Career Counseling Flashcards

Study Notes

Super's Five Stages of Life and Career Development

Donald Super proposed five stages in career development that reflect life stages.
Stages include Growth (birth to age 14), Exploration (age 15-24), Establishment (age 24-44), Maintenance (age 44-64), and Decline (65+).
Acronym for easy recall: GEE MD.

Donald Super

Renowned career theorist advocating a developmental approach to career counseling.
Key contributions: life stage structure, developmental tasks, career patterns, and the career rainbow concept.

Crites' Perspective

Crites emphasized the rising necessity for career counseling over therapy.
Introduced the concept of career maturity, linking it to successful completion of developmental tasks across vocational stages.

Mark Savickas

Leader in career construction postmodern theory, focusing on individual career choices.
Framework calls for the integration of life themes, personality self-organization, and career adaptability, guiding occupational choice and vocational adjustment.

Super's Archway Model for Career Development

The model consists of two foundational pillars: Biographical and Geographical.
Biographical Pillar: Focuses on individual factors like interests, values, needs, personality, and self-concept throughout developmental stages.
Geographical Pillar: Addresses external factors including economy, society, labor market, and social policy.

Linda Gottfredson

Developed a theory centered on circumscription and compromise in career development.
Explored occupational segregation influenced by gender roles and intellectual capacities.
Vocational self-concept forms in childhood, heavily impacting future occupational choices.

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Explore the key concepts in career development with these flashcards on Donald Super's theory and the five stages of career development. Perfect for students or professionals seeking a deeper understanding of life and career transitions. Test your knowledge and enhance your career counseling skills.