An Expanded Model of Careers Professional Identity: time for change?

Hughes D (2013) British Journal for Guidance and Counselling, Volume 41, (1), February 2013, pp. 58-68.

The careers profession is challenged significantly by government, employers and potential consumers to articulate its added value to society. Neoliberal discourses such as privatisation, deregulation, flexicurity and a self-help culture are impacting upon arrangements for the design and delivery of all-age careers provision across the UK. In this article, a UK-wide alliance designed to reconceptualise professional formation and identity is examined and critiqued.

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