Services

Group Supervision/Consultation for CDPs

Questions, Conundrums, and Challenging Cases

Lead by Dr. Roberta Borgen, Life Strategies’ virtual group designed for career development professionals (CDPs) working in any setting, role, or location seeking structured reflection, peer learning, and professional support for their career practice. Over 6 weeks, group members will engage in facilitated discussions that deepen wisdom, strengthen practice, and build confidence when navigating an increasingly complex context for providing career development services.
This series offers a blend of topical focus areas and member‑driven consultation, ensuring each session is relevant, responsive, and grounded in real‑world practice. Participants can bring current challenges, emerging questions, or case examples for collaborative exploration within a supportive, strengths‑based environment. Each week will include a short thematic anchor, followed by open consultation time.

In alignment with the five core practices from Arthur, Borgen, and McMahon (2024), the following Guiding Principles provide guidance for how our group will function.

We reflect with intention. Members engage in thoughtful, structured reflection that deepens awareness, strengthens judgment, and supports ongoing professional growth.
We connect meaningfully. Members share experiences openly and actively, allowing others to do the same. Members foster genuine connections to build community and confidence through supportive dialogue.
We contextualize practice. Member contributions attend to and recognize the broader systemic, cultural, and environmental contexts for which CDPs, and their clients, live and work.
We customize our approach. Members recognize the need for client centred, adaptable approaches that address similar challenges while honouring the uniqueness of each context.
We collaborate for collective wisdom. Members are open to hear and learn from one another’s perspectives, co creating a shared understanding and upholding a community committed to high quality, values aligned career development work.

Next Session . . .

Max 8; register here to secure your spot

Getting to Know Each Other (September 15)

The opening session provides an opportunity for the group to begin building connection and establishing shared expectations for how we will work together. It offers a gentle introduction to the consultation structure and helps participants prepare for meaningful engagement in the weeks ahead.

AI: Challenges & Opportunities for CDPs and their Clients (September 22)

As CDPs encounter rapid advances in artificial intelligence, they must make sense of both the risks and emerging possibilities these tools introduce into client work and labour market navigation. Practitioners are increasingly supporting clients to navigate the growing proliferation of AI based tools in thoughtful, meaningful ways that uphold ethical, informed, and client centred practice.

Working With Diverse Clients Amid Complex Labour Market Realities (September 29)

As CDPs support clients with diverse, intersecting identities, they are simultaneously navigating a labour market shaped by instability, systemic barriers, and uneven access to opportunity. Practitioners are increasingly called to respond holistically and through a trauma informed lens, recognizing the layered experiences clients bring and the complex contexts shaping their career development needs.

Ethical Reasoning in Grey‑Zone Practice (October 6)

Ethical practice is not static—it’s an active, moment to moment skill that CDPs draw on as they navigate dilemmas, shifting contexts, and the nuanced realities of client work. This session supports practitioners in strengthening their ethical reflexes, applying principled judgment in dynamic situations, and developing the confidence needed to respond thoughtfully when boundaries, expectations, and values collide.

Reducing Professional Isolation Through Community (October 13)

CDPs often work alone, in small teams, or within roles where career development is not well understood or prioritized, which can leave practitioners carrying complex client needs without adequate support. This session creates space to strengthen referral pathways and build community partnerships, helping CDPs feel connected, resourced, and supported in their work.

Sustaining Yourself in High‑Demand CDP Work (October 20)

CDPs are increasingly carrying the emotional and cognitive load of complex client needs, systemic barriers, and fast‑changing labour market pressures that can accumulate into fatigue and burnout. This session supports practitioners in developing sustainable self‑care practices and reflective habits that protect their wellbeing and help them stay grounded in demanding, high‑intensity roles.