National Career Development Association (NCDA) is excited to release the re-imagined 7th edition of their influential guide to career assessment. Re-conceptualized and renamed to "A Comprehensive Guide to Career Assessment," the "Guide" contains important information career counselors, educators, and practitioners will find…

This book contains exemplary resources for counselors, career development facilitators, school counselors, and other career professionals working in a variety of settings. This edition is an essential guide to career assessment and contains a comprehensive list of career assessment instruments. It has over 70 reviews and includes…

Most people want to learn, grow and achieve their career dreams. Linking individuals' career aspirations to organizational goals can be challenging, yet it is the foundation for personal and organizational success. This chapter discusses how to use learning objectives to link career learning or development to organizational strategy. Using a…

This chapter discusses the development of virtual libraries by the ERIC Clearinghouse for Counseling and Students Services (ERIC/CASS). The International Career Development Library (ICDL) is discussed in detail and the features of the ICDL are described. These features include: the Search feature, providing access to the ICDL database via a…

The most fundamental challenge that career psychology faces is the construction of a new identity that will challenge the career theories and counselling practices that have occupied centre stage in evolving forms for over a century. As part of that challenge, career practitioners and career educators need to address the critical question of what…

The author discusses current knowledge about the role of self-esteem in adult career development and suggests ways counselors can use this knowledge. Also emphasized is the destructive potential of linking occupational success with self-esteem. (CH)

The purpose of this paper is to present a theory of career development drawn from current work in the physical and biological sciences, specifically work that is associated with chaos and complexity theories. The paper includes specific suggestions for practice based upon the theory and reflections of career professionals on its use. The theory…

Career counselors should practice what they preach and develop strategies for diversifying their careers. Options include adjunct faculty, outplacement consultant, motivational speaker, mentor/advisor for special groups, job club facilitator, seminar leader, radio host, and newspaper columnist. (SK)

This document consists of the fifth, sixth, and seventh sections of a book of readings on issues related to adult career development. The two chapters in the fifth section deal with training programs for adult career counselors. "The New Career Development Professional: A Training Model" (Florence Lewis and Janice Chiappone) examines changes that…

An integrative framework based on work adjustment theory is discussed. Theoretical themes and the different needs of practitioners and researchers in vocational psychology are highlighted. (Author)

This paper was written to describe the essential tasks of a process known as Dependable Strengths Articulation (DSA) and how career development practitioners can acquire the skills to use the process. DSA, when combined with practices known as Job Magnet, helps participants identify their individual excellence and then use this knowledge to…

Career development is an inherently spiritual process. Yet many career development professionals and personal coaches shy away from any discussion of spirituality in their work. This places the career professional in a dilemma: How does one practice a spiritual occupation, but never discuss the central issue? To escape this dilemma, the author…

Private counseling practice has different concerns at different stages: in the early years--building the practice; at 3-5 years--keeping a balance, taking on an associate, maintaining the stream of clients, managing the profit margin, and keeping current in the field. (SK)

Demographic shifts suggest that educationally and occupationally prepared minorities will face fewer racial barriers in future labor markets. To prepare minority students to take advantage of anticipated demographic shifts, counselors can recommit to career education and counseling, ensure equal access to their services, and alter the context of…

Effective career counselors need knowledge of the various counseling theories and approaches used in personal problem counseling as well as knowledge of career development. Elements affecting the career counseling interview include theoretical position in relation to career development, how the counselor views the counselee, the place of tests in…