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Career Development and Counseling: Theory and Practice in a Multicultural World provides a comprehensive overview of career development theories with a unique multicultural framework. Aligned with the latest standards set forth by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP), the text focuses on applications across a variety of settings and populations. Each chapter contains numerous case illustrations and learning activities designed to help readers understand the complexities of multicultural aspects of individual career development. Counseling students in training, in addition to working counseling professionals, will find this book as a useful resource for today’s diverse world. Career Development and Counseling is part of SAGE’s Counseling and Professional Identity Series. To learn more about each text in the series, please visit sagepub.com/cpiseries.
Career Development Theories I
Career Development Theories I
Theory provides a framework for practitioners to conceptualize clients’ issues in order to develop an appropriate intervention plan. A theory is like a roadmap for counselors to find the most efficient route to help clients. People often think theories are abstract and do not necessarily see the value of understanding theories in their daily counseling practice. This is a misconception. Understanding theories gives practitioners a framework to organize, analyze, and evaluate the information available or to be collected and to conceptualize how to proceed with counseling.
The chapter will begin by introducing the groundwork laid by early professionals, since it is important for students to understand the context and evolution of career development theories. Then the major career ...
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