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Career Theory and Practice Learning Through Case Studies

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ISBN-10: 1412937515

ISBN-13: 9781412937511

Edition: 2nd 2010

Authors: Jane L. Swanson, Nadya Fouad, Jane L. (Laurel) Swanson, Jane Laurel Swanson, Jane Laurel Swanson

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Career Theory and Practice: Learning Through Case Studies, Second Edition , provides the reader with hands-on, practical examples of how to apply career development theories to career counseling clients. This book serves as that bridge between theory and practice. Woven through the chapters is the presentation of "Leslie," a fictitious client, actually the composite portrait of several past clients. As each chapter focuses on a different career development theory and presents specific cases, the authors enhance the practical slant of their work by applying the theories discussed to "Leslie," as well as to a second case unique to each chapter. The second edition includes a new chapter…    
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Book details

List price: $49.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/26/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 328
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English

Nadya A. Fouad, Ph.D. is a professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and training director of the Counseling Psychology program there. She was President of Division 17 from 2000-2001, and previously served as Vice President for Diversity and Public Interest (1996-1999).  She is chair-elect-elect of the Council of Counseling Psychology Training Programs (2003-2007).  She serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Counseling Psychology, Journal of Vocational Behavior, Career Development Quarterly, and the Journal of Career Assessment.  She has published articles and chapters on cross-cultural vocational assessment,…    

List of Tables
List of Figures
List of Additional Cases
Preface
Acknowledgments
Career Counseling: An Overview
The Use of Assessment in Career Counseling
The Case of Leslie
Gender-Aware and Feminist Approaches
Culturally Appropriate Career Counseling
Holland's Theory of Vocational Personalities and Work Environments
The Theory of Work Adjustment
Developmental Theories
Gottfredson's Theory of Circumscription and Compromise
Social Cognitive Career Theory
Summary and Integration
References
Leslie's Profiles
NCDA Code of Ethics
Index
About the Authors