Thursday, March 17, 2011

Resources on Theory

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.

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