Career counseling : holism, diversity, and strengths / Norman C. Gysbers, Mary J. Heppner, Joseph A. Johnston.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gysbers, Norman C., author.

Heppner, Mary J., author.

Johnston, Joseph A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vocational guidance--Study and teaching.

Vocational guidance.

Personality and occupation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (346 p.)

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

Alexandria, Virginia : American Counseling Association, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"This book establishes a new standard. The focus on 'holism, diversity, and strengths' sets a fresh direction for the field that will inspire today's counselors. Distinct from other texts both in terms of style and ease of use, Career Counseling provides a practical model that connects theory, practice, and resources in hopeful and affirming ways, while offering readers new skills and insights." - Rich Feller, PhD University Distinguished Teaching Scholar, Colorado State University Past President, National Career Development Association "Gysbers, Heppner, and Johnston have continued their excellent contributions to the field with this 4th edition. Their approach is highly practical for counselors in helping diverse clients prepare for and manage the changing workplace and economy. I enthusiastically recommend this book as a must-have resource for counseling professionals and as a textbook for graduate counseling programs." -Kenneth F. Hughey, PhD Kansas State University "We invite all students, professionals, and researchers to read this volume to enrich their practice, research, and the values by which they should be inspired to persist in being active agents of change in the world." -Laura Nota, PhD, and the Larios Vocational Psychology Team University of Padova, Italy The latest edition of this bestseller will help both counselors-in-training and experienced clinicians update and expand their existing knowledge and skills in career counseling with clients of all ages and circumstances. Significant attention is placed on expanding the career options and empowering the life choices of women; men; racial and ethnic minorities; gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender clients; clients from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds; and individuals with disabilities. Additional topics discussed include traditional and postmodern career theories and approaches, forming a productive alliance with the client, effective use of assessment inventories and instruments, helping clients respond to changes in the workplace and family life, working with resistant clients, developing client action plans, and bringing closure to the counseling process. A new chapter titled "Using Social Media in Career Counseling" rounds out this exceptional book. *Requests for digital versions from ACA can be found on www.wiley.com. *To purchase print copies, please visit the ACA website. *Reproduction requests for material from books published by ACA should be directed topublications@counseling.org

Contents:

Preface

Acknowledgments

About the contributors

Career counseling in the 21st century : evolving contexts, challenges, and concepts

Career counseling: a life career development perspective

Ways of understanding career behavior and development : selected theories

Empowering life choices : career counseling in the contexts of race and class / Lisa Y. Flores

Empowering women's life choices : an examination of gender and sexual orientation

Empowering men's life choices : an examination of gender and sexual orientation / with P. Paul Heppner

Facilitating the career development of individuals with disabilities through empowering career counseling / John F. Kosciulek

Helping clients understand and respond to changes in the workplace and in family life

Client goal or problem identification, clarification, and specification

Opening phase of the career counseling process : forming the working alliance

Identifying and analyzing life career themes

Life career assessment : an interview framework to help clients tell their stories

Career, multicultural, and marital and military family genograms :

Helping clients tell their stories about their career-family connections

Gathering client information using an occupational card sort :

Using occupational titles as stimuli

Gathering client information using selected standardized tests and inventories : an in-depth approach

Assessments that focus on strengths and positive psychology : the clifton strengthsfinder and the insight inventory / with Patrick Handley

Understanding and working with resistant clients

Client goal or problem resolution

Using information, taking action, and developing plans of action

Using social media in career counseling / Amanda Nell

Bringing closure to career counseling

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781119026440

111902644X

9781119026273

111902627X

OCLC:

895429562