Careers Work in Schools: A Primer for Career Development Facilitators

By Catherine Hughes

The first in a series to be launched, Careers Work in Schools: A Primer for Career Development Facilitators is a peer-reviewed, brief yet comprehensive guide for those who design and deliver career development services for students from the upper middle/junior high years through to the end of secondary school. The five short chapters provide school staff new to the field of career development, experienced career development facilitators, teachers of career education or work-related courses and other school personnel with a role in supporting student career development with an understanding of contemporary career development perspectives and their application in school contexts.

Commencing with typical career questions of students and typical concerns of career development facilitators, readers are introduced to theories of career choice and development that are useful for careers work in schools. The selected career theories address student career questions and career development facilitator concerns, guide the development and delivery of career services and facilitate development of students’ capacity to manage learning and work transitions throughout life. Examples of tools and techniques that career development facilitators can use to support student career development growth are explained. Additional topics discussed include creating or maintaining a school career library and evaluating career services and interventions. The comprehensive list of references link readers to resources and materials to extend their knowledge of career development and its application in schools.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Catherine Hughes
• Release date: Oct 9, 2015
• ISBN: 9781311938350

Catherine Hughes

Catherine Hughes, a high school English teacher, was first intrigued by the story of Mary Grant and Domhnull Donn after visiting Scotland’s Urquhart Castle, the site of their courtship and Donn’s later imprisonment. Forbidden to be together in their own time, the laird’s daughter and the rebel poet cried out from beyond the grave, beckoning someone to listen. Catherine, who resides in Long Beach, NY with her family, heeded their call.