A practical introduction for those training in the field of career development, career counselling and career coaching, this book will take your students through established and emerging theory and the different contexts in which career work takes place introducing the key skills, techniques and models they'll need. Professional issues such as the use of digital technologies highlight the contemporary context of careers work and all of this is brought to life through engaging case studies and reflective questions, highlighting the practical applications of what is being learnt.
Introduction
What do we mean by career?
Career coaching and career mentoring
Established theories of career decision making
Counselling theories to inform career counselling and coaching practice
New and emerging approaches
Using narrative approaches in career counselling and career coaching
Working with diversity
Career development in organisations
Models for structuring career conversations
Developing skills and techniques for career counselling and coaching
Supporting career learning and development in a range of contexts
Using digital technologies and creative approaches in careers work
Becoming a critically reflective practitioner
Appendices
References
