Describes a new career guidance publication, "Guide for Occupational Exploration." The guide contains 12 general interest areas that are broken down into 66 work groups. Typical duties are stated for each area. The guide is designed for use by both guidance counselors and job seekers. (CT)

During a two-week period, 17 kindergarten children in an experimental group were exposed to nontraditional role models and curricular materials and a control group of 22 kindergarten children was exposed to a curriculum unrelated to vocational or sex roles. Neither group made a significant change in their vocational role preferences. (Author)

This study, part of a larger study that tested 6 counseling workshops based on a "Life Skills" developmental group model, involved a thematic analysis of taped descriptions of experiences of 27 adolescents in relation to their career aspirations and participation in an adolescent developmental peer counseling program at House of Shalom,…

Calls career and personal counseling inextricably intertwined. Notes that career problems have strong emotional component. Suggests interpreting career indecision and procrastination as zeteophobia, fear of career exploration. Contends that trait and factor theory pictures career counseling as unrealistically simplistic. Suggests training all…

The composite systematic functional objective career exploration program model integrates various career development theoretical approaches. These approaches emphasize self-concept, life values, personality, the environment, and academic achievement and training as separate functions in explaining career development. Current social development in…

Discusses the concept of college student development, leisure planning on the campus, the relationship of leisure and career development, implications for career development, and implications for the career counselor and student activities staff members. (CT)

The growing proportion of older persons in the population offers counselors opportunities to exercise their expertise and to reap further rewards of professional service. Helping professionals must become expert regarding the counseling needs of older persons and special considerations and emphases in meeting these needs. (Author)

Psychosynthesis provides a coherent theory for framing the self assessment and career exploration process. It helps clients understand their conflicting needs and assists them in clarifying and responding to their inner callings. This paper presents an overview of the aspects of Psychosynthesis theory and practice found to be most relevant when…

The author comments on the work of Krumboltz and Crites in regards to their social learning theory and comprehensive approach to career counseling, respectively. (HLM)

Arizona State University's Career Center offers a program, TARGETS (Talented At Risk Girls: Encouragement and Training for Sophomores), which brings high school girls to campus for career day activities and work with counselors on career and life issues. (SK)

This study examined the efficacy of video-based chaos counselling of university students. In this study, 42 university students watched a video that presented student case studies emphasising chaotic concepts. Career decision-making measures and measures of stress were taken one week prior, immediately after and one week after the video…

This paper reports the findings of a survey in North York, Canada, to determine the needs and priorities of high school students regarding career information. It is hoped that the report will be useful to schools in determining the emphasis which guidance services should be giving to career education. The survey sampled 3,690 students from 46…

This guide to career possibilities in hospital and health administration describes some of the skills required of a health or hospital administrator--interpersonal skills and managerial abilities; and also some of the varied tasks that such an administrator performs. It provides biographical sketches of several health administrators which…

Describes Career Encounters, a program of the Career Counseling Office of Memphis State University which provides students with opportunities for on-site visits with professionals in careers of interest to the students. (Author)

This paper describes a course in career exploration for undergraduates. The course attempts to provide a comprehensive, developmental program of self-exploration, decision-making skills, career possibilities, and contact with the world of work. Student evaluations indicated the course was successful. (NG)