Donald E. Super was a prominent psychologist and career development theorist. He was born in 1910 in Hawaii and received his doctorate from Oxford University. Super published his first book on vocational guidance in 1942 and went on to found career guidance services. He developed one of the most influential career development theories, which proposes that careers progress through five life stages defined by age and roles. The theory emphasizes that self-concept and balancing internal/external factors shape career choices over a person's life span and across multiple life roles. Super's work had a significant impact on the field of career counseling and remains influential today.

1. MA 106 - A
MANAGEMENT OF GUIDANCE AND
COUNSELING SERVICES
Donald E. Super

2.  Born on July 10, 1910, in Honolulu, Hawaii
 Received his Doctorate of Science Degree
from Oxford University
 Published his first book about vocational
guidance in 1942
 Founder and director of the Cleveland
(Ohio) Guidance Services as well as director
of Clark University's Student Personnel
Bureau
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Donald E. Super

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Donald E. Super
 Began his career working as a YMCA
employment counselor throughout the 1930s
and 1940s
 In 1975, he had been promoted to the rank of
Professor at Columbia Teacher's College where
he had worked for several years
 He served as president of APA's Division of
Counseling Psychology
 in 1983, he received the American Psychological
Association's Award for Distinguished Scientific
Contributions to Applications of Psychology
 He died on June 21, 1994, at the age of 83.

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 Defines and describes career development through five life
stages and sub-stages
 Provides an expansive definition of career as a combination of
interacting life roles
 Stresses the centrality of self-concept as the driving force in
career choice
 Stresses the role of values in making career choices
 Depicts the balance of internal and external influences on
career choice

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-Focus on how careers unfold over time
Theory’s Propositions
 People differ in their abilities, personalities, needs, values,
interests, traits and self-concepts
 People are qualified by virtue of these characteristics for a
number of occupations
 Each occupation requires a characteristics, pattern of abilities
and personality traits
 Career pattern is determined by the individuals' parental
socioeconomic level, mental ability, education, skills, personality
characteristics, career maturity and by the opportunities to
which an individual is exposed.

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Three Aspects of Super’s Theory
1. Self-concept- a picture of who we are and what we are like
 A blend of how we see ourselves and how we would like to be
seen
2. Life Span- the length of one’s career
 Five Developmental Stages
Stage 1- Growth Stage 4- Maintenance
Stage 2- Exploration Stage 5- Decline
Stage 3- Establishment
 Five Developmental Tasks

7. 5 Life and Career Developmental Stages
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Three Aspects of Super’s Theory
3. Life Space- the breath of one’s career
 Career is defined as the combination of life roles that one
plays of a given life stage.
Eight life roles
 Child
 Student
 Leisurite
 Citizen
 Worker
 Parent
 Spouse
 Homemaker

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