This new edition of Career Information, Career Counseling, and Career Development contains a stronger emphasis on technology and cross-cultural issues to assist readers more effectively in today's world.

Career Information, Career Counseling, and Career Development is a comprehensive, up-to-date text written by one of the leading experts in the area. This new edition contains a stronger emphasis on technology and cross-cultural issues. As in previous editions (authored by Isaacson and Brown), career development theory, career information, career counseling practice, and career development programming are all covered in extensive detail. The text carefully describes the process of finding and securing jobs in an electronic era and presents students with the trends that are shaping the workplace today-and those that will continue to influence their careers over the next decade.

I. FOUNDATIONS OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT.
1. Introduction to Career Counseling, Career Information, and Career Development.
2. Theories of Career Choice and Development.
3. Factors Influencing Workers and Their Careers.
II. CAREER COUNSELING, APPRAISAL, AND CLIENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.
4. Career Counseling: Traditional and Online Approaches.
5. Testing and Assessment in Career Development.
6. Client Groups with Special Needs.
III. CAREER DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES.
7. Finding and Organizing Career and Labor Market Information.
8. Using Technology: The Internet and Computer-Assisted Career Guidance Systems.
9. Preparing for Work.
10. Job Placement, Outplacement, and the Job Search.
IV. ORGANIZING CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
11. Systematic Career Development Programming in Elementary and Middle Schools.
12. Career Development Programs in High Schools.
13. Career Development in Four-Year and Community Colleges and Vocational Technical Schools.
V. UNDERSTANDING THE WORLD OF WORK.
14. The Occupational Structure Today and Tomorrow.
15. Classifying Occupations.
VI. SPECIAL SETTINGS AND FUTURE POSSIBILITIES.
16. Career Development in Business and Industry.
17. Career Counselors in Private Practice.
18. Trends and Issues in Career Information, Career Counseling, and Career Development Planning.