Career Counseling and career coaching are similar in nature to traditional counseling (Kim, Li, Lian, 2002). However, the focus is generally on issues such as career exploration, career change, personal career development and other career related issues (Swanson, 1995). Typically when people come for career counseling they know exactly what they want to get out of the process, but are unsure about how it will work (Galassi, Crace, Martin, James, ...
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Career Counseling and career coaching are similar in nature to traditional counseling (Kim, Li, Lian, 2002). However, the focus is generally on issues such as career exploration, career change, personal career development and other career related issues (Swanson, 1995). Typically when people come for career counseling they know exactly what they want to get out of the process, but are unsure about how it will work (Galassi, Crace, Martin, James, and Wallace, 1992).
In the UK Career Counseling would more usually be called Careers Advice or Guidance.
Career counselors work with people from all walks of life such as adolescents looking to explore career options or with experienced professionals looking for a career change. Career counselors typically have a background in psychology, vocational psychology, or industrial/organizational psychology (Swanson & Parcover, 1998).
The approach of career counseling varies by practitioner, but generally they include the completion of one or more...
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