Career Counseling

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 wiley.com. *To purchase print copies, please visit the ACA website. *Reproduction requests for material from books published by ACA should be directed to permissions@counseling.org.

"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, PhDUniversity Distinguished Teaching Scholar, Colorado State UniversityPast 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, PhDKansas 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 TeamUniversity of Padova, ItalyThe 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 wiley.com.*To purchase print copies, please visit the ACA website.*Reproduction requests for material from books published by ACA should be directed to permissions@counseling.org.

Preface ixAcknowledgments xiiiAbout the Authors xvAbout the Contributors xviiPART ONE Career Counseling in the 21st Century: Evolving Contexts, Challenges, and ConceptsChapter 1 Career Counseling: A Life Career Development Perspective 3Chapter 2 Ways of Understanding Career Behavior and Development: Selected Theories 21Chapter 3 Empowering Life Choices: Career Counseling in the Contexts of Race and Class 51Lisa Y. FloresChapter 4 Empowering Women's Life Choices: An Examination of Gender and Sexual Orientation 79Chapter 5 Empowering Men's Life Choices: An Examination of Gender and Sexual Orientation 105With P. Paul HeppnerChapter 6 Facilitating the Career Development of Individuals With Disabilities Through Empowering Career Counseling 129John F. KosciulekChapter 7 Helping Clients Understand and Respond to Changes in the Workplace and Family Life 141PART TWO Client Goal or Problem Identification, Clarification, and SpecificationChapter 8 Opening Phase of the Career Counseling Process: Forming the Working Alliance 155Chapter 9 Identifying and Analyzing Life Career Themes 163Chapter 10 Life Career Assessment: An Interview Framework to Help Clients Tell Their Stories 179Chapter 11 Career, Multicultural, Marital, and Military Family Genograms: Helping Clients Tell Their Stories About Their Career-Family Connections 197Chapter 12 Gathering Client Information Using an Occupational Card Sort: Using Occupational Titles as Stimuli 209Chapter 13 Gathering Client Information Using Selected Standardized Tests and Inventories: An In-Depth Approach 223Chapter 14 Assessments That Focus on Strengths and Positive Psychology: The Clifton StrengthsFinder and the INSIGHT Inventory 237With Patrick HandleyChapter 15 Understanding and Working With Resistant Clients 253PART THREE Client Goal or Problem ResolutionChapter 16 Using Information, Taking Action, and Developing Plans of Action 269Chapter 17 Using Social Media in Career Counseling 289Amanda NellChapter 18 Bringing Closure to Career Counseling 301Index 311