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This highly successful book has been called the most comprehensive text on the market, providing students with needed career theory as well as practical techniques and examples. Through the author's clear writing style, case examples, tables, and exercises, students develop a solid understanding of the theoretical models of career counseling and are thoroughly exposed to the practical information on how to effectively counsel clients about career issues.

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• Part 1 Foundations and Resources(p. 2)
• 1 Career Counseling Today and Its Historical Development(p. 4)
• Career Counseling Today(p. 5)
• Case: The Case of the Depressed Worker(p. 7)
• The Historical Development of Career Counseling(p. 9)
• A Glance into the Past and a Look into the Future(p. 20)
• Summary(p. 21)
• Supplementary Learning Exercises(p. 23)
• For More Information(p. 24)
• 2 Theories of Career Development I(p. 25)
• Trait-and-Factor Theory(p. 26)
• Person-Environment-Correspondence Counseling(p. 29)
• Developmental Theories(p. 33)
• Ann Roe: A Needs Approach(p. 55)
• John Holland: A Typology Approach(p. 58)
• Krumboltz's Learning Theory of Career Counseling(p. 64)
• Sociological Perspective of Work and Career Development(p. 70)
• Implications for Career Guidance(p. 74)
• Table of Basic Assumptions, Key Terms, and Outcomes(p. 76)
• Summary(p. 77)
• Supplementary Learning Exercises(p. 82)
• For More Information(p. 83)
• 3 Theories of Career Development II(p. 84)
• Career Development from a Cognitive Information Processing Perspective(p. 85)
• Career Development from a Social Cognitive Perspective(p. 88)
• Brown's Values-Based, Holistic Model of Career and Life-Role Choices and Satisfaction(p. 93)
• A Contextual Explanation of Career(p. 96)
• Self-Efficacy Theory(p. 98)
• Convergence of Career Development Theories(p. 99)
• Implications for Career Guidance(p. 102)
• Summary(p. 103)
• Table of Basic Assumptions, Key Terms, and Outcomes(p. 104)
• Supplementary Learning Exercises(p. 104)
• For More Information(p. 106)
• 4 Career Counseling Models(p. 107)
• Some Issues and Concepts Emerging from Model Development(p. 108)
• Five Career Counseling Models(p. 111)
• Trait-and-Factor and Person-Environment-Fit(p. 112)
• Case: Generating a PEF Analysis(p. 117)
• Developmental Model(p. 123)
• Case: The Case of Multiple Problems(p. 126)
• A Learning Theory of Career Counseling (LTCC)(p. 128)
• Case: The Case of the Reluctant Decision Maker(p. 132)
• Cognitive Information Processing Model (CIP)(p. 135)
• Case: The Case of a Lot of Bravado(p. 141)
• The Multicultural Connection(p. 143)
• A Multicultural Career Counseling Model for Ethnic Women(p. 143)
• Case: The Case of Questionable Future Status(p. 148)
• Major Parameters of Five Models(p. 151)
• Table of Five Career Counseling Models(p. 152)
• Summary(p. 156)
• Supplementary Learning Exercises(p. 157)
• For More Information(p. 158)
• 5 Techniques for the Career Counseling Intake Interview(p. 159)
• Career Counseling Intake Interview and Assessment Techniques(p. 160)
• The Intake Interview(p. 160)
• A Suggested Sequence for an Interview(p. 161)
• Interviewing Techniques(p. 162)
• Current Status Information(p. 169)
• Discovering the Significance of Life Roles and Potential Conflicts(p. 170)
• Supplement to the Interview: Discovering Problems That Interfere with Career Development(p. 176)
• Summary(p. 186)
• Supplementary Learning Exercises(p. 187)
• For More Information(p. 187)
• 6 Career Counseling Intake Interviews: Case Studies(p. 188)
• Current Status Information(p. 189)
• Case: The Case of What Was Left Unsaid(p. 189)
• Discovering Problems That Interfere with Career Development(p. 191)
• Case: The Case of Faulty Cognitions(p. 192)
• Case: The Case of the Confused Decision Maker(p. 193)
• Case: The Case of the Anxious Computer Technician(p. 195)
• Case: The Case of the Forgotten Work Address(p. 196)
• Discovering the Significance of Life Roles and Potential Conflicts(p. 198)
• Case: The Case of the Fired Plumber(p. 198)
• Case: The Case of the Unfulfilled Worker(p. 199)
• Developing Goals and Objectives(p. 203)
• Summary(p. 204)
• Supplementary Learning Exercises(p. 205)
• For More Information(p. 205)
• 7 Using Standardized Assessment in Career Counseling(p. 206)
• Psychometric Concepts for Selecting Assessment Instruments(p. 208)
