Vocational Guidance V/S Career Planning

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Unit 8: Career and Vocational Guidance Counselling for Caregivers Unit 8: Career and Vocational Guidance Table of Contents References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Self-Assessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Answers to Self-Assessment . . . . . . . . 41 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Lesson One: Personal Exploration . . . . . . 3 Lesson Two: Providing Information on Career Possibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Lesson Three: Eliminating Gender Bias and Stereotypes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Lesson Four: Recognising the Talents of Children and Youth. . . . . . . . . . . 21 Lesson Five: Helping to Develop Life and Employability Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Lesson Six: Helping Youth Make a Career Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Lesson Seven: Helping Youth Find Employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Counselling for Caregivers Introduction Unit 8: Career and Vocational Guidance Introduction From the earliest years of our lives, we are asked to consider what we want to be when we grow up. Parents and guardians carefully plan and manage their children’s educational experiences in the hope of preparing them for successful careers. As a caregiver, you are faced with the challenge of helping children and youth identify and achieve their career goals. Young people tend to have limited information about the types of jobs that are available to them. Lack of information leads many to make unrealistic decisions about careers. Many youth are not sure of what they want to do. Some of them are not even aware of their own talents. You can help them get the information they need to make realistic and satisfying career choices. Another of your

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