chapter 8 - Career Counseling Strategies and Techniques

Question 1

what are current limitations in career counseling x3

Answer 1

we sought the best fit but this doesn’t always work

overemphasis on testing

our career and our lives are not separate

Question 2

how does CRITE view therapy vs. career counseling x4

Answer 2

need for career counseling is greater than the need for therapy

career counseling should follow therapy

it can be more effective than therapy

harder to do than therapy

Question 3

how do BROWN and BROOKS define career counseling

Answer 3

interpersonal process designed to assist clients with issues

Question 4

what 9 things should career counseling’s be prepared for in the future of jobs

Answer 4

global unemployment.
corporate downsizing.
jobless economy.
global competition of small companies via information highway.
workerless factories
recreation of the social contract between employer and employee
more jobs offering daycare and parental leave
more families with dual income
more people working from from home

Question 5

what is happening to the idea of the corporate ladder

Answer 5

it is being eliminated as hierarchies are flattened and career paths are more like a roller coast rather than a gradual incline.

Question 6

when it comes to the therapeutic relationship, how should the exchange occur

Answer 6

in such a way that demonstrates the counselor is working for and with the client.

Question 7

what are 4 ways to provide support to a client

Answer 7

Help individuals cope with unemployment
Help highly self-conscious clients who are having trouble making career decisions
Educate clients who have limited experience in coping with barriers they encounter
Help clients cope with challenges they encounter as they manage their career development

Question 8

when it comes to providing emotional support, what does the acronym PLEASE stand for

Answer 8

protect, listen, enquire, acknowledge, support, exchange

Question 9

what are 5 ways that informational support is used in counseling

Answer 9

empower client to help themselves

teach strategies for career decision making

psychoeducation on various materials and resources

used to build insight

(best used in early stages of counseling - similar to advice giving and do not only rely on assessments)

Question 10

what is life designing according to SAVICKAS

Answer 10

assisting clients to construct a career by identifying what matters to them (life themes).

Question 11

what is a life theme

Answer 11

thread that is woven thru their life story

Question 12

what assessment looks into life themes

Answer 12

career construction interview

Question 13

what are the 3 things that life designing by SAVICKAS is meant to do

Answer 13

construct (use stories to build career), deconstruct (break down old stories and reconstuct them into an identity narrative or life portrait), co-construct - ways of doing things that lead into actions that are carried into their daily life (build together)

Question 14

what are the 4 phases of career counseling

Answer 14

opening phase, info gathering, working phase, final phase

Question 15

describe the opening phase

Answer 15

build effective relationship, gather pertinent info, build goals

Question 16

what 2 things are done in the middle/working phase

Answer 16

explore concerns and goals in depth, develop and implement a plan of action

Question 17

what happens in the final phase

Answer 17

discuss and connect goals from the earlier stages to now,

Question 18

what are 4 reasons people leave counseling

Answer 18

prematurely believe they have completed their goals, work does not mean expectataions, fear of what might be discovered, lack commitment to counseling

Question 19

what 4 things should be asked for termination

Answer 19

was the content of counseling connected?

what was processed in counseling

focus on strengths and how they can be used

see what went well and what did not work well

explore what was unsaid in counseling

process feelings towards termination

give structure to next steps for the client

Question 20

what is the ideal number of people in group

Answer 20

5-8 is optimal, but can be 5-15

Question 21

how many sessions do structured group have

Answer 21

3-7

Question 22

what is the major difference between structured and unstructured groups x2

Answer 22

unstructured groups are more focused on emotions and tend to have more sessions.

Question 23

what are the 4 stages in group counseling for career counseling

Answer 23

Opening stage
Investigation stage
Working stage
Decision/Operational stage

Question 24

what are the 4 advantages to group therapy x2

Answer 24

learn and share info with each other

get support from others

Question 25

what 6 things are needed for effective group work

Answer 25

open communication

share common goal

set norms to guide the group

discover roles that are enacted in group

develop networking

work towards those goals

Question 26

what is the difference between a counselor and a career coach

Answer 26

career coach can be a professional counselor but may also be a paraprofessional with little training and may not have ethical guidelines they need to follow due to not requiring licensure or training.

Question 27

what does one need to do to have a career development facilitator x2

Answer 27

complete the career development facilitator certification and have 120 clocked hours under a licensed supervisor.

Question 28

how does one get a master career counselor certficiation

Answer 28

supervised training from someone under the precipice of the national career development association.