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Book SynopsisThis book will help career assessors offer practical guidance that can make a real difference in people''s lives. Key assessment factors include occupational interests, abilities, and personality characteristics. Career and work contribute significantly to personal and life satisfaction—and, when they are problematic, to personal unhappiness and stress. In this comprehensive career assessment book, Rodney L. Lowman addresses the three major areas that matter the most for understanding and helping people with their career choices: occupational interests, abilities (broadly defined), and personality characteristics. Chapters examine how these factorsrelate to career satisfaction, how to assess them using psychometric measures, and how to integrate the results of these assessments with the clients’ specific needs and goals. Detailed case examples are included, as well as a nuanced discussion of ethics and technology.
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Trade ReviewThis very practical and useful book presents a strategy for assessing and integrating the domains of interests, personality, and ability aimed at facilitating career counseling and the career choice process. In a meaningful and informative style, the author integrates theory, research, and practice across these three relevant domains. -- W. Bruce Walsh, PhD, Emeritus Professor, Psychology, The Ohio State University, Columbus; Fellow, American Psychological Association
It is rare to find a book on career assessment or, for that matter, on individual differences that presents an integrative literature review and models of abilities, personality traits, and interests. Rodney Lowman has crafted such a book, one that advances assessment and interpretation for practitioners and researchers in vocational and organizational psychology.
-- James Rounds, PhD, Professor, Educational Psychology and Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Dr. Lowman had done it again! This is the best, most complete, and yet one of the most practical books for career assessment available. If you conduct career or work assessments, or plan to, this volume will be invaluable. The book covers the three main areas of career assessment, including interests, abilities, and personality, and includes an excellent summary of the theory and research of these domains. It is also a practical guide with numerous helpful case examples. Assessments are a critical part of career assessment and coaching, and Lowman provides an excellent review of the key assessments necessary to do this work. -- Jeffrey E. Auerbach, PhD, President, College of Executive Coaching; author of Personal and Executive Coaching: The Complete Guide for Mental Health Professionals
What makes Lowman’s book special is that he understands the essence and purpose of career assessment, as well as the research integrated from the many disciplines that regularly provide these data. Lowman lays out a process and examines the evidence, even identifying unresolved or still-emerging issues. This book is a comprehensive treatment of the core issues in career assessment that also addresses human diversity, technology, and ethics. -- Mark Pope, EdD, Curators’ Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Missouri–St. Louis; Recipient, Eminent Career Award, National Career Development Association (2008); President, National Career Development Association (1998–1999); President, American Counseling Association (2003–2004
Table of ContentsPreface
Introduction: The Interdomain Model of Career Assessment
Chapter 1. Scope of Career Assessment Work
I. Assessing Vocational Interests Chapter 2. Defining and Contextualizing Vocational Interests
Chapter 3. The “Big Six” RIASEC Interest Types
Chapter 4. Applications: Choosing Interest Measures, Interpreting Individual-Level Interest Results, and Case Illustrations
II. Assessing Career-Related Abilities Chapter 5. Career-Related Abilities: Conceptual Issues and General Intelligence
Chapter 6. Mechanical and Physical Abilities
Chapter 7. Spatial Abilities
Chapter 8. Artistic and Creative Abilities
Chapter 9. Social Abilities: Social and Emotional Intelligence
Chapter 10. Managerial and Leadership Abilities
Chapter 11. Perceptual, Computational, and Other Abilities
Chapter 12. Case Illustrations of Ability Profiles
III. Assessing Career-Related Personality Characteristics Chapter 13. Conceptual and Measurement Issues of Career-Related Personality
Chapter 14. The Five-Factor Model of Personality
Chapter 15. Other Career-Relevant Personality Characteristic
Chapter 16. Applications: Case Illustrations of Personality Profiles
IV. Applying the Interdimensional Model Chapter 17. Relationships Across Interest, Ability, and Personality Domains
Chapter 18. Applying the Interdomain Model: A Step-by-Step Process for Integrating Career Assessment Data
Chapter 19. Client Feedback and Report Preparation
Chapter 20. Ethical/Legal and Technological Issues
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