Integrating Theory, Research, and Practice in Vocational Psychology: Current Status and Future Directions

Multicultural Vocational Research: Critique and Call to Action

“…Theory-driven research may also inform practice, helping to ensure that career counseling serves all clients well. In their concluding chapter on a book from the 2016 Society of Vocational Psychology conference on Integrating Theory Research and Practice, Sampson et al (2016) observed that "Stronger links among theory, research, and practice can help us as a profession make our theory more comprehensive and applicable, our research more informative and relevant, and our practice more effective and supported. " (p.192).…”

“…As counseling and vocational psychologists have long argued (e.g., Hoyt & Mallinckrodt, 2012;Sampson et al, 2016), strong research should encompass a theoretical framework. Many of the inclusive vocational theories, such as the Social Cognitive Career Theory (Lent et al, 2002) and the Psychology of Working Perspective (Duffy et al 2016), maintain that societal and environmental factors are important in our career decision-making.…”

Dysfunctional Career Thoughts and the Sophomore Slump Among Students With Learning Disabilities

“…Our findings could be used when crafting transition-related programming to improve students’ persistence beyond the 1st year. Career theory provides practitioners with a systematic basis for designing career interventions (Sampson, 2017). At this time, career practitioners on college campuses perceive themselves as unprepared to help address the core issue of dysfunctional career thoughts that complicate students’ “career choice process or deal with the unique challenge they face (Sampson, 2017).…”

“…Career theory provides practitioners with a systematic basis for designing career interventions (Sampson, 2017). At this time, career practitioners on college campuses perceive themselves as unprepared to help address the core issue of dysfunctional career thoughts that complicate students’ “career choice process or deal with the unique challenge they face (Sampson, 2017). ” The successful use of the CIP theory lens in this study means practitioners can utilize the theory to understand students career needs, and use CIP-based interventions to help students identify and reframe their dysfunctional thoughts (Carr, 2004; Dieringer et al, 2017).…”

“…Research within the last 20 years has used the cognitive information processing (CIP) to explain career decision making and identify dysfunctional/negative career thoughts as part of the college transition intervention program among young adults with and without LD (Dipeolu et al, 2012, Dipeolu et al, 2019; Sampson, 2017). Using CIP, Sampson et al (1996) theorized about the effects of negative career thoughts on students transitioning to college and the world of work.…”