This practiced-based handbook describes postmodern career counseling models and methods designed to meet clients' diverse needs in today's challenging work environment. Readers will gain a solid understanding of the theoretical underpinnings of postmodern career counseling and learn practical approaches to counseling clients of various ages and backgrounds on occupational choice and other issues, such as coping with developmental tasks, career transitions, and work traumas.
Drawing directly from their experiences with clients, career counseling experts link theory to practice in 17 application chapters that demonstrate the process of postmodern career assessment and intervention embedded in culture and context. Multicultural case vignettes and a "Practical Application Guide" in each of these chapters facilitate classroom learning and discussion.
Busacca, Louis A.: - Louis A. Busacca, PhD, received his doctorate in counseling and human development from Kent State University and holds licensure as a professional counselor in Ohio and as a national certified counselor. He received special recognition as a master career counselor from the National Career Development Association (NCDA) and is certified in clinical rational hypnotherapy from the National Association of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapists.
He is currently an adjunct assistant professor of counseling and human services at Old Dominion University and college counselor and adjunct professor of psychology at Lakeland Community College. Prior to this, he was adjunct professor of counseling for Youngstown State University and an instructor at Northeast Ohio Medical University. Dr. Busacca has 7 years' experience as an administrator in higher education as program director for the U.S. Department of Education's TRiO Veterans Upward Bound in Cleveland, Ohio.
Dr. Busacca was a member of the board of directors for the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). He served as president of the Ohio Career Development Association and served on several committees for CACREP and American Counseling Association. He was on the editorial board of Counselor Education and Supervision, and the Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education and Development, served as ad hoc reviewer for The Career Development Quarterly, and currently serves on the editorial board for the Journal of Counselor Practice of the Ohio Counseling Association. He is an active member of the American Counseling Association, NCDA, and Ohio Counseling Association.
C. Rehfuss, Mark C.: - Mark C. Rehfuss, PhD, received his doctorate in counseling and human development from Kent State University and holds licensure as a professional clinical counselor in Ohio and as a professional counselor in Virginia. He is currently an associate professor and director of the human services distance program in the Department of Counseling and Human Services at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia.
Dr. Rehfuss is an editorial board member of The Career Development Quarterly, the Journal of Employment Counseling, and the Virginia Counselors Journal and is an ad hoc reviewer for the Journal of Vocational Behavior. He has served as chair of the NCDA Research Committee and as president of the Virginia Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, and is currently treasurer of the National Organization of Human Services. He has 21 years of experience in higher education administration, curriculum development, and counselor education. He has over 35 peer-reviewed publications and has delivered numerous professional presentations at international and national conferences.
