Discussion Career Counseling Skills

Video link:

https://search-alexanderstreet-com.eu1.proxy.openathens.net/view/work/bibliographic_entity%7Cvideo_work%7C1778822?account_id=12085#/embed/object

This discussion centers on the Watch: Career Counseling Skills for Guided Discovery and Career Assessment video above. In addition to foundational counseling skills, this presentation demonstrates 5 common interventions used in career counseling including:

• Assessment of the clients personal and professional background
• Assessment of the clients decision-making skills
• Assessment of the clients social roles and life experiences
• Use of career visualization activities
• Use of career assessment inventories

After viewing the presentation, choose 1 question below to answer in this Discussion.

• What are some of the basic counseling skills that you learned in COUC 505 that you see applied in this video? Give specific examples.
• How might understanding the clients past decision making experiences inform your work as a career counselor? Why?
• What are some potential next directions that a counselor might consider when working with a client similar to Erika? What is the rationale for the direction you are considering?

For each thread, students must support their assertions with at least 1 biblical principle and cite properly.