6. Employment counseling means????
Employment counseling includes a wide variety of
professional activities which helps people deal with
employment related challenges.
Employment counselor helps the job seeking client
to explore employment options in different fields
7. Employment Counselor
An employment counselor is defined as one who
performs counseling duties and who meets the
minimum employment needs of client.
The focus of the employment counselor is
appropriate job placement of its client.
The counselors are expected in the process to
counsel clients on personal problems and assisting
them in developing attitudes, skills and abilities that
will facilitate their employment.
8. Counselors are also involved in data gathering from
their clients and in the administration and
interpretation of standardized tests.
9. Core competencies required for employment
counselor
Counseling skills ( Verbal and nonverbal skills)
Individual and group assessment skills( appraisal and
measurement of customer’s needs nad
characteristics,potientials and individual differences; ability to
deal with diverse population)
Group counseling (principles of group dynamics and
leadership)
Development and use of employment-related information
(ability to access and understand labour market information
and job trends)
Computer related skills ( use of internet and online services)
Employment plan development, implementation and case
management( orientation and training)
10. Placement skills
Community relationship skills
Workload management and intra-office relationship
skills
Professional development skills (PEA)
Ethical and legal issues.
