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The Legacy of Parsons: Career Counselors and Vocational Psychologists as Agents of Social Change

✍ Scribed by Karen M. O'Brien

Publisher: American Counseling Association
Year: 2001
Tongue: English
Weight: 729 KB
Volume: 50
Category: Article
ISSN: 0889-4019
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-0045.2001.tb00891.x

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✦ Synopsis

The commitment to social change demonstrated by the founder of vocational psychology, Frank Parsons, continues in several areas of vocational psychology today, including individual career counseling, guidance work in the schools, career interventions with special populations, and vocational research. This article highlights ways in which career counselors and vocational psychologists have focused and can continue to focus their practice and research to improve the condition of society and to provide interventions that enhance the ability of all individuals to love and to work in a meaningful way.