Counselling
Term
Counselling
Definition
The interaction between a professional and an individual helping them to resolve a specific problem or issue.
Comment
It involves actively listening to an individual’s story and communicating understanding, respect and empathy; clarifying goals and assisting individuals with the decision-making process. Counselling is a mutual relationship between a counsellor (a professionally trained helper) and a client (a consumer of counselling services) (UNESCO 2002).
Most counselling is conducted on a one-to-one basis but counselling may also be carried out in a group setting.
Source
Career Guidance and Counselling Glossary. Result of Leonardo da Vinci programme project “Overcoming Intercultural and Linguistic Barriers in Continuously Accessible Vocational Guidance and Counselling” (project No LT/03/B/F/LA-171023). Available from Internet: http://glossary.ambernet.lt/main.php?lang=eng#
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e-guidance
Term
e-guidance
Definition
Counselling or guidance that is delivered using ICT and which may or may not directly involve a guidance counsellor. Frequently used to describe the provision of information or the use of self-assessment tools and exercises via the internet.
Comment
e-guidance covers the provision of guidance activities and services using all forms of ICT, including:
Online Guidance
Guidance provided via ICT, for example using a computer or similar electronic device (e.g. a mobile telephone). May include interaction with a guidance professional via email, webchat, sms or social media (e.g. Facebook). Frequently used to describe the provision of information or the use of self-assessment tools and exercises via the internet.
Telephone guidance
The provision of guidance services via the telephone. It may involve a telephone conversation with a guidance worker or, less frequently, the delivery of pre-recorded information. Similar services are now also provided by webchat, sms or via the internet.
Web guidance
Guidance activities provided via the internet using ICT. This may include the provision of information, the use of self-help materials and tools, as well as more interactive activities, such as participation in forums or discussion groups, and email or web-based discussion with a guidance worker.
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Career counsellor
Term
Career counsellor
Definition
Career counsellors assist people to explore, pursue and attain their career goals.
Comment
Career advisers/counsellors have normally received professional training and possess a recognised professional qualification.
Other definitions include:
• A professional trained in career guidance that is able to assist others to make rational career choices (Career Guidance and Counselling Glossary).
• A career counsellor provides counselling in educational, career and personal domains. A career counsellor assists individuals to achieve greater self-awareness, develop a life/work direction, increase understanding of learning and work opportunities and become self-directed in managing learning, work and transitions (Canada Career Information Partnership, 2006).
Synonym for career adviser and guidance counsellor.
Source
UNESCO (2002). Handbook of Career Counselling. Available from Internet: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0012/001257/125740e.pdf
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Career counselling
Term
Career counselling
Definition
The interaction between a career/guidance counsellor and an individual.
An individual or group process which emphasises self-awareness and understanding, and facilitates the development of a satisfying and meaningful life/work direction as a basis to guide learning, work and transition decisions, as well as how to manage responses to changing work and learning environments over the lifespan.
Comment
Other definitions include:
• Career counselling facilitates the learning of skills, interests, beliefs, values, work habits, and personal qualities to enable each participant to create a satisfying life in a constantly changing work environment (Krumboltz & Worthington, 1999).
• The career counselling process is focussed on helping individuals not to choose a career but to construct it (Watts, 2000).
Source
Career Guidance and Counselling Glossary. Result of Leonardo da Vinci programme project “Overcoming Intercultural and Linguistic Barriers in Continuously Accessible Vocational Guidance and Counselling” (project No LT/03/B/F/LA-171023). Available from Internet: http://glossary.ambernet.lt/main.php?lang=eng#
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Links
http://glossary.ambernet.lt/main.php?lang=eng#
http://www.ccdf.ca/ccdf/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/a_career_development_resource_for_parents_e.pdf
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ELGPN Glossary, career, counselling, counsellor, self-awareness, transition