Career Choice and Development

hierarchically arranged levels of processing as displayed in Figure 8.1. Two knowledge domains—self-knowledge and occupational k ...

much differently than the schemata of the occupational knowledge domain. The knowledge units of the self-knowledge domain are st ...

as well. Furthermore, one can see why individuals who are nur- tured in consistent, caring environments in which independent tho ...

1976). The growth and development of occupational knowledge schemata takes place through two basic processes: (1) schema spe- ci ...

cortex. A problem exists when the brain signals a gap between an existing state and a desired state. The signal may stem from ex ...

becoming fully “in touch” with all facets of the problem space (Newell & Simon, 1972; Peterson, 1998; Sinnott, 1989), includ ...

are the possible courses of action I could take to reduce or elimi- nate the gap?” 4.Valuing. In valuing (V), each viable course ...

The Executive Processing Domain There is yet a set of higher-order cognitive functions that is required to monitor, guide, and r ...

states that accelerate, retard, or confound the process (Piaget, 1973; Zajonc, 1980). The capacity for self-awareness keeps prob ...

used in career counseling to examine existing self-perceptions of important personality dimensions critically involved in the fo ...

The Acquisition of Career Decision-Making Skills. Important cultural issues are present in each phase of the CASVE cycle. In the ...

cacy, networking with active minority support organizations, and securing legal advice, may help empower individuals to develop ...

make appropriate career choices taking into account the complexity of family, social, economic, and organizational factors that ...

The Complexity Dimension. Complexityalludes to the extent of issues interrelated with the career problem within the problem spac ...

scales: Decision Making Confusion (DMC), Commitment Anxiety (CA), and External Conflict (EC). Scale scores enable career coun- s ...

Self-Help Services. Self-help career services involve the self-guided use of career resources in a librarylike or Internet-based ...

from staff. Guiding and monitoring the selection, location, se- quencing, and use of resources is the responsibility of the indi ...

Seven-Step Service Delivery Sequence The CIP approach can be delivered in self-help, brief staff-assisted, and individual case-m ...

Beginning in the initial interview and continuing through the seven steps, the counselor (1) attends to both the emotional and c ...

Step 2: Preliminary Assessment. Preliminary assessment entails determining an individual’s readiness for career problem solving ...