The labor, task or duty that is one's accustomed means of livelihood; a critical part of
Work
most adults' lives in the U.S.
Whether or not to work, how to prepare, what work to do, whether to change work,
What kind of decisions we make about work
how to cope with loss of work
Typical retirement age 65
Average amount of hours spent working by 80,000 hours
full-time employee over lifetime
Particular psychological meaning for individuals; work = means of survival and power, a
Blustein's findings on work
way to connect, and means of self-determination and express interests
Credited with beginning field of career counseling in 1909 with book, Choosing a
Frank Parsons
Vocation
1) a clear understanding of self 2) knowledge of the requirements...in different lines of
Parsons' 3 factors in choosing a vocation
work 3) true reasoning on relations of these 2 groups of facts
Parson's guidance was a way to decrease Juvenile delinquency
________
Used presidential address for APA to outline need to focus on career development, not
Donald Super
just one-time choice of career; increasing attention to career = lifelong
Used to provide funding for schools to develop guidance programs; especially for
National Defense Education Act
career development services; led to significant increase in guidance counselors
Professionals who have specialized skills to help people make choices about their work
Career counselors today
and personal lives and the meaning of work in their lives
Understand career development theory, provide indiv. & group counseling in culturally
NCDA Minimum Competencies for
appropriate .way, provide indiv. & group assessment, provide occupational info, provide
Multicultural Career Counseling &
career programs for diverse pop., coaching & consultation in culturally appropriate way,
Development (9)
engage in supervision, be ethical/legal, research in culturally appropriate way
Theories of career development tend to be Primarily psychological; focus on characteristics of individuals that explain careers they
what? enter, ways they adjust to work environ., processes by which they choose work, etc.
Career Theory AOL 1
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