Career Counseling: Process, Issues, and Techniques - Hardcover

Gysbers, Norman C.; Heppner, Mary J.; Johnson, Joseph A.

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9780205340552: Career Counseling: Process, Issues, and Techniques

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ISBN 10: 0205340555 ISBN 13: 9780205340552

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, 2002

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Provides a practical, theory-based approach to career counseling based on a holistic model of human growth and development. Career Counseling: Process, Issues, and Techniques illustrates how career counseling now, more than at any other time in our history, must be a dynamic, creative and highly individualized process. This revised edition gives greater attention to the concepts of spirituality, social class, and sexual orientation as they influence individuals' career development. In addition, readers will find in-depth treatment of a variety of useful career counseling tools.

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With the current surge in the job industry and the advances in technology, career counseling now, more than ever, must be a dynamic, creative, and highly individualized process. The purpose is to help career counselors expand and extend their vision of career counseling and the skills and techniques in their career counseling repertoire. This book will enable readers to assist clients of all ages and circumstances relate information about values, beliefs, attitudes, etc. in their quest to achieve career goals or resolve their career problems. With the current working population as diverse as it is, the authors focus particular attention on how the career counseling process can be helpful in expanding options and empowering the authentic life choices of women, men, racial and ethnic minorities, non-ethnic minorities such as gay, lesbian, and bisexual clients and individuals with disabilities. Designed for several groups of readers, this book is for practicing counselors, counselors-in-training, and anyone considering a change in careers.

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