Career Guidance and Counseling and Theories of Career Choice

Employment is an inevitable necessity for a healthy life and the growth and self-sufficiency of society. Conversely, unemployment is a significant factor in the emergence of individual and social damages. With rising unemployment, crime rates, abnormalities, and insecurity within families and society increase, ultimately disrupting the health of the social system with numerous and various disorders. Therefore, job creation and reducing unemployment are among the most suitable methods to ensure the health of society and families and to combat crime, harms, and individual and social insecurity. Job seeking and properly employing individuals are important goals of career guidance and counseling. Employment can be created in various ways, including entrepreneurship, home-based work, and cooperative companies. Additionally, to prevent the loss of the country’s capital and human lifespan, it is necessary that everyone be employed in a position suitable to their characteristics. The content of the book is prepared and compiled in two separate but related parts. The first part exclusively presents general concepts of career guidance and counseling in 19 chapters. The content of this part is prepared to help all those who seek familiarity, understanding, implementation, planning, and teaching in the field of guidance and counseling in general. Deep knowledge of this part is essential for understanding the second part (Theories of Career Choice).