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Applying Career Development Theory to Counseling

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This book provides a comprehensive discussion and integration of career development theories. The instructor's manual assists the beginning professor with an opportunity to impart quality pedagogical knowledge to students. The examples cited throughout the text offer students an opportunity ingest the course material and retain their newly found knowledge. The author makes learning career theories enjoyable and very applicable to situations.

This book presents 14 theories arranged by type of theory. It is clear, concise, and each theory is beautifully illustrated by vignette.

This book was purchased as the text for a Career Development class in a graduate program in Counseling. We're using it as a resource to supplement the lectures. I am finding it easy to read and so far very helpful. I especially appreciate the case examples and client/counselor dialogues as well as the information regarding the various tests and inventories which seem to be an integral part of the career counseling environment.

The writing is so dry and so very boring. Sharf is a fan of key terms and throws a seemingly endless supply at his readers. Much of the citations seem out of date (relying upon a model presented in the 1950s to analyze vocational opportunities TODAY), but it remains to be seen what else is out there.

Great information in this text for career counseling classes. An incredibly dry read though, a dreaded completing the reading for each class period. I would definitely call this more of a reference, it covers career counseling very well but it is too hard to read considering the tiny print and light ink.

This was a required textbook. It is well written and explains the theories and I will keep it and refer to it for use in other classes as well.

This is a great book for the new career counseling professional who might not have had any career coursework in their graduate program, or for those who want a book with a nice discussion of various theories with relevant case studies. It is also a great textbook for graduate level coursework. While studying theory can be a bit dry, Sharf includes case studies to make it more interesting. I keep a copy of this book for reference.

This book describes the various types of theories in career counseling. It is very descriptive and portrays much research and several types of examples. The chapters are boring though. I wish the author used more real life examples about different cultures and approaches. Amazon's delivery was quick and efficent. The book was also in great condition.

The only issue I have is that the book costs entirely too much given its content.

Not to bad of a book.. a little dry at times, however very comprehensive. Good text book for career guidance counseling.. One I will keep and not try to sell back..