Description

Book Synopsis
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.


Table of Contents
Introduction
Section I: Career Theories
Chapter 1: Person-Environment Fit
Nadya Fouad, Jane Swanson, Stephanie Burrows, and Jo-Ida Hansen

Chapter 2: Social Cognitive Career Theory
Steve D. Brown and Robert W. Lent

Chapter 3: Psychology of Working Theory
Ryan D. Duffy, David L. Blustein, Gianella Perez, and Camille Smith

Chapter 4: A Cognitive Information Processing Approach
James Sampson, Janet Lentz, Robert Reardon, Emily Bullock-Yowell, Debra Osborn, and Gary Peterson

Chapter 5: Work as a Calling: A Theoretical Model
Ryan D. Duffy, Gianella Perez, Bryan J. Dik, and Dylan R. Marsh

Chapter 6: Life Development and Life Designing for Career Construction
Peter McIlveen and Jennifer Luke

Section II: Core and Emerging Constructs
Chapter 7: Vocational Interests: Conceptual Issues, Research Findings, and Practical Implications
Hui Xu

Chapter 8: The Interface between Career Exploration and Decision Making: From Parsons to
the 21st Century’s Volatile World of Work
Itamar Gati

Chapter 9: Career Self-Efficacy and the Career Behavior of Women
Nancy E. Betz

Chapter 10: Career Adaptability
Madeleine Haenggli and Andreas Hirschi

Chapter 11: Well-Being and Career Success
Lisa C. Walsh, S. Gokce Boz, and Sonja Lyubomirsky

Section III: Culture and Context
Chapter 12: Sexual and Gender Minority Career Psychology
Brandon L. Velez

Chapter 13: Career Psychology in the Immigrant Context
Kelsey L. Autin, German A. Cadenas, and Willy Anthony Diaz Tapia

Chapter 14: Career Counseling with African Americans
Rosie Phillips Davis and Connie M. Ward

Chapter 15: Career Psychology and Work in the Asian American Context
Fred Leong and Deepshikha Chatterjas

Chapter 16: Latinx Career Psychology: Work and Vocational Development of Latinx Individuals
Lisa Y. Flores, Xiaotian Hu, and Leticia D. Martinez

Chapter 17: Career Psychology and Work in the Native American Context
Sherri L. Turner and Mark Pope

Chapter 18: Social Class in Work and Career Psychology
Blake A. Allan, Eileen Joy, and Patrick Murphy

Section IV: Career Intervention
Chapter 19: Career Assessment: Foundations, Approaches, and Applications
Patrick J. Rottinghaus and Felice Chen

Chapter 20: Career Management
Mo Wang, Yanjun Guan, and Yanran Fang

Chapter 21: Exploring Global Careers: Individual Mobility and Organizational Management
Michael Dickmann and Rodrigo Mello

Chapter 22: Career Counseling and Psychotherapy: The Working Alliance and Reflexive Practice
Peter McIlveen and Malcolm Choat

Chapter 23: Careers and the Gifted: Implications for Society and Education Policy
Jonathan Wai and Don C. Zhang

Chapter 24: Work and Unemployment
Frank Burtnett

Chapter 25: Work Disability
Connie Sung and Amy Nasamran

Chapter 26: Experience of Marginalization in Career Development: From Education to the Workplace
Richard Douglass

Chapter 27: Healthy Careers: An Occupational Health Psychology Perspective
Robert R. Sinclair, Baylor Graham, Lauren Kistler, Meredith Pool, Danielle Sperry, and Gwendolyn P. Watson

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      Publisher: American Psychological Association
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 06/06/2023
      ISBN13: 9781433837982, 978-1433837982
      ISBN10: 1433837986

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.


      Table of Contents
      Introduction
      Section I: Career Theories
      Chapter 1: Person-Environment Fit
      Nadya Fouad, Jane Swanson, Stephanie Burrows, and Jo-Ida Hansen

      Chapter 2: Social Cognitive Career Theory
      Steve D. Brown and Robert W. Lent

      Chapter 3: Psychology of Working Theory
      Ryan D. Duffy, David L. Blustein, Gianella Perez, and Camille Smith

      Chapter 4: A Cognitive Information Processing Approach
      James Sampson, Janet Lentz, Robert Reardon, Emily Bullock-Yowell, Debra Osborn, and Gary Peterson

      Chapter 5: Work as a Calling: A Theoretical Model
      Ryan D. Duffy, Gianella Perez, Bryan J. Dik, and Dylan R. Marsh

      Chapter 6: Life Development and Life Designing for Career Construction
      Peter McIlveen and Jennifer Luke

      Section II: Core and Emerging Constructs
      Chapter 7: Vocational Interests: Conceptual Issues, Research Findings, and Practical Implications
      Hui Xu

      Chapter 8: The Interface between Career Exploration and Decision Making: From Parsons to
      the 21st Century’s Volatile World of Work
      Itamar Gati

      Chapter 9: Career Self-Efficacy and the Career Behavior of Women
      Nancy E. Betz

      Chapter 10: Career Adaptability
      Madeleine Haenggli and Andreas Hirschi

      Chapter 11: Well-Being and Career Success
      Lisa C. Walsh, S. Gokce Boz, and Sonja Lyubomirsky

      Section III: Culture and Context
      Chapter 12: Sexual and Gender Minority Career Psychology
      Brandon L. Velez

      Chapter 13: Career Psychology in the Immigrant Context
      Kelsey L. Autin, German A. Cadenas, and Willy Anthony Diaz Tapia

      Chapter 14: Career Counseling with African Americans
      Rosie Phillips Davis and Connie M. Ward

      Chapter 15: Career Psychology and Work in the Asian American Context
      Fred Leong and Deepshikha Chatterjas

      Chapter 16: Latinx Career Psychology: Work and Vocational Development of Latinx Individuals
      Lisa Y. Flores, Xiaotian Hu, and Leticia D. Martinez

      Chapter 17: Career Psychology and Work in the Native American Context
      Sherri L. Turner and Mark Pope

      Chapter 18: Social Class in Work and Career Psychology
      Blake A. Allan, Eileen Joy, and Patrick Murphy

      Section IV: Career Intervention
      Chapter 19: Career Assessment: Foundations, Approaches, and Applications
      Patrick J. Rottinghaus and Felice Chen

      Chapter 20: Career Management
      Mo Wang, Yanjun Guan, and Yanran Fang

      Chapter 21: Exploring Global Careers: Individual Mobility and Organizational Management
      Michael Dickmann and Rodrigo Mello

      Chapter 22: Career Counseling and Psychotherapy: The Working Alliance and Reflexive Practice
      Peter McIlveen and Malcolm Choat

      Chapter 23: Careers and the Gifted: Implications for Society and Education Policy
      Jonathan Wai and Don C. Zhang

      Chapter 24: Work and Unemployment
      Frank Burtnett

      Chapter 25: Work Disability
      Connie Sung and Amy Nasamran

      Chapter 26: Experience of Marginalization in Career Development: From Education to the Workplace
      Richard Douglass

      Chapter 27: Healthy Careers: An Occupational Health Psychology Perspective
      Robert R. Sinclair, Baylor Graham, Lauren Kistler, Meredith Pool, Danielle Sperry, and Gwendolyn P. Watson

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