CAREER ASSESSMENT AND THE ADULT CAREER CONCERNS INVENTORY

This article describes the Adult Career Concerns Inventory (ACCI; Supe r, Thompson, & Lindeman, 1988), an instrument developed by Donald Supe r and his colleagues for use by counselors in facilitating adult caree r planning and exploration. The evolution of the instrument is reviewe d from the early version that attempted to measure career development to the current form that assesses adults' awareness of the tasks assoc iated with career adaptability. Also included is a discussion of relev ant studies of the instrument's psychometric properties, practical app lications, and possibilities for future research.