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Career counseling : a developmental approach / Robert J. Drummond, Charles W. Rayan.

Drummond, Robert J. (Author). Ryan, Charles W. (Charles William), 1932-2014 (Added Author).

Summary:

Using a developmental perspective, this book examines the various stages in career growth and decline, problems involved in career change and more. Material addresses not only career counseling for the majority but the unique characteristics of counseling for diverse populations. -- From the Back Cover.

Record details

ISBN: 9780023306754
ISBN: 0023306750
Physical Description: xxiv, 418 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Merrill, an imprint of Macmillan College Pub. Co., 1995.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 387-407) and indexes.

Formatted Contents Note:

Pt. I. Career Counseling and the World of Work -- Ch. 1. Career Counseling: A Process for Human Development -- Ch. 2. Working: Implications for the Future -- Ch. 3. Occupational Environments: Preparing for Change -- Pt. II. Career Development Theory and Practice -- Ch. 4. Developmental Theories in Grades K-5 -- Ch. 5. Career Counseling of Middle School Children and Junior High Students -- Ch. 6. High School: A Transition Period -- Ch. 7. Community College, College, and Postsecondary Students -- Ch. 8. Early Adulthood: Developing Career Identity -- Ch. 9. Middle Adulthood: A Time of Reflection -- Ch. 10. Older Adults: The Graying of America -- Ch. 11. Career Counseling Special Populations -- Ch. 12. Multicultural Career Counseling -- Pt. III. Nature of Career Information -- Ch. 13. Career Information Sources -- Ch. 14. Computer Applications in Career Counseling -- Ch. 15. Assessment in Career Counseling -- Pt. IV. Contemporary and Future Practices, Trends, and Issues -- Ch. 16. Counseling Strategies -- Ch. 17. Context of Current Trends and Issues. Appendix A: Selected List of Publishers of Career Literature -- Appendix B: Selected List of Test Publishers and Career Tests.