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Item Book Review — Counseling Psychology (3rd Ed.) by Charles J. Gelso, Elizabeth Nutt Williams, and Bruce R. Fretz(The Professional Counselor, 2015) Gasser, Courtney E.; Applied Behavioral SciencesItem Book Review — Counseling Psychology (3rd Ed.) by Charles J. Gelso, Elizabeth Nutt Williams, and Bruce R. Fretz.(The Professional Counselor, 2014) Gasser, Courtney E.Counseling Psychology is a third-edition textbook by Charles J. Gelso, Elizabeth Nutt Williams and Bruce R. Fretz that surveys the field of counseling psychology, emphasizing the blending of the rich traditions of research, clinical practice and theory for which the field is known. As the authors note in their preface, some have “confused counseling, the activity, with counseling psychology, the profession” (Gelso, Nutt Williams, & Fretz, 2014, p. xiii), essentially overlooking counseling psychology’s emphasis on an empirical psychology scientist–practitioner base, a broad range of activities, and unique training and career paths. The authors are prominent counseling psychologists themselves, and continue to elucidate how counseling is related to and part of the many professional activities present in the field of counseling psychology.Item Career Development of Women in Academia: Traversing the Leaky Pipeline(The Professional Counselor, 2014-01) Gasser, Courtney E.; Shaffer, Katharine S.Women’s experiences in academia are laden with a fundamental set of issues pertaining to gender inequalities. A model reflecting women’s career development and experiences around their academic pipeline (or career in academia) is presented. This model further conveys a new perspective on the experiences of women academicians before, during and after their faculty appointments and can help in career counseling. Specifically, this model provides career counselors with a framework to conceptualize the concerns of women clients who work in academic environments. Other implications for career counseling as well as limitations and future directions also are discussed.Item Career Self-Appraisals and Educational Aspirations of Diverse First-Year College Students(University of Baltimore Division of Applied Behavioral Sciences, 2013) Gasser, Courtney E.This study examined the career, social, and academic self-appraisals and educational aspirations of first-year college students of diverse racial/ethnic backgrounds. Participants included 72 first-year students of Black, Asian, and White ethnicities. Career self appraisals were significantly different for Black and Asian students when compared to White students, and subsequent analysis revealed that White students had higher career.self-appraisals. Also, educational aspirations were significantly predicted by academic self-appraisals. Practice implications are explored.Item Changing of the Guard: Interpretive Continuity of the 2005 Strong Interest Inventory(Iowa State University, 2008-05-01) Bailey, Donna C.; Larson, Lisa M.; Borgen, Fred H.; Gasser, Courtney E.This study is the first to examine the equivalence of the 2005 Strong Interest Inventory with the 1994 Strong. The authors examine the parallel content scales of the two versions for female and male college students separately (n = 622). The scales include the six General Occupational Themes (GOTs), 22 of the 25 Basic Interest Scales (BISs) of the 1994 Strong, and four of the Personal Style Scales (PSSs). The mean differences between the two Strong were mostly within .5 of a standard deviation (Cohen’s d < .5). There was a pattern of slightly higher means on the 2005 Strong, possibly because of the 2005 Strong standardization sample compares to the 1994 norm group, being more ethnically diverse, less educated, and more representative of the 2000 U.S. Census. The correlations of the 1994 and 2005 content scales were ≥ .85 for the GOTs and PSSs, except for the Risk Taking/Adventure PSS. The 1994 and 2005 analoged US BIS correlations ranged from .64 to .97. The effect sizes for sex were comparable across versions.Item Concurrent Validity of the 2005 Strong Interest Inventory: An Examination of Gender and Major Field of StudyGasser, Courtney E.; Larson, Lisa M.; Borgen, Fred H.This is the first article evaluating the concurrent validity of the 2005 Strong Interest Inventory (SII). The Basic Interest Scales (BISs) were substantially revised to reflect the changing workplace, so such an update is particularly important. Concurrent validity of the 41 content scales in the SII was examined for differentiating 31 college majors in a national college sample of 1,403 women and 469 men. Using discriminant analyses, three sets of content scales were used to predict major field of study. These were six General Occupational Scales, five Personal Style Scales, and 30 BISs. Each set of scales showed substantial concurrent validity in differentiating college major for women and men. The most specific scales, the BISs, were the most predictive of major, with hit rates 6 times greater than chance. Results clearly supported the concurrent validity and counseling utility of the content scales of the SII.Item Evaluating a Workshop for Non-Traditional College Students Experiencing Career Transitions(American Counceling Association, 2010) Gasser, Courtney E.The world of work has changed dramatically in the past few decades (Arnold & Jackson, 1997; Borgen, 1999; Maglio, Butterfield, & Borgen, 2005). Gone are the days when one would find a satisfying job and keep that same job until retirement. Now, it is far more common to expect that one will be faced with several, if not many, job and career transitions over the course of one’s work life (Arnold & Jackson, 1997). Furthermore, successfully completing a career transition may often require additional training and skills, with the implication for some to attend college to seek degrees. In fact, it is likely that with the current global economic issues, and with larger percentages of unemployed Americans, that some individuals will be looking to change career paths to pursue existing employment opportunities that may be perceived to lead to steadier paychecks. Given these employment trends, it is not a stretch to imagine more individuals seeking out collegiate experiences in order to make these occupational shifts possible. It appears that we have entered into what could be called the age of the “career transitioner.” Career transitioners can be defined as those working adults who are makinga change in their choice of work (Fouad & Bynner, 2008). These transitioners may have experienced either voluntary or involuntary job loss, and may be retraining in preparation to enter another career. Given the trends of our changing world of work, it seems likely that there will be an increasing number of career transitioners in need of counseling interventions tailored to their unique needs. To date, few studies have focused on evaluating career interventions with mature adult workers (Bobek & Robbins, 2005). This study seeks to expand on what is known about effective career interventions for mature adult workers who are experiencing career transitions.Item A Framework for Teaching Undergraduate Courses on Counseling Psychology : Implications for Occupational and Educational Aspirations(2013) Gasser, Courtney E.Consistent with the discipline, undergraduate courses about the field of counseling psychology (CP) should focus on the themes of counseling research, practice, and theory. Pedagogical suggestions for this framework are presented. Preliminary findings regarding the usefulness of this structure were highlighted through students’ post-course reports. Evidence suggested that students felt they learned about CP research, clinical practice, and theory within the course, and thought that what they learned was relevant to their careers and life. Pretest and posttest comparisons demonstrated that, though the students’ occupational aspirations did not significantly change, their educational aspirations decreased by the end of the course as hypothesized.Item Telling Gender’s Fortune: International Experts Explore What the Future Holds(Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2009-03-01) Gasser, Courtney E.In this book, a group of international experts presents multiple perspectives on what the future holds for the concept of gender. Drawing on such domains as sociology, political science, economics, developmental psychology, evolutionary psychology, and gender studies, this collection of essays provides the reader with multifaceted and, at times, diverging viewpoints on how gender should be reconceptualized, the major issues pertaining to gender justice, and future directions for public policy. Some argue that gender is an outdated idea; for example, the concept of gender is argued by one author as no longer a useful construct because the lines have blurred between the concepts of “woman” and “man” as persons who identify as transgendered, transsexual, and intersex have received greater recognition. Others argue for the utility of gender as a concept, because it allows us to perceive and protest issues of gender discrimination or to value the different ways in which women and men contribute to society.