معرفی
Oğuzhan Kirdök is a Professor in the Department of Educational Sciences at the Faculty of Education, Çukurova University, and has served as Director of the Career Planning Research and Application Center since 2015.
His educational background includes:
- Born in 1974 in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey
- Completed primary, secondary, and high school education in Osmaniye
- B.A. in Guidance and Psychological Counseling from Çukurova University Faculty of Education (1995)
- Business Economics coursework at Vienna University of Economics and Business (1995-1998)
- M.A. in Guidance and Psychological Counseling from Çukurova University Institute of Social Sciences (2004)
- Ph.D. in Guidance and Psychological Counseling from Çukurova University (2010)
- Systemic Psychotherapist certification (Weinheim, Germany, 2011)
- Systemic Supervision certification (2019)
Professor Kirdök's research centers on career development, with emphasis on decision-making processes, career-person fit, psycho-educational interventions, anxiety management, and professional satisfaction metrics. His work integrates counseling psychology with vocational theory, examining perfectionism's impact on career trajectories and organizational commitment. As editorial board member of the Journal of Career Psychological Counseling (Turkish Psychological Counseling Association), he bridges academic research with practical applications in Turkish educational contexts. His systemic therapy training informs interdisciplinary approaches to career counseling.
He has supervised 17 theses and leads the Career Planning Research and Application Center, driving institutional initiatives in vocational guidance. His professional activities combine academic scholarship with direct application through counseling services and career development programs at Çukurova University.
