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Career Development and Counseling Putting Theory and Research to Work

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ISBN-10: 0471288802

ISBN-13: 9780471288800

Edition: 2005

Authors: Steven D. Brown, Robert W. Lent

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Career counseling is informed by a variety of study areas, including vocational psychology, personality theory, and industrial/organizational psychology, and encompasses a diverse practice arena, including all age groups and skill levels. This book focuses on theories with clear practice implications.
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Book details

List price: $120.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/11/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 696
Size: 7.32" wide x 10.10" long x 2.00" tall
Weight: 3.080
Language: English

Preface
Contributors
Major Theories of Career Development, Choice, and Adjustment
The Minnesota Theory of Work Adjustment
Holland's Theory of Vocational Personalities in Work Environments
The Theory and Practice of Career Construction
Applying Gottfredson's Theory of Circumscription and Compromise in Career Guidance and Counseling
A Social Cognitive View of Career Development and Counseling
Informative Research
Occupational Aspirations: Constructs, Meanings, and Application
Job Search Success: A Review and Integration of the Predictors, Behaviors, and Outcomes
Theories and Research on Job Satisfaction
Work Performance and Careers
Career Development in Context: Research with People of Color
Women's Career Development
Assessment and Occupational Information
Assessment of Interests
Assessment of Needs and Values
Ability Assessment in Career Counseling
Beyond Interests, Needs/Values, and Abilities: Assessing Other Important Career Constructs over the Life Span
Occupational Classification and Sources of Occupational Information
Career Interventions Across the Life Span
Promoting Career Development and Aspirations in School-Age Youth
Counseling for Career Choice: Implications for Improving Interventions and Working with Diverse Populations
Counseling for Choice Implementation
Counseling for Work Adjustment
Counseling for Retirement
Special Needs and Applications
Promoting the Career Development and Academic Achievement of At-Risk Youth: College Access Programs
Promoting the Career Potential of Youth with Disabilities
Broadening Our Understanding of Work-Bound Youth: A Challenge for Career Counseling
Blending Promise with Passion: Best Practices for Counseling Intellectually Talented Youth
Counseling for Career Transition: Career Pathing, Job Loss, and Reentry
Author Index
Subject Index