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Peavy, R. Vance – 1995
The advance of science and technology, the rise of mass consumerism, the deterioration of families, and other factors have enormous implications for career counseling. This digest outlines a constructivist career counseling perspective. This perspective is based on the following concepts: there are multiple realities and no single "God's…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Counseling, Career Development, Career Guidance
Lord, Diane; And Others – 1995
Youth who experience difficulties in personal and social development, often struggle to integrate themselves into society and into the labor market. This digest outlines a model which fosters social and labor market integration for such youth. The model consists of three dimensions: (1) psychovocational; (2) sociopsychological; and (3)…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Foreign Countries
Cahill, Mildred; Martland, Sandra – 1995
Generations of rural people have relied on resource industries for their livelihoods. This digest examines how modern technologies allow career counselors to serve this population. In distance career counseling, four factors must be considered: (1) community characteristics, such as the informal hiring practices seen in many rural communities; (2)…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Counseling, Career Development, Career Guidance
Hoskins, Marie – 1995
A constructivist framework can often appear vague and abstract to the novice counselor. The abstract and nebulous realm of meaning-making, which is central to constructivist approaches, can be frustrating for a linear, task-oriented counselor. This digest explains the approaches used in constructivist counseling. The need to use constructivist…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Counseling, Career Development, Career Guidance
Borgen, William A.; Amundson, Norman E. – 1995
Rapid and escalating changes in labor market and post-secondary educational opportunities challenge adolescents to meet their personal and career needs. A recent study found that young people left high school unprepared for current career realities and that both the career and personal areas of the lives were in a state of change and uncertainty.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Awareness, Career Counseling, Career Development
Gitterman, Aryeh; And Others – 1995
Historically, the place of career education in the educational agenda has not been clear. No shared belief exists as to how schools ought to prepare students for adult life. This digest outlines a new model of career education. Schools need to have clear and specific outcomes for each aspect of personal growth and development for students. Goals,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Awareness, Career Development, Career Education