CPSY 400 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Career Counseling, Career Development, The Cw Plus
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The need for career counseling is greater than the need for psychotherapy. It deals with the inner and outer world of individuals. Career counseling can be therapeutic as there is a positive correlation between career and personal adjustment. Career counseling is difficult because the counselor must be aware of both personal and work variables and how they interact. Two divisions within the aca devoted to career development and counseling. National career development association (ncda)- national employment counselors. Career counseling - process of assisting individuals in the development of a life-career with a focus on the definition of the worker role and how that role interacts with other life roles (hoyt, Career counseling has been known by a number of different names, including vocational guidance, occupational counseling, and vocational counseling. Career is more modern and inclusive than the word vocation and is broader than the word occupation - a group of similar jobs found in different industries or organizations.