Led by Mark Franklin, practice leader of CareerCycles. Co-founder, One Life Tools

1. CareerCycles & One Life Tools
Narrative Method of Practice &
Online Storyteller Training Intro
Mark Franklin, M.Ed.,P.Eng.CMF
president & practice leader, CareerCycles
co-founder, One Life Tools
www.careercycles.com
Professional Training
Level 1: Get Started
Nov. 16-17, 2015 Toronto
Early bird: Mon Oct 19
Level 2: Earn ‘Holistic
Narrative Career Professional’
(HNCP) designation
Nov. 18-19, 2015

2. Hi, I’m Mark Franklin,
practice leader,
CareerCycles &
co-founder, One Life
Tools
You can find out more
about me at
http://careercycles.com/amazing
-team/mark-franklin
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3. 1. Intro to CareerCycles & One Life Tools
2. Benefits of a consistent method of practice
3. CareerCycles narrative framework linked
to Online Storyteller and Who You Are
Matters!
4. Overview of training, Nov. 16-17, 2015
5. Questions and open discussion
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CareerCycles
MISSION
To be at the leading edge of the
evolution of “career” - helping people fully express
who they are and how they want to be in the world
VISION
Enriching the career well-being of humanity

5. CareerCycles: Career management social enterprise
One Life Tools: Games, Online Storyteller, Training
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7. Client questions emerging from
THEIR situations….
• Am I in the right career? What would make me happy?
• What can I do to re-invent myself with a career that is fun and does
not "feel" like work?
• How do I create my future taking into account my whole life?
• I am all over the map and interested in a variety of things; how do I
figure out what to do as my first career following graduation?
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8. We evolved a narrative method of
practice to answer their questions…
• 4000+ clients
• 400+ trainees in Canada and US
• 40+ documented interventions
• 68 participants in outcome study
• 6 peer-reviewed & other journal articles, 3 book
chapters. Dozens of media appearances
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9. OLT / CC References
• Franklin, M., Yanar, B. & Feller, R. (2015). Narrative Method of Practice Increases
Curiosity & Exploration, Psychological Capital, and Personal Growth leading to
Career Clarity: A Retrospective Outcome Study. Canadian Journal of Career
Development, 14(2)
• Franklin, M., Feller, R., & Yanar, B. (2015). Narrative Assessment Tools for Career
and Life Clarification and Intentional Exploration: Lily’s Case Study. Career
Planning and Adult Development Journal, 30(4)
• Franklin, M. (2015). Intentional Exploration: A holistic process to navigate career
change and uncertainty. NCDA: Career Developments Spring/Summer 2015
• Bennett, H.E., Franklin, M. (2015). A Corporate Case Study: Adapting a Narrative
Career Management Framework for an Organizational "Leadership Engagement"
Program. Career Planning and Adult Development Journal, 31(3) (pp. 31-40)
• Franklin, M. (2014). CareerCycles: A Holistic and Narrative Method of Practice. In
B.C.Shepard, P.S.Mani (Eds.), Career Development Practice in Canada:
Perspectives, Principles, and Professionalism (pp. 441-463). Toronto: CERIC.
• Zikic,J., Franklin,M. (2010). Enriching careers and lives: introducing a positive,
holistic, and narrative career counseling method that bridges theory and practice.
Journal of Employment Counseling, 47-4
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What's great is that the
method provides a framework,
though if it were 'cookie cutter'
I'd be bored.
Instead, I bring all my clinical
skills and professional
judgment to apply the right
interventions at the right time
for each client. It's effective,
fast, easy to use and clients
love it.
-Jayne Greene-Black,M.Ed.,
CareerCycles Associate

11. Benefit 1: Attract More Clients, and
Retain Them
• Benefit 2: Deliver Consistent,
Consistently Good Service
• Benefit 3: Training and mentoring/
supervising is better & easier
• Benefit 4: Improve Programming
• Benefit 5: Evaluate Services
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12. A client speaks…
Session 1: “I am fascinated by the process
and what the results might be. I like how this
is going the next level, deeper and really
liking how process is taking me to next level.”
Session 2: “Saying stuff out loud and will help
me realize what I really want to do…thrilled
with it all.
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Tap each story to gather and organize…
desires, strengths, personal qualities,
assets, influences, possibilities

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Refine and crystallize into a concise,
client-generated and empowering
Career Statement

