Interactive career counseling on the Internet

Citation
G. Clark et al., Interactive career counseling on the Internet, J CAREER A, 8(1), 2000, pp. 85-93
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CAREER ASSESSMENT
ISSN journal
10690727 → ACNP
Volume
8
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
85 - 93
Database
ISI
SICI code
1069-0727(200024)8:1<85:ICCOTI>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
We describe three Internet programs relevant to career counseling that have been developed at Arizona State University. These interactive intervention s have evolved from earlier work on simulations and computer-based learning ; however, they incorporate recent technological advances and more current psychological research in differential diagnosis and cognitive restructurin g. They focus, respectively, on changing the irrational career beliefs and occupational stereotyping common among young women, educating parents on pr actices affecting the career outcomes of their children, and altering attri butions relevant to the academic motivation and performance of at-risk yout h.