Nine Stages of Career Development   Phase I: Old Roles and Expectations 1. Absolute Reliance on External Authority 2. Awareness of the Possibility of a "Wrong" Decision. 3. Substitution of the Process as Authority End of first phase signifies willingness to take a risk toward alternative career patterns. Phase II: Process as Alternative 4. Awareness of Multiple "Good" Decisions 5. Emergence of Self as Decision Maker 6. Awareness of the Chaos of Free Choice Resulting in new awareness of being and doing regarding work and career Phase III: Holistic Approach 7. Beginnings of Integration of Self and Career Role 8. Experiencing Commitment 9. Expansion of Self Created Roles

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