Integrating Theory, Research, and Practice: Lessons Learned from the Evolution of Vocational Psychology

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
David L. Blustein
Keyword(s):  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Vocational Psychology ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Theory Research

Global Work-Related Suffering as a Priority for Vocational Psychology

2005 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tod Sloan
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Psychology ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
Development Theory ◽  
Vocational Development ◽  
Skill Sets ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Work Settings ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Global Work ◽  
Theory Research

Building on the recommendations in the article “An Emancipatory Communitarian Approach to Vocational Development Theory, Research, and Practice” by David Blustein, Ellen McWhirter, and Justin Perry, a critical and global perspective on the challenge facing vocational psychologists who adopt an emancipatory communitarian approach is developed. Attention to the most pressing needs of the global unemployed and working poor will be critical. Most psychologists already possess the skill sets that are required, but the roles will change from work that primarily sustains current socioeconomic systems to work that challenges the globalization of corporate consumerism through an insistence on participatory democracy in the work settings and the defense of the human rights of workers.

Advancing Social Justice in Vocational Theory, Research, and Practice

2005 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fred H. Borgen
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Counseling Psychology ◽  
Vocational Psychology ◽  
Development Theory ◽  
Vocational Development ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Working Lives ◽  
Vocational Theory ◽  
Theory Research

David Blustein, Ellen Hawley McWhirter, and Justin Perry present a social justice agenda for action in vocational psychology in their article “An Emancipatory Communitarian Approach to Vocational Development Theory, Research, and Practice.” They build on robust work in counseling psychology over recent decades by using the critical work of Isaac Prilleltensky as a fulcrum for advancing this agenda. Much of their case effectively argues that we should move beyond tradition to improve the working lives of our clients. While their arguments are powerful, I suggest several ways to expand their discourse.

An Emancipatory Communitarian Approach to Vocational Development Theory, Research, and Practice

2005 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
David L. Blustein ◽  
Ellen Hawley McWhirter ◽  
Justin C. Perry
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Psychology ◽  
Development Theory ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Vocational Development ◽  
Psychological Practice ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
The People ◽  
Vocational Theory ◽  
Psychology Theory ◽  
Theory Research

Building on recent calls for a more explicit and intentional endorsement of social justice goals within counseling psychology and vocational psychology, this article proposes Prilleltensky’s (1997) emancipatory communitarian approach to psychological practice as a useful framework for vocational theory, practice, and research. Such a framework emphasizes the distinction between the concepts of work and career and illuminates the extent to which traditional vocational psychology has attended to the needs of the people who experience little, if any, volition in their choices of career or line of work. We present a rationale for integrating an emancipatory communitarian approach into vocational psychology theory and the implications of this approach for future research and practice.

The State-of-the-Art in Integrating Theory, Research, and Practice in Vocational Psychology

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
James P. Sampson ◽  
Emily Bullock-Yowell ◽  
V. Casey Dozier ◽  
Debra S. Osborn ◽  
Janet G. Lenz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
State Of The Art ◽  
The State ◽  
Vocational Psychology ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Theory Research
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