Our Philosophy
Theories of career counseling
Theories and research describing career behavior provide the “conceptual glue” for as well as describe where, when and for what purpose career counseling, career education, career guidance and other career interventions should be implemented.
The process of career development theory comes from four disciplines:
- Differential Psychology- interested in work and occupations
- Personality- view individuals as an organizer of their own experiences
- Sociology- focus on occupational mobility
- Developmental Psychology- concerned with the “life course”
“Theory is a picture, an image, a description, a representation of reality. It is not reality itself. It is a way we can think about some part of reality so that we can comprehend it”
(Krumboltz)
Career Development Theories for the past 75 years fall into four categories:
- Trait Factor - Matching personal traits to occupations-Frank Parson’s (1920’s)
- Psychological - Personality types matching work environment- Holland (1980’s)
- Decision - Situational or Sociological- Bandura ( Self Efficacy-1970’s)
- Developmental - Self Concept over life span-Super (1950’s)
WE design our own model " career counseling model" (AEDF)
Owners : Mona AL khaldi &Huda AL Sulaim