The fourth edition of Career Choice and Development brings together the most current ideas of the recognized authorities in the field of career development. This classic best-seller has been thoroughly revised and expanded to include the most influential theories of career choice and development, and it contains up-to-date information regarding the application of these theories to counseling practice. This edition contains a wide range of career development theories that explore how people develop certain traits, personalities, self-precepts, and how these developments influence career decision making. This information will challenge teachers, researchers, and those involved in fostering career development to reexamine their assumptions and practices.
"This is a must-have for any researcher in vocational psychology or career counseling, or anyone who wishes to understand the empirical underpinnings of the practice of career counseling." -Mark Pope, EdD College of Education, University of Missouri - St. Louis past president of the American Counseling Association Today's career development professional must choose from a wide array of theories and practices in order to provide services for a diverse range of clients. Career Development and Counseling: Putting Theory and Research to Work focuses on scientifically based career theories and practices, including those derived from research in other disciplines. Driven by the latest empirical and practical evidence, this text offers the most in-depth, far-reaching, and comprehensive career development and counseling resource available. Career Development and Counseling includes coverage of: Major theories of career development, choice, and adjustment Informative research on occupational aspirations, job search success, job satisfaction, work performance, career development with people of color, and women's career development Assessment of interests, needs and values, ability, and other important constructs Occupational classification and sources of occupational information Counseling for school-aged youth, diverse populations, choice-making, choice implementation, work adjustment, and retirement Special needs and applications including those for at-risk, intellectually talented, and work-bound youth; people with disabilities; and individuals dealing with job loss, reentry, and career transitions Edited by two of the leading figures in career development, and featuring contributions by many of the most well-regarded specialists in the field, Career Development and Counseling: Putting Theory and Research to Work is the one book that every career counselor, vocational psychologist, and serious student of career development must have.
Monograph examining psychological theories of career development and occupational choice - describes personality and psychoanalytic conceptions of career choice, job satisfaction, vocational behaviour and decision making, etc. Bibliography after each chapter and tables.
This edited international collection of contemporary and emerging career development theories and models aims to inform the practice of career development professionals around the globe. In addition to serving both new and seasoned practitioners, the book is intended to be used as a text for undergraduate and graduate career counselling courses. In order to effectively serve clients and the public, career practitioners need to be equipped with the latest theories and models in the field. Ethical career practice requires practitioners to be up-to-date with their knowledge about theory and how theory informs practice. This publication provides practitioners with a tangible resource they can use to develop theory-informed interventions. Contains 43 chapters on the theories and models that define the practice of career development today Contributors are 60 of the leading career researchers and practitioners from four continents and nine countries: Australia, Canada, England, Finland, India, the Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa and the United States Featured authors include the original theorists and those who have adapted the work in unique ways to inform career development practice Presented in a reader-friendly format, each chapter includes a Case Vignette that illustrates how a theory or model can be applied in practice, and Practice Points that summarize key takeaways for career practitioners to implement with clients. Additional references are also included.
Career Development and Counseling: Theory and Practice in a Multicultural World provides a comprehensive overview of career development theories with a unique multicultural framework. Aligned with the latest standards set forth by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP), the text focuses on applications across a variety of settings and populations. Each chapter contains numerous case illustrations and learning activities designed to help readers understand the complexities of multicultural aspects of individual career development. Counseling students in training, in addition to working counseling professionals, will find this book as a useful resource for today’s diverse world. Career Development and Counseling is part of SAGE’s Counseling and Professional Identity Series.
This book contains 23 chapters organized into seven sections that center around the following themes: (1) theories and concepts; (2) strategies and methods; (3) target populations; (4) settings; (5) training programs; (6) evaluation and accountability; and (7) future trends. The following papers are included: "Adult Development Theories: Ways to Illuminate the Adult Experience" (Nancy K. Schlossberg); "Career Development Theories and Models" (Carole W. Minor); "Career Intervention and Counseling Theory for Adults: Toward a Consensus Model" (Arnold R. Spokane); "Principles of Program Development for Adult Career Development Programs" (H. Daniel Lea, Zandy Leibowitz); "Appraising Adults' Career Capabilities: Ability, Interest, and Personality" (John O. Crites); "Counseling Adults for Career Change" (Lawrence Brammer, Philip Abrego); "Systematic Career Guidance and Computer-Based Systems" (JoAnn Harris-Bowlsbey); "A Multi-Strategy Approach to Career Planning" (Carol A. Blimline, David R. Schwandt); "Women's Career Development: Theory and Practice from a Feminist Perspective" (Louise F. Fitzgerald, Lauren M. Weitzman); "Adult Men's Career Transitions and Gender-Role Themes" (James M. O'Neil, Diane M. Fishman); "A Culturally Relevant Perspective for Understanding the Career Paths of Visible Rachial/Ethnic Group People" (Robert T. Carter, Donelda A. Cook); "Conjoint Career Counseling: Counseling Dual-Career Couples" (Lynne Binder Hazard, Diane Koslow); "Counseling Adults in Midlife Career Transitions" (Philip Abrego, Lawrence Brammer); "Career Counseling for the Mature Worker" (Geraldine M. Horton, Dennis W. Engels); "Preretirement Programming: Needs and Responses" (Bruce R. Fretz, Marilyn W. Merikangas); "Career Planning and Development in Organizations" (Peter C. Cairo); "A Coming of Age: Addressing the Career Development Needs of Adult Students in University Settings" (Dennis L. Keierleber, L. Sunny Hansen); "Community-Based Adult Career Counseling" (Jane Goodman, Elinor Waters); "Career Counseling Adults in a Community College Setting" (Patricia Haskell, Nancy Wiener); "The Career Development Professional of the 1990s: A Training Model" (Janice M. Chiappone); "Training Professionals for Career Development Responsibilities in Business and Industry: An Update" (Martin Gerstein); "Evaluating the Effectiveness of Adult Career Development Programs: Key Concepts and Issues" (Michael T. Brown, Robert B. Bhaerman, Robert Campbell); and "Adult Career Development in an Uncertain Future" (Donald E. Super). (KC)
Helping others to make occupational choices requires a combination of skill and a deep understanding of the world of work as it is today and will be in the future. Unlike texts that focus only on skill, Careers Guidance in Context is designed to develop understanding of the factors that shape both the labour market, and careers guidance as an occupation in itself. Careers Guidance in Context re-evaluates the concept of `a career′ in the light of economic restructuring, globalization and the growth of information technology. It draws together up-to-date theories about guidance work and debates the importance of integrating theory and practice. Examining the processes in which practitioners engage when working with individual clients, the book also explores careers guidance within a group setting - an area that has previously been neglected in the literature. The book will be invaluable to students on courses in careers guidance, counselling and education. It will also be of great interest to professionals who need to keep up-to-date with current thinking and practice.
