Describes a case study in which a paradoxical intervention was effectively used in treating a vocationally indecisive college student and his overly involved father. The quality of the father-son interaction improved as the student's anxiety decreased. Implications for the use of paradox in other situations are discussed. (Author/JAC)

Outlines the response of a religious community to the needs of nuns who are increasingly being asked to decide their own work roles. Presents a theological premise along with an overview of the System for Identifying Motivated Abilities. Feedback on the workshops has been positive. (Author/JAC)

Discusses the need for a better diagnostic approach to career indecision. Suggests a model for differential diagnosis and treatment containing three career indecision types or perspectives, i.e., developmental tasks, acute situational reactions, and chronic psychological concerns. Discusses problems of diagnostic measurement. (WAS)

Examines sources of disillusionment and uncertainty in college students' career thinking. Suggests effective vocational counseling may be analogous to survival training. Discusses essential ingredients for career survival including self-responsibility, awareness of values, work knowledge, and work experience. (RC)

Examined the effect of three career guidance methods on the career exploratory and career decision making of eleventh grade students. Results showed behavioral problem-solving training was more effective than guided field trips or cognitive training. Student evaluations were positive for all three methods. (JAC)

Nearly half of college bound students request help in making career decisions. Career indecision is self-defeating. A five-step alternative program teaches that career decisions need not be permanent and helps students learn to face fears, make decisions and take action. (Author/JAC)

Vocational counseling is often undermined by misconceptions regarding vocational concerns. Myths which hinder good vocational decision making are discussed. These faculty beliefs included misconceptions about the timing and finality of choice, about vocational test results, and about causal relationships between interests and abilities. (MPJ)

Presents a comprehensive review of women in the world of work, and then considers how disability affects women's work and home roles. Describes career development, labor market utilization, occupational and career mobility, achievement and attainment paths of women and disabled women as workers. (JAC)

Describes the ongoing process of a counseling session that demonstrated collaborative creativity in a vocational decision-making mode. Explores how a specific technique emerges from the interactions of client and counselor. Suggests new techniques are a result of the creative counseling interaction and are determined by the client's goals. (Author)

Argues that undecided students and indecisive clients should be clearly distinguished and that, generally, younger persons should not be categorized as indecisive. Following an exposition of the common characteristics of indecisive adults, offers several recommendations for counseling such persons. (Author)

Seeks to clarify the differences between traditional and dialectical perspectives on career development. Describes the application of a dialectical model to career evolution based on the assumption that an individual's work experiences and other life experiences exert an ongoing, reciprocal effect on career development. (Author)