PDR718 Current Theories and Models in Career Counseling

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Course Goal / Objective

The aim of this course is to introduce current theories in the field of career development and to improve students' theoretical knowledge by making them understand the basic concepts, principles and application areas of these theories. In addition, it is aimed for students to develop flexible and holistic intervention approaches that take into account individual differences, social context and variations in working life in career psychological counseling processes. Students will gain the ability to provide effective career support services to individuals by analyzing current models such as career structuring, social cognitive career self-management, work psychology, and hope action theory. In addition, it is aimed for them to learn strategies for coping with uncertainty and change through postmodern approaches such as systems and chaos theory.

Course Content

Türkçe This course aims to provide an in-depth introduction to contemporary theoretical approaches in the field of career psychological counseling and career development. Students will learn to understand how individuals direct their career lives in the light of current theories that explain the individual, social and environmental factors that affect career development. It is also aimed for them to gain competence in how theoretical knowledge can be used in applied career counseling processes. In this context, the course content is structured as follows: 1. Introduction to Current Career Development Theories 2. Career Structuring Theory 3. Social Cognitive Well-Being and Social Cognitive Career Self-Management Theory 4. Work Psychology Theory 5. Relational Work Theory 6. Brott's Career Story Theory 7. Brown's Values-Based Career Theory 8. Hope Action Theory 9. Solution-oriented Career Psychological Counseling Model 10. Career sailboat model 11. Systems Theory 12. Career Counseling Based on Chaos Theory

Course Precondition

There are no prerequisites.

Resources

Kariyer Psikolojik Danışmasında Çağdaş Kuramlar Yaklaşımlar ve Modeller (Editörler: Feride Bacanlı & Ayşenur Büyükgöze Kavas) Pegem Akademi.

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Kariyer Psikolojik Danışmasında Çağdaş Kuramlar Yaklaşımlar ve Modeller (Editörler: Feride Bacanlı & Ayşenur Büyükgöze Kavas) Pegem Akademi. Makale Listesi: 1. Akkermans, J., da Motta Veiga, S. P., Hirschi, A., & Marciniak, J. (2024). Career transitions across the lifespan: A review and research agenda. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 148, 103957. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2023.103957 2. Alshabani, N., & Soto, S. (2020). Early 20th-century career counseling for women: Contemporary practice and research implications. The Career Development Quarterly, 68(1), 78-93. https://doi.org/10.1002/cdq.12214 3. Anctil, T. M., Smith, C. K., Schenck, P., & Dahir, C. (2012). Professional school counselors' career development practices and continuing education needs. The Career Development Quarterly, 60(2), 109-121. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2161-0045.2012.00009.x 4. Balın, E., Korkut Owen, F., Kepir, D., & Owen, P. D. D. (2021). University career services centers in Turkey: A sequential mixed-method study. Kariyer Psikolojik Danışmanlığı Dergisi, 4(2), 1-35. 5. Buyukgoze-Kavas, A., & Autin, K. L. (2019). Decent work in Turkey: Context, conceptualization, and assessment. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 112, 64-76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2019.02.003 6. Duffy, R. D., Kim, H. J., Gensmer, N. P., Raque-Bogdan, T. L., Douglass, R. P., England, J. W., & Buyukgoze-Kavas, A. (2019). Linking decent work with physical and mental health: A psychology of working perspective. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 112, 384-395. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2019.04.010 7. Hirschi, A. (2018). The fourth industrial revolution: Issues and implications for career research and practice. The Career Development Quarterly, 66(2), 192-204. https://doi.org/10.1002/cdq.12142 8. Yeşilyaprak, B. D. (2019). Türkiye’de mesleki rehberlik ve kariyer danışmanlığı hizmetleri: Güncel durum ve öngörüler. Kariyer Psikolojik Danışmanlığı Dergisi, 2(2), 73-102.

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