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Career Counselor's Handbook, Second Edition

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ISBN-10: 1580088708

ISBN-13: 9781580088701

Edition: 2nd 2007 (Revised)

Authors: Howard Figler, Richard N. Bolles, Richard N. Bolles

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Updated to address the specifics of today's job market, THE CAREER COUNSELOR?S HANDBOOK is a one-stop resource for counselors looking to break into the business, be more efficient, or simply get a recharge of inspiration and ideas. From practical matters to ethical concerns, Figler and Bolles provide all the professional tools, problem-solving tips, and soul-searching wisdom a counselor needs to ensure a successful and satisfying practice.
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Book details

List price: $19.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale
Publication date: 10/1/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.10" wide x 8.98" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 1.936
Language: English

The Authors
Preface
Introduction: Our Goals
"So You're a Career Counselor! Just Exactly What Do You Do?"
What Does "Career" Mean?
The Six Objectives of Career Counseling
The 12 Most Important Skills a Career Counselor Uses
The Mystery of Career Choice
Facing the Challenge of Ego: Is It Your Career or Theirs?
The Past: Our History
A History of Ideas and Events in the Job-Hunting Field during the Twentieth Century
The Present: How to Survive and Prosper
Prospering as a Career Counselor
Learning Self-Promotion
The Annual Career Checkup
The Present: What Our Tools Are
How to Do 1-2-3 Career Counseling
How to Use Career Assessment Tools
How to Use Occupational Forecasts
How to Use Information in Career Counseling
Career Counselors and the Internet: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
How to Use Just One Hour
How to Use Group Work
Principles of Effective Group Workshops
Teach Your Clients to Show What They Can Do
The Present: Special Problems
The Problem Called "Motivation"
Helping Clients Get "Unblocked": The Brain and the Safekeeping Self
Confronting Clients Whose Actions Don't Match Their Words
Helping the "Impossible Client"
Don't Let the Bureaucracy Grind Down Your Clients
The 60-30-10 Rule: The Necessity Of Maximizing Face-to-Face Contact
The Present: For Clients Who Want to Be "On Their Own"
A Return to the Real America
How to Help Our Clients Think about Self-Employment
Schooling and Entrepreneuring
Five Business Cards Instead of One
The Present: Values
Freedom
Helping Clients Define Success
Doing Well and Doing Good
Adding Value
Helping Clients Avoid Cheating in Their Careers
The Present: Spirituality
The Place of God in Career Counseling
The Future
Where Is Career Counseling Heading?
Five Rules for Dealing with Change in the New Millennium
How to Stay Fresh
Index