Facilitating Change in Career Construction Counseling

Paulo M. Cardoso, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology, University of Évora, Portugal, where he teaches vocational psychology and career counseling in the educational psychology master's program, and in the psychology doctoral program. Dr. Cardoso has published extensively on the process and outcome of career counseling. He serves as a member of the editorial boards of several journals concerned with vocational behavior and career development. He also serves on the executive boards of the European Society for Vocational Designing and Career Counseling, and the Portuguese Society of Psychology.Paul J. Hartung, PhD, is professor of behavioral sciences and interim co-chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED). He maintains an international reputation of excellence for his work in the areas of career development and vocational psychology, and has published numerous articles, chapters, and edited books. Dr. Hartung is a 2024-2025 University Hospitals-NEOMED Faculty Scholar and is listed in Elsevier’s 2023 World’s Top 2% of Scientists for career and single-year publication citations. Dr. Hartung also currently serves as past president, Division 16 (Counseling, 2022-26) of the International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP).

This book is the definitive "how-to" guide to career construction counseling. It is clearly written, succinct, grounded in theory and research evidence, and eminently practical. Cardoso and Hartung have written an essential handbook for practitioners and scholars in the field of career development. The book is ideal compulsory reading for courses in career counseling. - Peter McIlveen, PhD, Professor, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia; Fellow of the College of Counselling Psychologists, Australian Psychological Society Understanding how change happens is essential to promoting a dignified future for all. The authors address this with mastery and incisiveness. - Laura Nota, PhD, Full Professor, University of Padova, Larios Laboratory, Padua, Italy This volume embodies what I value most in our profession: the integration of rigorous scholarship with genuine human concern. It serves as a treasure trove of guidance and inspiration for counselors committed to making a lasting difference in people's lives. - Kobus Maree, DEd, PhD, DPhil, Full Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa Far beyond a practical case study, this is an enhanced manual that is greatly needed by practitioners. In this book that is shaped by research and supportive models, readers will find client narratives and therapeutic dialogues to help compel personal growth and innovation, and manage dilemmas. Cardoso and Hartung are masters at combining the best of career counseling and vocational behavior change. - Rich Feller, PhD, Professor and University Distinguished Teaching Scholar, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, United States

• Foreword Mark L. Savickas Preface Part I. Career Construction Counseling PrinciplesChapter 1. Career Construction Counseling: Origins and Practice Method Chapter 2. A Narrative Perspective on Self and Career Chapter 3. Client Change in Career Construction Counseling Part II. Career Construction Counseling ProceduresChapter 4. Telling the Career Story Chapter 5. Writing the Career Story Chapter 6. Enacting the Career Story Chapter 7. Conclusion