• Issues in Achieving Equity in Assessment(p. 210)
• Acculturation(p. 211)
• Assessment Goals in Career Counseling(p. 212)
• Information About Assessment Instruments(p. 230)
• Summary(p. 231)
• Supplementary Learning Exercises(p. 232)
• For More Information(p. 233)
• 8 Self-Assessment and a Model for Using Assessment(p. 234)
• Rationale for Self-Assessment as an Alternative(p. 235)
• Learning to Self-Assess(p. 239)
• Self-Assessment Procedures for Career Counseling(p. 242)
• Model for Using Assessment Results(p. 246)
• A Glimpse at the Future of Assessment(p. 249)
• Summary(p. 250)
• Supplementary Learning Exercises(p. 251)
• For More Information(p. 251)
• 9 Using Computers for Career Counseling(p. 253)
• Some Implications of Research(p. 254)
• Some Cautions When Using Computers(p. 256)
• Types of Computer-Assisted Career Guidance Systems(p. 257)
• The Development of Career Information Delivery Systems(p. 258)
• Using DISCOVER(p. 260)
• Case: The Case of an Undecided Freshman(p. 261)
• System of Interactive Guidance and Information (SIGI) and SIGI PLUS(p. 265)
• Steps in Using Computer-Assisted Career Guidance Programs(p. 266)
• Using the Internet(p. 267)
• Implementing a Computer-Based Program(p. 270)
• Summary(p. 272)
• Supplementary Learning Exercises(p. 273)
• For More Information(p. 274)
• Part 2 Career Counseling for Special Populations(p. 276)
• 10 Career Counseling for Multicultural Groups(p. 278)
• What Is Culture?(p. 279)
• Four Major Cultural Groups(p. 280)
• Cultural Variability and Worldviews(p. 288)
• Cultural Differences in Work-Related Activities(p. 291)
• The Challenge of Becoming Culturally Competent(p. 292)
• Immigration and Its Sequelae(p. 298)
• Some Suggestions for Interviewing Multicultural Groups(p. 302)
• Summary(p. 305)
• Supplementary Learning Activities(p. 307)
• For More Information(p. 307)
• 11 Special Issues in Career Counseling for Women(p. 309)
• Career Development Theories and Women(p. 311)
• Identifying Women's Special Needs(p. 316)
• Multicultural Perspectives When Working with Women(p. 322)
• Implications for Career Counseling(p. 324)
• Intervention Components for Counseling Women(p. 324)
• Counselor Bias(p. 330)
• Gender Bias and Gender Fairness of Interest Assessment(p. 330)
• Summary(p. 332)
• Supplementary Learning Exercises(p. 334)
• For More Information(p. 335)
• 12 Special Issues in Career Counseling for Men(p. 336)
• Influences on Gender-Role Development(p. 337)
• Identifying Men's Special Needs(p. 340)
• Multicultural Perspectives When Working with Men(p. 345)
• Implications for Career Counseling of Men(p. 347)
• Intervention Components for Counseling Men(p. 348)
• Summary(p. 353)
• Supplementary Learning Exercises(p. 354)
• For More Information(p. 355)
• 13 Special Issues in Family Systems Featuring Issues for Dual Careers(p. 356)
• The Family as a System(p. 358)
• Case: A Dual-Career Couple in Conflict(p. 361)
• Issues Facing Dual-Career Families(p. 363)
• Implications for Career Counseling(p. 367)
• Summary(p. 370)
• Supplementary Learning Exercises(p. 371)
• For More Information(p. 372)
• 14 Career Counseling for Individuals with Disabilities(p. 373)
• The Americans with Disabilities Act(p. 374)
• Special Problems and Needs of Individuals with Disabilities(p. 376)
• Implications for Career Guidance(p. 382)
• Rehabilitation Programs(p. 382)
• Case: Counseling Program(p. 384)
• Career Education for Students with Disabilities(p. 388)
• A Module for Specific Needs of People with Disabilities(p. 389)
• A Group Counseling Program for Individuals with Disabilities(p. 390)
• Assessment Instruments for Individuals with Disabilities(p. 393)
• Summary(p. 399)
• Supplementary Learning Exercises(p. 400)
• For More Information(p. 400)
• 15 Career Counseling for Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Clients(p. 402)
• Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Persons(p. 403)
• Discrimination of G/L/B Persons at Work(p. 405)
• Identity Issues(p. 406)
• Cultural Differences in Sexual Orientation(p. 409)
• Counseling G/L/B-Oriented Youth(p. 413)
• Career Counseling for G/L/B Persons(p. 415)
• Summary(p. 421)
• Supplementary Learning Exercises(p. 422)
• For More Information(p. 423)
• Part 3 Career Counseling in Educational Settings(p. 424)
• 16 Implications of Development Patterns and Research for Career Counseling in Schools(p. 426)
• Studies of Early Childhood Development(p. 427)
