Frank Parsons is considered the father of vocational guidance. He wrote the first book on career choice in 1908. Vocational guidance aims to help individuals choose, prepare for, and progress in an occupation. It involves discovering one's interests and abilities, acquiring knowledge about different occupations, and developing decision-making skills to evaluate options. Various strategies are used, including career corners, conferences, industrial visits, and counseling. Factors like family, personality, economics, and public policy can influence vocational development. Vocational guidance counselors should provide impartial and confidential services to help people access educational and career information.

1. Prepared by:
Paul Ebenezer
1st year M.Sc. Nursing

3. FRANK PARSONS-1908
• Help People to learn about
career
• Wrote a book Choosing a
Vocation -1990 published
• Father of Vocational
Guidance

4. Is a Process of assisting the individuals to choose
an occupation , prepare for it, and progressing in
it. -Vocational Guidance Association
A facilitative process, a service rendered to the
individuals to aid in him choosing and adjusting
to an occupation -John D. Crites

5. •Every vocation needs a certain educational and
professional background.
•Fresh and new occupational outlets undreamt of
before are emerging.
•To assist the students to have a reasonable estimate
of their abilities and limitations, strike a balance
between their aspirations and those of their parents.

6. Acquire knowledge regarding the occupation.
Discover his/her own potentials.
To think critically regarding the choice of
occupations.
To evaluate his/her own capabilities &
interests.
Helps to develop a positive attitude towards
the occupation.

7. Assist the pupil to secure the
necessary information about
facilities offered by educational
institutions.
Alerting the pupil to the long
range training needed to become
proficient in most lives.
Helping the learner to learn the
realization.

8.  DISCOVER INFORMATION ABOUT THEMSELVES.
 PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING THE DYNAMIC NATURE OF THE
MORDEN WORLD.
 PROVIDES A FRAME OF REFERENCE AND ORIENTATION TO AN OCCUPATION,
 PROMOTE SELF UNDERSTANDING AND DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL AND
OCCUPATIONAL PLANS.
 PROVIDING PLACEMENT SERVICES.
 PROVIDING FOLLOW UP SERVICES TO HELP THEM.
 TRAIN STUDENTS FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP,

9. Occupation is looked as a source of income to people.
The individual needs to understand the total perspective of a
vocation
The selection of a vocation is not confined to a single, fixed decision,
it is a series of social and personal factors.
Vocational guidance is based on individual differences
Different strategies need to be used to cater to the individual
vocational needs of the students
Vocational guidance service must fulfill the vocational needs of
every student

10. VARIOUS APPROACHES IN
VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE
(STRATEGIES) CAREER CORNER
 CAREER CONFERENCE
 CAREER TALK
 INDUSTRIAL VISITS
 SIMULATED INTERVIEWS
 VOCATIONAL COUNSELLING

17. FACTORS AFFECTING
VOCATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT–Family
–Personality
–Industrialization
–Public policy
–Vocational Adjustment
–Economic factors
–Ability

18. INTERNATIONAL
ASSOCIATION FOR
EDUCATIONAL AND
VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE• Each person should have free and easy access to educational and
vocational guidance.
• Special target groups.
• Providers should meet recognised quality standards of counsellor
training and service delivery and follow code of ethics.
• Should guarantee impartiality and confidentiality and proceed
with client’s voluntary and active participation.
• Counsellors should have specified competencies & have to be
supervised.

19. The functions of Vocational
Guidance in Nursing
Education.

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