Coherent career practice is conceptualized as an integrated reciprocal system involving 4 core elements: (1) career literacy; (2) career gumption; (3) career context; and (4) career integrity. It also accounts for "career integration", or the process by which these elements are assembled and reassembled. The source of client difficulties may…

When individuals seek career counseling, they have stories to tell about their working lives. The aim of career construction theory is to be comprehensive in encouraging employment counselors to listen for a client's career story from the perspectives of actor, agent, and author. Taking multiple perspectives on career stories enables counselors to…

Theory in career development counselling provides a map that counsellors can use to understand and structure the career counselling process. It also provides a means to communicate this understanding and structuring to their clients as part of the counselling intervention. The chaos theory of careers draws attention to the complexity,…

The authors present the constructivist resume, an original approach developed to promote professional identity development and career adaptability (i.e., concern, curiosity, confidence, and control) in students completing graduate-level counselor training programs. The authors discuss underlying theories, including Super's (1990; Super, Savickas,…

This article explores implications of Tiedeman's original theory for career counselors. Some components of the theory seem to be compatible with existing volatile job market conditions. Notions of career path recycling, development in reverse, nonlinear progress, and parallel streams in career development are explored. Suggestions are made for…

Career development theory, highly developed for younger persons, can help counselors work with older persons. Career development theories of Super, Tiedeman, Holland, Blau, Ginzberg, and Krumboltz and developmental theories of Levinson, Gould, and Neugarten are reviewed. Concepts from these theories can enhance effectiveness of counseling older…

Provides empirical bases for recommendations designed to facilitate counselors' and researchers' development of evaluations of the effectiveness of career interventions. Studies conducted in accord with the recommendations will significantly add to the knowledge needed to provide more effective career interventions for diverse participants.…

Over the past 15 years there have been pronouncements by nationally known educators and critics on counseling. During this period there has been a growing emphasis upon career counseling, career choice and career development. Concurrently there has been an increase in effort to develop and validate counseling and career development theories. The…

With assistance from Title I of the Higher Education Act, a two-day workshop for counselors in Iowa was sponsored by the Center for Continuing Education at Drake University. Proceedings of the workshop, reported in this publication, include four interlocking dimensions: (1) the counselor's role in vocational decision making, (2) the counselor's…

Explores two important research directions in career counseling: making career counseling theory useful for more clients, and emphasizing the role of contextual factors in shaping career development. Focuses on existing and emerging theories, individual and group counseling skills, individual and group assessment, career information, diverse…

It is important to emphasize that career guidance is an essential component of career education at all levels. A literature review suggests that: (1) the needs of women, minority, and low-income students are being met only partially; (2) it is not really known whether school placement services promote accountability and effective relationships…

Designed for use by diploma or graduate students in counselor education, this student's manual consists of six units of instructional materials dealing with vocational development theory. Topics of the units are historical and theoretical considerations, trait- and factor-based theory, developmental vocational theory, social and learning-based…

This instructor's manual is designed to assist instructors in the teaching of a half-course in vocational development theory. (The course is geared toward diploma or graduate students in counselor education.) Included in the manual are the following materials: an introduction to a companion student's manual, answers and suggestions for questions…

The report, prepared to help the National Science Foundation determine the actions it should undertake to improve career guidance for future science majors, describes the current major theories and practices of career guidance; reviews career guidance materials in the sciences; summarizes what others are doing or contemplating; and recommends what…

Counselor trainees learn about various theories, models, and career assessment measures during their training. However, the transition to practicum and internship often challenges trainees to decide when to apply career theories and measures to specific problems. One proposal is for counselor educators to adopt a taxonomic approach for teaching…