Ideas for career practitioners : celebrating excellence in career practice / edited by Mary McMahon and Wendy Patton.

Originally published 2003 by Australian Academic Press as : Ideas for career practitioners : celebrating excellence in Australian career practice.

In the title, a light bulb is substituted for the letter "I" in "Ideas".

Includes bibliographical references.

Career interest card sort for vocational assessment and counselling / James A. Athanasou and Karin Hosking -- Supporting the career decision-making of female college students: the role of a parent meeting / Anuradha J. Bakshi -- Promoting career exploration amongst rural disadvantaged children through an activity-based approach / Anuradha J. Bakshi and Jahnvee Joshi -- My system of career influences (MSCI, adult) career decision reflection process / Belinda Barnett -- The exploring influences on career development technique / James Bright and Robert G.L. Pryor -- A career development program for adult students / Carole Brown -- Creating the right impression / Helen Burton and Vicki Webster -- Creating the right impression via social media / Helen Burton and Vicki Webster -- An entrepreneurship course for university students / Zhinan Cai and Leili Jin -- I can cards: you already have skills! / Heather Carpenter -- Career insight groups in higher education settings / Raysen Cheung & Wing Chan -- The "who-am-I" accordion / Ewald Crause -- The work story: a narrative approach to career development for indigenous clients in remote areas / Kim Davis -- Origami career exploration and ideas generator / Judy Denham -- Body mapping for resilience: fostering adaptability with groups of youth in high risk and high need settings / Liesel Ebersöhn -- The career circle: visualising your career / Dale Furbish -- Telling stories / Douglas Gibson -- Key competency compilations / Douglas Gibson -- Matchmaking your career options / Wanda Harris -- Career development workshop: choosing your career / Mary-Ellen Hempel -- Winning talent commitment / Merilyn Hill -- Motivate and move / Merilyn Hill -- Values exploration and cognitive defusion: applying ACT techniques in career contexts / Nancey Hoare -- Structured group guidance on career exploration: activities for students who intend to change their major / Zhi-Jin Hou and Xue-Liang Chang -- Career fairs: maximising career learning / Sachin Kumar and Gideon Arulmani -- From inspire to aspire / Patrick S.Y. Lau, Joe Y.C. Tsui and Florence K.Y. Wu -- Self-directed search and the world of work / Judith Leeson -- Guided reflections in careers / Leong Jenn Yeoong -- Understanding the career transition process / Ros Lim -- I & the world of work: a career exploration program for primary school students / Jianwei Liu and Mary McMahon -- Obtaining trustworthy interest profiles / J.G. (Kobus) Maree -- Using my career chapter in career counselling / Peter McIlveen -- Structured mentoring: a career guidance activity for girls / Mary McMahon, Brigid Limerick and Jan Gillies -- Influences on career decisions / Mary McMahon and Wendy Patton -- Using timelines in career counselling / Mary McMahon and Wendy Patton -- Careers expo where young alumnae speak about their careers / Sandy Maynes -- The ABC of success / Lee-Ann Prideaux -- Mind mapping for medico-legal vocational assessment / Robert G.L. Pryor -- Life-story for life design: a career development activity for refugee students / Val O'Reilly -- Making the links: the value of analogies for career counselling / Shauna Quinlivan -- Career counselling for couples / Barb Ridgeway and Peter Tatham -- Workshop for parents as career facilitators / Donna Tangen -- Mentorship program collaborating with alumni: a career guidance activity for senior secondary boys in Hong Kong / Joseph Chi-to Tsang and Mantak Yuen -- My identity newspaper: group career exploration for secondary school learners using creative expressive arts activities / Grethe van Zyl and Elzette Fritz -- Turning quantitative scores into narrative career counselling: exploring the role of values in career choice / Mark Watson -- Who works in your house? / Janine Watt -- Making a decision using grid analysis / Mandy White -- Creating a personal collage to assist with career development / Mandy White.

Presenting a smorgasboard of 48 ideas from over 50 experienced career practitioners, researchers and theoreticians from six countries, this book is an essential resource for everyday work in the career guidance field, including counselling, programs, assessment and education.

Technical/Vocational/TAFE.

Tertiary/Undergraduate.

Postgraduate.