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This book is the ideal introductory text for students in career counseling. The book introduces different choice theories and links them each to a fictional case client. This design helps students to understand the differences and similarities between different approaches. The book is divided into three sections: Fundamentals, Theories, and Applications. The third edition includes new chapters on the history of career development and career counseling, contextual influences, career interventions and ethical dilemmas, and several other important topics as well as expanded chapters on a variety of topics including practical assessment of theory. Although the text is designed to help teach students the fundamentals of career counseling, reviewers have reported that the book is also useful for providing students with a better understanding of their own career options. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
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Designed to help readers apply career development theories to their work with career counseling clients, Career Theory and Practice: Learning Through Case Studies links major career development and choice theories to a fictional case client. Authors Jane L. Swanson and Nadya A. Fouad use this case study approach throughout the book to provide an integrative thread that illustrates similarities and differences between the featured theories. The Third Edition has been updated and substantially expanded to be a primary text for a graduate course in Career Development and Counseling. “Jane L. Swanson and Nadya A. Fouad do a masterful job of bringing theory to life through the lived stories of actual career clients. I very much appreciated the book’s format, the examples, the discussion questions, and the richly developed case examples.” —Mary J. Heppner, University of Missouri, Columbia, commenting on the First Edition “The case study method is very effective. Students can see firsthand how the theories are interpreted and applied. Often they get a better understanding of their own lives and career history.” —Anne Zachmeyer, Rochester Institute of Technology “Theory discussion is complete and usable for students; the quality of the text is strong.” —Meredith J. Drew, Centenary College
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