ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the types of, purpose for, and means by which technology may enhance a career counseling practice. Readers are encouraged to consider how their clients interact with technology, how this informs choices about using technology in practice, and ethical means of doing so. Throughout the chapter the emphasis is on two aspects of the world in which we live-both exemplified by complexity theory. The first aspect is interconnectedness. The second aspect is change. Just as the lives of clients and counselors are affected by many circumstances and technological advances, so are the systems. Even as the chapter is being written, more is being added to the systems described, other systems are beginning to decline, while still others are at the beginning of their design cycle. So, the final work for this chapter is to stay abreast. Use the websites of the identified professional organizations NCDA, Asia Pacific Career Development Association, and Society of Vocational Psychology to watch for changes in the field, for conferences about career information, and for new statements of standards. Use search engines such as Google and Dogpile to identify new sources of information. Use ERIC to find research as it continues to be reported. This entire chapter has been filled with websites.
