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Labor unions emerged
Theses unions became significant political forces. -
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Stage 1: The Beginning
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US Department of Labor is formed
This the beginning of stats being taken on within the workforce. -
Frank Parsons
He created the Vocation Bureau of the Civic Service House, which is many give credit as the site of the occupational movement in America. Parson did this to focus on the school-to-work transition for the children of the period. -
Emergence of Vocational Guidance
During this period there started to become an emphasis on vocational guidance with the country. -
Use of Assessment Tools
Scientific evaluation on empirical testing for vocational guidance begins. -
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Stage 2: Guidance in the Schools
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Vocational Guidance is Published
This was released snd produced by the NVGA. -
The Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1918
This provided job training to soldiers returning home from WWI who needed vocational training. -
The Veterans' Bureau Created
This was created to provide as a way to provide those who disabled in WWI with vocational rehab and educational programming. -
Workmen's Comp
This spread to 45 states at this time. -
Strong begins to be utilized
The Strong Vocational Interest Blank for Men, a self-assessment rescource, starting being used in the US. -
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Stage 3: The Great Depression
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Vocational Educational Acts Emerge
During this period vocational acts, such as those of George-Reed, George-Deen, and George-Ellzey Acts.These Acts assited with the great Depression unemployment crisis. -
Civilian Concservation Corps
Created by the Roosevelt Administration to adress the vast unemployment that followed the Great Depression. -
U.S. Department of Labor Assists the Unemployed
Offices are developed within the department to assist the unemployed for job placement and guidance. -
The Social Security Act
This act become in oplace to ensure retirement income for those who qualify. -
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
This law officially outlawed any form of exploitative child labor. -
Dictionary of Occupational Titles
A classification system of the various occupations available is published. -
How to Counsel Students Publication
A trait and factor manual that is based on Frank Parsons' is published. -
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Stage 4: WWII
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GI Bill and George-Barden Act
These were created assisted veterans with various resources, such as assistance with college tuition for veterans and funding to train school counselors, which increased career guidance. -
Vocational Theory
This period marks the emergence of various vocational theories, such as those from Super and Ginzberg. This is significant because vocational guidance was moving towards a developmental focus. -
Carl Rogers
His work created a new theory that was then incorporated into voacational guidance. It lead to greater focus on the individual and their lives. -
More Vocational Theories
Maslow produced his hierarchy of needs, which in turn influced Anne Roe and Holland. -
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Stage 5: The Space Race, Civil RIghts, and the Great Society
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NDEA
The greatest influence on the career guidance field in this era. This funded counselors and trained educators to encourage adolecents to enroll in math and science classes. This also spiked a significant amount of the field of school counseling. -
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
This widely known and used indicator is used to assist those with finding a suitable career. -
Community Mental Health Centers Act
This is created to provide rehab services to those w ith mental illness. -
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
This outlawed employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. -
American School Counselor Division
This clarified the roles of school counselors. -
Bandura
He introduced his social learning principle in Principles of Behavior Modification. This became the foundation of the social cognitive career theory. -
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Stage 6: The Boom Years Cont.
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Efforts to developing models of career education
The US Office of Education offered 9 million dollars to developing models of career development. This ushered in a new popularity for vocational counseling. -
Women's Educational Equity Act
This was to insure that women and girls had equal educational oppertunites. -
National and State Occupational Info Coordinating Committees
This was created to increase the availabilty of information about the various work realted divisions. -
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Stage 7: Inclusion of a Wider Culture
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Gottfredson
Created the theory of circumscrption and compromise, which combined issues of self-concept and developmental progression. -
Job Training Partnership Act
This established state, federal, and local agencies to have collaboration among schools, communities, and empoyers to start youth's entry into the workplace. It focused on job training. -
Homeless Assistance Act of 1987
This supported education for the homeless youth. -
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Stage 8
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Ethnic Minorities
During this time vocational texts started to appear for ethnic minorites. -
Americans With Disabilites Act
This made federal funding available for various agenciess to educate employment to those with disabilites. -
Career Counseling in the new milennium
Tbhe use of the einternet is focused on with the incorpartion of vocational counseling, -
The Use of Techmology
It limits the need for career counseling oppertunites, and internet job sites are expanding, -
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Stage 9: The Present