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As the world of work continues changing and evolving so must career counsellors. Previous approaches to career counselling have focused on decision-making and standardized assessments, but today’s worker is searching for work that is meaningful and gives them hope. In this chapter, we discuss career counselling with soul, an approach to career counselling rooted in helping clients clarify their authentic self and explore how to live authentically in the workplace. We also discuss the role of meaning and hope in work, identify the tenets of the action hope model, and present strategies for self-clarity, self-reflection, and implementing career counselling with soul.
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Niles, S.G., Guttierez, D. (2019). Career Counselling with Soul. In: Maree, J. (eds) Handbook of Innovative Career Counselling . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22799-9_35
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