Argues that career counseling with adults is exploration of personal identity and meaning, both of which are fundamental to individual's survival, well-being, and family lifestyle. Discusses themes that are salient personal matters that may or may not be explicitly articulated by clients in career counseling settings. (Author/NB)

Argues that career counselors need to pay more attention to the affective, psychological issues confronting clients with career problems. Discusses impact of significant psychological variables that influence career decision making, including developmental stages and tasks, identity formation and status, self-concept, psychological needs, and…

Presents case examples demonstrating interconnection between career and noncareer issues. Notes that comprehensive and intensive personal exploration is needed to uncover relatedness of seemingly disparate areas of clients' lives. Contends that when comprehensive person-oriented career counseling is done there is recognition and integration of…

Argues that "career" and "personal" counseling should not be viewed as different types as counseling because holistic philosophy of counseling emphasizes helping "whole" persons whose lives contain many roles; research in implications of gender and race for career development further demonstrates inseparability of career and personal lives; and…

Presents three case examples to illustrate specific actions that career counseling must take to integrate sexual orientation into career counseling. Suggested actions involve signaling lesbian and gay affirmation in career counseling practice; enhancing development of positive gay or lesbian identity in context of career development work; and…

Calls career and personal counseling inextricably intertwined. Notes that career problems have strong emotional component. Suggests interpreting career indecision and procrastination as zeteophobia, fear of career exploration. Contends that trait and factor theory pictures career counseling as unrealistically simplistic. Suggests training all…

Describes three fictitious university counseling center clients who are struggling with career issues related to their personal development. Suggestions are given regarding ways to conceptualize their situations as well as methods of individualized career guidance. (Author/NB)

Compared presenting psychological symptom status and counseling duration of career and noncareer clients (n=231). Although no significant differences in psychological status of two groups were noticed, career clients did attend significantly fewer counseling sessions than did clients with noncareer concerns. Findings have implications for college…

Responds to case of Sondra presented in Career Development Quarterly (September 1990). Suggests that her inability to decide on a career may be rooted in long-term personality style, poor ego strength, noisome family dynamics, and/or developmental delay. Recommends an integrative approach incorporating both personal and career counseling. (PVV)

Sees implicit definitions given to career and personal counseling as reflecting dichotomy between research and practice. Says that research focus and early practice experience reinforce idea that career counseling is prototypically concerned with young adult career choice. Presents case study of targeted coaching in business to illustrate how…