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CAREER INTERVENTION
֍Career interventions take several forms. The most common
include Career counselling, assessment interpretation, group
counselling, group assessment interpretation, career
workshops, career classes, Computer-assisted career guidance
systems, and counsellor-free interventions.
Career interventions are activities that explore and enhance a
person’s career development by helping the person to make,
implement, and benefit from a variety of career choices.
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• Group career counselling represents a popular option for clients
seeking help for many types of career-related issues.
• It is a multisession group experience where participants focus
on career related issues and their emotional reactions to such
issues.
• Career counselling groups are often hosted by community
counselling centres, university counselling and career centres,
and professional career counselling clinics.
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These groups usually consists of 8 to 12
people and it may differ depending upon
certain factors such as purpose of the
group of the resources available.
These groups are lead by trained
professional psychologist, social worker,
or counsellor.
Meetings will be scheduled 1 or 2 times a
week and it may terminate after a set
number of sessions or continues
indefinitely.
It also allows members to come and go
as their needs met.
7. Group assessment interpretation
is a focused form of group career
counselling in which the primary
purpose is the administration and
interpretation of the results of one
or more career-related
assessments.
For example, a group may
convene to interpret a specific
assessment, such as the Strong
Interest Inventory, or may review
a broader battery of inventories
and tests measuring aptitudes,
values, and personality traits.
8. They differ from
individual
assessment, in that
the participants do
not necessarily
receive
individualized
interpretation or
consultation within
the group setting.
They differ
from group
career
counselling, in
that the goals
of the group
are relatively
focused on
interpreting
the results of
formalized
assessments.
Group assessment
interpretation is
typically confined
to one or two
sessions, while
group career
counselling often
extends for
multiple, regularly
scheduled
sessions.
These group assessment interpretation share some similarities with
individual assessment interpretation and group career counselling.
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9. ☼A group assessment interpretation session should be
undertaken by a professional who has minimum qualification
requirements for the administration and interpretation of the
assessments being used.
☼He should also maintain a good understanding of each
assessment’s psychometric properties as well as an awareness
of the prospective areas about which group members typically
inquire.
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Career workshops, however, focus on providing information
concerning a single topic.
Typical career workshops might, for example, assist members in
deciding upon a college major, developing interviewing skills,
creating or enhancing a resume, or learning how to begin
professionally networking.
Career workshops are a structured set of activities in a group setting that allow
participants the opportunity to develop particular skills or complete a specific
task, typically within one or two sessions.
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Located primarily within college settings, career classes
offer participants the opportunity to gain information about
the world of work as well as explore their own interests,
aptitudes, and values.
Goals
include
Learning
about
theories
Career
related
information
sources
Exploring
relevant
academic
majors
Gaining
self-
knowledge
Learning
job search
skills and
strategies
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ΩCareer classes incorporates elements that appear in both
career counselling groups and career workshops and may also
include assessment administration and interpretation.
ΩThey have,
i. Syllabus
ii. Required readings
iii. Graded assignments
The class may schedule for once or twice a week in an
academic calendar.
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The class is in the form of lecture component mainly discussing
about the career development theories or job-search strategies
where in students discuss the lecture or their ongoing career
activities.
However, these classes do not typically include the therapeutic
components featured in individual or group career counselling.
