This handbook offers a comprehensive review on career guidance, with an emphasis on the applied aspects of guidance together with research methods and perspectives. It features contributions from more than 30 leading authorities in the field from Asia, Africa, America, Australasia and Europe and draws upon a wide range of career guidance paradigms and theoretical perspectives. This handbook covers such subjects as educational and vocational guidance in a social context, theoretical foundations, educational and vocational guidance in practice, specific target groups, testing and assessment, and evaluation.

The Book Covers A Wide Spectrum Of Topics Relating To Counselling And Guidance Concepts, Principles And Types Of Guidance And Counselling, Career Information And Its Importance, Psychological Tests, Nontesting Techniques Of Guidance, Resources Needed T

The Theory and Practice of Vocational Guidance: A Selection of Readings is a compilation of papers that discusses theoretical foundations and practical applications of vocational guidance. The book presents 36 articles that cover various concerns in career counseling, both in theory and in practice. The first part of the text deals with theoretical concerns in vocational guidance, such as model for the translation of self-concepts into vocational terms; social factors in vocational development; young workers in their first jobs; and the criteria of vocational success. In the next part, the book presents the practical issues, which include needed counselor competencies in vocational aspects of counseling and guidance; an occupational classification for use in vocational guidance; psycho-social aspects of work; and key concepts in the use of psychological tests in vocational guidance. The book will be of great use to any professionals, but will be most useful to those involved in career counseling, such as human resource practitioners, school counselors, and college career advisers.

The book Educational Guidance & Counseling is an ample academic effort to envisage the theoretical understanding of basic concepts of Guidance and Counselling. The stuff in this book has been set in a simple and clear language for the understanding of the diverse readers. This book comprises the syllabi of different courses being offered by different universities in the nation for numerous degrees. This book contains several chapters relating to the meaning, need, importance as well as different types, procedures or techniques of guidance as well as counseling that may be helpful for students as well as educators. It provides the theoretical background in simplest dialect with examples. It is primarily intended to serve as a textbook for graduate, post-graduate students and also researchers working in this field. This work is also beneficial for self-learners. It is expected that this book in the existing form will be well-received. All topics of the book aim to help the students not only of education but from other fields also. As such it is broadly relevant for scholars, teachers, and NET/SET aspirants. It will be of enormous use to the teaching faculty. The work is a systematic presentation and discussing the topics to offer a modest contribution on the subject.

"This is a must-have for any researcher in vocational psychology or career counseling, or anyone who wishes to understand the empirical underpinnings of the practice of career counseling." -Mark Pope, EdD College of Education, University of Missouri - St. Louis past president of the American Counseling Association Today's career development professional must choose from a wide array of theories and practices in order to provide services for a diverse range of clients. Career Development and Counseling: Putting Theory and Research to Work focuses on scientifically based career theories and practices, including those derived from research in other disciplines. Driven by the latest empirical and practical evidence, this text offers the most in-depth, far-reaching, and comprehensive career development and counseling resource available. Career Development and Counseling includes coverage of: Major theories of career development, choice, and adjustment Informative research on occupational aspirations, job search success, job satisfaction, work performance, career development with people of color, and women's career development Assessment of interests, needs and values, ability, and other important constructs Occupational classification and sources of occupational information Counseling for school-aged youth, diverse populations, choice-making, choice implementation, work adjustment, and retirement Special needs and applications including those for at-risk, intellectually talented, and work-bound youth; people with disabilities; and individuals dealing with job loss, reentry, and career transitions Edited by two of the leading figures in career development, and featuring contributions by many of the most well-regarded specialists in the field, Career Development and Counseling: Putting Theory and Research to Work is the one book that every career counselor, vocational psychologist, and serious student of career development must have.