Career Theory and Practice

Career Theory and Practice Learning Through Case Studies

SAGE Publications, Inc
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Contents
 
Part I: Fundamentals
 
Chapter 1. Career Counseling: An Overview
 
Chapter 2. Cultural Contexts and Career Counseling
 
Chapter 3. Testing and Assessment
 
Chapter 4. The Case of Leslie
 
Chapter 5. The Delivery of Culturally Responsive Career Counseling
 
Part II: Theories
 
Chapter 6. Holland’s Theory of Vocational Personalities and Work Environments
 
Chapter 7. The Theory of Work Adjustment
 
Chapter 8. Super’s Developmental Theory
 
Chapter 9. Gottfredson’s Theory of Circumscription and Compromise
 
Chapter 10. Social Cognitive Career Theory
 
Chapter 11. Other Emerging Approaches
 
Part III: Applications
 
Chapter 12. Ethical and Professional Issues Integrating Career Development in Different Settings
 
Chapter 13. Information about World of Work
 
Chapter 14. Integration with Non-Career Issues
 
Chapter 15. Summary
 
Appendices
 
Appendix A. Leslie’s Profiles
 
Appendix B. National Career Development Association’s Code of Ethics
 
Appendix C. Sample O*Net Summary (Mental Health Counselor)
Independent Customer Reviews

Jane L. Swanson and Nadya A. Fouad do a masterful job of bringing theory to life through the lived stories of actual career clients. I very much appreciated the book’s format, the examples, the discussion questions, and the richly developed case examples.”

Mary J. Heppner, University of Missouri, Columbia, commenting on the First Edition

“The case study method is very effective. Students can see firsthand how the theories are interpreted and applied. Often they get a better understanding of their own lives and career history.”

Anne Zachmeyer, Rochester Institute of Technology

“Theory discussion is complete and usable for students; the quality of the text is strong.”

Meredith J. Drew, Centenary College

This textbook is a simple read that provides a great introduction for career counseling. The authors offer a variety of vignettes throughout the book that gives students/readers an opportunity to apply the theories they are learning to the case studies. The case study on Leslie was throughout the book and was built upon with many chapters to give the reader additional material for helping this client. I would have personally liked to see a variety of case studies throughout the book. I do believe students reading this book will have applicable and relevant tools to apply the information learned to the real world of counseling. Rebecca N.

Mrs Rebecca Jan Noz
School of Leadership & Education Studies, University Of San Diego
February 21, 2019
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This text provides very concrete exercises and addresses career counseling theory in a multi-cultural aspect that is more comprehensive and current than other texts.

Dr Deborah F Moses
Human Services Dept, Metropolitan State University
April 18, 2018
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Contributors: 

Jane Laurel Swanson

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

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.