module 3 Flashcards
(12 cards)
What does Donald Super’s theory emphasize in career development?
A: Career development as a lifelong, developmental process involving the implementation of self-concept across life roles.
What are Super’s 5 life stages (maxi-cycles)?
A: Growth (4–13), Exploration (14–24), Establishment (25–44), Maintenance (45–65), Disengagement (66+)
What is Super’s Life-Career Rainbow?
A: A visual model representing life roles (e.g., student, worker, parent) across different contexts (home, work, school, community).
What is the Archway of Career Determinants in Super’s theory?
A: It represents internal (e.g., needs, interests) and external (e.g., family, community) influences on career development.
What is the key counselling goal in Super’s theory?
A: To assess and support career maturity and balance life roles, using tools like CDI, ACCI, and the Salience Inventory.
What is the C-DAC model?
A: Super’s counselling model integrating assessment of readiness, self-concept, and developmental stage to guide intervention.
How did Mark Savickas build on Super’s work?
A: He developed Career Construction Theory, which focuses on narrative identity, life stories, and career adaptability.
What are the 3 components of Career Construction Theory?
A: Life themes, vocational personality, and career adaptability.
What are the 5 Cs of Career Adaptability?
A: Concern, Control, Curiosity, Confidence, Cooperation.
What does Savickas mean by “life themes”?
A life theme consists of a problem or a set of problems which a person wishes to solve above. everything else and the means the person finds to achieve a solution
How does Career Construction Theory differ from trait-factor models?
A: It focuses on how people make meaning of experiences and construct identity through stories, not static traits.
What is the core idea behind narrative career counselling?
A: Helping clients tell, reflect on, and revise their life stories to construct a meaningful career path.
