COPYRIGHT © 2014 Brooks/Cole*Wadsworth Publishing Company A division of Cengage Inc. 1 NARRATIVE CAREER COUNSELING CLIENT AS STORYTELLER Client:Agent (author) (protagonist) Client’s environment:Setting Client’s experiences:Action Client’s abilities, friends, family or employers:Instruments Client’s changing mind about career paths:Wavering

COPYRIGHT © 2014 Brooks/Cole*Wadsworth Publishing Company A division of Cengage Inc. 2 THE CLIENT’S STORY BeginningMiddleEnd The problem Description of obstacles Counselor and and instruments used client work to reach a goal together to reach client’s goal

COPYRIGHT © 2014 Brooks/Cole*Wadsworth Publishing Company A division of Cengage Inc. 3 GOALS OF ASSESSMENT IN NARRATIVE COUNSELING Identify a pattern of the individual’s life Form a sense of the client’s identity by listening to the client’s story Find out about the client’s goals for the future

COPYRIGHT © 2014 Brooks/Cole*Wadsworth Publishing Company A division of Cengage Inc. 4 LIFE DESIGNING Savickas’s (2011b) constructivist approach to career counseling has four phases that help the counselor construct the individual’s story: 1. Construction – Use small stories (micronarratives) to help clients organize their views of themselves 2. Deconstruct – The counselor listens to the problems within micronarratives including personal limitations and cultural barriers 3. Reconstruct – The microstory is reconstructed so that positive outcomes build on client strengths and values 4. Co-construction – A new narrative emerges- a macronarrative, a positive perspective on career choice, with options and plans

COPYRIGHT © 2014 Brooks/Cole*Wadsworth Publishing Company A division of Cengage Inc. 5 GOAL OF ASSESSMENT FOR CAREER COUNSELING: IDENTITY Object – The client is active in the story. For the counselor, the client is the object of the story. Subject – The client’s views of him-/herself are the subjects of the story. Project - The counselor facilitates the process of telling the story and fitting it to the client’s identity.

COPYRIGHT © 2014 Brooks/Cole*Wadsworth Publishing Company A division of Cengage Inc. 6 COCHRAN’S NARRATIVE CAREER COUNSELING EPISODES Making Meaning out of the Career Narrative 1.Elaborating a career problem 2.Composing a life history 3.Founding a future narrative A Focus on Being Active 4.Constructing a reality 5.Changing a life structure 6.Enacting a role Ending 7.Crystallizing a decision

COPYRIGHT © 2014 Brooks/Cole*Wadsworth Publishing Company A division of Cengage Inc. 8 DIMENSIONS OF CAREER ADAPTABILITY Concern – Planning and preparing for the future Control – Taking control over one’s issues Curiosity – Questioning one’s choices Confidence – Being able to explore possibilities

COPYRIGHT © 2014 Brooks/Cole*Wadsworth Publishing Company A division of Cengage Inc. 7 DEVELOPMENTAL TASKS OF CAREER ADAPTABILITY Growth Exploration Establishment Management (Maintenance in Super’s theory) Disengagement

COPYRIGHT © 2014 Brooks/Cole*Wadsworth Publishing Company A division of Cengage Inc. 9 LIFE THEMES Based on Adlerian Theory Lifestyle Early recollections Five major life tasks reflect social interest Self-development Spiritual development Occupation Society Love

COPYRIGHT © 2014 Brooks/Cole*Wadsworth Publishing Company A division of Cengage Inc. 10 CAREER STYLE INTERVIEW Three role models Magazines Favorite television show Hobbies Favorite sayings What were your favorite subjects in school

COPYRIGHT © 2014 Brooks/Cole*Wadsworth Publishing Company A division of Cengage Inc. 11 CAREER COUNSELING USING THE CAREER CONSTRUCTION THEORY Reviewing counseling goals Attending to verbs Moving from preoccupation to occupation Role models as a suggestion for a plan Profiling adaptability Appraising vocational personality Crafting a success formula The life portrait

COPYRIGHT © 2014 Brooks/Cole*Wadsworth Publishing Company A division of Cengage Inc. 12 Chapter 12 ROE’S THREE TYPES OF PARENTAL ATTITUDES AND TYPES OF PARENTING Concentration of the child Overprotective parent Overdemanding parent Avoidance of the child Emotionally rejecting parent Neglectful parent Acceptance of the child Casually accepting parent Lovingly accepting parent

COPYRIGHT © 2014 Brooks/Cole*Wadsworth Publishing Company A division of Cengage Inc. 13 PATTERNS OF ATTACHMENT Secure – Child reacts well to caregiver and other people Anxious-Ambivalent – Child is anxious due to inconsistent parental behavior, child is uncertain about self and has limited exploration Avoidant – Child ignores or rejects care, develops a sense of being alone and a lack of trust

COPYRIGHT © 2014 Brooks/Cole*Wadsworth Publishing Company A division of Cengage Inc. 14 ATTACHMENT THEORY AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT Do secure patterns of attachment promote career exploration? Do secure patterns of attachment promote a strong sense of vocational identity?

COPYRIGHT © 2014 Brooks/Cole*Wadsworth Publishing Company A division of Cengage Inc. 15 PATTERN IDENTIFICATION EXERCISES Purpose: To identify strengths and weaknesses Discuss a leisure activity that went well Discuss a time the leisure activity did not go well Students: Assess their strengths and weaknesses Look for patterns of strengths and weaknesses Look for how patterns can affect career choices Parents: Comment on the student’s observations

COPYRIGHT © 2014 Brooks/Cole*Wadsworth Publishing Company A division of Cengage Inc. 16 PARENT INVOLVED CAREER EXPLORATION COUNSELING 1.Introduce process to student and parents. 2.Use Pattern Identification Exercises to identify strengths and weaknesses. 3.Discuss student’s preferred activities and courses as well as performance. 4.Discuss labor market and how to make a career choice. 5.Next steps: Counselor discusses community resources and makes suggestions as to what to do next. Parents comment throughout all steps

COPYRIGHT © 2014 Brooks/Cole*Wadsworth Publishing Company A division of Cengage Inc. 17 FAMILY SYSTEMS THERAPY: IMPLICATIONS FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT Disengaged family – Family responsibilities controlled by one parent Enmeshed family – Family responsibilities are unclear Genograms Occupations of family members Relationship of occupations of others to career choices of client Occupational Transmission Genogram- questions about careers, gender, and race

COPYRIGHT © 2014 Brooks/Cole*Wadsworth Publishing Company A division of Cengage Inc. 18 BLUSTEIN’S SEVEN PROPOSITIONS 1. Thoughts and feelings about relationships influence thoughts and feelings about work (destructive or constructive). 2. Thoughts and feelings about relationships influence how they deal with issues at work and plans for work. 3. Work and relationships occur in the workplace and in caregiving situations. 4. Decision making and actions at work can be affected by relationships with others. 5. The content of the decisions made at work are affected by relationships with others. These and individual and cultural experiences affect occupational interests and values. 6. Through relationships with others individuals find meaning in work. Cultural background is an influence also. 7. Culture can provide a sense of security and a feeling of belonging in relationships that aids work transitions.