Navigating the Promise and the Perils for Psychology
AI is reshaping how people pursue happiness, resilience, and personal growth with new tools constantly promising deeper insights and faster transformations.

The science of wellbeing shouldn’t stand aside while tech defines what it means to “live well”.

The International Positive Psychology Association is putting our community at the centre of the discussion — research, practice, education, and coaching

Join positive psychology professionals worldwide in a virtual summit that cuts through the hype and explores how AI can amplify evidence-based interventions, when it threatens authentic wellbeing, and the ethical responsibilities our field must embrace in this new era.

Webinar 1: Navigating the Era of Disruption

• Identify how AI and emerging technologies are reshaping career pathways and expectations 
• Understand how career services are adapting to AI and emerging technologies
• Recognize patterns of change across entry-level, professional and judgment-based occupations 
• Interpret shifting career signals and separate long-term structural change from short-term hype

Webinar 2: Building Adaptive Human Potential

• Adapt career guidance to the realities of AI and technological transformation 
• Strengthen client mindset in the face of uncertainty and rapid change
• Equip clients to make confident decisions without false certainty
• Apply human–centered strategies that complement rather than compete with AI

• Recognize limiting beliefs that prevent meaningful career exploration and confidence
• Explain why mindset change must occur before career information, planning or advising
• Facilitate a belief-shifting conversation using curiosity-based questions and psychological safety
• Apply different career myth tools to engage clients in reflective, transformative dialogue
• Integrate belief-shifting language and practices into existing advising, coaching or classroom approaches

Webinar 1: The Science of Playfulness in Career Development — Understanding how play supports resilience, adaptability and learning.

• Describe key psychological and neurological principles underlying playfulness and their relevance to adult learning and career development practice 
• Recognize how playfulness can support resilience, adaptability and cognitive flexibility during career transitions and periods of uncertainty 
• Distinguish between unstructured play and intentional, evidence-informed playful interventions in professional settings 
• Examine common career development challenges (e.g., disengagement, indecision, burnout) through a play-informed perspective 
• Reflect on your own practitioner mindset and consider how adopting a playful stance may enhance empathy, curiosity and client engagement 

Fresh Perspectives! 2026 CAVEWAS Virtual Training Day. Sessions planned to cover VE testing, Ethics, Using OaSIS, Transferable Skills.

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Webinar 2: Game-Based Tools for Growth and Change — Practical examples and case studies for integrating playful and gamified methods into practice

• Explore real-world case studies illustrating how game-based and playful tools can support motivation, engagement and behaviour change in career development contexts 
• Practice using selected game-based techniques in common career development scenarios, including career exploration, goal-setting, decision-making and transitions
• Identify playful interventions that align with client needs, readiness and context (one-to-one, group, educational or employment-focused settings)
• Reflect on indicators of effectiveness when using playful and gamified approaches to support client reflection, self-efficacy and adaptability
• Consider how existing career development tools and exercises can be enhanced using playful design principles while maintaining ethical and professional standards 

Webinar 3: Designing Playful Career Conversations — Developing your own micro-interventions and reflective tools for immediate use with clients or teams

• Identify how playful, evidence-informed micro-interventions can be shaped for different career development contexts and client needs
• Create reflective tools that support career exploration, decision-making, adaptability and self-efficacy
• Experiment with existing career development methods and tools through a playful lens to examine their impact on engagement, insight and learning
• Consider ways to integrate playful approaches into established career development models, frameworks and service offerings
• Apply facilitation strategies that encourage experimentation, curiosity and psychological safety while maintaining ethical and professional standards

VRA Canada 2026 National Conference is pleased to host the International Vocational Rehabilitation Symposium: Building Bridges from Evaluation to Integration

Dates: Wednesday, June 3 – Thursday, June 4, 2026
Location: Caesars Hotel, Windsor, Ontario

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