So as I read both the chapter and the article this
week I felt like they both really applied to what we will be doing in the
future as school counselors. For me personally the article was really eye
opening. I had never thought about actually doing any type of career project in
elementary school but I really feel like this is a good idea. It gets the
children thinking about the future and about what they are good at and what
their interests are. I think it also can be used as a really helpful tool to
open up communication between both the child and parent about careers. I know
that if I were a parent I probably wouldn’t be thinking about talking about the
idea of careers with my child who was in fifth grade. I also think it is
important because then the parents may have their eyes opened to how they are
influencing their child’s future decision about a career. I just think that the
idea of continuing this project through different stages of the child’s life is
a good idea as well because it keeps them thinking about what they may want to
do in the future. It also gives them a chance to see, where maybe some of their
values and career choices have developed from (Gibson, 2005). Overall, I found
the article extremely interesting and really easy to read this week.
As,
I started reading the chapter I first felt a little overwhelmed with all the
theories we were presented with. I have never really thought about career
development as a process before, I just felt like it was something that just
happened and I never really paid attention to everything that contributes to
it. The one part of the chapter that really interested me was the section about
how values can impact career choice and possibly hinder people from choosing certain
types of careers. Like, I found it interesting that a person who really values
collectivism may be held back by their gender from choosing certain careers (Brown,
2012). I just couldn’t imagine not being able to enter into a certain career
field, like being a doctor, because it wasn’t viewed as best for the entire
group. I feel like people should be allowed to enter into whatever field they
would like no matter their race or gender. As long as a person has the ability
and desire to do the job why should they be denied that opportunity? I guess
that is why I was also intrigued by the part in the chapter where a young man
was advised that being a nurse was his best career choice and he denied that
idea right away, because it was a “woman’s job”. I really feel like as future
counselors it is going to be up to us, to try our best to break down the
stereotypes that have been set before us and open the career playing field up
to everyone.
Brown, D. (2012). Trait-and-factor
and developmental theories of career choice and development
and
their applications. In Career information, career counseling, and career development (10th ed., pp.
24-58). New York: Pearson Education, Inc
Gibson, D.
M. (2005). The use of genograms in career counseling with elementary, middle,
and high school students. The Career
Development Quarterly, 53, 353-362
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