• client is viewed in a holistic manner, including:
  • work histories, family, health, lifestyle
• personal and work values are clarified
• decision-making and reality testing are evaluated and updated
• goals established and action plan scheduled equivalent with:
  • skills and abilities
  • professional development potential

    	"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage."
    	Anais Nin

  • communication aptitudes
  • desire and motivation

Career Counseling is a dynamic approach incorporating quality counseling skills with knowledge of educational and employment systems. Client grows through:

• self-exploration, awareness, acceptance, "Who am I?"
• identifying and articulating strengths and areas needing growth
• occupational exploration, "How will I express myself in work?"
• identifying and using resources for support and connection

The Career Counselor's Role includes facilitating client discovery and subsequent appropriate integration of:

• benefits, attitudes, joys, needs

  	"[If] there were none that were discontented with what they have, the world would never reach for anything better."
  	Florence Nightingale

• social and emotional quotients
• work culture informatiov
• change and stress adjustments
• taking action, and when to wait

Additionally, the Career Counselor offers Job Coaching at the client's request:

• weekly 30-minute telecounseling sessions
• directed job search information
• interviews, role-played and/or videotaped
• support sessions available throughout adjustment period
• ongoing counseling in career development for future goals and job change

CAREER Q Counseling and Life Preparation can help you to: