Book description
Praise for Career Development and Counseling: Putting Theory and
Research to Work, Second Edition
"This volume is an essential resource for the library of anyone
interested in the field of career development, assessment, and
counseling and should also prove invaluable for graduate students
interested in immersing themselves in some of the best work being done
today in the field of career development and
counseling."
Â-Nancy E. Betz, PhD, Professor, Department of
Psychology, The Ohio State University
"In this second edition, Drs. Brown and Lent continue to shape
career development discourse and illustrate the ongoing significance
of the fields of career development and counseling in the twenty-first
century. This edition will help both researchers and practitioners
alike to better understand, investigate, and promote the role of work
in people's lives."
Â-Angela Byars-Winston, PhD, Associate
Professor of Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health,
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Complete coverage of leading career theories and practices
Filled with the latest empirical and practical evidence, this new
edition features:
- A new introductory chapter that defines and discusses the
importance of career counseling in the twenty-first century, and
offers a brief history of the field
- New chapters on gender, race/ethnicity, social class and
poverty, sexual minority identity, disability status, personality,
and relational factors
- Major theories of career development
- Coverage of the assessment of important career constructs and
occupational information systems
- Interventions for working with career issues across the life span
Edited by two of the leaders in the field of career development, and
featuring contributions by many of the most well-regarded specialists
in the field, Career Development and Counseling, Second Edition
is the one book that every career counselor, vocational psychologist,
and student of career development and counseling must have.
STEVEN D. BROWN, PhD, is a Professor in the School of Education
at Loyola University, Chicago. His research is focused on vocational
psychology and applied psychological measurement.
ROBERT W. LENT, PhD, is a Professor in the College of Education
at the University of Maryland, College Park. His research is focused
on career and academic development, counselor training and
supervision, and psychological wellness.
