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Years of recessionary economy, devastating competition, massive
downsizing, and increasing unemployment have created an unprece-
dented need for people to manage their own careers.
Changing trade laws, deregulation, and global expansion have
changed the types of jobs now needed to drive the marketplace.
Rapidly changing technologies mean acquiring new skill sets faster
than ever before.
The increase in single-parent families and dual-career couples has
created a demand for nontraditional work hours and work styles. The
need for balancing family and work demands is greater than ever
before.
Baby boomers are the largest group of workers ever to reach retire-
ment age in the same generation.

What Are the Consequences of These Factors
on the Demand for Career Counseling Services?
Brown 1 capably discussed a variety of trends in career development. Some
of his predictions that will impact career counselors and job seekers alike
are:
Technology has escalated career concerns. Workers must consider
additional skills training and continuing education if they want to stay
competitive in the marketplace.
Job stress and lengthy unemployment are having an increasing impact
on mental health. More workers are seeking both career counseling
and personal counseling in an effort to regain control over their lives.
More forms, settings, and types of career counseling services are
beginning to emerge.
Credentialing for career counselors is becoming more available.
Graduate programs, certification, state licensing, and in-house train-
ing are aimed at professionalizing the practice of career counseling.
Career counseling is becoming more like strategic planning. Those
who are trying to meet the needs of a workforce in transition must
quickly facilitate the identification of the career problem and then
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1 Brown D. ( 1990). "Issues and trends in career development: Theory and practice." In D. Brown &
L. Brooks (Eds.), Career choice and development ( 2nd ed., pp. 506-517). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

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Publication Information: Book Title: Key Questions in Career Counseling: Techniques to Deliver Effective Career Counseling Services. Contributors: Janice M. Guerriero - author, Robert Glenn Allen - author. Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Place of Publication: Mahwah, NJ. Publication Year: 1998. Page Number: 2.
    
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