In class, I really enjoyed discussing as a whole the
case study of the young girl. I think it helped put into perspective how helpful
career counseling can be even for young individuals. As people entering the
mental health field we are going to have a lot of influence and I think we need
to remember how much of an impact this can have on young students. Just like
with the case study we may be able to help enlighten students to the endless
possibilities of careers that are available to them. We can also help to open
up their parents eyes.
As I was reading
chapter three this week, I found myself really drawn to Solution-Focused Brief
Career Counseling (Brown, 2012). This type of counseling speaks to me, because
it is my personal belief that the best solution to a problem can only be found
by the person experiencing that problem. So for me it just makes sense that
this idea could also be applied to finding a career. I also really like how it
gets the client to actively participate in the counseling process. As the
facilitator we are just asking the tough questions and searching for exceptions
(Brown, 2012). The exceptions part I feel is really key because too often as
individuals we focus so much on what we are doing wrong instead of the
instances where we did something right. As a counselor I think it is important
for us to help open our client’s eyes to their successes and times when they
acted in a more desirable way. This helps to reassure them that they can change
and that they have done it before so they can most certainly do it again.
I
also found chaos theory interesting. This is the first time I was introduced to
a chaos theory but I found some of the points to be valid. I think as
counselors and maybe even career counselors someday we always need to remember
that career development is not only influenced by one moment in time. It is
something that can be influenced by all parts of a person’s life and over a
long period of time. I think especially with career counseling it is important
to remember that we all walk different paths of life and we will all have
different influences on our career choice.
The
article I felt tied in really nicely with this week’s chapter reading. It added
another consideration to think of when we are working with someone during
career choices. Religion and spirituality I thought could only impact how a
person behaves in their life but I never thought it would impact what career
they were drawn to or even the type of career field. However, after reading
this article it definitely makes sense. Religion especially assists in the
development of a person’s values which in turn makes certain careers attractive
to this individual. I also found the studies interesting that looked at how
satisfaction differed among people who found their job to be a calling or just
a means to ends (Duffy, 2006). I thought it was really interesting that people
who found their job to be a calling, were working in industries that had social
interaction and they had higher satisfaction and job security. I just had never
thought about how a certain frame of mind could easily change how satisfied a person
is with their job.
Brown, D. (2012). Career
information, career counseling, and career development
(10th ed.). New York:
Pearson Education, Inc.
Duffy, R. D. (2006). Spirituality,
religion, and career development: Current status
and future directions. The Career Development Quarterly, 55, 55-63.
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