PCP Is it a pyramid or is it a ladder?

How refreshing this lecture was, and what a great tool to use in our guidance work, it is a tool which potentially we could use in any setting and one which would travel well. I found the self characterisation exercise totally engaging and like the way it helped the client set the scene and the agenda. I find approaches like Careers Scotlands "career planning (one size fits all )journey" so uninspiring, linear and dull, in comparison. The work we did with the Repertory Grid can be quite intense but what I like about it is that journey you go on with it is unique and can be full of surprises .The thought processes it encourage involve going off in all different tangents there is so much to be explored and so many levels you could take it to depending on the needs of the client. Having said all this I don't think this approach that would suit everyone and thats as should be and we may also be working under constraints that make using this kind of approach difficult, however it is an adaptable tool and there will I'm sure be room for bringing elements from it into our practise.