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    This document provides an overview of Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT), which integrates interests, choices, and performance within a social cognitive framework. It describes the key components of SCCT, including self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and goals. The document then reviews research supporting SCCT and outlines five targets for career counseling based on SCCT, such as expanding interests, strengthening self-efficacy beliefs, and managing barriers. Specific counseling strategies are proposed for each target, like comparing self-to-other skills, building mastery experiences, exploring outcome expectations, and developing support systems.

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    This document provides an overview of Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT), which integrates interests, choices, and performance within a social cognitive framework. It describes the key components of SCCT, including self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and goals. The document then reviews research supporting SCCT and outlines five targets for career counseling based on SCCT, such as expanding interests, strengthening self-efficacy beliefs, and managing barriers. Specific counseling strategies are proposed for each target, like comparing self-to-other skills, building mastery experiences, exploring outcome expectations, and developing support systems.

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    This document provides an overview of Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT), which integrates interests, choices, and performance within a social cognitive framework. It describes the key components of SCCT, including self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and goals. The document then reviews research supporting SCCT and outlines five targets for career counseling based on SCCT, such as expanding interests, strengthening self-efficacy beliefs, and managing barriers. Specific counseling strategies are proposed for each target, like comparing self-to-other skills, building mastery experiences, exploring outcome expectations, and developing support systems.

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    This document provides an overview of Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT), which integrates interests, choices, and performance within a social cognitive framework. It describes the key components of SCCT, including self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and goals. The document then reviews research supporting SCCT and outlines five targets for career counseling based on SCCT, such as expanding interests, strengthening self-efficacy beliefs, and managing barriers. Specific counseling strategies are proposed for each target, like comparing self-to-other skills, building mastery experiences, exploring outcome expectations, and developing support systems.

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    Social Cognitive Career Theory:

    International Applications?
    Steven D. Brown, Ph.D.
    Loyola University Chicago

    SCCT: Origins, Purposes

    Integrative theory of interests, choice, performance,


    and satisfaction (newest component)

    Extends Albert Banduras (1986) general social cognitive


    theory to career behavior

    SCCT based on 25 years of research and clinical experience

    Latest summary: In Brown & Lents (2005) text, Career


    Development and Counseling: Putting Theory & Research
    to Work (John Wiley & Sons)

    Some Basic Elements of SCCT

    Self-Efficacy: Beliefs about ones ability to perform specific behaviors

    Can I do this?

    Helps determine choice of activities, effort expenditure, persistence


    Outcome Expectations: Beliefs about the consequences of given actions

    If I do this, what will happen?


    Goals: Determination to engage in a particular activity or to produce a
    particular outcome

    How much do I want to do this?

    By setting personal goals, people help to organize, guide, and sustain


    their own behavior
    Contextual Supports and Barriers: Perceived and objective
    environmental factors that affect ability to pursue ones goals

    A Simplified View of Interest Development


    & Career Choice
    Self-Efficacy
    Interests

    Intentions/Goals

    Outcome Expectations

    Successes,
    Failure

    Actions

    Meta-Analysis of Choice Model


    Total N = 2,115; 7 correlation matrices
    Chi-square = 73.62, df = 4, CFI = .987, SRMR = .031, RMSEA = .091
    -.12

    Supports

    .36

    Self-Efficacy

    .27

    R2 = .18

    -.33

    .01

    Barriers
    -.01

    .36

    Interests

    .62

    .42

    R2 = .52

    Choice Goals
    R2 = .55

    .44

    Outcome
    Expectations

    .15

    R2 = .38
    From Sheu et al. (2007)

    Prior Performance
    Accomplishments

    Where Does Self-Efficacy


    Come From?

    Gender

    Vicarious
    Learning
    Self-Efficacy

    Social Persuasion

    Physiological and
    Affective Reactions

    Contextual Influences
    Proximal to Choice Behavior
    Person Inputs
    - Predispositions
    - Gender
    - Race/ethnicity
    - Disability/
    Health status

    Background
    Contextual
    Background
    Affordances

    Self-efficacy
    Expectations

    Learning
    Experiences

    Interests

    Goals

    Outcome
    Expectations

    Full Choice Model, Including Contextual


    Factors

    Actions

    Five Targets for Career Choice


    Counseling Derived from SCCT
    1.

    Expanding Vocational Interests and Identifying


    Foreclosed Possibilities

    2. Strengthening Self-Efficacy Beliefs


    3.

    Instilling Realistic Outcome Expectations

    4.

    Managing Environmental Barriers

    5.

    Building Environmental Support Systems

    Target 1: Expanding Low Interests and Identifying


    Foreclosed Possibilities

    Ask client to talk about previously eliminated possibilities

    Conduct card sort to identify patterns of foreclosed


    possibilities

    Explore basis for self-efficacy beliefs and outcome


    expectations

    Explore barriers and supports

    Target 2: Building Self-Efficacy Beliefs via Personal


    Performance Accomplishments

    Review Past Success Experiences: Test scores, grades,


    work records, etc.
    Compare Self-Other Skill Ratings
    Involve Client in New Mastery Experiences
    Examine Clients Attributions (Reasons) for Success
    and Failure

    Building Self-Efficacy Beliefs via:


    Vicarious Learning
    Importance of role model similarity
    Social Persuasion
    Most common approach in counseling
    Best when source of persuasion and message
    are credible
    Physiological States and Affective Reactions
    Anxiety reduction can enhance self-efficacy

    Target 3: Instilling Accurate Outcome Expectations

    Identify clients career values


    Explore career options that match values
    Encourage access to accurate career information

    Targets 4 & 5: Managing Environmental Barriers,


    Building Supports
    Barrier-Coping:

    Identify potential barriers to career goals


    Rate barriers in terms of likelihood
    Prepare strategies to cope with most likely barriers
    Build coping efficacy

    List Potential Choice


    Barriers

    List Potential Choice


    Supports

    Support-Building:

    Identify environmental supports for career


    goals
    Highlight changes needed to build
    support, e.g., altering peer networks

    Effective Support Is Efficacy


    Enhancing
    Provides Emotional Sustenance
    Is Targeted
    Provides Modeling
    Encourages Approach vs. Avoidance
    Behavior

    Support Is Efficacy Enhancing


    Helps Set Realistic Goals
    Helps Manage Anxiety
    Reinforces Successes and Helps to Benefit
    from Successes

    Critical Ingredients of Career Choice


    Counseling
    Written Goals
    Individual Attention
    Modeling
    Occupational Information
    Building Support

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