100916: The Career Counselor's Handbook

About the Course:

The career counselor’s guide to a successful and satisfying practice. This book provides guidance on how to be fully effective as a career counselor, and includes in-depth exploration of the many dimensions of a career counselor’s work with clients.

Journal/Publisher:

Ten Speed Press

Publication Date:

1999

Authors

Howard Figler; Richard N. Bolles

About the Authors:

Nationally known speaker, author, and seminar/workshop leader. Trainer for career counselors in educational, industrial, government, and private practice settings. Author of the best-selling “The Complete Job-Search Handbook.”

Author of the best-selling job hunting book in the world, “What Color is Your Parachute?”, Richard Bolles has been a leader in the career field for more than thirty-five years.

Recommended For:

Career Counselors, Vocational and Guidance Counselors. Difficulty level is introductory to advanced.

Course Objectives:

1. Recognize what it means to be a career counselor.

2. Identify the differences between counselor responsibilities and client responsibilities.

3. Learn techniques for becoming an effective career counselor.

4. Identify strategies for becoming a successful career counselor.