Educational and Vocational Guidance and Counselling

Effective educational and vocational guidance and counselling can assist individuals to understand their talents and potential and enable them to plan the appropriate steps to develop essential skills that will lead to personal, educational, economic and social advancement for the individual, family, community and nation. Educational and vocational guidance and counselling contributes to equality of opportunity. High quality educational and vocational counselling not only aids the personal development and career opportunities of every individual, but also contributes to wider social, economic and sustainable development as a whole. This book provides an authoritative account of basic doctrines and theoretical principles of educational and vocational guidance and counselling, necessary to equip readers with the requisite insight and understanding for effective functioning in the field. Practising counsellors, teachers, parents and all those who have to guide and counsel students in matters relating to education and employment will find this book of utmost use.