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counselling to a gifted black youth: a case study It has become critically imperative that career counselling be made accessible to the majority of the South African population. At the same time it has to continueto address the needs and diversity of individual learners. This article attempts to illustrate the potentialandflexibility of a post-modem model for career counselling. Career counselling from a post-"modemperspective requires reconsidering the traditional modern approach of the 20th century. Increasing disillusionment with modernism because of unfulfilled dreams and ideals have resulted in a change of approach to career counselling that con·esponds with the post-modern discourse. The change of focus has been one from 'matching ' to the 'empowerment ' of clients, not only to make career choices, but also to accept primary responsibilityfor these decisions. The needs of the client come first with the sole view of empowering him/her to make his/her own deci-sions about the future. A narrative approach i~> adopted by wh(ch the clien-t creates hislher own life story, with a view to creating an ideal story as close to the ideal as possible. This model, which pro-gresses through three phases, inter alia, comprises a consultative process of career counselling to all learners, irrespective of race, gender, · age or culture. The article is highlighted by the presentation of a case study in which the proposed model for post-modern career cmmselling is put into practice by administering counselling to a gifted black child