CACREP core area 4 of 9
Career Development for the NCE
21 topics, each with a free study summary, a cheat sheet, and a practice question with rationales. New to this area? Start with the Career development theories for the NCE overview.
Trait-Factor & Person-Environment Fit
Developmental Career Theories
Learning & Social-Cognitive Theories
- Krumboltz's social learning theory of careerlearning experiences, task-approach skillsFrequently tested
- Planned happenstancechance events as career opportunity, the five skills
- Social cognitive career theoryLent/Brown/Hackett; self-efficacy, outcome expectations, goalsFrequently tested
- Schlossberg's transition theorythe 4S system (situation, self, support, strategies)
Postmodern Career Approaches
Career Assessment & Information
- Strong Interest Inventorystructure, Holland-code basis, appropriate useFrequently tested
- Self-Directed Searchself-administered Holland assessment, summary codes
- Values & personality in career assessmentwork values inventories, MBTI cautions
- Occupational information systemsO*NET, labor market information use
- Career decision-making difficultiesdecidedness vs. indecisiveness, decision models
Work, Lifestyle & Populations
Study this area with practice that adapts
Practice questions, flashcards, and a spaced-review queue for every topic, plus timed NCE practice exams. Start with a free topic.