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The Legacy of Parsons: Career Counselors and Vocational Psychologists as Agents of Social Change
Author(s) -
O'Brien Karen M.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
the career development quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.846
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 2161-0045
pISSN - 0889-4019
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-0045.2001.tb00891.x
Subject(s) - vocational education , psychological intervention , career counseling , psychology , career development , counseling psychology , work (physics) , cognitive information processing , applied psychology , engineering ethics , sociology , pedagogy , public relations , social psychology , political science , psychiatry , mechanical engineering , engineering
The commitment to social change demonstrated by the founder of vocational psychology, Frank Parsons, continues in several areas of vocational psychology today, including individual career counseling, guidance work in the schools, career interventions with special populations, and vocational research. This article highlights ways in which career counselors and vocational psychologists have focused and can continue to focus their practice and research to improve the condition of society and to provide interventions that enhance the ability of all individuals to love and to work in a meaningful way.