Career Development and Counseling

Beschreibung

"This is a must-have for any researcher in vocational psychology orcareer counseling, or anyone who wishes to understand the empiricalunderpinnings 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 widearray of theories and practices in order to provide services for adiverse range of clients. Career Development and Counseling:Putting Theory and Research to Work focuses on scientificallybased career theories and practices, including those derived fromresearch in other disciplines. Driven by the latest empirical andpractical evidence, this text offers the most in-depth,far-reaching, and comprehensive career development and counselingresource available. Career Development and Counseling includes coverageof: * Major theories of career development, choice, andadjustment * Informative research on occupational aspirations, job searchsuccess, job satisfaction, work performance, career developmentwith people of color, and women's career development * Assessment of interests, needs and values, ability, and otherimportant constructs * Occupational classification and sources of occupationalinformation * Counseling for school-aged youth, diverse populations,choice-making, choice implementation, work adjustment, andretirement * Special needs and applications including those for at-risk,intellectually talented, and work-bound youth; people withdisabilities; and individuals dealing with job loss, reentry, andcareer transitions Edited by two of the leading figures in career development, andfeaturing contributions by many of the most well-regardedspecialists in the field, Career Development and Counseling:Putting Theory and Research to Work is the one book that everycareer counselor, vocational psychologist, and serious student ofcareer development must have.

Autor*in

Steven D. Brown

Themen in »Career Development and Counseling«

Business & Management Personal Career Development Personalwesen Wirtschaft u. Management

Stimmen zu »Career Development and Counseling«

I would highly recommend Brown & Lent's "Careerdevelopment and counseling handbook: Putting theory and research towork" to students, practitioners, and researchers in CounselingPsychology and related fields. Some of the most outstanding seniorscholars as well as promising newer voices in the field havecontributed chapters. The range of topics is impressive and thequality of the contributions is uniformly high. I particularlyadmire the combination of career theory and practical applications,and the careful attention to diversity throughout the work. This isan absolutely outstanding contribution to the literature in careerdevelopment and counseling.--Gail Hackett, Vice Provost for Academic Personnel,Professor, Counseling Psychology, Arizona State UniversityThis is an important contribution to the empirically-basedpractice of career counseling and development. Brown and Lent haveprovided an important consolidation of the empirical literature onvocational psychology. This is a must-have for any researcher invocational psychology or career counseli ng or anyone who wishes tounderstand the empirical underpinnings of the practice of careercounseling. Each chapter is a gem as the authors provide acomprehensive review of the published literature in the variousaspects of vocational psychology and career counseling. If you wishto know why good career counseling works, this is the book foryou.-- Mark Pope, Ed.D., NCC, MCC, MAC, ACS, Associate Professor,Division of Counseling & Family Therapy, University of Missouri- Saint Louis
()

I would highly recommend Brown & Lent's "Careerdevelopment and counseling handbook: Putting theory and research towork" to students, practitioners, and researchers in CounselingPsychology and related fields. Some of the most outstanding seniorscholars as well as promising newer voices in the field havecontributed chapters. The range of topics is impressive and thequality of the contributions is uniformly high. I particularlyadmire the combination of career theory and practical applications,and the careful attention to diversity throughout the work. This isan absolutely outstanding contribution to the literature in careerdevelopment and counseling. --Gail Hackett, Vice Provost for Academic Personnel,Professor, Counseling Psychology, Arizona State University This is an important contribution to the empirically-basedpractice of career counseling and development. Brown and Lent haveprovided an important consolidation of the empirical literature onvocational psychology. This is a must-have for any researcher invocational psychology or career counseli ng or anyone who wishes tounderstand the empirical underpinnings of the practice of careercounseling. Each chapter is a gem as the authors provide acomprehensive review of the published literature in the variousaspects of vocational psychology and career counseling. If you wishto know why good career counseling works, this is the book foryou. -- Mark Pope, Ed.D., NCC, MCC, MAC, ACS, Associate Professor,Division of Counseling & Family Therapy, University of Missouri- Saint Louis
()

Details

Link teilen