Journal article
Economic Justice and Vocational Psychology: Towards Community Change
Journal of career assessment, Vol.30(3), pp.436-454
08/01/2022
DOI: 10.1177/10690727211069535
Abstract
In the present paper, we join the current dialogue in the field of vocational psychology regarding how neoliberal economic trends across the world have influenced the development of theory and approaches to vocational psychology. We propose an alternative perspective, that viewing career development from an economic justice lens, can provide an alternative to the existing neoliberal influence. An economic justice lens may aid us in moving from solely focusing on individual interventions and outcomes to those that help to create community-level change which in turn help create a more just economy for all. This is more than simply providing interventions to individuals in a community but requires shifting the locus of change to the community level. We detail four proposed career outcomes that center community-level change: Networking, Conscientization, Participation, and Liberation. Opportunities to utilize participatory action research, social network analysis, and other practice methods are encouraged. Finally, we offer examples of how vocational psychologists can take active roles in an economic justice approach to vocational psychology.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Economic Justice and Vocational Psychology: Towards Community Change
- Creators
- Saba R. Ali - Psych and Quant FoundationsDavid Drustup - Univ Iowa, 361 Lindquist Ctr, Iowa City, IA 52242 USAYunkyoung Loh Garrison - Bates Coll, Lewiston, ME 04240 USADuhita Mahatmya - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of career assessment, Vol.30(3), pp.436-454
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- DOI
- 10.1177/10690727211069535
- ISSN
- 1069-0727
- eISSN
- 1552-4590
- Number of pages
- 19
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/01/2022
- Academic Unit
- Education Administration; Psychological and Quantitative Foundations; Center for Social Science Innovation
- Record Identifier
- 9984371115002771
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