From Principles to Practice: An Introduction to Group Career Guidance

Drawing on Sue’s Textures of Groupwork model and Susan’s GATE framework, this session offers a taster of how group career guidance can meet individual needs within a group setting.

Participants will be invited to read a short series of CDI Career Matters articles in advance, showcasing real-world examples of group guidance in higher education, community, and school contexts. The workshop will build on these insights to explore how structured process models, skilled facilitation, and guidance techniques can support client-led reflection, ethical group management, and emergent career development — without defaulting to content-heavy delivery.
 

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the session, participants will be able to:

1. Identify key features that distinguish Group Career Guidance from other career-focused group interventions.
2. Apply elements of the Textures of Groupwork and GATE models to inform session planning and delivery.
3. Adapt facilitation strategies to support inclusive, ethical, and client-led group career guidance.
4. Recognise how group processes can empower individuals and support emergent career development and career management skill

• Career Development Practice

• Professional Practice, Values, and Ethics