Ideas for Career Practitioners: Celebrating Excellence in Career Practice

This book represents a compilation of ideas that career practitioners use in their everyday work and covers all facets of what is broadly termed career guidance.Presenting a smorgasboard of 48 ideas from over 50 experienced career practitioners, researchers and theoreticians from six countries, this book is an essential resource for everyday work in the career guidance field, including counselling, programs, assessment and education.Practical activities, instruments, methodologies, reviews and ideas are presented in an easy-to-read format suitable for a range of client groups including adults, adolescents, primary aged children, rural and remote communities, and indigenous populations.Topics include: Vocational assessment and counsellingCareer exploration amongst rural disadvantaged childrenEntrepreneurship for university studentsIdentifying skillsCareer insight in higher educationUsing narrative with clients in remote areasResilience with youth in high risk settingsACT techniques in career contextsOrganising career fairsSelf-directed work searchCareer transitionStructured mentoring for girlsMedico-legal vocational assessment.