In Duffy's article, I found it to be interesting how they
described the ties of religion and spirituality to career development. I have
always seen the works of religion in regards to physical health but never
really thought of the power it may have in the workplace. Duffy's study of
college students found that religion served as a positive predictor of self-efficacy
in career decision making, but had no direct relation to career choice
commitment. This reminded me of our genogram project. Looking at my family and
the occupations they have held, I found that my career path is in no relation
to theirs. But what I did discover was the fact that their hard work and
dedication to something was influential to me. This value of hard work pays off
has carried over into my life and I can see how for people who believe in
religion and spirituality are able to take those values and beliefs and carry
them on into their work environment. Many are looking for their calling or the
work that their higher being has in store for them. I feel like one concern I
would have is trying to help guide a client in the right direction when asking
for help in regards to their calling. Duffy did a great job outlining some
models that could be incorporated into the process, but I still feel as though
I would not be able to fulfill their needs in that aspect.
Chapter 3 in the text introduced
quite a few great theories. The theories of decision making really stuck out to
me when reading the text. Being as though I have indecisive tendencies, I
thought that this process should definitely be used for those who are trying to
choose a career path. I liked how Brown mentions the process of using a balance
sheet to help narrow down a career choice. I wish when I entered college as an
undeclared student I would have taken advantage of career counseling to gain
insight on the different options out there that many never tend to think of. I
also was excited to see the use of solution focused counseling being applied to
career counseling. After using this process for theory and practice, it was
nice to see how it can be adapted for use in other environments.
Duffy, R. D. (2006), Spirituality, Religion, and Career
Development: Current Status and Future Directions. The Career Development
Quarterly, 55: 52–63
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