Theory provides the career practitioner with a framework for their practice and understanding their clients. We’ve identified two theory-related resources you may find interesting.
Lent, Brown, and Hackett’s Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT)
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/23662058/Lent-Brown-and-Hacketts-Social-Cognitive-Career-Theory-(SCCT)
This PowerPoint presentation introduces the Social Cognitive Career Theory, exploring the three “building blocks” of career development:
- Self-efficacy
- Outcome expectations
- Personal goals
Career Construction Theory: A Practitioner’s Primer
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_7494/is_200704/ai_n32232146/?tag=content;col1
This article from the Career Planning and Adult development Journal (2007) introduces Savickas’ Career Construction Theory which views client’s from three perspectives:
- Individuals differences in traits
- Development tasks and coping strategies
- Psychodynamic motivations
These elements assist the practitioner in viewing how client’s “construct” their careers to cope with confusion and fragmentation without losing their “self” in the midst of an ever-changing economy.
