Career Counseling Interviews Chapter 5

1. Career Counseling InterviewsChapter 5 June 21, 2004

2. Rationale for the Interview • Uncover problems that may lead to work maladjustment • Psychological problems • Lack of education or training • Help clients view themselves from a holistic perspective • Career + personal connection • Develop Goals

3. Client-Counselor Relationship • Establishing Rapport with the client • Gaining trust • Observation of the client • Especially of non-verbal behavior • Self-Disclosure (revealing personal information) • Can be useful for normalizing experiences with the client

4. Client-Counselor Relationship • Using Open-Closed Ended Questions • Open-ended questions warrant explanations • Closed-ended questions warrant “yes” or “no” responses • Echoing, Restatement, Summarizing • Can provide more information about the client’s thoughts and feelings • Shows the client you are listening • Continuation • Encouraging a client to follow a certain course of discussion

5. Brown, Brooks, and Associates • I Current Status Information • A. General appearance • B. Attitude and behavior • Affect and mood • Demographic information • Work experience • Medical history • Educational history • Family history

6. Brown, Brooks, and Associates • II Discovering the significance of life roles and potential conflict • A. Worker Role • B. Homemaker Role • C. Leisure Role • D. Citizen Role

7. Brown, Brooks, and Associates • III Obstacles to Career Development • Problems in living • Behaviors that can lead to work maladjustment • Faulty cognitions • Memory and persistence

8. Brown, Brooks, and Associates • IV Developing Goals and Objectives • Identifying client goals • Determining the feasibility of goals • Establishing sub-goals • Assessing commitment to goals