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week 3 career counseling discussion 1 and 2

week 3 career counseling discussion 1 and 2

Week 3 Discussion 1: Psychology of Work

Review the article The Psychology of Working: A new Framework for Counseling Practice and Public Policy.

Prepare a 200-300-word response in which you address the following:

  • How is work viewed in this article? What are the implications of this framework for practice and policy?
Week 3 Discussion 2: Career vs. Personal Counseling

Some researchers have suggested that career and personal concerns should be dealt with separately, whereas others, believing that career and personal concerns are intertwined, have promoted a more holistic counseling approach.

Prepare a 200-300-word response in which you address the following:

  • How do you see career and personal counseling interact? How might you integrate career constructs into your practice?

Read Chapter 3 from Career Counseling: A Holistic Approach (Zunker).

Read Chapters 2 and 3 of Using Assessment Results for Career Development (Osborne & Zunker).

Read the article Blustein, D.L., Kenna, A.C., Gill, N., & DeVoy, J.E. (2008). The psychology of working: A new framework for counseling practice and public policy. Career Development Quarterly, 56, 294-308, located in the Alliant Library at: https://login.alliant.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https... to an external site.