social cognitive career theory Flashcards
SCCT is?
Social Cognitive Career Theory
Who created SCCT?
Albert Bandura
SCCT main theory?
That your
a) self-efficacy beliefs,
b) outcome expectations, and
c) perceived career barriers
affect your career development.
SCCT 3 main pieces
-self-efficacy beliefs
-outcome expectations
-perceived career barriers
Where does self-efficacy model begin?
Gender
What are the four main pieces of self-efficacy development?
- prior performance accomplishments
- vicarious learning
- social persuasion
- affective reactions
5 strategies for using SCCT?
- expand vocational interests and identify foreclosed possibilities
- strengtehn self-efficacy beliefs
- instill realistic outcome expectations
- manage environmental barriers
- build environmental support systems
How to expand low interests and identify foreclosed possibilities?
-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
How to help client build self-efficacy beliefs?
-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)
How to instill accurate outcome expectations?
-identify career values
-explore careers matching values
-access career information
How to manage environmental barriers?
-identify potential barriers
-rate barriers in terms of likelihood
-prepare strategies to cope with the likely barriers
-build coping self-efficacy
How to build supports?
-identify environmental supports for career goals
-highlight changes needed to build support
self-efficacy
confidence in ability to accopmlish tasks in a particular domain
outcome expectations
outcomes expected of domain-specific actions
interests
preference for activities
distal barriers and supports
factors that hinder or facilitate the development of learning experiences and self-efficacy
proximal barriers and supports
factors that hinder or facilitate implementation of career choices that are close in time to the choice
contextual affordances
environmental resources and obstacles that shape career development
