Through a series of conferences and workshops held since 1973, the Institute for Research and Development in Occupational Education has been collaborating with community college teams to respond to the educational and occupational needs of disabled students. The program for fiscal year 1977 involved 24 community colleges in New York state and…

Careers guidance is undergoing rapid and radical changes. However, the Careers Service is still operating to nationally agreed core training objectives which determine both initial training and supervisor training. Outlines recent changes influencing guidance practice and training, and identifies the predominant mode of current supervision within…

Discusses findings of a study investigating careers officers' use of theoretical models in careers guidance interviews. Evidence suggests theory is used to support, rather than determine, the development of skills in initial training. Recently trained careers officers were most likely to be familiar with theory. Overall, the findings cast doubt on…

The career arc for many in student affairs involves an uncertain journey. Finding balance between the professional and personal life can be challenging. For some, changing careers in mid-stream, an emerging trend in some facets of the American working landscape, offers possibilities. For others, retiring after a full career and working part-time…

The concept of dual-career couples in student affairs and higher education, while not new, continues to be a growing phenomenon. These dual-career relationships present both professional and personal challenges and require regular adjustments. The authors discuss these challenges and adjustments from both a theoretical and an experiential…

This chapter describes two emerging theories that inform career counseling and explores how they can strengthen student success programs for underrepresented populations. The chapter also describes several effective programs and services that support traditionally underrepresented students as they prepare for, succeed in, and make the transition…

This publication is designed to broaden exposure to the ideas presented at the 2001 International Career Development Conference. It provides authors with an international forum for communicating their current research, proposals, and projects to the international career development community. The articles in this symposium include: (1) "Chaos,…

Being from a typical African-American descent, the author's family struggled through a history tarnished by the legacy of slavery and racism in America. Many of these personal family stories of struggle she received through an oral tradition. She learned early in life the importance of discipline, hierarchy, and hard work. She was expected to…

Conducted two studies to explore assumptions that trainee counselors who are members of the indigenous population will exhibit biased attitudes when they are confronted with case histories of clients from other ethnic groups. Data indicate respondents showed more favorable patterns of attribution for white clients than those of other ethnic…