ETHICS SERIES - PART ONE

Date: October 15, 2025.  
Time: 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Location: Online
Facilitated by:  Dr. Roberta Borgen  
Cost:  MACD Members - Free | Non-Members - $25


Career Development Professionals (CDPs) have an ethical responsibility to adhere to
our professional code of conduct (Series 1 and 2 of the Pan-Canadian Competency Framework for Career Development Professionals). The accompanying Code of Ethics provides guidance for CDPs, across contexts and with diverse clients, to fulfill that ethical responsibility. This webinar will introduce the Code of Ethics and demonstrate how to apply it in practice.

Participants will:

  • Review the “professional responsibility” competencies outlined in Series 1 of the competency framework (1.1 – 1.5).
  • Learn about the 7 sections of the CDP Code of Ethics.
  • Recognize the intersection of legislation, regulations, mandates, and standards of practice as they impact the professional practice of CDPs (Series 2: 2.1).
  • Discuss the types of ethical dilemmas commonly encountered in career development settings.
Dr. Roberta Borgen

Dr. Roberta Borgen

Dr. Roberta Borgen (Neault), CCC, CCDP, is President of Life Strategies Ltd.,
based in Vancouver, BC. She currently serves on the National Certification
Advisory Committee for CDP certification and contributed to developing the Pan- Canadian Competency Framework for Career Development Professionals and the accompanying Code of Ethics. With over 4 decades of international award- winning experience within the career development sector as a career counsellor, counsellor and career development professional educator, consultant, speaker, author, and researcher, Roberta integrates vivid case examples, relevant stories, and practical tips into her webinars and training sessions. She co-authored Ethics in a Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Context for the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association.

ETHICS SERIES – PART TWO
Ethics in Action: Working Through Ethical Dilemmas

Making Sense of the 3Cs: Demystifying our Competency Framework, Code of Ethics & Certification

Date: : November 18, 2025
Time: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Location: Online
Facilitated by:  Sareena Hopkins & Emily Worthen.    
Cost:  MACD Members - Free | Non-Members - $20

Session Description:
Have you heard about our field’s new national Competency Framework, Code of Ethics, and Certification, but don’t know much about them? Have you checked them out but left feeling overwhelmed or confused? You’re not alone!  

In this session, Emily and Sareena will unpack it all in simple, straight-forward terms. We’ll explore why these pieces were developed in the first place, how they were built, how they fit together and, in practical terms, how you can use them for your own professional development and growth.  

Whether you’re considering certification yourself or simply want to better understand the competencies and ethical considerations that guide our profession, this lunch-hour session is a chance to explore the framework in a clear, practical, and supportive way. You’ll leave with a stronger grasp of how the pieces fit together — and confidence to use the framework as a tool in your own professional journey. 

By the end of this session, participants will: 

  • Gain a clear understanding of the Pan-Canadian Competency Framework for Career Development Professionals and how it is structured. 
  • Recognize how the framework and Code of Ethics connect to the National Certification process. 
  • Learn where to access resources and supports to continue exploring the framework beyond the session. 
Sareena Hopkins

Sareena Hopkins

Sareena Hopkins is the CEO of the Canadian Career Development Foundation (CCDF), where she provides strategic leadership in Canada and internationally in research, policy, and capacity building. 

Emily Worthen

Emily Worthen

Emily Worthen is a Project Associate with the Canadian Career Development Foundation (CCDF), dedicated to strengthening the career development field and expanding access to meaningful support. 

ETHICS SERIES - PART TWO

Ethics in Action: Working Through Ethical Dilemmas

Date: January 14, 2026.  
Time: 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Location: Online
Facilitated by:  Dr. Roberta Borgen  
Cost:  MACD Members - Free | Non-Members - $25


A basic knowledge of the Code of Ethics for CDPs is a necessary, but insufficient, but insufficient, competency for CDPs. All ethical codes are designed to guide practice, but they can’t possibly cover every ethical challenge that professionals encounter. Ethical dilemmas arise when the most ethical way forward is not immediately obvious – when there are “shades of grey.” For that reason, the Code of Ethics for Canadian CDPs also includes ethical decision-making models to offer a process to effectively work through ethical dilemmas, make thoughtful ethical decisions that can be supported by the Code, and evaluate the outcome of that decision to inform our future work. 

Although it’s helpful to have attended the first webinar in this 2-part series (i.e., the Ethics 101 Primer), new participants are welcome and will also benefit from this webinar.

Participants will:

  • Share and reflect upon ethical dilemmas that occur in the work of CDPs (CDP Competency Framework, Series 1: 1.1 – 1.5).
  • Apply ethical decision-making models to case examples and real-life dilemmas (Series 2: 2.1 – 2.2).
  • Examine the CDP Code of Ethics for guidance in resolving ethical dilemmas (Series 2: 2.2).  

     

Dr. Roberta Borgen

Dr. Roberta Borgen

Dr. Roberta Borgen (Neault), CCC, CCDP, is President of Life Strategies Ltd.,
based in Vancouver, BC. She currently serves on the National Certification
Advisory Committee for CDP certification and contributed to developing the Pan- Canadian Competency Framework for Career Development Professionals and the accompanying Code of Ethics. With over 4 decades of international award- winning experience within the career development sector as a career counsellor, counsellor and career development professional educator, consultant, speaker, author, and researcher, Roberta integrates vivid case examples, relevant stories, and practical tips into her webinars and training sessions. She co-authored Ethics in a Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Context for the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association.

ETHICS SERIES – PART TWO
Ethics in Action: Working Through Ethical Dilemmas

2025 Completed Workshops

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2023 - 2024 Completed Workshops

2022 - 2023 Training Sessions

These training sessions were made available due to funding provided by:
​The Government of Canada & The Manitoba Government
Thank you to all who presented and attended.