Holland’s RIASEC Theory and the Self-Directed Search: Providing Effective & Evidence-Based Career Assistance
Date: October 12, 2023
Time: 02:00PM - 03:00PM
When John Holland introduced his theory more than 50 years ago, he sought to examine personal and environmental factors contributing to successful vocational decision-making and work satisfaction over a lifetime. Evidence that Holland achieved his goals can be seen in more than 2,000 publications citing RIASEC theory and its applications. This presentation will focus on the Self-Directed Search (SDS) and related materials/booklets. The webinar will highlight basic SDS interpretive ideas, including congruence and personality, as well as some supplementary or qualifying ideas, such as coherence of aspirations, profile elevation, consistency, differentiation, and commonness to help inform the professional judgment of career practitioners seeking to aid a variety of individuals.
Eligible for 1 CE credit.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Identify the ways in which Holland’s well-researched RIASEC theory can help inform and structure cost-effective and comprehensive career interventions for diverse clientele across varied settings.
- Describe how the key elements of the Self-Directed Search can assist individuals in improving the self and options knowledge that informs career decisions.
- Apply the SDS diagnostic constructs to gain a clearer picture of how to effectively intervene to provide clients with the best level of assistance based on their readiness for career interventions.
Qualification Level Required: A
Instructional Level: Introductory
Target Audience: Career counselors, school psychologists, psychologists, counselors, teachers
Moderators:- Matt Parks, Head of Career Development at PAR, Inc., mparks@parinc.com
- Janet Lenz, PhD, Senior research associate, Florida State University Career Center, Center for Technology of Counseling & Career Development
- Robert C. Reardon, PhD, Professor emeritus and senior research associate, Florida State University Career Center, Center for Technology of Counseling & Career Development
*Participants wishing to receive continuing education (CE) credit must attend the entire webinar and complete the postwebinar evaluation form. Once participants have completed the evaluation, your letter of attendance will be available for immediate download from your account.
PAR is approved by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) to provide continuing education for psychologists. PAR’s NASP APS Provider Number is 1051. PAR is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. PAR is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors #MHC-0274. PAR is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0226. PAR is recognized by the National Career Development Association as an approved provider of continuing education credits. PAR maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Disclosure: Dr. Lenz and Dr. Reardon are authors of a several books and materials related to the Self-Directed Search family of instruments and receive royalties from the sale of these products.
