Career Development Programs : Preparation for lifelong career decision making
ISBN: 9780585496115
Platform/Publisher: Ebook Central / Australian Council for Educational Research
Digital rights: Users: Unlimited; Printing: Limited; Download: 7 Days at a Time
Subjects: Education;

Changes in the world of work and the evolving nature and structure of careers haveplaced considerable demands on the provision of systematic developmental careerprograms through the lifespan. Career development programs provide individuals withplanned learning experiences that develop knowledge, skills and attitudes to assist themin making informed decisions throughout their working lives.Career Development Programs includes a history of career development programs inAustralia and presents a chapter on how to implement such programs across a rangeof settings. Contributors to the book are drawn from Australia and overseas. With itsemphasis on lifelong career development, the book provides examples of programsoperating across the lifespan from school age to retirement. In addition, it provideschapters on topics seldom addressed and groups rarely catered for such as athletes, dancers and people with disabilities.This book is an invaluable resource for career teachers and counsellors working inschools and private practice, university counselling departments, rehabilitationcounsellors, and human resource departments and personnel consultants. It is alsoan ideal reference for tertiary students pursuing this field of study


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