Finding your counseling career stories, procedures, and resources for career seekers
For anyone considering a career in one of the many counseling professions but undecided on which one to pursue, this book will be an excellent resource. It provides insight and information into the different career opportunities available and suggestions and activities to assess one’s fit in one of...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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Boca Raton, FL :
Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis
[2011].
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Edition: | First edition |
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009797954406719 |
Summary: | For anyone considering a career in one of the many counseling professions but undecided on which one to pursue, this book will be an excellent resource. It provides insight and information into the different career opportunities available and suggestions and activities to assess one’s fit in one of these careers. These activities include exercises and self-tests to help readers explore their own personal characteristics and determine if they are on the right track to achieving their career goals. An overview of the different counseling positions available in several different types of practice settings – educational settings, private/independent practice, coaching and consulting, governmental and agency settings, and special settings/populations – give the reader a survey of the many possibilities available to a counseling professional. The author clearly explains the different types of licenses, certificates, and other professional counseling credentials which are necessary for specific positions and addresses the process of searching and applying for a job. Finally, the journeys of fourteen counseling professionals are presented, providing the career-seeker with a first-hand look at the process. |
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Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (191 p.) |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781135968045 9781135968052 9781283045520 9786613045522 9780203877654 |