Thus, career counseling also addresses interpersonal relationships and their meaning for the client. This method helps clients see themselves in action, aids them as they process their cognitions, and enables them to receive feedback. It integrates cognition, emotion, and action in a conceptual and practical manner. It also uses everyday constructs related to the meaning and experience of clients. The above research extends previous studies on parental influence by identifying the individual and joint actions that parents and adolescents take in career decisions and how these actions contribute to the construction of career.
Action theory approaches to career research.
A theory of goal-directed action in career research. Evaluation of career development programs from an action perspective. Interpretation and action in career counseling. Richard A. Young is a professor in the Department of Counselling Psychology at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. ERIC Digests are in the public domain and may be freely reproduced and disseminated.