Another core responsibility of the career guidance practitioner, which is essential to look into, is empowerment. Everyone has their personal and practical strengths, but many are unaware of them or are too self-critical to see them. Soft skills, … Read more
Elements of Career Guidance Part 2 of 3
During the previous blog, the focus was placed on provision of information as a main aspect of career guidance. Another main responsibility of the guidance practitioner is advising. Through career advice, the practitioner assists the client to understand … Read more
Elements of Career Guidance Part 1 of 3
Guidance is multifaceted and in the next blogs we will have a look at the main aspects of this role. A primary element of career guidance is the provision of information. Although this is taken for granted, it is … Read more
What is Career Guidance?
Many of us have been in academic and career crossroads in our life. It starts from early adolescence and ends when we’re… well, never! However, have we ever considered getting some support in order to make these transitions easier? This … Read more
New Year…new beginnings…Part 2/2
In this second part of this blog about New Year resolutions I will discuss how to plan resolutions according to the SMART technique. SMART is used in organizational psychology to create attainable goals and work towards achieving these goals.
It … Read more
New Year…new beginnings…Part 1/2
Many of us do New Year resolutions. However do we keep them? Research suggests that fewer than 10% manage to keep resolutions for more than a few months. It seems that the main reason these fail is that we set … Read more
Sex and the holidays Part 2/2
As discussed previously, the holidays bring stress with them, but we need to make sure not to forget about ourselves and our partners and our sex life! Think about having scheduled sex time, as well as quick sex in between … Read more
Sex and the holidays Part 1/2
The holidays are around the corner, and although Christmas time is a time to be joyful, it can bring a lot of stress with it. Amidst this stress it’s important not to forget about our sex life. In the next … Read more
When you feel depressed during Christmas time 1/2
For many people, “the most wonderful time of the year” is actually really difficult. Christmas comes with high expectations of perfect, happy families enjoying celebrations and gifts, but not all of us are able to live up to these expectations. … Read more