Career theory and practice : learning through case studies / Jane L. Swanson, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Nadya A. Fouad, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Career counseling: an overview -- Purpose of the book -- Definition and types of theories -- Clarifying distinctions between theories and theoretical orientations -- Counselor roles and settings -- Developing hypotheses and a 'working model' of the client -- Conducting career counseling -- Integrating 'career' and 'personal' aspects of counseling -- Summary -- 2. The use of assessment in career counseling -- Selection of assessment -- Types of assessment -- Interests -- Needs and values -- Abilities and skills -- Personality -- Assessment of other constructs -- Other types of assessment -- Ethical principles and responsible use of assessment -- 3. The case of Leslie -- Presenting issue -- Career and work history -- Family information -- Marital information -- Leslie's expectations for career counseling -- Initial impressions of Leslie -- Assessment information -- Strong interest inventory (SII) -- Skills confidence inventory (SCI) -- Minnesota importance questionnaire (MIQ) -- Adult career concerns inventory (ACCI) -- Summary of Leslie's assessment information -- Working with Leslie's case and assessment information -- Observation 1 -- Observation 2 -- Observation 3 -- Observation 4 -- Conceptualizing Leslie from various theoretical approaches -- 4. Gender-aware and feminist approaches -- Introduction -- Gender-aware counseling -- Feminist counseling -- Gender and assessment -- Gender and theories of career development -- Applying gender-aware and feminist approaches -- Conceptualizing Leslie's career history -- Conceptualizing Leslie's present situation -- The case of Diana and Bill -- Directions and implications for career counseling -- Sociocultural conditions as a primary source of women's problems -- The personal is political -- Egalitarian counseling relationship -- Essentials for women's mental health: self-definition and self-determination -- Additional cases -- Case 1: Ellen -- Case 2: Brenda -- Case 3: Tony -- 5. Culturally appropriate career counseling -- Introduction -- Career intervention models -- Multicultural career counseling tenets -- Applying a multicultural perspective to the case of Leslie -- Conceptualizing Leslie's career history -- Conceptualizing Leslie's present situation -- The case of Norman -- Directions and implications for career counseling -- Goals of counseling -- Culturally appropriate career counseling model -- Additional cases -- Case 1: Justino -- Case 2: Lian -- Case 3: Monica -- 6. Holland's theory of vocational personalities and work environments -- Introductory review -- Applying Holland's theory -- Conceptualizing Leslie's career history -- Conceptualizing Leslie's present situation -- The case of Judy -- Directions and implications for career counseling -- Goals of counseling -- Interventions -- Additional cases -- Case 1: Johnny -- Case 2: Susan -- Case 3: Cynthia -- 7. The theory of work adjustment -- Introductory review -- Applying the theory of work adjustment -- Conceptualizing Leslie's career history -- Conceptualizing Leslie's present situation -- The case of Charles -- Directions and implications for career counseling -- Goals of counseling -- Interventions -- Additional cases -- Case 1: Phil -- Case 2: Melissa -- Case 3: Linda -- 8. Developmental theories -- Introductory review -- Applying developmental theory -- Conceptualizing Leslie's career history -- Conceptualizing Leslie's present situation -- The case of Karen -- Directions and implications for career counseling -- Goals of counseling -- Interventions -- Additional cases -- Case 1: Walter -- Case 2: Maria Josefina -- Case 3: Deborah and Trish -- 9. Gottfredson's theory of circumscription and compromise -- Introductory review -- Cognitive growth -- Self-creation -- Circumscription -- Compromise -- Applying Gottfredson's theory -- Conceptualizing Leslie's career history -- Conceptualizing Leslie's present situation -- The case of Gary -- Directions and implications for career counseling -- Goals of counseling -- Interventions -- Additional cases -- Case 1: Dorece -- Case 2: Steve -- Case 3: Lori -- 10. Social cognitive career theory -- Introductory review -- Applying social cognitive career theory -- Conceptualizing leslie's career history -- Conceptualizing leslie's present situation -- The case of Ron -- Directions and implications for career counseling -- Goals of counseling -- Identifying foreclosed options -- Reevaluate and modify efficacy beliefs -- Identify barriers and supports -- Additional cases -- Case 1: Jerry -- Case 2: Kamisha -- Case 3: Jim -- 11. Summary and integration -- Summary and comparison of the theories -- Applying theories to your own career development -- Integrating theoretical perspectives -- Contributions of different theories to understanding Leslie -- The case of George -- Considering George from various theoretical perspectives -- The case of Tom -- Evaluation of the major theories -- Revisiting counselor cognitions -- Parting Words. --

"Designed to help readers apply career development theories to their work with career counseling clients, Career Theory and Practice: Learning Through Case Studies links five major career development and choice theories to a fictional case client, "Leslie". Authors Jane L. Swanson and Nadya A. Fouad use this case study approach throughout the book to provide an integrative thread that illustrates similarities and differences between the featured theories. Thoroughly updated, the Second Edition also extends the use of the First Rdition's effective hypothesis-strategy feature and includes an entirely new chapter on assessment."--Publisher's website.