Description
This is one of the first books on the subject of counselling clients via e-mail. The author has taken the area of counselling practice and systematically reviewed relevant counselling theory, counselling ethics and counselling skills in relation to web counselling. The objective is to provide a practical text and guide for career counsellors in online service. This book should be of interest to professionals in the field of career counselling, to graduate students of counselling, and to human resource management and outplacement professionals. The book begins by articulating issues in the debate on Internet counselling, giving particular attention to counsellor concerns about ethical issues and the client-counsellor relationship. Next, it details the 11 necessary competencies and skills for counselling professionals in general, translating these for use online, including the role of assessment, various electronic interventions and the pros and cons of career counselling via the Web. Specific guidelines are offered for career counsellors to implement online. The book concludes with suggestions for continuing research, as well as recommendations for counsellor supervision, preparation and training models as the field makes a paradigm shift. Framed into 10 chapters, 35 question and answer examples are interspersed to bring to life the actual experiences, themes, issues and questions presented by a global clientele regarding their career development. Each chapter closes with discussion questions for practitioners to consider themselves or discuss with students in classroom and practice settings.
