Career Development and Inclusive Practice
Career Development and Inclusive Practice
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Transform your career guidance practice to meet the unique needs of clients with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
The need for specialised guidance in career development for individuals with SEND has never been greater. This dedicated guide supports career development professionals by providing essential strategies to adapt existing practices and support clients who think or operate differently. With the upcoming revisions to the Gatsby Benchmarks to better address SEND considerations, this book is an invaluable resource for career advisers.
Written by two hugely knowledgeable authors with considerable expertise in the field of careers guidance and SEND, this definitive guide offers:
- Real-world case studies: to demonstrate proven, real-life techniques employed by professionals in their practice and illustrate their methods
- Actionable insights: with tools and strategies to adapt guidance processes to support SEND students
- Gatsby Benchmark support: through practical guidance and insights to improve your Benchmark scores
- Accessibility: written in a clear, accessible format, it has illustrations throughout to support different learning styles.
Drawing on real-world, tried-and-tested techniques, this comprehensive handbook equips career development professionals with the tools they need to provide effective guidance, foster inclusivity and improve accessibility.
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Key Reviews
'If you are new to working in the career development sector, studying a career development qualification or have worked in the sector for many years, this book will increase your confidence in and enhance your understanding of how to engage effectively and ethically with all of the multi-faceted individuals who make our working lives such a privilege. [...] I have no hesitation in recommending this motivating book to everyone.'
Claire Johnson, RCDP and CDI, ICCI and NICEC Fellow, CDI Head of Professional Development and Standards
This book is a gentle reminder that inclusive practice should be at the heart of all that we do as careers professionals. Inclusion is about working with the client in front of you as much as it is about understanding a named condition or perceived requirement.
Bringing in a wealth of ideas from contemporary best practice in the areas of equity, accessibility and inclusion, the book takes a real-world and informal approach. This is a practice-focused guide, in which the authors encourage practitioners to pick and choose their own strategies and tools from those they present. Readers keen to learn more about a topic are directed towards a wealth of wider resources to bolster their own knowledge.
Rather than seeing tools and strategies as an adaptation the authors reinforce the importance of mainstreaming these as typical features of inclusive practice. By encouraging readers to continuously reflect on their practice through an inclusive lens, the principals that underpin career guidance can flourish.
Dr Emma Bolger, Programme Leader, MSc in Career Guidance and Development, University of the West of Scotland
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Product Information
Published: 15 November 2024
Edition: 1st
Length: 240 pages
Dimensions: 240mm x 170mm
Meet the authors
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Chris Targett
Learn moreChris Targett is a dynamic and innovative careers adviser who received the CDI’s ‘UK Careers Adviser of the Year’ Award in 2021. His background in art and philosophy informs his creative approach, supporting young people, schools and colleagues across the guidance community. Chris currently works as an Area Manager & Careers Adviser and he is also Chair of the Careers Writers Association (CWA).
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Jules Benton
Learn moreJules Benton has over 35 years’ experience working as a careers guidance professional, trainer and consultant. She specialises in careers guidance for individuals who are disabled, have learning support needs or experience other barriers to inclusion. Jules is also Chief Executive of Cosmic Cactus, a service that provides support for transitions to employment, training and education.
