Career Theory and Practice
Learning Through Case Studies
4th Edition
Published on 15. October 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
312 pages
978-1-5443-3366-3 (ISBN)
Description
Career Theory and Practice: Learning Through Case Studies illustrates the process, theories, and application of career development counseling through a series of rich case studies integrated throughout the text. Authors Jane L. Swanson and Nadya A. Fouad use this case study approach to highlight the similarities and differences between the featured theories, as well as to illustrate proper technique and application. The fully revised Fourth Edition reflects a major reorganization of foundational material to highlight the importance of ethical practice, updates to all theory chapters, and the addition of two new chapters discussing recent theories.
Reviews / Votes
"The use of a client throughout the textbook sets Career Theory and Practice apart from other books. It fosters in-depth exploration into the application of theories and concepts of career counseling. It also hits on critical student learning, including understanding the current trends in work and its intersection with multiple populations. It educates students how to approach clients in a culturally responsive manner to maximize client outcomes." -- Carol Balk "The use of the case examples throughout Career Theory and Practice helps to bring the content to life. The order of the chapters is much better than other texts and the material is much more succinct than other texts. The summaries at the end of each chapter also provide a study guide for students." -- David Ford Jr. "Career Theory and Practice provides a good framework to make the theoretical context practical. I like how this text makes career counseling 'real' for the readers." -- Elbert Mackenzie Shell "Career Theory and Practice by Jane L. Swanson and Nadya A. Fouad has great practical, real-world application through the use of case-studies...Excellent resource." -- Kathleen Woods "Career Theory and Practice is straightforward, readable, and quite handy. Highly recommended for work with adults that are entering the world of work for the first time, or for adults that are going through transitions." -- Bradley JaneyMore details
Edition
4th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
586 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5443-3366-3 (9781544333663)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Book
08/2014
3rd Edition
SAGE Publications Inc
€110.37
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Persons
Jane L. Swanson, PhD, is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, where she served as Chair of the Department of Psychology and Interim Dean of the College of Liberal Arts. She received her PhD from the University of Minnesota in 1986. She is a Fellow of the Society of Counseling Psychology (Division 17) of the American Psychological Association and has served as Chair of the Society for Vocational Psychology and on the boards of the Society of Counseling Psychology and the Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling. Dr. Swanson has served on several journal editorial boards and as Associate Editor of the Journal of Vocational Behavior. She has published extensively on topics related to career and vocational psychology, such as career assessment, career barriers, measurement of vocational interests, and career interventions. Dr. Swanson is also an experienced career counselor and facilitator, including founding and directing a university career counseling agency, developing and delivering career interventions for high school students, and training and supervising career counselors.
Nadya A. Fouad, PhD, ABPP, is the Mary and Ted Kellner Endowed Chair of Educational Psychology and a University Distinguished Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She received her Ph.D in Counseling Psychology from the University of Minnesota in 1984. Her primary areas of interest are career development and career choices of women and of racial and ethnic minorities; cross-cultural vocational assessment; interest measurement; cross-cultural counseling; race and ethnicity, and competencies in training. Dr. Fouad is the editor of the Journal of Vocational Behavior. She is a past editor of the Counseling Psychologist, and has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Vocational Behavior, Journal of Career Assessment, Journal of Counseling Psychology, and Career Development Quarterly. She currently serves on the National Academy of Engineering's Workforce Development Workgroup. Dr. Fouad is past president of The Society of Counseling Psychology (17) of the American Psychological Association, past chair of the Council of Counseling Psychology Training Programs, past chair of the Board of Educational Affairs of the American Psychological Association, and is past Chair of the APA Ethics Committee. She is the 2017 recipient of the Leona Tyler Award for Lifetime of Achievement in Counseling Psychology, the 2014 Society of Vocational Psychology Distinguished Achievement Award, the 2013 Council of Counseling Psychology Training Programs Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2010 Paul Nelson Award, the 2009 APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training, the 2009 Janet E. Helms Award for Mentoring & Scholarship, and the 2003 APA Division 17 John Holland Award for Outstanding Achievement in Career and Personality Research.
