This practical guide has been developed to help facilitate collaboration and build effective partnerships at the local level between local educational agency (LEA) and vocational rehabilitation (VR) personnel. Unfortunately, there is no magic formula that will instantly create these partnerships; however, there are proven strategies and processes…

This self-study guide provides state and local education agencies and schools with a tool to assess implementation of career readiness practices across a district or secondary school and to plan improvements. It is arranged by implementation areas that have been found to be important to career readiness efforts based on a review of the literature…

The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by Title IV of the Workforce Investment Opportunities Act (WIOA) of 2014, defines Competitive Integrated Employment as, "work that is performed on a full-time or part-time basis for which an individuals is: (a) compensated at or above minimum wage or commensurate with individuals without disabilities…

Cultural and linguistic diversity (CLD) refers to interactions and comparisons between people within an environment, rather than specific characteristics of an individual (Barrera & Corso, 2003). Students who are typically included in this category are (1) African Americans; (2) Asian Americans; (3) Native Americans; (4) Hispanic Americans;…

Presents Guidelines for the Career Counselling of Girls and Women, drafted by a Collaborative Action Committee and endorsed by Canada's provincial Ministers Responsible for the Status of Women and Ministers with Labour Market Responsibilities. Presents guidelines as blueprints for consideration and action of counseling profession at all levels,…

Provides information on establishing a private practice in career counseling. Topics discussed include (1) locating and furnishing an office; (2) setting fees; (3) maintaining business and professional records; (4) obtaining legal and financial protection; (5) hiring and training help; (6) advertising; and (7) establishing a referral system. (CH)

Discusses the use of career self-efficacy theory in counseling individuals having low career-related self-efficacy. Begins by presenting diagram of Bandura's model of perceived self-efficacy and then goes on to discuss its implications for counseling. Focuses on how society may alter women's career choices and women's socialization in relation to…

This position paper on quality career guidance programs outlines basic assumptions, guidelines, a comprehensive program development model, and recommended uses. Highlights of the program development model include management questions, information, and program standards. This represents NVGA/AVA Guidance Divisions efforts to establish standards for…

Discusses application of repertory grid technique to career counseling in which clients supply and rate jobs, work or nonwork roles, on series of individually selected personal constructs, elicited by noting similarities and differences between elements. Explains how technique allows clients to explore personal meanings attributed to jobs or roles…

In today's highly competitive workplace, students must be prepared to respond to the challenges of a knowledge-based economy. While pursuing their academic careers, students need specific information about career possibilities in their prospective field, ideas for mounting a successful job search, an awareness of the dramatic changes occurring in…

Presents two activities that may be used in career counseling to make learning about career-development theories more interesting and enjoyable. (Author)

The author discusses factors that contribute to developing a successful private practice in career counseling. Topics include (1) defining the product; (2) understanding the marketplace; (3) identifying business support services; (4) marketing the services; (5) planning for long range growth; and (6) setting fees. (CH)

The author discusses how to attract clients to a career counseling practice. Topics covered include establishing referral networks with other human resources professionals and using direct marketing. (CH)

This book, written for counselors and other mental health professionals, outlines the stresses and challenges dual career couples face, as well as plans for helping dual career couples learn negotiation, communicaiton, and conflict resolution skills. The book's 12 chapters are organized in 3 parts. Part 1 (chapters 1 to 4), reviews the literature…

This document is a guide to counseling software. It presents overviews on the state of development of counseling and human services software in five major topic areas including personal counseling, career counseling, academic advising, testing and administration. It provides factual and up-to-date descriptions of over 500 counseling-relevant…