Swanson, Jane L.,

Career theory & practice : Learning through case studies / Career theory & practice Jane L. Swanson, Nadya A. Fouad. - third edition. - Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE Publications, Incorporated, (c)2015. - xx, 383 pages : graphs, illustrations ; 23 cm

PART I: FUNDAMENTALS -- 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 -- Cultural contexts and career counseling -- Culturally responsive career counseling -- Fouad and Kantamneni's three-dimensional model -- Group-level variables -- Societal-level variables -- Individual, group, and societal intersections -- Practical implications -- Testing and assessment -- The use of assessment in career counseling -- Selection of assessment -- Types of assessment -- Interests -- Needs and values -- Abilities and skills -- Personality -- Assessment of other constructs -- Other types of assessment -- Interpreting career assessment -- Counselor cognitions about assessment -- General guidelines for interpreting career assessment -- Ethical principles and responsible use of assessment



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