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Connecting A Career Theory to Practice: Implications for Social Justice

Connecting A Career Theory to Practice: Implications for Social Justice. Janet G. Lenz, Ph.D. Debra Osborn, Ph.D. Robert C. Reardon, Ph.D. Evolution of Cognitive Information Processing (CIP) Theory.

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Connecting A Career Theory to Practice: Implications for Social Justice

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  1. Connecting A Career Theory to Practice: Implications for Social Justice Janet G. Lenz, Ph.D. Debra Osborn, Ph.D. Robert C. Reardon, Ph.D.

  2. Evolution of Cognitive Information Processing (CIP) Theory • Innovation in brief and self-help services in a university setting, also serving community adults • Establishment of the Center for the Study of Technology in Counseling and Career Development (aka The Tech Center) • Establishment of a CIP research team SVP Conference, November 5, 2011

  3. Evolution of CIP • Application of CIP theory to career choice • Use of a career course as a laboratory for research and development • Development of the Career Thoughts Inventory and Workbook • Integration of CIP and Holland’s RIASEC theory • Implementation of CIP in large service-delivery systems SVP Conference, November 5, 2011

  4. Pyramid of Information Processing Domains Thinking about my decision making Client Version Knowing how I make decisions Knowing about myself Knowing about my options SVP Conference, November 5, 2011

  5. CASVE Cycle - Client Version Knowing I Need to Make a Choice Knowing I Made aGood Choice ImplementingMy Choice Understanding Myself and My Options Choosing AnOccupation, Program of Study, or Job Expanding andNarrowing My Listof Options SVP Conference, November 5, 2011

  6. Readiness for Career Choice Model • Complexity (high) • Low readiness Moderate readiness • High degree of Moderate to low degree • support needed of support needed • (Individual Case- (Brief Staff-Assisted • Managed Services) Services) • Capability • (low) (high) • Moderate readiness High readiness • Moderate to low degree No support needed • of support needed (Self-Help mode) • (Brief Staff-Assisted • Services) • (low) SVP Conference, November 5, 2011

  7. Differentiated Service Delivery Model Individual Enters Brief Screening Self or Staff Referral Comprehensive Screening Self-Help Services Brief Staff-Assisted Services Individual Case-Managed Services Complete differentiated model of delivering career resources and services

  8. CIP in Practice • Readiness assessment: Targeted services • Clients learn how to solve career problems and make decisions • CIP approach/concepts can be easily explained to clients • Allows for a holistic approach to the career decision-making process SVP Conference, November 5, 2011

  9. CIP in Instruction • Theory-based undergraduate 3-credit career development class • CIP integrated into text, class lectures, small group activities • CTI used as pre-posttest • Study by Reed, Reardon, Lenz, & Leierer (2001) showed a significant decrease in students’ negative career thoughts • Study by Osborn, Howard, & Leierer (2007); results demonstrated the impact of a one-credit 6 week career course on the dysfunctional career thoughts of diverse college freshmen SVP Conference, November 5, 2011

  10. CIP in Program Development • International applications • CIP as a “social justice” approach to career services • Policy development & CIP • Diverse populations, translation of materials globally • Visitors from 42 nations to FSU Career Center/Tech Center SVP Conference, November 5, 2011

  11. CIP Applications in National, State, & Regional Systems for Career Services • Examples • Connexions Services in England • Careers Scotland Centres • Careers Service in Northern Ireland • JobLink Centers in North Carolina • Workforce Centers in Oklahoma • Private Secondary School, Tasmania

  12. CIP/CTI Research: Analyzing the Bibliography • About 95 refereed journal articles, chapters, and Web publications • About 37 dissertations worldwide • About 19 dissertations from FSU • CIP applications: About 57 references • CTI research: About 84 references SVP Conference, November 5, 2011

  13. CIP Future Directions • Online delivery of CTI, CTI workbook, and CIP-based interventions • Further convergence of career & mental health counseling (e.g., Decision Space Worksheet, Beck Depression Inventory) • Spirituality & vocational choice (Valuing) • Career thoughts in relation to other constructs in vocational behavior, e.g., mindfulness, self-efficacy, career stress • Further integration of multicultural factors in vocational choice, e.g., nature of positive family influence on decision making in the Valuing phase of the CASVE Cycle SVP Conference, November 5, 2011

  14. For More Information www.career.fsu.edu/techcenter

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