Career development and counseling : putting theory and research to work

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Contributors -- Chapter 1 Career Development and Counseling: An Introduction -- Why Do People Work? -- Grappling with Personal Agency: Does It Make Sense to Speak of Work Choice? -- What Is A Career? What Is Career Development? -- What Is Career Counseling and How is it Distinctive? -- Some Myths and Realities About Career Counseling -- Who Does Career Counseling and Who Studies Work Behavior? -- Career Development and Counseling: Past, Present, and Future -- The Career Development Field: A Home for Practice, Scholarship, and Social Justice -- Conclusion -- References -- PART 1 Major Theories and Emerging Perspectives on Career Development, Choice, and Adjustment -- Chapter 2 The Theory of Work Adjustment -- Core Concepts of the Theory of Work Adjustment -- Research Support FOR The Theory Of Work Adjustment -- Applications OF TWA -- Conclusions and Practice Implications -- References -- Chapter 3 Holland's Theory of Vocational Choice and Adjustment -- Overview of the Theory -- Research Support for Holland's Theory -- Applications of the Theory -- Conclusions and Practice Implications -- References -- Chapter 4 Life‐Span, Life‐Space Career Theory and Counseling -- BACKGROUND OF THE THEORY -- CORE PRINCIPLES -- EMPIRICAL SUPPORT -- LIFE‐SPAN, LIFE‐SPACE CAREER INTERVENTION -- CONCLUSION -- References -- Chapter 5 Career Development and Counseling: A Social Cognitive Framework -- OVERVIEW OF SCCT -- RESEARCH ON SCCT -- APPLYING SCCT TO PRACTICE -- CONCLUSIONS AND PRACTICAL TAKE‐HOME MESSAGES -- References -- Chapter 6 Career Construction Theory and Counseling Model -- Career Construction Theory -- The Social Actor -- The Motivated Agent -- The Autobiographical Author -- Summary of Career Construction Theory -- Career Construction Counseling Model -- A Case Study.