Counsellor Competencies [electronic resource] : Developing Counselling Skills for Education, Career and Occupation / by Bernd-Joachim Ertelt, William E. Schulz, Andreas Frey.

Main Trends in Counselling -- The Mirocounselling Model by Ivey -- Egan's Model of Problem-Management -- Solution-Focused Counselling -- The integrative Model of Ertelt and Schulz: Information structural Methodology (ISM) -- Competence-Oriented Vocational and Career Counselling. .

Career and student counselling is a complex task that requires a high level of professionalism. This book introduces basic counselling skills in vocational and educational guidance. It is based on important scientific models. The book presents internationally recognized counselling approaches which include among others micro counselling, solution focused brief counselling and competence oriented counselling. It also addresses possibilities for the use of artificial intelligence. The book offers direct guidance for the consulting practice and supports competence development through case studies, tasks and didactically designed exercises. It is suitable as a guide for the training of consulting professionals in the field of career guidance.