Discover effective approaches for incorporating career theory into real-life coaching scenarios with this comprehensive and accessible guide.
Published in partnership with the Career Development Institute (CDI), this accessible guide bridges the gap between career development theory and practice. It provides careers professionals and students alike with a unique introduction to essential theories along with actionable strategies for integrating them into their coaching practice.
‘I have no hesitation in recommending this book as essential reading for all career development professionals.’ Claire Johnson, CDI Head of Professional Development and Standards, RCDP and CDI, ICCI and NICEC Fellow
Unlock the potential of career development theories to conquer key career challenges.
Career development theories are plentiful, but most resources focus heavily on academic concepts, leaving many career professionals unsure of how to implement them effectively. Renowned expert Julia Yates offers another approach: real progress comes from applying these theories in small, practical ways to everyday professional scenarios.
In this comprehensive handbook, Yates demystifies over twenty essential career development theories. With clear explanations, she categorises these theories and pinpoints which ones are best suited for different clients and contexts. Delving into real-world applications, you'll find inspiring stories of successful practitioners and students who have transformed their practices.
This definitive guide offers:
Whether you are a student embarking on your career development training or an experienced careers professional seeking fresh perspectives, this is an indispensable introduction to the advantages of using career development theories in your everyday practice.
Julia Yates writes with such passion and enthusiasm about career development theories that readers of this book will have “light bulb moments” when understanding the different career development theories and how using relevant ones in practice leads to deeper understanding, greater confidence and more effective practice with clients.
If you are studying to become a career development professional this book is essential reading as it introduces what career development theories are, categorises a range of the most useful theories into different themes, explains them clearly and then shows how to use them in practice.
For experienced career development professionals, the book will act as both a refresher and an introduction to theories that have been developed since you qualified. Its accessible format means that it is an excellent source of continuous professional development as it encourages you to reflect on your own practice through the lens of career development theories. It is also a very useful source of information when advocating for the value of career development work and explaining its theoretical foundations.
If, like me, you have been fortunate and have attended one of Julia’s sessions on career development theories in practice, you are likely to have been sad when it finished and could happily have listened to Julia for much longer. This book is the answer to your wishes as Julia’s engaging style can be heard throughout.
For the last thirty years of my forty-year career in the sector I have been involved in designing, delivering and developing many of the initial qualifications and supporting the continuous professional development needs of the sector. I have no hesitation in recommending this book as essential reading for all career development professionals, anyone interested in joining the sector or if you want to know more about career development theories and the impact that their effective use can have.
Claire Johnson, RCDP and CDI, ICCI and NICEC Fellow
CDI Head of Professional Development and Standards
Dr Julia Yates is Associate Professor of Organisational Psychology at City, University of London and specialises in career development. Julia speaks and writes widely on the practical applications of career development theories and research. She is a Chartered Psychologist and the author of The Career Coaching Handbook (Routledge, 2022).
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