Current Guidance during the orientation in career counseling

1998

… Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 1998

In career guidance training participants are given time and space in order to gather knowledge of current interest. Career-relevant and other issues are re-contextualized by experiences participants have acquired during the course period. New interpretations are frequently co-created in a student group. A student should be in the position of being the best expert to reach further conclusions and solutions. Though changes in the students' orientation are often discovered during the course process, the effects of counselling are not usually communicable in terms of measurable "effectivity". The kind of discourse that objectifies the students and reduces the outcomes of counselling to quantitative indicators is to be avoided. It would appear that a new language is needed which is transparent and accessible to various stakeholders in education and counselling. The aim of career guidance training is to help adults and adolescents in reorientation and career planning. In Finland, career guidance training make up ten percent of all labour market training. The official logic of labour market training is that in principle, unemployment creates an educational need. Career orientation studies try to offer a tailored programme through which the unemployed person can improve his or her situation. Labour market training is divided into training of the better-offs and training of the worse offs in the labour market. Career orientation studies belong to the latter group, though the present unemployment level has blurred any clearcut division (Vehviläinen, 1996; Mikkonen, 1996). Career orientation begins by drawing up a personal overview of the skills, readiness and resources of the student. The working methods are information gathering individually and in groups, counselling and lectures. Towards the end of the course process (3-4 months) the focus moves on to practical training and experience in places of work or study. By the end of the course, an action plan is drawn up. The counsellor's tasks consist of counselling individually and in groups, teaching, organizing the activities, keeping in touch with the work places, evaluating, coordinating and planning the courses (Järvinen et al., 1996; Vehviläinen, 1996). The types of study are 1) informative short courses, 2) courses to develop

International Journal of Instruction

The aim of this study is to find out the factors on counsellor's effective skills towards the effects obtained through students' career guidance. Data from Secondary High School Department (DIKMEN) were analysed to investigate the mediation effect of counsellors' counselling skills to career guidance by applying SPSS 18.0. There was continual increase of self-efficacy regarding to students' satisfaction with the skilled career guidance counsellors. This study investigated the long-term stability of the positive effects obtained quantitatively done by the counsellors with improved effective counselling skills on students' career guidance. The result of the study showed that there are seven factors which become the key factors to effective counseling skill to improve the effective counseling skill and the effectiveness of individual counseling namely; attending, leading, reflecting, summarizing, interpreting, confronting, and informing/ advising. By acquiring those seven skills, the counselors contributed significantly to improve the effectiveness of individual counseling towards career guidance.

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.

The Career Development Quarterly, 1990

The effectiveness of career counseling as perceived by counselees was measured using evaluation questionnaires. The results showed that 75% of the respondents rated the career counseling they received as satisfactory. A systematic difference was found between satisfaction with counseling as a result of the enhancement of the counselees' personal understanding and satisfaction as a result of the assistance they perceived in decision making. Respondents were more positive concerning their gains in self‐understanding than about the help they felt they were given in arriving at a career decision. On the average, counselees rated discussions with the counselor as more important in counseling than were objective tests, interest inventories or vocational information. Respondents who reported that counseling helped them in both their personal and career problems were more satisfied than those who reported being helped solely in either their personal problems or their career decisions. T...

PsycCRITIQUES, 2010

Career Counseling and the Preparation of Counselors in the Technological Era , 2007

In this policy brief we suggest consideration of the role of career counseling in an Innovative Society and the use of modern educational technologies for the training of professionals in career development fields. Focus also is given to innovative forms and methods of helping young people in their process of choosing a career.