David L. Blustein is a Professor and the Golden Eagle Faculty Fellow in the Department of Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology at Boston College. Prof. Blustein is the author of The Psychology of Working: A New Perspective for Career Development, Counseling, and Public Policy and The Importance of Work in an Age of Uncertainty: The Eroding Experience of Work in America. He has been instrumental in developing psychology of working theory, which represents an inclusive and social justice-informed perspective on the role of work in people's lives and in their communities. Prof. Blustein has contributed numerous articles and book chapters on psychology of working theory, unemployment, career development/counseling, psychotherapy, decent work, dignity at work, precarious work, relationships and work, social class, race, and other aspects of contemporary working. He also has consulted with national and international organizations, such as the International Labor Organization, OECD, and the United Nations Development Program.
Program
march 6th
16h00-17h30 Conference: Psychology of Working Theory: A Theory of Change for a New Era.
17h30-18h30 Homenagem póstuma ao Prof. Doutor Eduardo Ribeiro dos Santos
march 8th
15h00-17h00 Let’s talk with Prof. David Blustein - A conversation hour with Professor David Blustein for PhD students and Faculty
Psychology of Working Theory: Present and Future in research and intervention