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Career Development and Planning A Comprehensive Approach

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ISBN-10: 1426631359

ISBN-13: 9781426631351

Edition: 3rd 2009

Authors: Janet G. Lenz, Gary W. Peterson, James P. Sampson, Robert C. Reardon

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The text includes theoretical work in cognitive psychology and relevant knowledge from the applied behavioral sciences. Part I (chapters 1-5) focuses on the theory base in cognitive information processing, with detailed, practical examples of the application of the theory in typical career situations, including self-knowledge, occupational knowledge, and decision making. Part II (chapters 6-10) provides a multidisciplinary overlay of issues that affect career decisions, such as economic trends, organizational culture, and family-career conflict. Part III (chapters 11-15) focuses on concrete steps for executing a strategic career plan and seeking employment, including an examination of…    
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Book details

List price: $136.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: CENGAGE Learning Custom Publishing
Publication date: 8/1/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 8.50" wide x 10.87" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English

Dr. Janet Lenz is the Program Director for Instruction, Research, & Evaluation in the Florida State University Career Center, and an Assistant-In faculty member in the Florida State University College of Education's Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems (EPLS). Dr. Lenz coordinates the Ed.S./Master's career counseling specialty within the EPLS Psychological Services in Education program. She also serves as the Co-Director of FSU's Center for the Study of Technology in Counseling and Career Development. Dr. Lenz is a National Certified Counselor (NCC), Master Career Counselor (MCC), and a Career Development Facilitator Instructor. She is past-president of the National…    

A native of England, John J. Reich was trained as a classical archaeologist and did both his undergraduate and graduate work at the University of Manchester. He is an authority on Minoan civilization, pre-Roman Italy, and music. Professor Reich is associated with the Syracuse University study program in Florence, Italy. Reich lectures frequently in Europe and the United States on history, art, and the humanities and is the author of many scholarly articles and several books, including ITALY BEFORE ROME (1979).

Dr. Reardon has held full-time counseling and teaching positions at FSU since 1966, when he was first employed as a counselor in the Counseling Center. Now retired as a faculty member, he remains a Senior Research Associate in the Center for the Study of Technology in Counseling and Career Development. He has co-authored 11 books, including Career Development and Services: A Cognitive Approach (2004, with Janet Lenz, Jim Sampson, & Gary Peterson). Dr. Reardon has published more than 90 articles in professional journals, focusing on the research and development of innovative career interventions for college students and adults, and featuring the use of educational and occupational…    

Part One Career Concepts and Applications Chapter 1. Introduction to Career Planning Chapter 2. Knowing About Myself Chapter 3. Knowing About My Options Chapter 4. Career Decision Making Chapter 5. Thinking About My Career Decision Part Two Social Conditions Affecting Career Development Chapter 6. Careering in a Changing World Chapter 7. Working in the New Global Economy Chapter 8. Organizational Culture and Effective Work Chapter 9. Alternative Ways to Work 1 Chapter 10. Career and Family Roles Part Three Implementing a Strategic Career Plan Chapter 11. Launching an Employment Campaign Chapter 12. Written Communications in Job Hunting Chapter 13. Interpersonal Communications in Job Hunting…