Book chapter
Career counseling and the gifted individual: Applying social cognitive career theory to the career decision making of gifted individuals
APA handbook of giftedness and talent, pp.629-644
American Psychological Association
01/01/2018
DOI: 10.1037/0000038-041
Abstract
Career development theories are one attempt to provide informed guidance to an individual and to explain how one chooses an occupational direction in life on the basis of a number of factors. Social cognitive career theory (SCCT) can be an appropriate conceptual framework through which counselors can explore and support gifted individuals’ career decision making (Watters, 2010). Counselors and psychologists, by nature of their training, are also commonly versed in this vocational theory and could apply it in their work with gifted students. The purpose of this chapter is fivefold: (a) elaborate on the tenets of SCCT in comparison with other historical and contemporary career theories; (b) detail specific research findings pertaining to the use of career theories, including SCCT, with gifted and talented individuals; (c) offer an overview of the career needs of gifted individuals; (d) provide examples of how SCCT can be applied by school counselors and career counselors to gifted and talented young adults; and (e) suggest support strategies for gifted individuals’ career development and related lines of research. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: chapter)
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Career counseling and the gifted individual: Applying social cognitive career theory to the career decision making of gifted individuals
- Creators
- Susannah M Wood - University of IowaCarol Klose SmithDavid K Duys - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- APA handbook of giftedness and talent, pp.629-644
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association
- DOI
- 10.1037/0000038-041
- ISBN
- 9781433826962; 1433826968; 9781433826979; 1433826976
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2018
- Academic Unit
- Counselor Education
- Record Identifier
- 9984374237702771
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