Career Guidance and Counseling

Why need career guidance and

counseling

 To assist an individual to understand self

 To enable the individual about the available options

 To improve the individual ability to make decisions and

changes accordingly

 To empower the individual to enhance the knowledge,

skills and attitude to fit career choice

 To assist the individual in career placements

Definitions

 Career: A career is an individual's journey through

learning, work and other aspects of life

 Guidance: Advise or show the right direction

 Counseling: A process to help individual or a group of

individuals to solve their problems as well take right
decisions
Career Guidance

A lifelong learning process of career development

Empower students to make a successful transition from school to the world of work

Collaborative efforts of guidance staff, teachers, parents and other family members
 Step One – Career Awareness

 Career awareness begins in the home and elementary level

 Parents and extended family members enhance and influence children’s

knowledge and awareness of careers

 Career awareness activities allow children to understand information about

career and themselves
Step Two - Career Exploration

Career exploration is the process of :

o Investigating and reflecting on self

o Personal contexts
o Learning and work opportunities
o Training and educational requirements
Factors Affecting Career
Choices
o Interests
o Skills o
Personality
o Life goals and work
o Aptitudes
valu
o People skills
o Experience
o Family traditions
Exploring Your Interests
Holland’s Hexagonal Model of Career Fields

Realistic Investigative

Conventional Artistic

Enterprising Social
 Step Three - Career Preparation

o Students develop realistic and fulfilling life plans based on

their needs, interests, and skills

o Students experience a variety of professional opportunities

through job shadowing, apprenticeships, or internships

o Students are assisted to develop competence in decision-

making, career planning, working with others, and taking
responsibility for their own behavior
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Career Guidance in the School

Student Competency Teacher Activity

Demonstrate understanding Give students an

of self interest inventory or
have them describe
Describe the things found their interests
in society that affect the
world of work Bring in old newspapers for
students to look at and clip
Identify places in the out articles
community that provide
opportunities for work. Bring in a career to talk
to the students
Career Guidance in the School

Competencies The Student Will

Positive attitudes toward Demonstrate a positive
work and learning work ethic

Learn skills in making Project and describe

decisions and factors that may influence
choosing educational educational and career
goals decisions

Skills in career Develop career plans that

exploration and planning include the concept that
the world is ever changing
and demands life-long
Career Guidance in the School

Competency The Student will

Ability to assess self- Understand physical changes

defeating behaviors that occur with age and
and reduce their adapt work performance
impact on work.. accordingly.

Skills in making career Accept that career

transitions. transitions are a normal part
of career development.
Skills in retirement
planning Commit to early involvement
in retirement planning
Career Counseling
o Career counseling is done in the school or at
the advisor/client's home on a one on one basis

o Requires confidentiality most of the time

o Career counseling is more like an informal chat between a

client and an advisor

o One can use visual aids, storytelling, and flip charts as

additional aids

o Career counseling must be two ways

 Six steps of effective counseling
o GREET the clients (establishing rapport)

o Gathering information from clients about their life

o TELL (advisor information) : Specific information, can be

retained longer, especially if the client is encouraged to
ask questions

o HELP the client : The decision-making or problem-

solving moment

o EXPLAIN to the client : Once the client has made a choice , the
advisor help the client remember key information specific to that
decision

o RETURN/REFER : Return visits or referrals should be planned

 Principles of Career Counseling

o An effective career counseling requires a quite place to

ensure that all necessary information, client’s concerns and
career requirements are discussed and addressed effective

o Confidentiality must be ensured

o It is essential that career counseling takes place in a

non- judgmental, accepting and caring atmosphere.

o The client should be able to understand the language the

advisor
uses
Contd…

o Career Development Professionals must use good interpersonal

communication skills

o Repeating critical information is the most effective way to

reinforce the massage. Repeat, repeat and repeat.

o Always verify the understanding of client regarding the

subject
discussed
Conclusion