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International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance

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Integrating storytelling and quantitative career assessment

Authors: Mary McMahon, Jenny Bimrose, Mark Watson, Peyman Abkhezr

Published in: International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance | Issue 3/2020

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Combining quantitative career assessment with narrative career counselling is a career counselling challenge. The Integrative Structured Interview (ISI) facilitates this integration through the narration of career stories based on quantitative scores, such as those of the Self-Directed Search. The aims of this single case research were to: (a) examine the process of an Integrative Structured Interview with a participant, and (b) explore it from the participant and interviewer perspectives using an interpersonal process recall interview. The results suggest the benefits of the ISI process and a need for further research with a range of client groups.

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Title: Integrating storytelling and quantitative career assessment
Authors: Mary McMahon
Jenny Bimrose
Mark Watson
Peyman Abkhezr
Publication date: 22-11-2019
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance / Issue 3/2020
Print ISSN: 1873-0388
Electronic ISSN: 1573-1782
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10775-019-09415-1

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