THE IMPLICATION OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT THEORIES FOR GUIDANCE COUNSELLORS

Author: Ene Ndirika Harriet

ABSTRACT

Career development is a process, dynamic and developmental which encompasses both the pre-occupational and post-retirement years of a person’s life. It means that most individuals have not just chosen a job once but end with it. He chooses and engages in many related activities all the way to attain his goals. It is imperative to understand that this career development process is where an individual fashions a work identity. In educational development, career development provides and helps a student in selecting a career or subject to undertake in the future. Educational institutions provide career counsellors to assist students with their educational development. Theories and research describing career behaviour provide the conceptual glue for as well as describe where, when and for what purpose interventions should be implemented. The current paper will focus on four theories that are related to career development and their practical implications for counsellors.

Keywords:  Career, Career Development, Theories of Career Development and Counsellor

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