Career Counseling: Applied Concepts of Life Planning [Hardcover]

Vernon G. Zunker (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 21, 1997 | Series: Counseling S.

Preparing readers for work in the 21st century, this revised edition offers a sense of future direction for the counsellor and counselor-in-training. As in past editions, the author provides readers with a solid foundation in career development principles and concepts. He translates theoretical principles of career development and research into practical counselling objectives, programmes, and strategies, and covers the historical development of the field.

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"Vernon Zunker is a retired professor from Southwest Texas State University. He has his Ed.D. from the University of Houston, and a postdoctorate degree from the University of Texas at Galveston." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Vernon Zunker is a retired professor from Southwest Texas State University. He has his Ed.D. from the University of Houston, and a post-doctorate degree from the University of Texas at Galveston. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 631 pages
• Publisher: Wadsworth Pub Co; 5th edition (July 21, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0534346685
• ISBN-13: 978-0534346683
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,093,914 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Vague and inconclusive, October 23, 2000

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jerry hickey (chicago, il USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Career Counseling: Applied Concepts of Life Planning (Hardcover)

While there is an immensely broad array of career counseling topics covered in this book, it is extremely poorly written and is of little use. The author fails to define the key terms, and only vaguely discusses the key concepts. For example, Zunker fails to effectively explain Donald Super's career maturity factors e.g., Zunker full definition of Super's crystallization of traits is, "individual progress toward forming a self concept." In addition, Zunker writes in an extremely passive, wordy, vague style more tailored to impress academics than to be relevant for students.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars dull and unhelpful, January 27, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Career Counseling: Applied Concepts of Life Planning (Hardcover)

this was a textbook used in one of my graduate school classes, and even reading it was a chore. There was virtually no "applied" information - nothing about how to actually do career counseling with a live human being. I would not recommend this book for anyone who is seeking usable information on career counseling, especially if counseling clients are adults.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A full exposure of the topic - from History to Application, October 1, 2003

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Frank Dieppa (Caguas, PR United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Career Counseling: Applied Concepts of Life Planning (Hardcover)

I read all the other reviews, I get a feeling they are all from students. As a practicing professional in this field for the past 20 years, I can say that as Boles'"What Color is your Parachute" is the bible for Job Seekers, Zunker's "Career Counseling: Applied concepts of Life Planning" is the bible for the Career Counselor. I find Zunker's information well exposed for easy comprehension. His writing style is simple and straight-forward. I believe the book is well structured for its purpose and didn't get a 5 star rating because It should be more economical in pricing.