CDC 2017- Celebrating 20th Anniversary Evaluation Form

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On behalf of BC Career Development Association, we would like to thank you for attending the BC Career Development Conference 2017- Celebrating 20th Anniversary (CDC 2017) at Hyatt Regency Hotel, Vancouver on March 27th and 28th, 2017.

CDC 2017 brought together more than 600 career practitioners, settlement professionals, education providers, community service agencies and industry leaders from across Canada. It was an amazing and an unforgettable experience coming together to share our stories, experiences, and ideas at the CDC 2017 conference. It was also fantastic to meet so many of you face to face and connect you to our industry leaders. We hope that you had a great time networking, learning and enhancing your career as much as we did!

Please take a few minutes to tell us what we did best and how we can improve your satisfaction by taking our brief survey below.

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* 1. Please rate Sonny Wong's Keynote presentation

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* 2. Please rate Kris Magnusson's Keynote presentation

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* 3. Do you have specific comments about the keynote speakers?

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* 4. What did you enjoy most about the conference?

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* 5. What areas do you think we could improve?

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* 6. Please provide us with additional comments about any aspect of the conference.

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* 7. Please rate the following aspects of the conference by checking the button that best represents your evaluation:

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* 8. Which session did you attend on Monday, March 27th from 10:30am - 12:00pm?

Career Development Practice PANEL: Looking Back, Around, and Forward - Multiple Presenters (Deirdre Pickerell, Norman Amundson, Roberta Neault, William Borgen, Sareena Hopkins, Bryan Hiebert, Dave Redekopp, Paula Wischoff Yerama)

Helping Clients (and yourself) with the Emerging Gig Economy - Silvia Di Blasio

Increasing Clients' Career Successes by Increasing Happiness - Sonny Wong

Difficult Conversations: Shift Happens! - Carol Ann Fried

Disenfranchised Grief: From Hidden Sorrow to Acknowledgement and Support - Catherine Hajnal

PD Maps for CDPs - Greg Lockwood

The Quest for Purpose - Ken Keis

N/A - I did not attend a session at this time

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* 11. What were the two best things about this presentation?

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* 12. What suggestions do you have for future improvements?

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* 13. Which presentation did you attend on Monday, March 27th from 2:00pm - 3:00pm ?

The Evolution of the Resume in 2017 and Beyond - James Clift

Taking off the Blinders-Uncovering Hidden Bias for Career Practitioners - Peter Paul Harnisch

Building Connections: Workforce Development and Major Development Projects - Shannon Baikie

Connecting Opportunity Youth to Work Placements in Social Enterprises -Shawn de Raaf

Career Development Model Connectivity between Canada and China - Julia Nie

TECHAbility: Employers & Persons with Diverse Abilities - Jacqueline de Raadt

Recruitment and Retention of Indigenous Peoples - Barbara Smith & Rachelle Dallaire

N/A - I did not attend a session at this time

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* 18. Which presentation did you attend on Monday, March 27th from 3:30pm - 5:00pm?

CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) Techniques for Employment Counselling - Joanne Chung

Rediscovering Personality Dimensions and Refreshing Your Toolkit - Deirdre Pickerell

THE SOMO JOB SEARCH - Seanna Quressette

Case Management: An Emerging Area of Specialization - Roberta Neault

Mental Health in the Workplace - Donna Bonertz

Get in the Know! Learn How to Help the Employers You Work With Tap into the Immigrant Talent Pool - John Suyte & Vandna Joshi

The Integrated Heart: Resolving Conflicting Values - Gray Poehnell

N/A - I did not attend a session at this time.

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* 21. What were the two best things about this presentation?

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* 23. Which presentation did you attend on Tuesday, March 28th from 10:30am - 12:00pm?

Coaching Clients, Working Smarter: Embracing the New Realities - Valerie G. Ward

Making a Difference: Stories of Courageous and Creative Practitioners - Norman Amundson

Why Employability Workers Don't Get Hired - Peter Bailey

Extending Your Reach: Teaching, Working, and Collaborating Virtually - Roberta Neault

Keep Learners Engaged: Showcase Skills Using Micro-Credentials - Diana Twiss

The Unsung Potential of Weakness - Gray Poehnell

Journeys with Accommodations and Diverse Abilities - Anita Parti

N/A - I did not attend a session at this time.

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* 28. Which presentation did you attend on Tuesday, March 28th from 1:00pm - 2:00pm?

Engaging Millennials -The Know How - Jennifer Fraser

Promoting Career Success through Entrepreneurial Thinking - Kristin Vandegriend

Career Readiness at UVic: Graduates Prepare for Success - Joy Andrews & John Fagan

CERIC Survey of Career Service Professionals: What Did We Learn? - Sharon Ferriss

What IMPACT Taught Us: We are Richer Than We Think - Gwen Pawlikowski & Alexis Greenwood

Industry Training Authority - ITA, Brief Overview and Programming - Dal Dhatt, Tara Fong

Making the Most of the Mentorship Relationship - Sam Thiara

N/A - I did not attend a session at this time.

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* 31. What were the two best things about this presentation?

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* 33. Next year, what days of the week would you prefer us to schedule the conference

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* 34. What is your preferred location for the conference

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* 1. Please rate Sonny Wong's Keynote presentation

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* 2. Please rate Kris Magnusson's Keynote presentation

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* 3. Do you have specific comments about the keynote speakers?

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* 4. What did you enjoy most about the conference?

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* 5. What areas do you think we could improve?

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* 6. Please provide us with additional comments about any aspect of the conference.

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* 7. Please rate the following aspects of the conference by checking the button that best represents your evaluation:

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* 8. Which session did you attend on Monday, March 27th from 10:30am - 12:00pm?

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* 9. Value of Content (useful, relevant, accurate, current)

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* 11. What were the two best things about this presentation?

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* 12. What suggestions do you have for future improvements?

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* 13. Which presentation did you attend on Monday, March 27th from 2:00pm - 3:00pm ?

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* 14. Value of Content (useful, relevant, accurate, current)

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* 16. What were the two best things about this presentation?

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* 17. What suggestions do you have for future improvements?

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* 18. Which presentation did you attend on Monday, March 27th from 3:30pm - 5:00pm?

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* 19. Value of Content (useful, relevant, accurate, current)

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* 21. What were the two best things about this presentation?

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* 22. What suggestions do you have for future improvements?

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* 23. Which presentation did you attend on Tuesday, March 28th from 10:30am - 12:00pm?

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* 24. Value of Content (useful, relevant, accurate, current)

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* 26. What were the two best things about this presentation?

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* 27. What suggestions do you have for future improvements?

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* 28. Which presentation did you attend on Tuesday, March 28th from 1:00pm - 2:00pm?

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* 33. Next year, what days of the week would you prefer us to schedule the conference

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* 34. What is your preferred location for the conference

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* 35. Please list five topics that you would be interested in learning more about from the conference.

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* 36. Please list any topics that you wish to learn about that were not included in the conference this year.