Societal contexts, issues, research questions and interventions in the domain of vocational counselling
Résumé
Vocational (or career development) issues are produced in societies having specific characteristics and
they bear the mark of their societal origin. Two categories of factors play a significant role in their
definition: (1) broad general societal phenomena such as collective beliefs and representations and (2)
the concrete ways in which work and education (and training) are organised and employment
distributed. In our societies, six major vocational issues have successively emerged during the last
century. Each of them has given rise to theoretical constructions that model them in a certain way.
Vocational interventions (e.g. career counselling) have been developed within these different scientific
approaches in relation to the (social, economical, etc.) ends and concrete goals they aim at. Three
kinds of issues are typical of today‟s situation: they are about the capacity to develop and invest in
one's own competencies, to cope with transitions and to anticipate one's own future. These issues find
their meaning within the broader question addressed to each individual: how should I best direct my
life? Those issues are quite difficult to deal with and most people need to be helped by skilled
counsellors. They also have to develop their self-reflexivity and their competencies. Therefore the
training of counsellors, and an offer of life long education and training to people, are major challenges
for all developed economies.
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