John Krumboltz: Learning Theory of Career Counseling – Flashcards
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Who Created the Learning theory of career counseling?
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John Krumboltz
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LT of Career Counseling is grounded in what theory?
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Bandura's Social Learning Theory
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This theory is designed to help individuals?
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Id personal beliefs and how they influence/d career choice
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4 Influential factors
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1) Genetic Endowment & Special Abilities 2) Environmental conditions and events 3) Instrumental and associated learning experiences 4) Task approach skills
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Continuous Learning experiences 4 consequences
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1) Self Observation generalizations- overt or covert statements of interest/values 2)World view generalizations 3)Task approach skills- Decision making and problem solving 4) Actions- Applying for jobs, training, college, job change
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Why people prefer certain occupations?
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1) Succeed at tasks similar to occupation they choose 2)Behavior reinforced for activities of that profession 3)Valued person stresses importance of the occupation associated with positive words or images
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Strengths of Learning Theory of Career Counseling
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1) Based on empirically sound social learning theory 2) Considers individual learning experiences 3) Addresses more than vocational choice 4) applicable to diverse populations
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Weaknesses of Learning Theory of Career Counseling
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1) Newer theory- little research base 2)ignore contextual factors.
