Whole-Life Career Management: A Counseling Intervention Framework
Andreas Hirschi
Hirschi, A. (2020). Whole-Life Career Management: A Counseling Intervention Framework. Career Development Quarterly, 68, 2-17. doi: 10.1002/cdq.12209
Abstract
It is widely recognized that career management and counseling require a consideration of work and nonwork roles. I present a career counseling intervention framework to help clients self-direct their careers and attain work-nonwork balance. Based on an action-regulation approach, the framework consists of four phases: (1) Clarifying goals across work and nonwork roles; (2) mapping resources and barriers related to goal attainment; (3) developing action strategies for goal attainment; and (4) monitoring and adapting goal pursuit across work and nonwork goals. I outline the theoretical foundations of this framework, provide a case study on how the framework can be applied in individual counseling, and give examples of specific intervention contents. The framework provides a foundation for career counseling practice to assist clients in managing their careers under considerations of nonwork roles. Research can use the framework to gain a better understanding of career self-management from a whole-life perspective.
Keywords: work-nonwork; career counseling; work-life balance; work-family; action regulation