Paula Wischoff Yerama is a Certified Career Development Professional (CCDP), Registered Rehabilitation Professional (RRP) and Registered Vocational Profession (RVP) with a Bachelor of Management in Human Resources and Labour Relations. She fell into, and in love with, career development almost 20 years ago. For the past 10 years her portfolio career has afforded her the opportunity to serve her provincial professional association as a Board member, Executive Director, Event Planner, and Registrar and her national professional association as a Board Secretary and Certification Working Group Chair while delivering contract career development and vocational rehabilitation services in a variety of settings. Additionally, she works for the Department of National Defence as a Second Career Assistance Network (SCAN) Coordinator – Career Transition Co-ordinator. During the summer months she can be found at her community Farmers' Market selling her "made with love" preserves.
The past six months have quite literally rocked the world. Like the clients and students we serve as career development practitioners (CDPs), our worlds have been rocked too. Through conversations...