Blog 3: Super

1. Theorist:

• Donald E. Super
• Super's Life Span
• Life-space theory of career development

2. Segmental Theory:

• Unified set of theories dealing with specific aspects of career development
• Taken from developmental, differential, social, personality, and phenomenological psychology 
• Held together by self-concept and learning theory
• Career choice is a process, not an event
• Career counselors should focus attention on how work roles interact with other life roles.
• Needs to be provided to individuals of all ages and circumstances
• Counselors need to help clients understand that they are not venturing outside of normalcy if they cycle back to early development stages
• Counselors must learn how to use life stages and tasks to make diagnoses and select appropriate intervention strategies
• Five stages of development 
1. Growth (birth-14)
2. Exploration (15-24)
3. Establishment (25-44)
4. Maintenance (45-64)
5. Decline (65+)
• Six different roles that people will recycle through during their lifetime
1. Child
2. Student
3. Worker
4. Citizen
5. Homemaker
6. Leisurite

3. External Video:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxbqtEeEgA4.

Gysbers, N.C, Heppner, M. J., & Johnston, J. A. (2014). Career Counseling: Holism, Diversity, and Strengths. Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association. (4th ed).