Career counseling strategies Practical handbook

SA Journal of Industrial Psychology

1998

The Career Development Quarterly, 1997

This review of the 1988 literature on career development and counseling addresses career development theories and their application, career intervention, career exploration motives and constraints, and problems in career decision making. Emphasis was given to conceptual contributions that offered new perspectives on career choice and development, research reports that stated specific implications for practice, and articles that described counseling methods or other career services.

A Journal Of Composition Theory, 2024

A person's career discovery begins throughout their youth. When they are young, they only know a handful of job names. During adolescence, he or she gives considerable consideration to potential job paths. Choosing a profession and being ready for it is a huge undertaking, but it marks a turning point in their lives. Choosing the incorrect line of work may have long-lasting effects on a person's happiness, success, and mental health. Counseling entails attentively listening to someone's narrative and displaying acceptance, respect, and empathy. It also involves clarifying goals and supporting individuals in their decision-making process. The aim of this research is to understand the importance and necessity of Career Counseling. The capacity to acknowledge one's own capabilities and utilize them effectively within the unique circumstances of their current environment is essential in making a suitable career decision. In order to make well-informed decisions about their work, it is crucial for the individual to demonstrate a level of maturity. Students faced various challenges as they made career choices, as their self-perception or vocational identity played a significant role. However, students frequently hold beliefs about themselves and the world that may not always align with reality. Family and friends played a crucial role in shaping how young individuals see themselves and their career aspirations. In spite of their strong belief that they were independently making decisions regarding their education. This research is anticipated to have a substantial impact on students, teachers, parents, educational institutions, and policymakers. The study's findings suggest a move towards a greater focus on individuals in career counseling. These findings can be utilized by policymakers to create and execute new policies within the system.

Journal of Career Development, 2001

The work world is now full of uncertainty and change as a result of forces such as globalization, downsizing, advancing technology, and increased diversity in the work force. Further, people cannot count on maintaining a job with one company, or even one career, throughout their work lives. In order to meet clients' needs, career counselors must utilize approaches that are compatible with these realities. We review a set of approaches for career counseling that should be effective for clients now and into the future. Specifically, we argue for a holistic approach to career counseling, use of the Personal Career Theory as a client-centered approach to counseling sessions, incorporating creative interventions that draw upon chance events and flexible decision-making, and an emphasis on building interpersonal skills and relationships. We conclude with a summary of recommendations for career counseling practice.

Orientación y Sociedad, 2006

Personal and career development interventions aim to help people find answers to personal and career development issues that stem from the societal context in which they live. Societal definitions of these career issues have a double consequence. On the one hand, these issues differ from one culture to another; and, on the other, they evolve along with the contexts in which they are expressed. Implementation of rigorous career development interventions requires, first, a scientific reconstruction of these societal issues and, second, a clear definition of these interventions' goals and ends. Our current view of the societal issues relating to personal and career development interventions may be phrased thus-"How can we help individuals direct their lives, in the (human) society where they interact?" It may be turned into the following scientific question: "What are the factors and processes of lifelong self-construction?" An articulation of three major propositions (sociological, cognitive and dynamic) seems to be needed to answer this question. Such a theoretical frame does not allow for a definition of personal and career development interventions ends. In the world of today, the adoption by everyone of a personal ethic of responsibility towards all life on Earth (H. Jonas) could well be a fundamental end to these interventions.

International Journal of Humanities & social Science studies (IJHSSS), 2017

Career Development is a continuous lifelong process of developmental experiences that focuses on seeking, obtaining and processing information about self, occupational and educational alternatives, life styles and role options. Put another way, career development is the process through which people come to understand them as they relate to the world of work and their role in it. This career development process is where an individual fashions a work identity. In educational development, career development provides a person, often a student, and focus for selecting a career or subject to undertake in the future. Educational institutions provide career counsellors to assist students with their educational development. It is imperative when educating the young people that the current school systems assist and consider the significance of this responsibility for the youth and their future. The influences on and outcomes of career development are one aspect of socialization as part of a broader process of human development. Theories and research describing career behavior provide the "conceptual glue" for as well as describe where, when and for what purpose career counseling, career education, career guidance and other career interventions should be implemented. In educational development, career development provides a person, often a student, and focus for selecting a career or subject to undertake in the future. Educational institutions provide career counsellors to assist students with their educational development. The current paper will focus on the various theories related to career development and their educational implications.