Nadya A. Fouad, PhD, ABPP, is the Mary and Ted Kellner Endowed Chair of Educational Psychology and a University Distinguished Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She received her Ph.D in Counseling Psychology from the University of Minnesota in 1984. Her primary areas of interest are career development and career choices of women and of racial and ethnic minorities; cross-cultural vocational assessment; interest measurement; cross-cultural counseling; race and ethnicity, and competencies in training. Dr. Fouad is the editor of the Journal of Vocational Behavior. She is a past editor of the Counseling Psychologist, and has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Vocational Behavior, Journal of Career Assessment, Journal of Counseling Psychology, and Career Development Quarterly. She currently serves on the National Academy of Engineering's Workforce Development Workgroup. Dr. Fouad is past president of The Society of Counseling Psychology (17) of the American Psychological Association, past chair of the Council of Counseling Psychology Training Programs, past chair of the Board of Educational Affairs of the American Psychological Association, and is past Chair of the APA Ethics Committee. She is the 2017 recipient of the Leona Tyler Award for Lifetime of Achievement in Counseling Psychology, the 2014 Society of Vocational Psychology Distinguished Achievement Award, the 2013 Council of Counseling Psychology Training Programs Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2010 Paul Nelson Award, the 2009 APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training, the 2009 Janet E. Helms Award for Mentoring & Scholarship, and the 2003 APA Division 17 John Holland Award for Outstanding Achievement in Career and Personality Research.
Content
List of Tables and Figures
List of Additional Cases
Acknowledgments
PART I * FOUNDATIONS
Chapter 1 * Career Counseling: An Overview
Purpose of the Book
Work and Career Counseling
Changing World of Work
Definition and Types of Theories
Clarifying Distinctions Between Theories and Theoretical Orientations
Developing Hypotheses and a "Working Model" of the Client
Organization of the Book
Summary
Chapter 2 * Ethics for Career Professionals
NCDA (2015) Code of Ethics
Ethical Decision Making
Ethical Vignettes
Chapter 3 * Career Interventions in Different Settings
Career Interventions in Schools
Career Interventions in Higher Education
Career Interventions in Community Settings
Professional Challenges
Chapter 4 * Cultural Contexts and Career Counseling
Culturally Responsive Career Counseling
Fouad and Kantamneni's Three-Dimensional Model
Practical Implications
Multicultural Career Counseling Tenets
Additional Cases
Chapter 5 * The Case of Leslie
Presenting Issue
Career and Work History
Family Information
Marital Information
Leslie's Expectations for Career Counseling
Initial Impressions of Leslie
Conceptualizing Leslie from Various Theoretical Approaches
Chapter 6 * Testing and Assessment
The Use of Assessment in Career Counseling
Selection of Assessment
Types of Assessment
Assessment of Other Constructs
Other Types of Assessment
Interpreting Career Assessment
Leslie's Assessment Information
Working With Leslie's Case and Assessment Information
PART II * THEORIES
Chapter 7 * Holland's Theory of Vocational Personalities and Work Environments
Introductory Review
Applying Holland's Theory
Directions and Implications for Career Counseling
Additional Cases
Chapter 8 * The Theory of Work Adjustment
Introductory Review
Applying the Theory of Work Adjustment
Directions and Implications for Career Counseling
Additional Cases
Chapter 9 * Super's Developmental Theory
Introductory Review
Applying Developmental Theory
Directions and Implications for Career Counseling
Additional Cases
Chapter 10 * Gottfredson's Theory of Circumscription and Compromise
Introductory Review
Applying Gottfredson's Theory
Directions and Implications for Career Counseling
Additional Cases
Chapter 11 * Social Cognitive Career Theory
Introductory Review
Applying Social Cognitive Career Theory
Directions and Implications for Career Counseling
Additional Cases
Chapter 12 * Career Construction Theory and Life Designing Paradigm
Introductory Review
Directions and Implications for Career Counseling
Additional Cases
