Career Counseling: Traditional and Online Approaches Chapter 4 Dr. Bill Bauer

Career Counseling Defined Consists of those activities performed or coordinated by individuals who have credentials to work with other individuals or groups of individuals or groups of individuals about occupations, life/career, career decision making, career planning, career pathing, or other career development related questions or conflicts.

Two Phases of Career Counseling Client goal or problem identification Establishing a working relationship and defining roles Developing an understanding of the client’s characteristics and environment Make a diagnosis of the client problem Resolution of the problem Making an intervention Evaluating the impact of the intervention Terminating the intervention if it is successful

Post-Positivist (modern) Approach Present the problem and Goals Search for exceptions Identify strengths. Develop and carry out a plan.

Positivist Approach to Career Counseling Identify the decision Maker Relationship building Assessment and Goal Setting Problem Solving Termination * What paradigm will you operate from?

Career Counseling Competencies See Handout. cies.pdf cies.pdf

The Career Counseling Process 5 stages Establish a counselor-client relationship Diagnosing the problem Goal setting Intervention Gathering Information Identifying Transferable skills Multi-cultural Considerations Facilitating Decision Making Guided Fantasy Improving Time Perspective Evaluation

Assessment Devices on Line The Career Key ssion/TheKeirseySorter.html

Career Counseling Competencies 13 Individual/Group Assessment Knowledge about instruments and assessments for personal characteristics. Knowledge about instruments and techniques to assess leisure, interests, learning style, life roles, self-concept, career maturity, vocational identity, career indecision and work preference. Knowledge about instruments and techniques to assess work environment conditions.

Career Counseling Competencies