Counselling covers a wide range of areas from personal or family counselling to
counselling related to job placement. Although we endorse a holistic concept, we focus
on career and employment counselling as the aspect more relevant to the transition
process.
Career and employment counselling is a process by which a counsellor helps an
individual or group prepare for and implement appropriate education, career, or work
choices and plans by providing:
- Assistance in planning the strategies and acquiring the skills to enable individuals to
take advantage of identified opportunities. The assistance is provided according to the
actual needs of the individual in terms of education and training, job search
assistance, and attitude and behavioral adjustment.
- Orientation toward skills training in areas that foster the capacity to take control of
and plan one's own career, including (but not restricted to) skills in problem-solving
and decision-making, self-management, stress management, communication, and
self-marketing to employers.
