Deliberate Practice in Career Counseling

Jennifer M. Taylor, PhD, is senior director of the American Psychological Association’s Office of Continuing Education Sponsor Approval, former associate professor of counseling psychology at the University of Utah, and former assistant professor at West Virginia University. She has written and presented widely on education best practices and lifelong learning for professional psychologists. Her clinical work spans multiple university career counseling centers, a psychiatric hospital, and a counseling center for low-income women and children. Dr. Taylor received several teaching awards, including the University of Utah College of Education Early Career Teaching Award. She is passionate about social justice and advocacy. Alexandre Vaz, PhD, is director of training at the Sentio Marriage and Family Therapy graduate program and Sentio Counseling Center. He has authored many books on deliberate practice and psychotherapy training and is coeditor of the book series The Essentials of Deliberate Practice (APA Books). Dr. Vaz has held multiple committee roles for the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration (SEPI) and the Society for Psychotherapy Research (SPR). He is founder and host of “Psychotherapy Expert Talks,” an acclaimed interview series with distinguished psychotherapists and researchers. Tony Rousmaniere, PsyD, is program director of the Sentio Marriage and Family Therapy graduate program, and executive director of the Sentio Counseling Center. He has authored many books on deliberate practice and psychotherapy training and is coeditor of the book series The Essentials of Deliberate Practice (APA Books). In 2017, Dr. Rousmaniere published the widely cited article in The Atlantic Monthly, “What Your Therapist Doesn’t Know.” Dr. Rousmaniere supports the open-data movement and publishes clinical outcome data at drtonyr.com. He is president of Division 29 of APA.

Series Preface
Tony Rousmaniere and Alexandre Vaz
Acknowledgments
Part I. Overview and Instructions
Chapter 1. Introduction and Overview of Deliberate Practice and Career Counseling
Chapter 2. Instructions for the Career Counseling Deliberate Practice Exercises
Part II. Deliberate Practice Exercises for Career Counseling Skills
Exercises for Beginner Career Counseling Skills
Exercise 1. Exploring Your Client’s Skills
Exercise 2. Exploring Your Client’s Values
Exercise 3. Exploring Decision-Making Styles
Exercises for Intermediate Career Counseling Skills
Exercise 4. Exploring Cultural and Familial Influences
Exercise 5. Discussing the Benefits of Career Counseling
Exercise 6. Setting Session Goals
Exercises for Advanced Career Counseling Skills
Exercise 7. Feedback on Career Assessments
Exercise 8. Exploring Underlying Themes in Assessments
Exercise 9. Addressing Client Ambivalence and Skepticism
Exercise 10. Assigning Homework in Career Counseling
Comprehensive Exercises
Exercise 11. Annotated Career Counseling Practice Session Transcript
Exercise 12. Mock Career Counseling Sessions
Part III. Strategies for Enhancing the Deliberate Practice Exercises
Chapter 3. How to Get the Most Out of Deliberate Practice: Additional Guidance for Trainers and Trainees
Appendix A. Difficulty Assessments and Adjustments
Appendix B. Deliberate Practice Diary Form
Appendix C. Sample Career Counseling Syllabus With Embedded Deliberate Practice Exercises
References
Index
About the Authors