Developing Self in Work and Career: Concepts, Cases, and Contexts

by Hartung, Paul J.

• ISBN13: 9781433808616
• ISBN10: 1433808617
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-09-01
• Publisher: AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

Summary

Human beings possess the unique psychological ability to self-reflect. Few human experiences and behaviors define the self and allow us to characterize ourselves within the social world more than work and career. The pressing economic and social conditions of the information and globalization age require workers to be more self-directed by managing their own work lives, rather than solely relying on organizations to support them. Given these shifting occupational structures, it is time to reassess the long-standing emphasis on fitting workers to jobs and move toward empowering them to adapt to change. In this volume, leading scholars and practitioners examine the construct of self through vocational psychology and career development topics centered on theory, assessment, and intervention. Chapters in Part I consider predominant theoretical models of career choice and development, such as personenvironment fit, developmental, sociocognitivebehavioral, and constructionist perspectives. In Part II, contributors offer counseling methods rooted in these theoretical models and in contemporary I/O psychology to foster self-construction through work and career. In the final part, authors examine contextual dimensions of gender, culture, and socioeconomic class to investigate how self is constructed in relation to our social world. By exploring theories of career choice and development and their related counseling practices, practitioners can more effectively meet the needs of a rapidly changing global workforce.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. vii
Introduction: Reconsidering Self in Career Theory and Practice	p. 3
Foundations	p. 15
The Self in Vocational Psychology: Object, Subject, and Project	p. 17
Improving Person-Environment Fit and Self-Knowledge	p. 35
Fostering Self-Concept and Identity Constructs in Developmental Career Psychology	p. 53
The Self as Agent in Social Cognitive Career Theory	p. 71
Constructing Self in Career Theory and Counseling Interventions	p. 89
Practice Methods	p. 107
Person Match as a Source of Possible Selves	p. 109
Self-Direction in the Boundaryless Career Era	p. 123
Integrating Self Through Personality, Interests, and Self-Efficacy	p. 141
Implementing Self-Concept: Matching, Developing, and Deciding	p. 161
Contextual Dimensions	p. 175
The Gendered Context of Vocational Self-Construction	p. 177
Self in Vocational Psychology: A Cultural Formulation Approach	p. 193
Self and Social Class in Career Theory and Practice	p. 213
Index	p. 231
About the Editors	p. 245
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