This book's aim is to improve the integration of Cognitive Information Processing (CIP) theory, research, and practice, leading to more cost-effective career interventions that help persons to make informed and careful career decisions over a lifetime. The starting point for the book's content was the 2004 Sampson, Reardon, Peterson, and Lenz…

This book is intended to give support providers the understanding, knowledge, and skills for providing transition and employment services in school, employment, community, and residential settings and thereby improve the quality of life for the individuals that they support. It not only shows how to support an individual with a disability but also…

The anthology on how career choices are made contains four sections. The first, "The Counselor, Counseling, and Society--How Do They All Fit Together?" contains six selections which discuss work situations and selected aspects of vocational guidance and counseling. Section 2, "Theory: Concepts and Applications," is divided into…

This book, which can be of value both to professionals in the field and to persons receiving the services, presents an overview of the profession of outplacement counseling. It contains a wide variety of information, including both counseling theory and practical suggestions. The book also contains many brief case histories of actual outplacement…

This book, which is designed for consumers and providers of outplacement services, explores recent changes that have led to an essentially new type of service termed OTR (an acronym that stands for "outplacement, transition, relocation" when focusing on employees and for "outplacement, transition, and restructuring" when…