By the end of this module, participants are expected to be able to facilitate strength-based career change and coach others in transition using solution-focused-approach.

Participants are expected to be able to help others to:

• Apply brief coaching in clarifying what is important and find career alignment with preferred future in a V.U.C.A. environment;
• Leveraging resilience in strength-based career transition coaching and facilitating the generative process in defining career future; and
• Explore some resilience interventions including coping strategies in managing career changes in disruptive times like the pandemic and in    a V.U.C.A. environment

I. Brief Coaching in career transition
     A. Description of a VUCA environment in the context of the pandemic 
     B. Why brief coaching is important in a time of crisis
     C. Effects of the pandemic to peoples’ careers

II. Finding resilience in career transition
     A. Strength-based career transition
     B. Generative process in defining career future
     C. Reimagine the future, reinvent careers

III. Coping strategies in career transition
     A. Dealing with adverse reactions and unhelpful emotions
     B. Coping with the disruption
     C. Building capacity for change

HAESUN MOON PHD. MCC(C). CSFC.

Haesun has extensive experience in leadership coaching, team coaching and organizational development in the public sector. She currently serves as Executive Director at the CCBC and OISE/University of Toronto in Brief Coaching certificate program.

Recent Major Project

Leadership Learning and Development (Corporate Sector) 2020Team Coaching through Change and Transition (Non-Profit Sector) 2019Strength-Based Approach to Performance and Engagement (Healthcare) 2019Improving Employee Engagement / Satisfaction (Public Sector) 2019Change Conversations in Crucial Moments (Corporate Sector) 2019Facilitating Collective Growth (Higher Education Sector) 2019

Designations

Ph.D. in Leadership, Higher and Adult Education, University of Toronto Master Certified Coach (c), International Coach FederationFaculty Member, Institute of Coaching, Harvard Medical School (20192020)Associate Faculty, TAOS Institute

PETER DE JONG, PH.D.

Peter is the co-author (with Insoo Kim Berg) of many journal articles and four editions of the book Interviewing for Solutions. He is an emeritus professor of sociology and social work and a former adjunct at BFTC. He has been an outpatient therapist, case worker, and led trainings with practitioners working in mental health, child welfare, family services, juvenile corrections, and school settings. He currently teaches, consults, and conducts microanalysis research on therapy conversations with several colleagues. He is especially interested in using the tools and concepts of microanalysis to enhance the teaching and supervision of Solution-Focused practices.

GINA CAJUCOM

Gina has extensive experience in human resources management (HR) and organizational development (OD). She has been passionately serving to develop emerging leaders and work-life integration, and her current involvement includes coaching emerging women leaders all over the world through the Coaching Fellowship. A Certified Human Resources Leader (CHRL) in Canada, Gina has completed a Master’s Certificate in Organizational Development (MCOD) from the Schulich School of Business at York University. Her dedication to training and coaching is rooted in her studies in Psychology and early career in educating young Indo-Chinese refugees while working with the International Catholic Migration Commission. Her extensive training in solution-focused coaching with the Canadian Centre for Brief Coaching inspired her to bring Brief Coaching to the Philippines, hosted by the Ateneo - Center for Continuing Education.

PATRIZIA KOHLY

Patrizia specializes in Solution Focused practices in organizational leadership. She is currently coordinating leadership learning and coaching programs with numerous educational institutions and corporate partners to develop and operationalize HR strategy in the areas of leadership development, and women in leadership. Her professional background is capital markets and project finance professional specializing in Infrastructure , Power and Renewable Energy. With over a decade of experience at one of the leading Canadian banks as a Director (in Investment Banking), she was primarily responsible for structuring, negotiating and bringing large scale Infrastructure and Renewable Energy credits to market. Patrizia combines her experience as a Finance Executive with her knowledge and training as a Solution Focused Brief Coach to provide her clients with exceptional leadership coaching and facilitation.

MARY GAUTHIER

Mary Gauthier is the Executive Director of the Greenwood Centre for Teaching and Learning at Greenwood College School in Toronto. The mandate of the Centre is to support and celebrate great teaching, knowing the positive impact this collective teaching has on student learning and well being. With this in mind, Mary has been dedicated to building inclusive classrooms and school communities based on respecting all members of the school community (administrators, teachers, students and primary caregivers) and helping them articulate and realize their hopes for the future. Through her coaching and mentorship, Mary continues to provide ways to listen and bring all voices and actions together as they contribute to the positive growth in her school community and communities worldwide.

KEITA DEMMING, PH.D.

Keita is an Associate Coach and Faculty at the CCBC. He also serves as the Head of Innovation and Development at The Covenant Group (TCG). At TCG, Keita and his team have built an online coaching platform that acts as a virtual coach for advisors and business builders. When he is not building new products for the emerging future, Keita helps organizations identify and implement plausible innovation opportunities. He transforms companies into places and spaces that are idea-driven and people-centered. Keita work with various organizations to foster high performing cultures that embrace design, accountability, foresight, strategy, and innovation.

JESSICA HAWKINS

Jessica’s formal education is in Psychology and Conflict Management while she worked at the United Nations. This combined experience informed her sophisticated understanding of key psychological concepts related to HR and effective leadership. During her tenure at the UN as a consultant, Jessica provided integrated service aimed at building National Staff Capacity. Her collaboration with the Chief of Human Resources and the Chief of the Integrated Mission Training Department directly impacted UN’s Comprehensive Strategy that defined the strategic direction, objectives, roles and commitment of the UN Mission in Darfur (UNAMID). As a facilitator, Jessica is passionate about creating an open and safe learning environment in which learners can critically and confidently examine themselves and build solutions through open exchange, reflection, and support.