Law & Watt's DOTS model

Law & Watt's DOTS Model, 1977 (RMIT, n.d.) In 1977, Law and Watts had a book on career guidance published, Schools, Careers and ...

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A Backwards Step for New Zealand Career Development

Lifelong careerist, Tony Watts, is a great proponent of career development as a system within society. He was a great proponent of career ...

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Parsons, SO and DOTS

In Wendy Patton's book detailing the history of career development in Australia (2019), chapter one reviews the roots of the career fiel...

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DOTS to SODI

The DOTS model, developed by UK educators, Tony Watts and Bill Law (1977) proposes four task quadrants which we must each develop; those of ...

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An update: Integrity is doing the right thing

Some time ago I tried to find out who actually recorded the quote, "Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching...

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What field is career development in?

Career practice is a “social activity”, usually focused around ideas of work or life roles, “engaged in by a career practitioner and a clien...

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Lloyd's SPARK-L framework

I was reminded recently of the SPARK-L framework (Career Voice, 2025) earlier this year - those aspects of Self-Awareness; Pathways, Action ...

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What are career management skills?

Career management skills, also known by the shorthand 'CMS', encompass a "range of competencies which provide structured ways f...

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Counselling career journals

Those of us who work as career counsellors are trained career development professionals who walk alongside our clients as they develop self-...

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A model for combining client assessments

As career practitioners, we need to think about what assessment tools may be useful for our clients; and which may not. We also need to cons...

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The four day week

There has been a desire, post-Covid-19, for those of us who work to have more personal time. Life has become so much more complex, and we ha...

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Reflection for career practitioners

Reflection is a core skill practiced by many in social service roles, including career development. It "is conscious, experientially in...

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