ABSTRACT
An important concept with active engagement is the recognition that many clients come forward with a 'crisis of imagination'. In more traditional career counselling the term 'career management' is used to describe this process. Critical analysis of these conventions is necessary in order to support a counselling framework such as active engagement that values creativity and innovation. Patsula suggests that an important first step is to help clients tell their stories and formulate their problems as constraint statements. The process of defining career goals is complex and the career wheel can be used to explain how career goals depend on a wide variety of variables. A defining characteristic of active engagement is the willingness of the counsellor to use a wide variety of counselling methods. According to Gladwell, one of the key factors in change is the experience of memorable and transformative experiences. Another important element within active engagement is the focus on in-depth exploration of events.
