$90 On-Demand Webinar Series (2026)

The Playful Shift

Game-based strategies for career engagement and resilience

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What you'll learn

Career development professionals across Canada support clients navigating a rapidly changing labour market and non-linear career paths. Many clients experience stress, fatigue and disengagement during complex transitions, while adaptability, creativity and emotional resilience are increasingly essential employability skills.

This recorded webinar series introduces playfulness as an evidence-informed methodology for career development. Grounded in positive psychology, neuroscience and adult learning research, it explores the science behind playful practice, practical game-based tools and ways to design intentional micro-interventions for counselling, workshops, employability services and group programming.

 

Understand how playfulness can support resilience, adaptability and learning in career development practice

 

Explore game-based tools that can increase motivation, engagement and behaviour change

 

Design practical micro-interventions for one-to-one counselling, group programming, workshops and employability services

 

Apply playful approaches ethically and intentionally while supporting client outcomes and practitioner well-being

 

And much more!

This recorded webinar was hosted live in spring 2026 and continues to offer practical insights for career development professionals seeking to use play-based approaches to strengthen client engagement, adaptability and career resilience. 


Each webinar includes a downloadable Reflection & Practice Guide that transforms the live breakout room activities into self-guided exercises, helping you actively apply the concepts while learning at your own pace.

Webinars Overview

Understand how play supports resilience, adaptability and learning in career development practice. In this webinar, you will:

  • Describe key psychological and neurological principles behind playfulness and their relevance to adult learning
  • Recognize how playfulness can support resilience, adaptability and cognitive flexibility during career transitions
  • Distinguish between unstructured play and intentional, evidence-informed playful interventions
  • Examine challenges such as disengagement, indecision and burnout through a play-informed perspective
  • Reflect on how a playful practitioner mindset can enhance empathy, curiosity and client engagement

Explore practical examples and case studies for integrating playful and gamified methods into practice. Through this webinar, learn how to:

  • Explore real-world case studies showing how game-based tools can support motivation, engagement and behaviour change
  • Practise selected techniques for career exploration, goal-setting, decision-making and transitions
  • Identify playful interventions that align with client needs, readiness and context
  • Reflect on indicators of effectiveness when using playful and gamified approaches
  • Enhance existing career development tools using playful design principles while maintaining ethical and professional standards

Develop your own micro-interventions and reflective tools for immediate use with clients or teams. In this webinar, you will:

  • Identify how playful, evidence-informed micro-interventions can be adapted for different career development contexts
  • Create reflective tools that support career exploration, decision-making, adaptability and self-efficacy
  • Experiment with existing methods and tools through a playful lens
  • Integrate playful approaches into established career development models, frameworks and services
  • Apply facilitation strategies that encourage experimentation, curiosity and psychological safety

Registration Includes

• 3 one-hour long recorded webinars to learn at your own pace
• A downloadable certificate upon completion
• Three Reflection & Practice Guides

Meet the Presenter

Anna Boltenko, PhD, PCC, CCS is a leadership coach, career development strategist and change management expert with over 15 years of experience in human resources, academia, leadership development and positive psychology. She is the creator of the RE.SET Coaching Game, an innovative, evidence-informed tool for reflective growth and learning.
A Forbes Coaches Council contributor and International Coaching Federation British Columbia Board Member, Anna supports individuals and organizations in navigating career transitions, leadership growth and change with creativity, clarity and playfulness. Anna Boltenko, PhD, PCC, CCS, is a leadership coach, career development strategist and change management expert with over 15 years of experience in human resources, academia, leadership development and positive psychology. She is the creator of the RE.SET Coaching Game, an innovative, evidence-informed tool for reflective growth and learning.

What Learners are Saying:

I found the RE.SET framework to be useful as well as the idea of playfulness. Marcia Wall

I enjoyed all the content, but I especially appreciated the validation of playfulness as a valuable learning tool. Gwen Chappell

I believe Anna did a great job and got across great information. ...Was definitely worth my time. Tim Greenwood

I really appreciated the very good recap carried out at the beginning of the second and third session. Tania Giordmaina

About CERIC

CERIC is a charitable organization that is dedicated to the advancement of education, research and advocacy in career counselling and development. We fund projects and provide innovative resources and learning opportunities that build the knowledge and skills of diverse career and employment professionals.