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Career Counseling: Applied Concepts of Life Planning, Vernon G. Zunker, 1998, Brooks/Cole Publishing. ISBN: 0-534-34668-5.

Career Counseling: Process, Issues, and Techniques, Normal C. Gysbers, Mary J. Heppner and Joseph A. Johnston, 1998, Allyn and Bacon. ISBN: 0-205-17508-2.

Careers for Cybersurfers and Other On-line Types, Marjorie Eberts and Rachel Kelsey, 1998, VGM Career Horizons. ISBN – 0-8442-2297-6.

Group Counseling: Strategies and Skills. 3rd Edition., Jacobs, Ed E., Robert L. Masson and Riley L. Harvill, 1998, Brooks/Cole Publishing. ISBN – 0-534-34486-0.

Jobs for Youth

Vocational Pathways is pleased to announce a new Youth Initiative called JOBS FOR YOUTH. It is designed to assist youth between the ages of 16 and 29 years to secure appropriate and meaningful employment which offers long-term potential and the opportunity for growth and skill development. The programme is scheduled to run from September, 1998 to September 1999, with is general focus being in the Greater Toronto Area.

Canadian Content

Youth Resource Network of Canada www.youth.gc.ca/index_e.shtml

Keewatin Career Development Corporation http://www.kcdc.ca

Self Employment Development Initiatives http://prospercanada.org/

School Counsellor’s Association of Nfld

Go Global

Racine County Tribune

JobSmart Career Guides http://jobsmart.org/tools/career/index.htm

By Alfredo Barahona

Wow!! What a site!! That is what I said when I first went into Contact Point. This idea of an “on-line” resource centre is excellent. The opportunities for all those involved in career counselling/development are in my opinion limitless. Networking , professional development, related agencies, job postings, you name it, it’s there. Well, and if it is not there, at least you can get some suggestions on several other places you can go, in other words you won’t come out empty-handed.

By Neil Baldwin

Summary

A career counsellor emphasizes client ownership of the career counselling process by requiring participation, whatever the age or life stage of the client. Information gathering is a large part of this participation and, increasingly, Internet technology plays an everyday role in the process. This article describes three ways in which a practitioner gets clients on board to use the World-Wide-Web as a career resource in order to help them get a clear picture of their options and to generate new alternatives.

Employment Coach

Youth Literacy and Employability Project, Self-Directed Studies Literacy Program of the West Scarborough Neighbourhood Community Centre is seeking an Employment Coach (one year contract). For more information on this position, please visit the Job Board at Contact Point.

Applications must be received by September 30, 1998 – 12:00 pm

Employment Counsellor

Applications for Employment Counsellors (2) are now being accepted for the Downtown Office of Operation Springboard. These positions involve working with individuals 18-65 years of age with barriers to employment to enhance their opportunities for employment. For more information on this position, please visit the Job Board at Contact Point.

Applications must be received by September 28, 1998

The first Annual Consultation on Career Development for British Columbia was held in Vancouver, BC in May, 1998. The primary objective of the Consultation was to promote growth, recognition and validation of the vital work being done across the province by career service providers. And, to provide a forum for a two-way exchange of information and ideas to:

The 25th National Consultation on Career Development* (NATCON) will be held Monday to Wednesday, 25-27 January 1999, in Ottawa, Canada. NATCON is the largest international bilingual conference addressing career development and employment-related issues. The National Consultation on Career Development is co-sponsored by The Counselling Foundation of Canada, Human Resources Development Canada, and the Career Centre, University of Toronto.

By Graham Donald, Executive Director, Canadian Association of Career Educators and Employers (CACEE)

The Canadian Association of Career Educators and Employers (CACEE – pronounced Casey) is a national, non-profit association dedicated to facilitating the process of introducing students to employment opportunities. As a partnership of employer recruiters and career educators, CACEE’s mission is to provide authoritative information, advice and services to employers, students, and career centre personnel in the areas of career planning and student recruitment.