{"id":247,"date":"2026-05-04T13:22:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T17:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/act\/?page_id=247"},"modified":"2026-05-05T09:42:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T13:42:31","slug":"act-student-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/act\/act-student-services\/","title":{"rendered":"ACT Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n ACT Services\n <\/h1>\n \n \n \n\n
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Advising Support<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Counselling Support<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Group Support<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Through ACT, students can receive ongoing, accessible, individualized support at any point of the employment process. Our goal is to equip students with the tools, resources, and skills to successfully navigate employment while offering a trusted space to discuss disability and work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advising Support<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Scheduled appointments only\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Length: Approximately 50 minutes\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mode: In-person, virtual, phone\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Common topics include:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Exploring what you can do with your degree <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    • Job search and networking strategies <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      • Resume and cover letter development <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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        • Crafting job applications <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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          • Strategizing and planning for employment and further education  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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            • Interview preparation <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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              • LinkedIn guidance <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                • Workplace accommodations and disclosure <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                  • Disability\u2011related considerations in employment <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                    • Navigate the school\u2011to\u2011work transition <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                      Counselling Support<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                      Scheduled appointments only\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Length: Approximately 50 minutes\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Mode: Virtual, phone\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Common topics include: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                      • Navigating anxiety and fears related to job search or the workplace <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                        • Addressing stigma, bias, misconceptions, and attitudinal barriers <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                          • Managing disability\u2011related challenges at work <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                            • Processing past traumatic or negative workplace experiences <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                              • Unpacking the complexity at the intersection of disability and employment from an integrative counselling lens  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                                Group<\/strong> Support<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                InterACT (Peer Discussion Group)<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                Scheduled group sessions\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                Length: Approximately 60 minutes\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                Mode: Virtual\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                • An opportunity for students to discuss work and disability with peers encountering similar career experiences  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                                  • Builds community, validation, and real\u2011time problem solving <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                                    • Common topics include work-related anxiety, confidence, imposter syndrome, employment barriers, networking, ableism, accommodation, and disclosure <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                                      • Offered biweekly <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                                        Work with Me (Virtual Working Group)<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                        Scheduled drop-ins\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Length: Approximately 120 minutes\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        Mode: Virtual\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                        • Structured, supervised, quiet environment to complete employment tasks <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                                          • Promotes time management, self\u2011discipline, and balancing school, work, and personal commitments <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                                            • Offered twice weekly <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                                              Through ACT, students can receive ongoing, accessible, individualized support at any point of the employment process. Our goal is to equip students with the tools, resources, and skills to successfully navigate employment while offering a trusted space to discuss disability and work.  Advising Support  Scheduled appointments only\u00a0 Length: Approximately 50 minutes\u00a0\u00a0 Mode: In-person, virtual, phone\u00a0 Common […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":247,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cu_dining_location_slug":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_page_type":[],"class_list":["post-247","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"cu_post_thumbnail":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/act\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/247","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/act\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/act\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/act\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/247"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/act\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=247"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/act\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/247\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":283,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/act\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/247\/revisions\/283"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/act\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_page_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/act\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_page_type?post=247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}