Motivational Career Counselling & Coaching: Cognitive and Behavioural Approaches

Are you a career counselor or coach in need of a new skills set to help meet the challenges of supporting clients?

This book is for you. It is the first to combine the theory and practice of CBT with careers counseling, presenting cognitive and behavioral approaches to help clients think and act more effectively in challenging situations in order to obtain their goals. Providing clear, practical strategies and a wealth of materials that can be used with clients in one-to-one or group settings, the book introduces:

• Theory of cognitive and behavioral psychological approaches within the context of careers counseling Motivational techniques to help clients succeed at interview
• How to help clients make effective vocational/educational choices and excel in the workplace
• Professional issues i.e., assessment tools, ethical issues, evaluation
• Self-management, using CBT techniques on yourself

This is essential reading for trainees studying for a careers guidance qualification, as well as CBT trainees wishing to go on to careers counseling.