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Reason, Intuition, and Social Justice: Elaborating on Parsons's Career Decision‐Making Model
Author(s) -
Hartung Paul J.,
Blustein David L.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2002.tb00164.x
Subject(s) - intuition , social injustice , situated , social justice , injustice , politics , sociology , career counseling , ethical decision , environmental ethics , epistemology , psychology , social psychology , political science , social science , pedagogy , law , philosophy , artificial intelligence , computer science
Nearly a century ago, Frank Parsons established the Vocation Bureau in Boston and spawned the development of the counseling profession. Elaborating on Parsons's socially responsible vision for counseling, the authors examine contemporary perspectives on career decision making that include both rational and alternative models and propose that these models be integrated. Returning to counseling's roots in early 20th century social and political reformation movements could ultimately lead the profession to a renewed vision that comprehends career decision making and counseling as a socially situated process entailing purposeful reasoning, prudent intuition, and sustained efforts at ameliorating social injustice.