Essential Elements of Career Counseling : Processes and Techniques

by Amundson, Norman E.; Harris-Bowlsbey, JoAnn; Niles, Spencer G.

• ISBN13: 9780131582187
• ISBN10: 0131582186
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-03-11
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

The second edition of this textbook focuses primarily on the practice of career counseling by describing some of the basic techniques and resources that can be used to support the theories of career choice and development. The authors present information and a structure that is robust and, as such, can be widely applied. They also address some emerging issues such as Web-based counseling and provide case studies throughout the text. A belief in quality career counseling is at the forefront of this book, as well as the exploration of various myths and emerging trends. Career counseling is defined and the competencies that counselors need to pursue as part of their training agenda are outlined. As a supplement, the text includes the NCDA guidelines for competency standards and ethical guidelines as appendicies at the back of the book.

Author Biography

Norman Amundson is a professor of Counseling Psychology at the University of British Columbia. A leader in the field of career development, Amundson recently received the Best Book Award from the Canadian Counseling Association for his book Active Engagement (Ergon Communications, 2003). His research focuses on counseling methods, unemployment, and changes in working life, while his numerous lectures, articles, workshops and seminars emphasis the importance of imagination, creativity, and action in the career counseling process.

Table of Contents

Career Counseling: Myths, Realities, and Emerging Trends	p. 1
What Is Career Counseling?	p. 2
Factors Contributing to Shifts in Career Counseling	p. 3
Seven Common Career Counseling Myths	p. 5
Defining Career Counseling	p. 7
Career Counseling Competencies	p. 7
Using Career Theories to Help Clients	p. 10
Theory of John L. Holland	p. 11
Counseling Goals	p. 17
Sample Counselor-Client Interchange	p. 18
Second Interview	p. 18
Theory of Donald E. Super	p. 20
Counseling Goals	p. 22
Sample Client-Counselor Interchange	p. 23
Second Interview	p. 24
The Narrative Approach of Mark L. Savickas	p. 24
Counseling Goals	p. 26
Sample Client-Counselor Interchange	p. 26
Theory of John Krumboltz	p. 27
Counseling Goals and Steps	p. 28
Sample Counselor-Client Interchange	p. 28
Summary	p. 31
Context and Career Planning	p. 32
Internal Variables	p. 35
Assessing Self-Variables	p. 37
External Variables	p. 37
Summary	p. 40
Negotiating the Career Counseling Relationship	p. 41
Creating a Mattering Climate	p. 42
Building Bridges	p. 45
Negotiating the Working Alliance	p. 46
Coping with Client Reluctance	p. 48
Fear of the Unfamiliar	p. 48
Refusal to Acknowledge or Take Responsibility for the Problem	p. 49
Job Loss and Job Search Burnout	p. 49
Fighting the System	p. 49
Secondary Gains	p. 49
Mandated Participation	p. 50
Summary	p. 51
Defining the Client's Career Concerns	p. 52
Elaborating the Problem	p. 57
Viewing the Problem Through a Metaphoric Lens	p. 58
Changing Direction	p. 60
Summary	p. 61
Exploring the Problem: Understanding the Self	p. 62
Questioning and Storytelling	p. 63
In Search of Flow and Excellence (Self)	p. 63
In Search of Flow and Excellence (Others)	p. 66
No Worries, Mate	p. 66
Strengths in Other Places	p. 67
Metaphors	p. 67
Structured Assessment	p. 69
Limitations	p. 72
Summary	p. 72
Exploring the Problem: Contextual and Labor Market Options	p. 74
Social Context	p. 75
Educational and Work/Leisure Context	p. 77
Labor Market Options (A Personal View)	p. 80
Summary	p. 81
Using Websites in Support of Career Counseling	p. 83
Deciding Whether to Use a Technology-Based Intervention	p. 85
Selecting Systems and Sites	p. 88
An Example	p. 89
Summary	p. 90
Building and Using a Virtual Career Center	p. 92
Components of a Virtual Career Center	p. 93
Local Information as a Part of the Virtual Career Center	p. 96
Access to Web Counseling	p. 96
Monitoring Feature	p. 98
Organization of the Virtual Career Center	p. 98
Sample Sites	p. 99
Summary	p. 100
Consolidation, Decision Making, and Action Planning	p. 101
Consolidation	p. 102
Decision Making	p. 104
Readiness for Action Planning	p. 107
Developing the Action Plan	p. 107
Advocacy and Social Action	p. 109
Summary	p. 110
Implementing Action Plans	p. 111
Providing Support to Clients	p. 112
Processing New Insights and Information	p. 114
Action Plans That Aren't Followed Through	p. 117
Handling Additional Concerns	p. 119
Summary	p. 120
Evaluating Client Progress	p. 121
Evaluating Client Progress During the Course of Career Counseling	p. 123
Career Counseling Goals Often Change Over Time	p. 124
Career Counseling Is Often Short-Term Counseling	p. 125
Evaluating Client Progress at the End of Career Counseling	p. 127
Eliminate the Ambiguity	p. 127
Addressing the Emotions Associated with Ending	p. 127
Creating an Environment for a Positive Ending	p. 128
Knowing When to Terminate	p. 131
Summary	p. 132
Adapting Career Counseling to Counseling Settings	p. 133
School Settings	p. 136
University Settings	p. 138
Community Settings	p. 140
Summary	p. 141
The National Career Development Association's Career Counseling Competencies and Performance Indicators	p. 143
National Career Development Association Ethical Standards (Revised 2003)	p. 153
References	p. 162
Index	p. 168
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