Duane
Brown
Values-Based Holistic Approach
Stephanie Almedora
Anabell Pagliawan
“Success is the accumulation of
little efforts made consistently
over time.”
Duane Brown
1948-2022
Died at the age of 74.
Brown is a licensed professional counselor in
North Carolina and maintains a small private
practice. In 2002, he was among the first to
become a fellow in the National Career
Development Association.
Values-Based Holistic
Approach
Emphasizes the importance of values in career
counseling and occupational choice.
Brown's values-based theory examine an individual's
values and how they influence their career choice
decisions.
A person's principles or
standards of behavior; one's
judgement on what is
Values important in life.
Values direct our behavior in
specific directions and
towards particular goals.
1. Cultural Values
2. Work Values
3. Life Values
Three Types of Values
1. Cultural Values
Can be subdivided into five
categories of social reactions,
time orientation, relationship
to nature, activity, and self-
control.
1. Work Values
Are those values that clients
expect to fulfill as a result of
choosing and entering an
occupation.
1. Life Values
Are those values that clients
expect to have satisfied as a
result of the choices they make
in their major life roles, such as
in work, leisure, as a citizen,
and relationships to others.
Role of Values in the Career
Decision Making Process
1. Values with high priorities are the most important determinants
of choices made.
2. The values included in the values system are acquired from society,
and each person develops a small number of values.
3. Culture, sex and socioeconomic status influence opportunities and
interactions.
4. Making choices that coincide with values is essential to
satisfaction.
Benefits of Using this Theory
1. Uses an established Life Values Inventory to help clients examine
their values and how they are ranked as they relate to career,
relationships, leisure, personal, etc.
2. Incorporates qualitative and quantitative methods of gathering
values-based information about clients.
3. Focuses on why values are crucial in career decisions.
4. Addresses contextual factors like culture and how those influence
career decisions.
Summary
Brown's Values-Based Theory examines an individual's
values and how they influence their career choice
decisions.
Despite the fact that it focuses on values, it is a holistic
approach that covers an individual's environment and
their culture.
Individuals are exposed to different values throughout
their lives from many different sources such as family,
peers, environment and the media.
QUIZZ TIME!!
1. Who is the proponent of the Values-Based
Holistic Approach?
2-3. What are the three types of Values
mentioned by Brown?
4-5. In your own words (two sentences) write on
why Values is important in Career Decision
Making Process.
Thank
You!
Stephanie Almedora
Anabell Pagliawan