Career Development and Planning: A Comprehensive Approach

The text includes theoretical work in cognitive psychology and relevant knowledge from the applied behavioral sciences. • Part I (chapters 1-5) focuses on the theory base in cognitive information processing, with detailed, practical examples of the application of the theory in typical career situations, including self-knowledge, occupational knowledge, and decision making. • Part II (chapters 6-10) provides a multidisciplinary overlay of issues that affect career decisions, such as economic trends, organizational culture, and family-career conflict. • Part III (chapters 11-15) focuses on concrete steps for executing a strategic career plan and seeking employment, including an examination of familiar topics such as interviewing, resume writing, negotiating, and work adjustment, from a cognitive and multidisciplinary perspective.

Dr. Reardon has held full-time counseling and teaching positions at FSU since 1966, when he was first employed as a counselor in the Counseling Center. As a faculty member in the Division of Student Affairs, his current position is Director of Instruction, Research, and Evaluation in the Career Center; Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems; and Co-Director of the Center for the Study of Technology in Counseling and Career Development. He is also the Coordinator of the Career Specialization in the Psychological Studies in Education Program in the College of Education. He has co-authored several books, including Career Counseling and Services: A Cognitive Information Processing Approach (2004; with Janet Lenz, Jim Sampson, and Gary Peterson; Wadsworth Publishing). Dr. Reardon has published more than 85 articles in professional journals, focusing on the research and development of innovative career interventions for college students and adults, and featuring the use of educational and occupational information. In 2003 he received the Eminent Career Award from the National Career Development Association.

Dr. Janet Lenz is the Program Director for Instruction, Research, & Evaluation in the Florida State University Career Center, and an Assistant-In faculty member in the Florida State University College of EducationÂ's Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems (EPLS). Dr. Lenz coordinates the Ed.S./MasterÂ's career counseling specialty within the EPLS Psychological Services in Education program. She also serves as the Co-Director of FSUÂ's Center for the Study of Technology in Counseling and Career Development. Dr. Lenz is a National Certified Counselor (NCC), Master Career Counselor (MCC), and a Career Development Facilitator Instructor. She is past-president of the National Career Development Association (NCDA) and an NCDA Fellow.

Jim Sampson is currently a Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems at Florida State University, where he has taught courses in career development and computer applications in counseling since 1982. Since 1986 he has served as Co-Director of the Center for the Study of Technology in Counseling and Career Development. As part of his efforts to translate theory into practice, he is an author of the Career Thoughts Inventory (CTI) along with Gary Peterson, Janet Lenz, Robert Reardon, and Denise Saunders. In 1990 he received the National Career Development Association Merit Award. He was elected as an Overseas Fellow at the National Institute for Careers Education and Counseling in Cambridge, United Kingdom (1997 to the present). He was appointed as a Visiting Professor at the University of Joensuu in Finland (1999), at the University of Derby in the United Kingdom (2001 to the present), and at the University of Jyväskylä in Finland (2002 to the present).

Gary Peterson became a member of the Florida State University faculty in 1972. He is now a Professor Emeritus in the College of Education and a senior research associate in the Center for the Study of Technology in Counseling and Career Development. Dr. Peterson is a licensed Psychologist in Florida. During his career at Florida State University he has published over 40 journal articles and has co-authored multiple books including Career Development and Services: A Cognitive Approach (1991; with Jim Sampson and Robert Reardon).