Integrative Life Planning: Critical Tasks for Career Development and Changing Life Patterns (Higher and Adult Education)

Integrative Life Planning: Critical Tasks for Career Development and Changing Life Patterns (Higher and Adult Education)

by HANSEN (Author)

Synopsis

A landmark book that offers a holistic counseling approach that joins career planning and the life path of an individual. The author details the concept of integrative life planning (ILP), an ideal approach for dealing with changes in work, family, learning, and society.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 384
Edition: 1
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 16 Oct 1996

ISBN 10: 0787902004
ISBN 13: 9780787902001

Media Reviews
A visionary work that can only be described as superb. It isdestined to make a giant contribution to the field of careerdevelopment, because it is truly holisitc in weaving togetherimportant factors that impact the human condition. The needs ofindividuals, groups, and communities are considered in the careerdevelopmemt process and a realistic and workable conceptual modelis proposed. I believe that ILP will become a classic in the fieldand required reading for career professionals. (Derald Wing Sue, professor, California School of Professional Psychology, Alamedaand California State University, Hayward)

?This is an extremely rich feast of resources for the careerpractitioner, integrating an impressive range of issues andperspectives on life and career planning. It is the best work Ihave seen in bringing together the finest scholarly thinking andpractical experience in holistic life and career development. As weare all try to `find our feet' in this turbulent world, this bookis a `must' for every career specialist's tool kit.? (Douglas T.Hall, professor of organizational management, Boston University andauthor of Care Development in Organizations)

?While this book presents next-wave thinking about careerdevelopment, it also provides the reader the essential backdrop ofthe past and assures that present issues are integrated intofuturistic thinking. The model rediscovers, reawakens, andrevitalizes the field of career development.? (Marvalene Hughes, president, California State University, Stanislaus)

?Twenty-first century work, life planning, and our very personhoodare central to this brilliant book. A must book for professionalsand for our new generation of students.? (Mary Bradford Ivey, counselor, Fort River School, Amherst, Massachusetts and visitingprofessor, University of Hawai`i, Manoa Allen E. Ivey, distinguished university professor, University of Massachusetts, Amherst)
Author Bio
L. SUNNY HANSEN is professor of counseling and student personnel psychology, Department of Educational Psychology, in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. She has been the director of the BORN FREE Program since 1976.