Chapter 13 * Psychology of Working Theory
Changing Assumptions About Work/Career
Introductory Review
Applying Psychology of Working Theory
Directions and Implications for Career Counseling
Additional Cases
PART III * APPLICATIONS
Chapter 14 * Information About the World of Work
Classification Systems
Sources of Occupational Information
How to Use Occupational Information in Counseling
Additional Cases
Chapter 15 * The Intersection of Career and Noncareer Issues
Career and Noncareer Issues
Implications for Career Counseling
Applying Career-Noncareer Frameworks
Directions and Implications for Career Counseling
Additional Cases
Chapter 16 * Summary and Integration
Summary and Comparison of the Theories
Integrating Theoretical Perspectives
The Case of George
Summary
The Case of Tom
The Case of Sharon
Evaluation of the Major Theories
Revisiting Counselor Cognitions
Parting Words
References
Index
About the Authors
List of Additional Cases
Acknowledgments
PART I * FOUNDATIONS
Chapter 1 * Career Counseling: An Overview
Purpose of the Book
Work and Career Counseling
Changing World of Work
Definition and Types of Theories
Clarifying Distinctions Between Theories and Theoretical Orientations
Developing Hypotheses and a "Working Model" of the Client
Organization of the Book
Summary
Chapter 2 * Ethics for Career Professionals
NCDA (2015) Code of Ethics
Ethical Decision Making
Ethical Vignettes
Chapter 3 * Career Interventions in Different Settings
Career Interventions in Schools
Career Interventions in Higher Education
Career Interventions in Community Settings
Professional Challenges
Chapter 4 * Cultural Contexts and Career Counseling
Culturally Responsive Career Counseling
Fouad and Kantamneni's Three-Dimensional Model
Practical Implications
Multicultural Career Counseling Tenets
Additional Cases
Chapter 5 * The Case of Leslie
Presenting Issue
Career and Work History
Family Information
Marital Information
Leslie's Expectations for Career Counseling
Initial Impressions of Leslie
Conceptualizing Leslie from Various Theoretical Approaches
Chapter 6 * Testing and Assessment
The Use of Assessment in Career Counseling
Selection of Assessment
Types of Assessment
Assessment of Other Constructs
Other Types of Assessment
Interpreting Career Assessment
Leslie's Assessment Information
Working With Leslie's Case and Assessment Information
PART II * THEORIES
Chapter 7 * Holland's Theory of Vocational Personalities and Work Environments
Introductory Review
Applying Holland's Theory
Directions and Implications for Career Counseling
Additional Cases
Chapter 8 * The Theory of Work Adjustment
Introductory Review
Applying the Theory of Work Adjustment
Directions and Implications for Career Counseling
Additional Cases
Chapter 9 * Super's Developmental Theory
Introductory Review
Applying Developmental Theory
Directions and Implications for Career Counseling
Additional Cases
Chapter 10 * Gottfredson's Theory of Circumscription and Compromise
Introductory Review
Applying Gottfredson's Theory
Directions and Implications for Career Counseling
Additional Cases
Chapter 11 * Social Cognitive Career Theory
Introductory Review
Applying Social Cognitive Career Theory
Directions and Implications for Career Counseling
Additional Cases
Chapter 12 * Career Construction Theory and Life Designing Paradigm
Introductory Review
Directions and Implications for Career Counseling
Additional Cases
Chapter 13 * Psychology of Working Theory
Changing Assumptions About Work/Career
Introductory Review
Applying Psychology of Working Theory
Directions and Implications for Career Counseling
Additional Cases
PART III * APPLICATIONS
Chapter 14 * Information About the World of Work
Classification Systems
Sources of Occupational Information
How to Use Occupational Information in Counseling
Additional Cases
Chapter 15 * The Intersection of Career and Noncareer Issues
Career and Noncareer Issues
Implications for Career Counseling
Applying Career-Noncareer Frameworks
Directions and Implications for Career Counseling
Additional Cases
Chapter 16 * Summary and Integration
Summary and Comparison of the Theories
Integrating Theoretical Perspectives
The Case of George
Summary
The Case of Tom
The Case of Sharon
Evaluation of the Major Theories
Revisiting Counselor Cognitions
Parting Words
References
Index
About the Authors