Assignment: Calling and Vocation in Career Counseling

Many clients who seek career counseling are searching for a change as a result of not finding meaning or fulfillment in their work. Much research has been done on incorporating the constructs of calling and vocation into career counseling as a means to assist clients in the process of clarifying their career goals and ultimately reaching a position of fulfillment. After reading the assigned article, "Calling and Vocation in Career Counseling: Recommendations for Promoting Meaningful Work" (2009), critique the utilization of these constructs in career counseling. How might these constructs help or hinder a client seeking career advisement? What do you see as the strengths and weaknesses of these constructs? Post should be at least 300 words. Respond to at least two of your classmates' postings by Day 7.

Article: Dik, B., Duffy, R. & Eldridge, B. (2009). Calling and vocation in career counseling: Recommendations for promoting meaningful work. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 40(6), 625-632. (EBSCOhost PsycArticles Document ID: 2009-23462-012).