Career Counselling: Second Edition

Explains what career counselling actually is, why people seek it, and indicates the many contexts where it is used. This second edition examines the issues typically brought to career counselling, and also includes a chapter on the role of career counselling within organisations. Career counselling is often mistakenly described as giving people advice on finding the best career path. This fully revised and updated second edition of "Career Counselling" explains what career counselling actually is, why people seek it, and indicates the many contexts where it is used. It describes in detail the skills, tools, and techniques of career counselling, useful to both professional career counsellors and those for whom career counselling is just part of their work. This practical guide examines the issues typically brought to career counselling, and includes a completely new chapter on the role of career counselling within organisations. Other areas covered include: the dilemmas of independent and in-house career counsellors; screening and contracting; ways of facilitating decision-making and managing 'blocks'; and self management and continuing professional development. "Career Counselling, Second Edition" stresses the importance of adopting a 'whole person' approach whilst maintaining a career focus. Illustrated throughout by case studies from the authors' experience, this book draws on approaches ranging from the humanistic work of Carl Rogers to solution-focussed