Describes the structure and effectiveness of the Peer Counselling Project. The training goals, strategies, methods, and curriculum established to train professionals to organize, train, and supervise peer career counselors and programs are presented. Results of the participants' assessments immediately following the completion of the training and…

Presents a personal reflection by Stu Conger on the changes in counseling and guidance over his thirty-five years of working in the field. (Author/ABB)

Discusses the counselor's role in helping unemployed adults to alleviate the emotional impact of unemployment and to develop coping strategies. Emphasizes the difference between vocational counseling which focuses on overcoming individual deficits and supportive counseling and advocacy. (BL)

This paper is a follow-up to a previous paper on the importance of career education in middle and secondary schools. A number of established career centers in Ontario were surveyed through a written survey and personal visitations. The paper discusses the use, staffing, funding, and reflections on the future for such centers. (Author)

Using an ecological approach to career development along with a soft-systems theory, this article identifies areas for assessment of career counseling programs and methods for evaluating progress in these areas. (SNR)

This study, part of a larger study that tested 6 counseling workshops based on a "Life Skills" developmental group model, involved a thematic analysis of taped descriptions of experiences of 27 adolescents in relation to their career aspirations and participation in an adolescent developmental peer counseling program at House of Shalom,…

A transitional counseling program was developed at Laval University in Canada to facilitate the interaction of young persons according to four central "person-environment" modes, taking into account the fit between the Holland vocational type and the occupational environment type. The Adult Career Concerns Inventory was used to compare…

The need to involve community partners in the school career education program has been often recommended but rarely achieved. This article outlines the Grande Cache Counselling Model in Alberta, Canada, which combines counseling, in-school career preparation programs, and work site mentoring/job experience opportunities. (Author/JPS)

Despite the gains that have been made in employment equity in recent years, women may still feel a need for further progress. This study examines the responses of a sample of men and women teachers to an employment equity questionnaire and provides some suggestions for counseling women developing life career goals and plans. (Author)

Argues for intensive and ongoing career planning assistance for all age groups to ensure the development of people resources to meet Canada's economic needs. Points out the economic consequences of inadequate planning. (LKS)

The revolution in the nature of work currently underway in the industrialized world is recognized but poorly understood. Describes new models of learning and work that are succeeding the industrial model, and discusses implications for career guidance as well as the author's vision of the future of work. (JPS)

Provides an introductory discussion of important issues in career development concepts and outlines the main features of career counseling from a constructivist perspective. An overview of assessment procedures in career counseling is also provided. (SR)

This article describes the House of Shalom Youth Centre Program in Ontario, Canada, and the group model which was developed there for working with youth. Six career counseling workshops were developed using the "Life Skills" lesson model. An example of an experiential exercise is provided. (LKS)

Discusses developments in computer applications in guidance and counseling, specifically the information systems and career planning emphasis systems available to counselors and their use with clients in individual or group career counseling and education. (LKS)

Reaction to job loss can be considered as analogous to reaction to the death of a loved one. The stages that an individual needs to work through will be similar. Both cognitive and existential aspects of job loss are examined together with some thoughts on helping clients cope. (Author)