Dr Emma Bolger

*republished today from an earlier LinkedIn post to enable open access* In 2023-24, I was delighted to be a guest editor for Veilederforum , operated by the Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills . Direct links and summaries of the articles are available here: Career guidance for marginalized groups and below. Many thanks to Mari Thorbjørnsrud for inviting me to take on this role and for the many conversations we had on how to ensure equitable, diverse and inclusive practice in the career guidance sector. The articles: Career guidance throughout the lifespan: Working with clients with dementia , Dr Laura Lebec and Dr Louise Ritchie Practitioner Wellbeing , Dr Gill Frigerio Career guidance for refugees and migrants , Professor Füsun Akkök and Honorary Associate Professor Dr Deirdre Hughes Career development and mental wellbeing , Honorary Associate Professor Dr Deirdre Hughes , Liane Hambly and Dr Chris Percy A note on gender The articles were fully or l...

I have been commissioned by Trotman Publishing to write a book this year for careers professionals. It is an introductory guide for anyone working frontline in the careers sector (in its widest sense) on how to get started with doing research. I am currently seeking careers professionals to contribute insightful comments and help me ensure I have pitched the textbook at the right level for what you need. 📖 About the book Many practitioners want to use their workplace as the basis for research but are unsure of where to start. You might have a specific client group whose needs you would like to better understand, or a project to evaluate. You might want to unpick some fundamentals of practice, or propose a new way of working, but you feel under-confident and do not know where to begin. My book explains why it matters that you conduct research, and guides you through how to plan, deliver and share robust, ethically sound research with the right audience. 📖 How you can get ...

I have again been working closely with colleagues in Norway, delivering training and recording resources and a podcast for the Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills. The resources and podcast will be published later in 2023. I am also the current guest editor for Veilederforum , for whom I have been commissioning new articles by experts in career guidance and development. Two articles have been published to date (at the end of the articles linked below, you will find a link to the English language translation).  Dr Laura Lebec and Dr Louise Ritchie: Career guidance through the lifespan: Working with clients with dementia Gill Frigerio: Practitioner Wellbeing Two further articles are forthcoming, a piece focusing on career guidance work with refugees/asylum seekers and migrants, authored by Dr Deirdre Hughes & Prof. Füsun Akkök, and another on client mental health wellbeing authored by Dr Deirdre Hughes, Chris Percy & Liane Hambly.   I will be writi...

On 16th January 2023 I presented as part of the NICEC seminar Diversifying the Careers Workforce, on gender and class issues in career guidance practice, practitioner recruitment and training. The slides I used in the session are available here . To find out about and sign up for future NICEC events, go to nicec.org

I have written a new resource for the CDI, on the dissemination of research produced by CIAG practitioner-researchers.  This resource provides information and guidance on how to share and promote your research. It is available here . If you are keen to take your first steps into research as a career development practitioner, I am now leading CPD short courses on this topic at UWS. For further information go to CGD Short Courses Information on the UWS website.

An article on unconscious bias and white privilege in career guidance practice, co-authored by Uuganaa Ramsay and, I has been published today by Skills Norway and is available here:  https://veilederforum.no/artikler/praksis/ubevisste-fordommer-og-hvite-privilegier-i-karriereveiledning?fbclid=IwAR0XioK7v8AVK5xmCoOIGBehrr91m_tpfidJF5loYci6rp82H_C3u0zG74E