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How Psychology Can Help Your Career — Q&A on I/O vs. Clinical Psychology (Part 2)

How Psychology Can Help Your Career — Q&A on I/O vs. Clinical Psychology (Part 2)

by Dr. James Brazeau | Apr 29, 2017 | blog, Career Advice, Mental Health

This blog post picks up where the first half of this Q&A on How I/O and Clinical Psychology can Help Your Career left off. Dr. James Brazeau, C.Psych., a clinical psychologist, has graciously agreed to answer some questions.  Q. Can you describe what you do as a...
How Psychology Can Help Your Career — Q&A on I/O vs. Clinical Psychology

How Psychology Can Help Your Career — Q&A on I/O vs. Clinical Psychology

by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Apr 22, 2017 | blog, Career Advice, Mental Health

Q1. On your website, business cards, and other places it says “More than career coaching, it’s career psychology®’  What do you mean by that?   A1. The marketplace is full of people who use the title ‘Coach.’ Since there are no universal standards or...
How to Get Back to Work While Working Through a Death or Other Hard Events

How to Get Back to Work While Working Through a Death or Other Hard Events

by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Apr 12, 2017 | blog, Career Advice, Mental Health

Death … it’s everywhere … sensationalized with news headlines about unspeakable tragedies that make us hug our children a little tighter before they head off to school. They remind us to text our partner a sweet sentiment, or call our parents vacationing in Florida to...
Job Interviews … 3 Ways to Attack Anxiety When it Wants to Attack You

Job Interviews … 3 Ways to Attack Anxiety When it Wants to Attack You

by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Mar 7, 2017 | blog, Career Advice, Mental Health

“Nerves and butterflies are fine — they’re a physical sign that you’re mentally ready and eager. You have to get the butterflies to fly in formation, that’s the trick.”  – Steve Bull Job interviews, if your nerves are getting the best of you...

Changes: sometimes you don’t get to vote

by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Jan 13, 2017 | blog, Career Advice, Mental Health

With massive change underway in the US and the UK (pending the implementation of Brexit), it may seem almost like something you felt as a child when a punitive principal replaced a much kinder one. Suddenly the halls echoed fearful whispers instead of care-free...
Silent Suffering – The Struggle of Invisible Disabilities

Silent Suffering – The Struggle of Invisible Disabilities

by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Dec 28, 2016 | blog, Career Advice, Diversity & Inclusion, Mental Health, Workplace Culture ​

All your life you’ve been viewed as an ‘able-bodied’ person. You don’t worry about navigating the world in terms of accessible spaces, ramps leading to public buildings, or being aware of laws like the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA). So far you’ve been fortunate...
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Many of us working professionals were taught that career success means climbing the corporate ladder: earning a better title, managing more people, and moving up step by step. But today’s workplace is changing fast. Reorgs happen more often, organizations and their te…

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Burnout Isn’t a Personal Failure …

I’ve been a working professional for over 20 years, and the challenges facing many organizations and employees are tougher than usual – and may not resolve quickly or easily. If you’re exhausted, feeling unmotivated, and quietly wondering whether you’re “just no…

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