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ABSTRACT
This study assessed the processes and outcomes of individual career counselling for 111 university students in Québec (Canada) who received an average of 3.19 sessions. We identified two profiles of clients at the beginning of counselling: (a) Clients with moderate levels of career indecision and distress, and (b) clients with high levels of indecision and distress. Clients in the Undecided/Distressed profile evaluated the working alliance lower than did clients in the other profile. Both profiles did not differ in the magnitude of pretest to posttest change on career indecision and psychological distress. Clients in the Undecided/Distressed profile expressed more indecision and distress at posttest than did clients in the other profile. Working alliance mediated the relationship between profile membership and outcomes at posttest.
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Francis Milot-Lapointe
Francis Milot-Lapointe is a Professor of Career Counselling in the Department of Career Guidance at the University of Sherbrooke, Canada. His researches focus on the processes and outcomes of individual career counselling.
Yann Le Corff
Yann Le Corff is a Professor of Psychometrics in the Department of Career Guidance at the University of Sherbrooke, Canada. His researches focus on the psychometric evaluation of personality and mental health.
Réginald Savard
Réginald Savard is a Professor of Career Counselling in the Department of Education and Pedagogy at the University of Québec at Montréal, Canada. His researches focus on processes, outcomes and supervision in career counselling.