social cognitive career theory

Question 1

SCCT is?

Answer 1

Social Cognitive Career Theory

Question 2

Who created SCCT?

Answer 2

Albert Bandura

Question 3

SCCT main theory?

Answer 3

That your
a) self-efficacy beliefs,
b) outcome expectations, and
c) perceived career barriers
affect your career development.

Question 4

SCCT 3 main pieces

Answer 4

-self-efficacy beliefs
-outcome expectations
-perceived career barriers

Question 5

Where does self-efficacy model begin?

Answer 5

Gender

Question 6

What are the four main pieces of self-efficacy development?

Answer 6

1. prior performance accomplishments
2. vicarious learning
3. social persuasion
4. affective reactions

Question 7

5 strategies for using SCCT?

Answer 7

1. expand vocational interests and identify foreclosed possibilities
2. strengtehn self-efficacy beliefs
3. instill realistic outcome expectations
4. manage environmental barriers
5. build environmental support systems

Question 8

How to expand low interests and identify foreclosed possibilities?

Answer 8

-discuss previously eliminated possibilities
-use vocational card sort to identify patterns of foreclosed possibilities
-explore basis for self-efficacy beliefs and outcome expectations
-explore barriers & supports

Question 9

How to help client build self-efficacy beliefs?

Answer 9

-Through personal performance accomplishments
-review past success experiences
-compare self-other skill ratings to identify patterns of being hard on self
-involve client in new mastery experiences
-examine client’s attributions for success and failure
-use vicarious learning
-use social persuasion (client asks trusted people about their skills)
-explore physiological states and affective reactions (anxiety reduction can enhance self-efficacy)

Question 10

How to instill accurate outcome expectations?

Answer 10

-identify career values
-explore careers matching values
-access career information

Question 11

How to manage environmental barriers?

Answer 11

-identify potential barriers
-rate barriers in terms of likelihood
-prepare strategies to cope with the likely barriers
-build coping self-efficacy

Question 12

How to build supports?

Answer 12

-identify environmental supports for career goals
-highlight changes needed to build support

Question 13

self-efficacy

Answer 13

confidence in ability to accopmlish tasks in a particular domain

Question 14

outcome expectations

Answer 14

outcomes expected of domain-specific actions

Question 15

interests

Answer 15

preference for activities

Question 16

distal barriers and supports

Answer 16

factors that hinder or facilitate the development of learning experiences and self-efficacy

Question 17

proximal barriers and supports

Answer 17

factors that hinder or facilitate implementation of career choices that are close in time to the choice

Question 18

contextual affordances

Answer 18

environmental resources and obstacles that shape career development