MY SYSTEM of CAREER INFLUENCES MSCI (Adult) Facilitator's Guide
Mary McMahon, Mark Watson, Wendy Patton
The My System of Career Influences (MSCI) (Adult) is a qualitative career assessment tool based on the constructivist theory from cognitive psychology. Acknowledged as the third wave in cognitive science after psychoanalysis and behaviourism, constructivism emphasises the individual in the assessment and counselling process. Individuals actively participate in the construction of their own reality and are encouraged to respond to and deal with both anticipated and unanticipated events that influence their careers.
With its attention to an holistic and storied approach to career intervention My System of Career Influences (MSCI) (Adult) is an essential resource for all career practitioners working with adults in today's workplaces.
About the Author
Dr Mary McMahon is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education at The University of Queensland, Australia. Her particular interests are the career development of children and adolescents, and the application of constructivist approaches to career counselling and assessment. She is especially interested in qualitative career assessment. Mary is the author of a number of books, book chapters, and refereed journal articles.Mark Watson is a Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa. He specialises in career, school and adolescent psychology and researches lifespan career development, with a specific focus on assessment and cross-cultural issues. He publishes in international and national journals, is the author of book chapters and is co-editor of several books. He is currently on the editorial advisory boards of several international career development journals.
Professor Wendy Patton is Executive Dean of the Faculty of Education at Queensland University of Technology, Australia. She has published extensively in the area of career development, including articles, book chapters, conference papers, and a number of co-authored and co-edited books. She is currently on the editorial advisory boards of a number of national and international career development journals and the Series Editor of the Career Development Series with Sense Publishers.
Table of Contents
About the Authors
Acknowledgements
SECTION ONE — Career Development and Assessment
Adult Career Development
Career Assessment
The Influence of Constructivism
Qualitative Career Assessment
Incorporating Qualitative Assessment
into Career Counselling
Qualitative Career Assessment as a
Learning Process
Developing Qualitative Career
Assessment Processes
SECTION TWO — MSCI (Adult) Facilitator’s Guide
My System of Career Influences
(MSCI)
Background
Theoretical Foundation
Development of the MSCI
Using the MSCI (Adult)
Who should complete the MSCI
(Adult)?
In what settings may it be used?
Materials
The MSCI (Adult) Reflection Process
Using This Facilitator’s Guide
Using the MSCI (Adult) With
Individuals
Using the MSCI (Adult) in Group
Settings
Cultural Considerations
MSCI (Adult) Workbook Guide
Supplementary Career Learning
Processes
Case Studies
Thinking Systemically: Case Study 1 —
Tom
The Language of Career Development:
Case Study 2 — Margie
Understanding Lifelong Career
Development: Case Study 3 — Peter
Supplementary Learning Activities
Conclusion
References
Appendix
The Process of Trialling the MSCI
The Australian Trial
The South African Trial
The British Trial
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