Steven D. Brown, Ph.D. Loyola University Chicago, USA

International Conference on Vocational Designing and

Career Counseling, University of Padova, Padova, Italy, September, 2011

1.  Hope is a State: It is malleable and can be changed

2.  Hope is Motivational: Leads to approach versus avoidance, effort, and persistence

3.  Hope is Future-Oriented: It is how one envisions the future

4.  Hope includes Meaningful Work that is potentially Attainable.

Person Inputs • Personality • Sociopolitical Development • Gender • Race/Ethnicity • Skills/Abilities

Contextual Factors • Supports • Barriers • Racial/Ethnic Socialization

Learning Experiences

Hope-Related Self-Efficacy • Coping • Academic • Career Decision/Adaptability

Hope-Related Outcome Expectations • Positive • Negative • Comparisons to Alternatives

Vocational Hope

Educational/Vocational Goals and Goal Progress

School/Career Outcomes • School Satisfaction • School Engagement • Career Engagement

Preventive Outcomes • School Performance • School Completion • Anti-Social Behavior

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¨  SBROWN@LUC.EDU