In the online interview presented in this article, two Korean counselors offer comments to questions regarding issues faced at a Korean University. They reflected on their roles and some of the many topics faced that included: (1) student misunderstanding about counseling needs, and how counseling questionnaires and the counselor helps them; (2)…

In this digital age, teaching has transcended the classroom. So why should school walls confine college counseling? The question is driving innovation that could change the way students prepare for college and careers. Just as learning is now a hybrid of face-to-face and virtual interactions, the transmission of college know-how is fast becoming a…

Career exploration and counseling are experiencing a resurgence through the school-to-work movement. Counselors are rethinking their roles and emphasizing self-reliance and student accountability for their own career paths. (JOW)

DreamWeavers listen for the dreams within themselves and within others. The process of career counseling, career management coaching and career/life planning invites practitioners to consistently listen for the dreams, understand that dreams are visions and that visions guide us to action. This paper highlights how career practitioners are called…

Presents interview of C. H. Patterson who discusses career counseling as it can be accomplished within the client-centered approach. Notes the importance of core conditions, the relationship of career counseling to therapy, the difficulty of counselor or therapist role change, the use of interpretation of tests, and the role of the client in the…

Presents an overview of educational reform proposals emphasizing the lack of recognition for human development. Discusses why guidance and counseling has been ignored and why counselors are partly to blame. The role of the counselor in contributions to educational excellence is discussed. (BL)

Adult basic education students need counseling and guidance in personal and career areas. Most programs cannot support the employment of trained counselors. Although some argue that teachers are not qualified for this counseling role, it will probably remain their responsibility under current conditions. (SK)

Offers view of three significant challenges facing counselors as employment rules and career development foundations shift in a changing world. Contends that next 25 years demand that counselors integrate new rules, consider new foundations, and constantly assess gaps between what is needed and what is available to better serve their client's…

Notes increase in popularity of work-based learning and youth apprenticeship. Contends that counselors in educational settings are being downplayed and job mentors are being played up by leaders in youth apprenticeship movement. Encourages counselors to become actively involved in counseling persons regarding variety of forms of postsecondary…

Outlines major challenges for vocational educators and counselors: (1) need for a comprehensive, cohesive approach to career theory, research, and practice; (2) view of career development as a complex interplay among attributes, behavior, and environment; (3) interdisciplinary collaboration on theory, practice, and a career development research…

Responds to "Job Search Activity Patterns of Successful and Unsuccessful Job Seekers," article by Diane Kjos in March 1988 issue of this journal. Presents firsthand impressions while working as an employment counselor for dislocated workers. Concedes that research is necessary but asserts that even most comprehensive study cannot compare with…

Case examples of the experiences of a counselor-in-training illustrate the benefits of a holistic career counseling model that incorporates personal/emotional issues. The model is especially appropriate for older students or adults experiencing career transitions. (SK)

In this document the author provides a brief overview of A. Bandura's self-efficacy theory. The author also provides a discussion of the value of this theory to career counselors, which includes particularly useful features of the concept of self-efficacy and suggestions for its application in career assessment and counseling, with a special focus…

Counselors often deal with the meaning of work and love as they help clients to manage or modify their lives. This is especially true for counselors involved in career interventions such as career education programs, vocational guidance and counseling, work adjustment counseling, occupational health counseling, and retirement planning workshops.…

America's displaced farmers are characterized by loss of self-esteem and personal autonomy, lack of unemployment benefits, geographic and personal isolation, and reluctance to relocate from rural environments. Career counselors need to treat emotional disorders, provide outreach services, reactivate social support systems, and offer traditional…