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Whole-Life Career Management: A Counseling Intervention Framework
Andreas Hirschi,
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Andreas Hirschi
Institute of Psychology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Andreas Hirschi, Institute of Psychology, University of Bern, Fabrikstrasse 8, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland (email: andreas.hirschi@psy.unibe.ch).Search for more papers by this authorAndreas Hirschi,
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Andreas Hirschi
Institute of Psychology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Andreas Hirschi, Institute of Psychology, University of Bern, Fabrikstrasse 8, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland (email: andreas.hirschi@psy.unibe.ch).Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
It is widely recognized that career management and counseling require a consideration of work and nonwork roles. The author presents a career counseling intervention framework to help clients self-direct their careers and attain work-nonwork balance. Based on an action regulation approach, the framework consists of 4 stages: (a) clarifying goals across work and nonwork roles, (b) mapping resources and barriers related to goal attainment, (c) developing action strategies for goal attainment, and (d) monitoring and adapting goal pursuit across work and nonwork goals. The author outlines the theoretical foundations of this framework, provides a case study on how the framework can be applied in individual counseling, and gives examples of specific intervention contents. The framework provides a foundation for career counseling practice to assist clients in managing their careers while taking into account nonwork roles. Researchers can use this framework to gain a better understanding of career self-management from a whole-life perspective.
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