Career Treatment Strategy Model: A Blend of Career and Traditional Counseling Approaches

A Relational Approach to Career Counseling: Theoretical Integration and Practical Application

“…Jordan, 1991a). Thus, relational career counseling provides an integrative framework for incorporating the career and noncareer domains of functioning into therapeutic work that has been so frequently called for as a more comprehensive framework for counseling (e.g., Betz & Corning, 1993;Blustein & Spengler, 1995;Rak & O'Dell, 1994;Schultheiss, 2000;Subich, 1993;Swanson, 1995). This meta-perspective enriches traditional career counseling practice by acknowledging the potential adaptive function of interpersonal connection in approaching career development tasks, while validating clients' real life decision-making experiences.…”

Conseil et développement de carrière tout au long de la vie

“…Existe-t-il des recouvrements avec d'autres formes de conseil ? Ces questions se trouvent posées de plus en plus souvent à l'heure actuelle aux Etats-Unis alors même que des tentatives de clarification du conseil en carrière se manifestent (Anderson & Niles, 1995Bluesmen & Spengler, 1995Hackett, 1993 ;Rak & O'Dell, 1994 ;Swanson, 1995 ;Walsh & Srsic, 1995). Trois problèmes apparaissent comme centraux dans le cadre de cette discussion sur le conseil en carrière.…”

The psychology of working: The clinical context.

“…In an effort to provide a model for integrating treatment strategies across career and traditional approaches, Rak and O'Dell (1994) identified career counseling as one intervention process within the repertoire of personal counseling interventions. They described the career treatment strategies model as “providing a framework to blend career-life planning concepts with a traditional therapeutic modality” (p. 237), noting that it is particularly appropriate for clients who are moving through a developmental transition, are intrapersonally or socially isolated, and are recovering from trauma or addiction.…”