A Conceptual Framework For culturally Competent career Counseling
Career Counseling Diverse Populations The growing number of clients from culturally diverse backgrounds is one of the most challenging issues facing career-counseling professionals. Career counselors must provide services that help people make career decisions during changing demographics and social dynamics of the 21st century. The attempt to promote career development among culturally diverse clients as it relates to career exploration causes growing conflict and frustration.
Example: Asian Americans 80% of Asian Americans are in college 2 years after high school- education is viewed as a vehicle to mobility Family structure-education is tied to values of the home Might prematurely constrict choices based on prestige and ignore variables such as interest and aptitude May place emphasis on extrinsic values: money, stability, and security Parents seem to have a greater impact on their children than other majority groups.
Foundational Dimension Self Awareness: the individual must be anchored in his/her own cultural realities and understand how they shape the attitudes and beliefs of people from different cultural backgrounds Global literacy: refers to the knowledge base that culturally competent individuals should possess about the interconnected world Incorporate foundational career counseling practices into culturally diverse concepts and approaches to career counseling
Multicultural Dimension Multicultural Counseling Theoretical knowledge base: counselors should have a knowledge base that includes culturally diverse ideas from which to plan, implement, and evaluate services in a cross-cultural context. Cross Cultural Encounters: Multicultural competency depends on one’s ability to acquire working knowledge and information about the histories, experiences, customs, and values of culturally diverse groups Cross Cultural Counseling Skill Development: Career counselors should develop a repertoire of strategies and skills to meet clients where they are despite obvious cultural gaps.
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