by Elvo Sou Career adaptability is a central concept in career construction theory. The Career Adapt-Abilities Scale (CAAS) contains four subscales assessing concern, control, curiosity and confidence. CAAS, originally developed in the West, has already been evaluated and validated in several other countries/regions. Some researchers have suggested that ‘cooperation’ should also be included as an additional fifth dimension in career adaptability. Given the collective Chinese culture and unique socioeconomic characteristics in Macao, the current study aims to explore the nature of career adaptability with an emphasis on the cooperation dimension. Click here to download the handouts. |
|
|
412 |
A Trial to Increase the Self-Efficacy of Japanese Junior College Students through 2-Stage Group Work by Masumi Nagae and Jonathan Moxon This study implemented a two-stage program to improve self-efficacy. In June and November 2016, 42 female provincial junior college students (1.9 ±1.6:mean±s.d.) performed two kinds of group-work. Their self-assessed self-efficacy was measured using the General Self-Efficacy Scale, and overall scores and each score of 16 items before and after each intervention compared. Intervention 1, presentations about a group visit and interview at a local company resulted in no significant increases in overall scores (p=0.196), but intervention 2 using 24 'personal strength cards' in group work showed a significant increase in overall scores (p=0.033). |
Masumi Nagae and Jonathan Moxon are described above. |
|
413 |
NCDA Credentials: New Opportunities for Certification by Constance Pritchard The National Career Development Association (NCDA), the recognized leader in developing standards for the career development profession and for the provision of career counseling programs and services, and for the evaluation of career information materials, is excited to launch a series of new credentials. NCDA believes the complexity in our field needs to be recognized by a variety of high quality competency-based credentials. Career professionals holding an NCDA credential will have met rigorous standards set by NCDA. Click here to download the handouts. |
|
|
414 |
How Brand Identity Prism Helps you to Create a Successful Employer Relations Plan? by Hao Guo and Shimeng Mai Do you feel it’s challenging to create employer relations plan in a changing world? When creating your employer relations or students development plan, have you considered the consistency of your brand identity? Join this dynamic presentation delivered by the NYU Shanghai employer relations’ team to learn how to utilize the brand identity prism to create employer engagement plan and programs. You will be hearing the best practices and programs of implementing this brand tool from the young and enthusiastic team. After the discussion, you will walk away with your own brand identity plan. Click here to download the handouts. |
Hao Guo and Shimeng Mai are described above. |
|
415 |
ACT WorkKeys Use in Thailand and Philippines by Changhua Rich ACT, a non-profit organization in the U.S., is currently expanding the ACT WorkKeys Career Readiness job skills assessment program to countries in Asia and Latin America. ACT conducted research studies for the ACT WorkKeys career readiness training curriculum and job skills testing program in Asia. In this presentation, we summarize the case study of ACT WorkKeys use by Multinational Corporation for internal employee training and promotion process in Dow Thailand. A quasi experimental study of ACT WorkKeys KeyTrain employability training curriculum effectiveness in collaboration with Provincial Government of Bataan in the Philippines will also be presented. |
|
|
421 |
A Peer-to-Peer Mock interview program for College Students by Sungsik Ahn Many university career centers are providing mock interviews to their students, but all of them are run by invited professionals from outside of campus. Such programs run by invited instructors have their limitations in terms of cost and time. Korea University Career Development Center (KUCDC) has initiated a mock interview program which is run by its own students (a peer-to-peer program) who are trained for more than 80 hours as Assessment Center (AC) Assessors. Participants will learn how to set up a peer to peer mock interview program with detail program development process and its empirical results. |
|
|
Mr. Inki Kim is a senior administrative officer at the Career Development Center of Korea University (KUCDC) and Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD). He is an experienced administrative officer with more than nine years working across a various administration offices, such as the Office of the President, Office of General Affairs, and Office of Public Relations. He is currently in charge of all administrative works in KUCDC from managing employer relations and campus recruiting to arranging and operating career programs related to job seeking skills. He is especially interested in effective communication and teamwork. |
|
422 |
USAID STRIDE Model Counseling and Career Center in the Philippines by Lucila Bance This session focuses on the best practices in the delivery of counseling and career services in a university setting using USAID STRIDE framework. Changes in the structure resulting from SWOT analysis and international benchmarking with the help of career experts were necessary to be able to implement programs and activities that would make students achieve academic, personal-social and career success outcomes. Re-engineering the existing system necessitated the retooling of counseling and career counselors to successfully implement case and counseling management, career development and training , as well as programs for career placement and industry linkages perspective. Career platforms differ according to the nature and needs of the institution. Click here to download the handouts. |
|
|
423 |
Harrison Assessments — Online, Interactive, and Personal: Taking Career Coaching and Counseling into the 21st Century by Corie Luz and Michael Ganatta Our cutting-edge technology measures 175 traits (interests, motivations, and interpersonal/task/work environment preferences). It compares people to a database of nearly 700 careers to identify ones that will give them the greatest satisfaction and success. Harrison Assessments’ underlying “Performance Enjoyment Theory” states that: The more you enjoy a task, the more you’ll perform it and consequently, the better you’ll get at it. Research shows that those who enjoy at least 75% of the main tasks of their job are 3 times more likely to be successful in it. What’s more, our assessment tool is online and interactive—profilees can answer the 20-minute questionnaire and then generate their own reports. They can access a wealth of information to guide them in making one of the most important decisions in their life: their career choice. Click here to download the handouts. |
|
|
|
|
424 |
Developing Employability Skills in Asia: Learnings from an Experiential University Leadership Program by Felicity Brown A case study of Monash University Malaysia's customized, one year, cross-cultural, co-curricular leadership program aimed at developing current students’ employability skills using experiential methods. While this program has been developed for engineering and IT students, the learnings are applicable across degree programs. The presentation is most suitable for Career Development practitioners working in universities in Asia who are looking for ideas to help their students, who may have little or no work experience, gain a competitive advantage in the current tight global employment market when they graduate. |
|
|
425 |
Supporting the Career Development of Chinese Students in an Intercultural Setting by Jenny Lee Northey and Yuwei Gu How does effective career counseling impact a student's global career outcomes? Learn how the Sino-American joint university, NYU Shanghai, integrates and implements counseling strategies in an intercultural setting, as well as tailoring programming and creating campus partnerships to address the needs of their Chinese students so that they may maximize their unique global educational experience and prepare them beyond their time at the university. Click here to download the handouts. |
|
|
|
|
431 |
The Chaos Theory of Careers by Jim Bright We all know that careers can seem chaotic, but to really understand the Chaos Theory of Careers, we must turn to the world expert, Dr Jim Bright. Dr Bright has developed a chaos and complexity-based theory that provides an account of the complexity of influences on career development, the nature of change and unplanned events, as well as the limiting factors and emerging patterns in individual careers. The CTC model is also being applied to leadership, creativity, and occupational stress, particularly through his Beyond Personal Mastery model. Click here to download the handouts. |
|
|
441 |
Jim Bright Professional Development Institute This in-depth, 3-hour workshop will give you an opportunity to truly understand Chaos Theory from its creator. Click here to download the handouts. |
Jim Bright is described above. |