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Walking the yellow brick road
Author(s) -
Amundson Norman E.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of employment counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.252
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2161-1920
pISSN - 0022-0787
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-1920.2006.tb00003.x
Subject(s) - wizard of oz , metaphor , wizard , psychology , deception , applied psychology , career counseling , counselor education , brick , social psychology , higher education , computer science , engineering , human–computer interaction , world wide web , linguistics , philosophy , civil engineering , political science , law
This article uses the story of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. F. Baum, 1900) as a metaphor for exploring career counseling issues related to self‐deception, loss, and the search for the “all‐knowing” expert. The dynamics of the story can be applied to both counseling practice and counselor training. Cross‐cultural issues are also considered.