CDP Practice Matters
Thu, Nov 19
|Virtual Event
A monthly lunch and learn webinar for all career practitioners in Ontario. hosted by Bella Doswell and Nava Jakubovicz.
Time & Location
Nov 19, 2026, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. EST
Virtual Event
About the event
Join Andrew Bassingthwaite for The Many Faces of CDP Advocacy
Advocacy is woven throughout career development practice, but it does not always look the same for every practitioner. In this interactive workshop, Career Development Professionals will explore the many ways advocacy appears in our everyday work and consider how power, positionality, professional responsibility, and relationships shape the choices we make. Through conversation, reflection, and a practice-based scenario, participants will examine the tensions that can emerge when advocating for students, clients, employers, institutions, and the profession itself.
Rather than offering a single model for "doing advocacy," the session invites participants to consider a more nuanced question: Given my position in this situation, what responsibility do I have, and what might advocacy look like here?
Andrew Bassingthwaighte is a Certified Career Development Practitioner and Manager of Career & Curriculum Development at Brock University. With nearly 25 years in career development, he brings…