Much of the information that career counselors have traditionally used to assist their clients is now available on the Internet without the aid of a counselor. This article outlines selected Web-assisted counseling issues that are likely to affect counselors over the next few years and summarizes the career service community currently available on…

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)

The changing work environment has brought new career realities that suggest an altered role for the career counselor. This article reaffirms the benefits of working with the subjective aspects of career, with a focus on the "intelligent career." Offers a way for counselors to accommodate personal and dynamic needs of their clients. (Contains 35…

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…

The notions of work and play are examined. It is suggested that the two not be seen as distinctly different activities but rather as elements that contribute to all activities. (Author)

Presents 13 criteria counselors can use to evaluate computer-assisted career guidance systems, in three categories: occupational database, career decision-making process, and effectiveness of computerized interaction. Suggests how evaluation data can be used to select systems, increase their effective use, and provide feedback to developers. (SK)

The perspective of a self-reliant "new career" can be seen as a positive stimulus for career counselors to reform their profession. Recommended actions include: making life satisfaction the major goal; advocating open-mindedness rather than decisiveness; assuming a broad role in dealing with client concerns; normalizing unplanned events;…

Clarifies the role of the career counselor in higher education and outlines some ways for career counseling to coexist with psychotherapy. Discusses the need for standards and professional literature to meet the increased need for career counseling. (JAC)

The lines of communication between education and the working world are essential in our changing, complex society. Today the connection can be effectively accomplished and maintained on the guidance and career counseling level. Counselors need to stay abreast of trends and opportunities in the work world and higher education. (Author/AG)

An Englishman's view of the main current trends in guidance and counseling in the USA, notably the reevaluation of the counselor's role and the push for career education. (Author)

A Canadian counselor rejects canned counseling concepts as she inspects the need for anticipation and adaptability in planning careers. (Author)

Stresses the role of counseling in the area of career development. Compares the term vocation, as a limited term, to the concept of career development which opens the door to a lifetime experience. (ML)