The person-in-environment focuses attention on contextual interaction over the life span. Clients are viewed as products of an environmental that is very inclusive but also unique. One's career development is thought to be influenced and constructed within several environmental system such as family, neighborhood, friends, workplace, community, culture and customs.of the larger environment.
Chance events in career decision making can be studied from many theoretical points of view, but Krumboltz had provided the most systematic suggestion for helping clients with career issues. One survey conducted among 772 Australian high school and university students about the role of chance events in their career decision making showed 69.1% reported their career decisions were influenced by chance events. More explanations from the videos given.
A social learning theory approach to career decision making was first proposed by Krumboltz, Mitchchell and Gelatt (1975) followed several years later by Mitchell and Krumboltz (1990). More recently, Mitchell and Krumboltz have extended the earlier social learning theory referred to Learning Theory od Career Counselling (LTCC). The theory is an attempt to simplify the process of career selection and is based primarily on life events that are influential in determining career selection. In LTCC the process of career development involves four factor which discussed further in the series of video teaching below:
Careers
are determined by an interaction between our personality and the environment. John Holland's Theory of Career Choice maintains that in choosing a career, people
prefer jobs where they can be around others who are like them. They search
for environments that will let them use their skills and abilities, and
express their attitudes and values, while taking on enjoyable problems and
roles. Behavior is determined by an interaction between personality and
environment. Holland’s
theory is centered on the notion that most people fit into one of six
personality types (RIASEC).
