Guidelines for On-line Testing in your Counselling Practice

By George Fitzsimmons and Donald Macnab, Psychometrics Canada Ltd.

Are you considering switching from paper and pencil assessment of your clients to an on-line Internet based system? The traditional methods most of us were trained to use are rapidly being updated with new technology. Is it safe, secure, respectable? Are there precautions, processes, or policies to implement before taking the plunge? How could using on-line testing affect my quality of service and my client’s progress?

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Upcoming Events

Upcoming Canadian Events

Work Wise 2004: Changes and Challenges in the Workplace Career Development Conference , Career Development Association of Alberta (CDAA) Southern Alberta Chapter, Lethbridge, AB. November 5, 2004

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Publications + Products

Where’s My Oasis?: The essential handbook for everyone wanting the perfect job
Rowan Manahan
Vermillion, September 2004
ISBN: 0091899982

How To Ace The Brain Teaser Interview
John Kador
McGraw-Hill, September 2004
ISBN: 0071440011

What Color Is Your Parachute? 2005: A Practical Manual For Job-Hunters and Career-Changers
Richard Bolles
Ten Speed Press, September 2004
ISBN: 1580086152

Stuff You Don’t Learn in Engineering School: Skills for Success in the ‘Real World’
Carl Selinger
Wiley-IEEE Press, October 2004
ISBN: 0471655767

Career Development and Counseling: Putting Theory and Research to Work
Robert W. Lent, Steven D. Brown
Wiley, October 2004
ISBN: 0471288802

Career Warfare: 10 Rules for Building a Successful Personal Brand on the Business Battlefield
David D’Alessando
American Media International – McGraw-Hill Audio, October 2004
ISBN: 1932378545

It’s Your Career–Take Control!
Catherine B. Beck
Davies-Black Publishing, October 2004
ISBN: 0891061835

Overcoming Job Burnout
Beverly A. Potter
Ronin Publishing, October 2004
ISBN: 1579510744

 

Other Publications:

Global Employment Trends for Youth
International Labour Office, Geneva
August 2004
www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/strat/download/getyen.pdf

 

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Hot Sites

Vanier Institute of the Family — CONNECTIONS – Tracking the links between jobs and family
www.vifamily.ca/library/cft/connections.html

The Centre for Families Work & Well-being
www.worklifecanada.ca

Families and Work Institute
www.familiesandwork.org/index.html

Work-Life Balance Information and Advice
www.ivillage.co.uk/workcareer/worklife

Work Life Balance Centre
www.worklifebalancecentre.org

Voluntary Simplicity & Simple Living Resource Guide
www.gallagherpress.com/pierce/overview.htm

Voluntary Simplicity Overview
www.stretcher.com/stories/960415c.htm

The Simple Living Network
www.simpleliving.net

 

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