4th ESVDC Webinar, October 17, 2024
ADDRESSING DIGNIFIED WORK IN CAREER GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING
On October 17, 2024, following its General Assembly, ESVDC held its 4th webinar, focusing on how career guidance and counseling can understand and consider the issue of dignity at work.
Throughout the afternoon, we were privileged to welcome five high-quality presentations on this topic. Firstly, Nancy Arthur (University of South Australia), recipient of the ESVDC award 2024, gave a keynote on the controversies that the notion of dignity at work can generate in our field. Secondly, Matthijs Bal (University of Lincoln) argued for a conception of dignity as a necessity in the contemporary world of work. Thirdly, David L. Blustein (Boston College) and Blake Allan (University of Houston) presented a theoretical model of dignity, and the research perspectives that stem from it. Fourthly, Marcelo Alfonso Ribeiro (University of Sao Paulo) discussed the issues of dignity at work in the Global South. Fifthly, Sara Santilli (University of Padova) shared LARIOS’ thoughts on work as a means of imagining and constructing a desirable and inclusive future. Finally, Jenny Bimrose (University of Warwick) provided a cross-cutting reading of the key ideas from the webinar.
The five presentations:
1. Nancy Arthur (University of South Australia, recipient of the ESVDC award 2024), “Dignity on the line: Controversies for career guidance and counselling”
2. Matthijs Bal (University of Lincoln), “Dignity at work: necessity or privilege?”
3. David L. Blustein (Boston College) & Blake Allan (University of Houston), “Dignity at work: A critical conceptual framework and research agenda”
4. Marcelo Alfonso Ribeiro (University of Sao Paulo), “Building dignified working trajectories in the Global South: Challenges for career guidance and counseling”
5. Sara Santilli, Maria Cristina Ginevra, Laura Nota, & Salvatore Soresi (University of Padova), “Beyond decent work: what other work ideas to imagine and build desirable futures for all?”