Making Career Decisions that Count: A Practical Guide - Softcover

Luzzo, Darrell; Severy, Lisa

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0131712772 ISBN 13: 9780131712775

Publisher: Pearson, 2008

Synopsis

Looking for a book that provides “undecided” college students and those considering a career change with valuable tools and strategies to successfully engage in the career decision-making process? With effective, hands-on activities and an engaging conversational tone, Making Career Decisions That Count is a practical guide for every step of this process.  Case studies of real-life college students are integrated throughout each chapter, providing readers with examples of authentic strategies for coping with some of the most challenging career-related concerns experienced by college students of all ages and backgrounds. Chapter summaries, interactive assessments, and contemporary career information further contribute to the value of the book in supporting students’ career decisions.

About this title

About the Author

Darrell Anthony Luzzo, Ph.D.

 

Dr. Darrell Anthony Luzzo is the President of the National Career Development Association, a position he has held since August of 2007. He also serves as the President of Strategic Partnerships LLC, a for-profit company that provides fiscal and human resource solutions to large corporations, small businesses, non-profit organizations, foundations, and institutions of higher education. Dr. Luzzo obtained his bachelor’s degree in psychology and his master’s and doctorate degrees in education from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

 

Dr. Luzzo's career includes executive-level assignments with JA Worldwide/Junior Achievement (2001-2007), National Career Assessment Services, Inc. (2000-2001), Mt. Hood Community College (1999-2001), and ACT, Inc. (1997-1999). Dr. Luzzo’s full-time and adjunct academic/teaching assignments with several colleges and universities have included Colorado State University, the University of Northern Colorado, the University of Iowa, Auburn University, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi, the University of Northern Alabama, St. Ambrose University, and Johnson County Community College.  In addition to his service on the Board of the National Career Development Association, Dr. Luzzo has held active leadership positions in the American Education Research Association, the American Psychological Association, and the American Counseling Association.

 

Dr. Luzzo’s particular expertise in career development includes a focus on practical career counseling techniques as well as research and evaluation of the efficacy of various career counseling practices, techniques, and strategies. He is the author of over 60 refereed journal articles, editor of Career Counseling of College Students: An Empirical Guide to Strategies That Work (APA Books, 2000), and author of two college student development texts: Making Career Decisions That Count: A Practical Guide (Prentice Hall, 2008, 2002, 1997) and Overcoming the Hurdles to Academic Success: Strategies That Make a Difference (Houghton Mifflin, 2003).

 

Darrell and his wife, Tanya, live in Parker, Colorado, with their eight children.

 

Lisa Severy

 

Lisa Severy is the Director of Career Services at the University of Colorado at Boulder. She has been working as a career counselor since 1996, including seven years of practice at the University of Florida’s Career Resource Center.   Lisa has a degree in Psychology from Indiana University and graduate degrees including her PhD in Counselor Education from the University of Florida.  Her research and writing interests surround Narrative/Constructivist Career Counseling, Integration of Technology in Career Counseling Theory, and Career Counseling Supervision.  In addition, Lisa periodically teaches Career Counseling & Career Development for master’s level graduate students at CU-Denver in the department of Counseling Psychology and Counselor Education.

 

In 1998 Lisa received the Outstanding Practioner & Supervisor of the year from Chi Sigma Iota, International Counseling & Academic Honorary, awarded at the ACA National Conference in San Diego. In 2001, she was awarded the NACE Excellence in Educational Programming for UF's Cultural Diversity Reception.

 

In 2002, Lisa was designated a Master Career Counselor by the Nation

From the Back Cover

With effective, hands-on activities and an engaging conversational tone, Making Career Decisions That Count: A Practical Guide, Third Edition provides valuable tools and effective strategies to help "undecided" college students and those considering a career change to successfully maneuver he career decision-making process.  Rooted in theory and research, this practical text provides students with the tools they need to construct meaningful and satisfying career decisions.

 

Case studies integrated throughout each chapter provide readers with authentic strategies for coping with some of the most challenging career-related concerns experienced by college students of all ages and backgrounds.  Chapter summaries, interactive assessments, and contemporary career information further supports students’ career decisions.

 

Features include:

• Case Studies―bring career development concepts to life.
• Exercises and Activities--illustrates core concepts.
• Questions for Critical Thought--give fuel for in-depth discussions or personal reflection.
• Key Concepts to Remember--provide short chapter summaries for the purpose of reflection and reinforcement.

Additional Support ― in and out of the classroom…

                               

Visit the Student Success Supersite (www.prenhall.com/success), where students and faculty will find an array of resources.  In addition, instructors will be pleased to know that Making Career Decisions That Count now offers an Instructor’s Manual and PowerPoint slides.

 

Start strong. Finish stronger.

 

www.MyStudentSuccessLab.com

 

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0131712772
• ISBN 13: 9780131712775
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 168