• Stages of Development and Developmental Tasks for Elementary School Children(p. 428)
• Influence of Cultural and Socioeconomic Diversity on Childhood Development(p. 435)
• Stages of Development and Developmental Tasks for Junior and Senior High School Students(p. 437)
• The Need for Career Guidance in High Schools(p. 442)
• Summary(p. 445)
• Supplementary Learning Exercises(p. 448)
• For More Information(p. 448)
• 17 Career Counseling in Schools(p. 450)
• Comprehensive School Guidance Programs(p. 451)
• Planning for Life Strategies(p. 452)
• Counseling Children from Different Cultures(p. 456)
• The Elementary School(p. 457)
• Integrating Career Development Concepts--Infusion(p. 460)
• The Middle/Junior School(p. 462)
• The High School(p. 466)
• Intervention Strategy for Understanding Sex-Role Stereotyping(p. 470)
• Case: Group Discussion of Sex-Role Stereotyping(p. 470)
• Strategies for Implementing Career Development Guidelines(p. 472)
• School-to-Work Programs(p. 473)
• Integrating Academic and Vocational Education(p. 474)
• Apprenticeship and the Future of the Workforce(p. 475)
• Placement as Part of Career Planning(p. 476)
• The Role of Placement in Senior High School(p. 478)
• Summary(p. 480)
• Supplementary Learning Exercises(p. 481)
• For More Information(p. 481)
• 18 Career Counseling in Institutions of Higher Learning(p. 483)
• Some Characteristics of College Students(p. 484)
• How College Affects Students' Career Choice and Development(p. 485)
• National Goals for a College Career Guidance Program(p. 486)
• Implications for Career Guidance Programs in Institutions of Higher Learning(p. 489)
• Career Prep at a Community College Consortium(p. 490)
• Curricular Career Information Service (CCIS): A Module Model(p. 492)
• Career Counseling at a Large University: A Metroplex Model(p. 496)
• Life-Planning Workshops(p. 497)
• Case: Life-Planning Workshop Exercises(p. 499)
• Work- and Experience-Based Programs(p. 502)
• College Placement(p. 503)
• Summary(p. 508)
• Supplementary Learning Exercises(p. 510)
• For More Information(p. 511)
• Part 4 Career Counseling in Work Settings and Career Transitions Throughout Life(p. 512)
• 19 Some Perspectives of Work(p. 514)
• Case: How Work Has Changed--The Secretary(p. 515)
• Case: How Work Has Changed--The Human Network Organization(p. 516)
• What Has Happened to Work in the United States?(p. 517)
• Rethinking the Idea of Work(p. 518)
• Occupational Projections(p. 521)
• Focusing on the Client's Needs(p. 525)
• Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action(p. 526)
• Occupational Insecurity(p. 527)
• Coping with Joblessness(p. 527)
• The New Entrepreneurial Climate(p. 528)
• Work Values(p. 529)
• Stress at Work: Its Implications and How to Deal with It(p. 531)
• Will There Be a Demand for Increased Quality of Work?(p. 537)
• Aging Workers(p. 538)
• Summary(p. 539)
• Supplementary Learning Exercises(p. 540)
• For More Information(p. 541)
• 20 Career Counseling for Adults in Career Transition(p. 542)
• Case: Ben Is Changing Jobs Again(p. 543)
• National Survey of Working America(p. 545)
• Issues Facing Adults in Career Transition(p. 546)
• Career and Individual Development(p. 550)
• Major Themes in Human Development(p. 552)
• Implications of Human Development as Related to Adult Career Development(p. 553)
• Basic Coping Skills for Managing Transitions(p. 554)
• The Personal Agency Person(p. 557)
• Career Counseling Intervention Components for Adults in Career Transition(p. 559)
• Summary(p. 570)
• Supplementary Learning Exercises(p. 571)
• For More Information(p. 572)
• 21 Career Development of Adults in Organizations(p. 573)
• Changing Organizations and New Concepts in Career Development(p. 575)
• Reengineering the Corporation(p. 578)
• The Boundaryless Organization(p. 580)
• Will Postbureaucratic Organizations Have Advantages for Multicultural Groups?(p. 585)
• Evolution of Career Development in Organizations(p. 585)
• Counseling in Organizations(p. 595)
• Evaluating the Organization(p. 598)
• Summary(p. 601)
• Supplementary Learning Exercises(p. 602)
• For More Information(p. 603)
• Appendix A Multicultural Career Counseling Checklist(p. 605)
• Appendix B Career Counseling Checklist(p. 608)
• Appendix C The Decision Tree(p. 611)
• Appendix D Counseling Web Sites(p. 612)
• Appendix E A High School Student's Experience in a Cooperative Education Program(p. 614)
• References(p. 617)
• Name Index(p. 655)
• Subject Index(p. 663)