CAREER COUNSELING

Career Counseling

Career Counseling

Modern career counseling is a multifaceted specialty that provides a rich array of services. This section provides a synopsis of frequently used career interventions: individual counseling, group counseling, computer-based interventions, and career education (Zunker, 2006). It is important to understand, however that basic activities such as assessing interests, values, and aptitudes; providing occupational and college major information; and providing instruction in job search skills are included in each of these types of counseling interventions.

Individual career counseling involves a professional counselor working in a one-to-one relationship with a single client. The objectives of individual counseling may focus ...