Evaluation of the Process of Career Counseling:

A Literature Review

Authors

  • Liliana da Costa Faria Instituto Superior de Línguas e Administração de Lisboa
  • Maria do Céu Taveira Universidade do Minho

Keywords:

Career counselling, Career counselling process, Evaluation

Abstract

Questions concerning the intervention process have been increasingly target of attention and research within Psychology. This article presents a review of the literature related to the process of career counseling. In this context, the process of career counseling, and the common characteristics of career and personal counseling are analyzed. Additionally, a brief characterization is presented of the main research studies of the career counseling process. Finally, suggestions for future research are outlined.

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Author Biography

Liliana da Costa Faria, Instituto Superior de Línguas e Administração de Lisboa

Doutorada em Psicologia Vocacional, pela Universidade do Minho, Portugal. Licenciada em Psicologia Escolar e da Educação pela mesma Universidade. Docente do Instituto Superior de Línguas e Administração de Lisboa e do Instituto Superior de Línguas e Administração de Leiria

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Published

2011-03-29

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Faria, L. da C., & Taveira, M. do C. (2011). Evaluation of the Process of Career Counseling:: A Literature Review. Psicologia: Teoria E Pesquisa, 27(1), 93–101. Retrieved from https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/revistaptp/article/view/18283

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