Blog 12

            These two chapters had a bunch of information in them that will be very helpful when I become a school counselor.  When I was reading the section about networking and how Brown (2012) says that it was very important to get your name out there and to know lots of people.  I for one found this very true.  All through my undergraduate career, my teachers always told us to meet lots of people and to interact with them because who knows when you might need to call on them.  I also took a business class that heavily promoted the networking realm.  I would say that Brown (2012) is right on how important networking is.  It can really help an individual to get a job if you know someone in that field or company. 

            Another thing that I found intriguing was the occupations that will drop starting from 2008 to 2018 (Brown, 2012).  I guess with surveying the field and finding what is useful in our society and how it changes based on technological advances we can measure what will be useful in the coming years. This piece of information is very helpful to help future students to choose careers that will still be around when they get out of high school and even college.  This will give them confidence in their career choice that they make and will allow them to know that the job will still be in demand when they finish school.  

            Going along with the job demand, Brown (2012) pointed out the kind of programs that needed to be updated from time to time based on the current job market.  Things change in our world and so therefore we need to change our techniques and programs to fit the zeitgeist.  This keeps counselors accountable for what will work with current students in school.  Things change all the time and we need to change the programs to allow them to be successful so that the students will succeed.  There is research that is happening all the time and counselors need to be mindful of that research so they can use better ways to help students to have a fruitful life.  Giving someone information about their future career is important and counselors need to be accountable with the correct and current information.  Overall, these two chapters held a lot of information on how to create a good program and how to sustain it. 

Brown, D. (2012). Career information, career counseling, and career development (10^th ed.). New York, NY: Pearson Education, Inc.