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 Crystallization of narrative interventions
 “Finally, my truth!”
 Acts as compass for Intentional Exploration
Career
Statement
Focus is on present
and future. Opens
you to change.
Traditional
Resume
Focus is on past.
Can limit change. Career Statement is part of the
CareerCycles narrative method of
practice. Copyright © Mark Franklin

20. CareerCycles Narrative Framework
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Framework Elements For Clients For Coach/Counselor
1.Model Acts as roadmap Guides practice and
communication
2. Tools: Online Storyteller,
game & Handouts
Between-session tasks, e.g.
Your Story, Getting Feedback
20+ handouts,
consistency
3. Who You Are Matters! Group peer-to-peer experience Engaging experience,
kickstarts clarification
4.Method of practice Trust there’s a ‘method in your
madness’
40+ written
interventions
5.Learning program Feel reassured Initial learning.
Ongoing ‘playbook’
6.Career definition Enlarge scope, from job to life.
Use when needed
Common
understanding

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Holistic method draws on, grounded in…
 Narrative approach (M White, L Cochran, M Savickas, P Brott…)
 Positive Psychology (S Lyubomirsky, B Fredrickson…)
 Cognitive methods (A Beck…)
 Happenstance approach (Mitchell, Levin, Krumboltz…)
 Constructivist perspective (V Peavey…)
 Chaos theory & careers (D Bloch, J Bright…)
 Technology Mediated Reflection (Isaacs, Ellen, et al.)
 Adlerian Psychology (A Adler…)
 Client Centered Therapy (C Rogers…)
 Canadian Standards & Guidelines

22. CareerCycles Outcome Study
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Increases in Personal
Attribute Variables
Correlations with Career &
Employment Outcomes
1. Hope
2. Efficacy (Confidence)
3. Resilience
4. Optimism
=Psychological Capital
5. Curiosity and Exploration
6. Personal Growth Initiative
•Clarity
•Overall Satisfaction
•Person-job fit
•Employment Status
Retrospective study (2012, N=68). Clients had avg. 5 sessions. 9 career
professionals. Source: Franklin, Yanar, Feller (2015)

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CareerCycles Method of Practice is aligned with
Who You Are MATTERS!®
Career and life clarification game
And, CareerCycles Online tools, for blended-delivery
career management

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Professional Training Opportunities
Learn a Positive, Holistic and Narrative Method of Practice
Level 1. GET STARTED: Learn to Use a Positive, Holistic and Narrative
Method of Practice Nov 16-17, 2015 Toronto
Level 2. BUILD SKILLS & CONFIDENCE: Earn ‘Holistic Narrative Career
Professional’ Designation Nov 18-19
Led by Mark Franklin, MEd, PEng, CMF, practice leader of CareerCycles
www.careercycles.com
For registration, full descriptions, testimonials and details, visit
www.careercycles.com click TRAINING

25. What you get from Level 1
• Two full days of training
• 60-minute group follow up meeting
• Certificate - CareerCycles Method of Practice
• Guidebook of CareerCycles Method of Practice
containing 20+ core interventions
• License for CareerCycles Online, and all tools - first year
• Client Handout set in PDF format (soft copies) for 20+
core interventions
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26. Recent trainee:
Kerri Latham came from McMaster in Hamilton and said,
"I liked being able to learn from others, hear their
stories and be a practice client. This was an
extremely helpful and meaningful training
experience. I feel I can take what I learned and
apply it. Thanks!"
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27. Who should register?
• Career professionals, counsellors,
coaches, advisors, HR professionals,
recruiters, therapists, social workers,
helping professionals
When should you register?
• Early bird deadline Mon. Oct 19
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“The major motivating factors for embracing
the CareerCycles narrative method of practice at our
Centre had to do with both consistency and quality
assurance.
As a manager, I feel more confident knowing there’s a
consistent approach and a common language used when
supporting students with their career exploration.
In addition, the framework is flexible enough to allow
professional staff to draw on their personal styles and
experiences, while adding to their professional skill set.”
-Tony Botelho, Manager, Career Services & Volunteer
Services, Simon Fraser University

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1. Training in CareerCycles method of practice
– Level 1, Toronto, Nov. 16-17, 2015. Or on-site
2. Seeking more seed projects growing to implementation
3. Who You Are MATTERS!® - certification/facilitation
4. Tune in to Career Buzz, Wednesdays 11-noon ET
ciut.fm Or check our Podcast!
5. Watch for Clues news 2x month
Thank you!
CareerCycles.com / service@careercycles.com
@careercycles
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