Career Psychology
Career Psychology identifies and reports the theory, science, and practice of career counseling, serving as the foundation for career planning, occupational exploration, career decision-making, vocational choice, job entry, work adjustment, and retirement.
The science of vocational psychology uses theory, research, and practice to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of career counseling within an array of career services, including education, guidance, counseling, placement, and coaching. This book consolidates and advances knowledge about the scientific foundations and practical applications of vocational psychology and career counseling. It serves as a reference on the evolution, current status, and future directions of vocational psychology and is useful for researchers, practitioners, and students alike.
This book explains how the science and practice of vocational psychology and career counseling assist diverse groups of people across developmental age periods to construct personally meaningful and socially relevant work lives.
Introduction
I. Career Theories
- Person-Environment Fit
Nadya Fouad, Jane Swanson, Stephanie Burrows, and Jo Ida Hansen - Social Cognitive Career Theory
Steve D. Brown & Robert W. Lent - A Psychology of Working Theory
Ryan D. Duffy, David L. Blustein, Gianella Perez, and Camille Smith - A Cognitive Information Processing Approach
James Sampson, Janet Lantz, Robert Reardon, Emily Bullock-Yowell, Debra Osborn and Gary Peterson - Work as a Calling: A Theoretical Model
Ryan D. Duffy, Gianella Perez, Bryan J. Dik, and Dylan R. Marsh
II. Core and Emerging Constructs
- Vocational Interests: Conceptual Issues, Research Findings, and Practical Implications
Hui Xu - The Interface between Career Exploration and Decision Making: From Parsons to the 21st Century's Volatile World of Work
Itamar Gati - Career Self-Efficacy
Nancy E. Betz - Career Adaptability
Madeleine Haenggli and Andreas Hirschi - Well-Being and Career Success
Lisa C. Walsh, S. Gokce Boz & Sonja Lyubomirsky
III. Culture and Context
- Sexual and Gender Minority Career Psychology
Brandon L. Velez - Career Psychology in the Immigrant Context
Kelsey L. Autin, German A. Cadenas and Willy Anthony Diaz Tapia - Career Counseling with African Americans
Rosie Phillips Davis and Connie M. Ward - Career Psychology and Work in the Asian American Context
Fred Leong & Deepshikha Chatterjas - Latinx Career Psychology: Work and Vocational Development of Latinx Individuals
Lisa Y. Flores, Xiaotian Hu, and Leticia D. Martinez - Career Psychology and Work in the Native American Context
Sherri L. Turner and Mark Pope - Social Class in Work and Career Psychology
Blake A. Allan, Eileen Joy, and Patrick Murphy
IV. Career Intervention
- Career Assessment: Foundations, Approaches, and Applications
Patrick J. Rottinghaus and Felice Chen - Career Management
Mo Wang, Yanjun Guan and Yanran Fang - Exploring Global Careers: Individual Mobility and Organizational Management
Michael Dickmann and Rodrigo Mello - Career Counseling and Psychotherapy: The Working Alliance and Reflexive Practice
Peter McIlveen and Malcolm Choat - Careers and the Gifted: Implications for Society and Education Policy
Jonathan Wai and Don C. Zhang - Work and Unemployment
Frank Burtnett - Work Disability
Connie Sung & Amy Nasamran - Experience of Marginalization in Career Development: From Education to the Workplace
Richard Douglass - Healthy Careers: An Occupational Health Psychology Perspective
Robert R. Sinclair, Baylor Graham, Lauren Kistler, Meredith Pool, Danielle Sperry & Gwendolyn P. Watson
W. Bruce Walsh, PhD, is professor emeritus in the Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University. Dr. Walsh is the founder and charter editor of the Journal of Career Assessment. He has coauthored and co-edited 24 books and 150 journal articles.
In 1998 he served as president of the Society of Counseling Psychology and in 2010 served as president of the Society for Environmental, Population, and Conservation Psychology.
From 1990 to 2002 he served as the director of training for the Counseling Psychology Program, Ohio State.
In 2004 Dr. Walsh received the Leona Tyler Award from the Society of Counseling Psychology in recognition of outstanding accomplishments.
Lisa Y. Flores, PhD, is a professor of psychology in the Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri. Dr. Flores has published over 100 journal articles and book chapters and given over 200 conference presentations in topics on the career development of women and Latinx and the integration of Latinx immigrants in rural communities.
She has been principal investigator and coprincipal investigator on grants funded by National Science Foundation and U.S. Department of Agriculture to support her research.
Dr. Flores is editor of the Journal of Career Development and former associate editor of the Journal of Counseling Psychology, and has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Vocational Behavior, The Counseling Psychologist, Journal of Counseling Psychology, and Career Development Quarterly.
She is a fellow of APA (Divisions 17, 35, 45) and has received several honors for her work, including the Distinguished Career Award from the Society of Vocational Psychology, the Shining Star Award from the National Multicultural Conference and Summit, the John Holland Award for Outstanding Achievement in Career or Personality Research from the Society of Counseling Psychology, and early career professional awards from both the Society of Counseling Psychology and the National Latinx Psychological Association.
Paul J. Hartung, PhD, is professor of Family and Community Medicine, Northeast Ohio Medical University and adjunct professor of counseling at the University of Akron. A fellow of APA (Division 17) and the National Career Development Association, he has authored over 70 journal articles and book chapters dealing with career development, assessment, and counseling.
He is the editor of The Career Development Quarterly. In 2009 he received the APA Society of Counseling Psychology John Holland Award for Outstanding Achievement in Career and Personality Research.
He is currently the president of the Division of Counseling Psychology of the International Association of Applied Psychology.
Frederick T. L. Leong, PhD, is professor of psychology in the Industrial and Organizational and Clinical Psychology programs and director of the Center for Multicultural Psychology Research, Michigan State University.
He has authored or coauthored more than 172 journal articles, 122 book chapters, and 21 books. In 2004 he served as president of the Asian American Psychological Association, in 2002 to 2006 as president and founder of the Division of Counseling Psychology of the International Association of Applied Psychology, and in 2006 as president of the Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues of APA.
In recognition of his contributions to multicultural psychology and counseling, he has received numerous awards including: The John Holland Award for Outstanding Achievement in Career and Personality Research from the Society of Counseling Psychology (APA), the APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology, and the APA Award for Distinguished Service to Psychological Science.
In addition, he is the 2018 recipient of the Leona Tyler Award from the Society of Counseling Psychology of APA.
