Group Career Guidance and Coaching

Written by career guidance experts, and publishing in conjunction with the CDI, this essential guide explains what group guidance involves, and equips career professionals with everything they need to set it up effectively and deliver it successfully.

A practical guide to planning and delivering effective group career guidance and coaching. Combining theory, real-life case studies and actionable strategies, it helps practitioners build confidence, foster peer learning and create inclusive, impactful group sessions across a range of settings.

Group career guidance has grown rapidly in popularity over the last five years. Increasingly seen as both rewarding and cost-effective, it offers rich opportunities for peer learning, shared insight and a greater sense of belonging. But for many career professionals more familiar with one-to-one work, it can feel like a daunting shift.

Written by experienced careers experts, Group Career Guidance and Coaching provides a comprehensive yet accessible introduction to planning and delivering meaningful group sessions in a variety of settings. It shows how familiar structures - such as story exploration and action planning - and core skills like active listening, paraphrasing and summarising can be effectively transferred to a group context. Combining theory and practice, each chapter follows a consistent, easy-to-use format and offers a variety of tools and strategies that career professionals can deploy immediately.

This definitive guide offers:

• Real-life case studies: to demonstrate group dynamics and guidance techniques in action.
• Actionable insights: to apply the theory, overcome common challenges and facilitate inclusive, purposeful sessions.
• An accessible structure: written in a clear and engaging way, supporting practitioners with confident delivery, reflective practice and adaptability across settings.

Practitioners can also explore how group career guidance differs from other forms of group delivery, how to apply key models and how to keep up with recent trends and developments. Whether you’re new to group guidance or looking to refine your skills, this book equips you to harness its full potential - making your practice more impactful, collaborative and sustainable.