Synopses & Reviews
A must-read for practicing counselors and counselors-in-training, APPLYING CAREER DEVELOPMENT THEORY TO COUNSELING demonstrates how to apply principles of career development in a counseling setting! Highly praised for its clear writing style, useful case examples and diversity coverage, Sharf strikes the ideal balance between theory and application. The book's companion Web site reinforces key concepts with discussion questions, tutorial quizzes, and relevant links.
Synopsis
Intended for upper-division undergraduate or graduate programs of counselor education and human services. The course name is often called Career Counseling, Career Counseling Theories or Career Development.
About the Author
Richard S. Sharf has been a counseling psychologist at the Center for Counseling and Student Development at the University of Delaware for 37 years, providing counseling to university students. He also was the internship coordinator for the Psychology Doctoral Internship program. In addition, he taught graduate courses in counseling in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies. In writing THEORIES OF PSYCHOTHERAPY AND COUNSELING: CONCEPTS AND CASES, he corresponded with over 70 experts on theories of psychotherapy to ensure that the book is accurate and up to date. He is also author of APPLYING CAREER DEVELOPMENT THEORY TO COUNSELING, 6th Edition (©2014, Cengage Learning).
Table of Contents
1. Introduction. Part I: TRAIT AND TYPE THEORIES. 2. Trait and Factor Theory. 3. Occupations: Information and Theory. 4. Work Adjustment Theory. 5. Holland's Theory of Types. 6. Myers-Briggs Type Theory. Part II: LIFE-SPAN THEORY. 7. Career Development in Childhood. 8. Adolescent Career Development. 9. Late Adolescent and Adult Career Development. 10. Adult Career Crises and Transitions. Part III: SPECIAL FOCUS THEORIES. 11. Constructivist and Narrative Approaches to Career Development. 12. Relational Approaches to Career Development. 13. Krumboltz's Social Learning Theory. 14. Social Cognitive Career Theory. 15. Career Decision-Making Approaches. Part IV: THEORETICAL INTEGRATION. 16. Theories in Combination. Appendix A. CACREP Criteria. Appendix B. Tests and Their Publishers. Appendix C. Websites. Name Index. Subject Index.