The purpose of this review was to integrate information from selected journal articles, book chapters, and a few books published in 1991 about careers. More than 140 entries were selected from more than 400 identified and were organized under three broad categories: ( a ) understanding careers, ( b ) t h e context of careers, and (c) career interventions. Each category was subdivided into thematic sections containing several entries on the same topic. The material, both from individual entries and integrated themes, was interpreted as lessons for the professional development of counselors, program planners, and researchers.At a recent presentation I attended, the speaker introduced her topic by describing a puzzling experience from her clinical internship. When a consulting strategy seemed somewhat arbitrary she inquired about the rationale. Her supervisor said he believed it was appropriate based on research summarized in a literature review. She checked and found not one, but several respected reviews drew conclusions supporting her supervisor's belief. Further digging revealed that apparently only two studies had ever addressed the problem directly, but their findings had been cited over and over again. The skeptical intern carried out her own research and David A.