Learning Theory of Career Counseling

Learning Theory of Career Counseling

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The original theory (Krumboltz et al , 1976 , Mitchell Krumboltz , 1990 known as Career decision making social learning theory has recently been improved to the learning theory of career counseling (Krumboltz and Mitchell , 1996 . The latest version tries to combine realistic ideas research , and procedures to offer one hypothesis that goes beyond an explanation of why individuals hunt for various jobs . Most recently Krumboltz developed and integrated thoughts about the function of chance when it comes to career decision making

. Synopsis of the development of this theory is given below

At the heart of Krumboltz 's thinking is Bandura 's Social Learning Theory (SLT . Bandura identified a which include

The Instrumental learning experience

This results from direct experience when an individual is positively reinforced or punished for some behavior and its associated cognitive skills

Associative learning experience

Results from direct experience together with reinforcement when an individual associates some previously affectively neutral event or stimulus with an emotionally laden stimulus

The Vicarious learning experience

Here is where people learn new behaviors plus skills through observing behaviors of other individuals or even through the media

SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY OF CAREER DECISION-MAKING (SLTCDM

This particular theory aims at informing clients career decision making options at the same time utilize the triadic reciprocal interaction concept . The role of instruments and associative learning is also emphasized . The practitioner 's tools are therefore reinforcement and modeling . The application of this...