Group Career Counselling, Sofia, 10-12 Oct 2012
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GROUP CAREER COUNSELING
Dr. Andreea Szilagyi
Dr. Amalia Stanciu
European Board for Certified Counselors
GROUP CAREER COUNSELING
History and Types
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History
Group career counseling:
• Is among the most used career interventions
• Has been mentioned in the first writings related to
career guidance (Parsons, 1909)
• Has various purposes, addressing a variety of
career related issues
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Purposes• Teaches participants how to:
• Make decisions
• Acquire job-search skills
• Helps people to:
• Develop self-awareness and occupational awareness
• Deal with uncertainty
• Better adjust their occupational choices after they have been
implemented
• Develop a framework to cope with school, job and personal stress
(Guichard, 2001; Niles & Harris-Bowlsbey, 2005)
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Types of Group Career Counseling
• Structured groups
Another term used:
Group Guidance
• Unstructured groups
Also known as:
Process Oriented Groups
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STRUCTURED GROUP CAREER COUNSELING
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Characteristics • Format:
• Workshops and Courses with more than 8 members
• Scope:• Information and Didactic oriented • Skill building
• Duration: 3 – 7 sessions
• Topics - specific issues of common concerns to the group members:• Job search strategies• Choosing an educational path• Career decision making strategies• Career planning
(Niles & Harris-Bowlsbey, 2005; Oliver & Spokane, 1988; Watts and Sultana, 2004 )
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The Group Leader• Main Role:
• Teacher
• Necessary Knowledge and Skills:
• Teaching principles for the age category served (children, adolescents,
adults)
• Setting goals and measuring outcomes
• Career theory and practice
• Detailed information regarding
the topic of the group(Pyle, 2007)
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Structured Group Career Counseling: An Example
Session 1:
Overview of Job Search Strategies
Session 2:
Active and Passive Job
Search Strategies
Session 3:
Different Styles of Curriculum Vitae
Session 4:
Job Interview Skills
Session 5: Managing the Job
Search Effectively
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(Niles & Harris-Bowlsbey, 2005)
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GCDF as a Group LeaderGCDF Competency Areas:
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1. Helping skills
2. Labor market information and resources
3. Assessment
4. Diverse populations
5. Ethical and legal issues
6. Career developmental models
7. Employability skills
8. Training clients and peers
9. Program management/ implementation
10. Promotion and public relations
11. Technology
12. Consultancy
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UNSTRUCTURED GROUP CAREER COUNSELING
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Characteristics• Format:
• Support group of 5 - 8 members
• Scope:
• Addresses clients’ intrapersonal and interpersonal concerns related to
career development
• Skill building
• Duration: longer periods of time (up to 6 months)
• Topics - specific issues of common concerns to the group members:• Career transitions • Choosing a career • Career development
(Niles & Harris-Bowlsbey, 2005)
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The Group Leader• Roles:
• Facilitator
• Counselor
• Teacher
• Necessary Knowledge and Skills:
• Helping skills (active listening, paraphrasing, reflecting feelings, challenge) used to:
Build trust
Ensure comfort of group members to disclose
• Ability to process the emotional components of the group
• Career counseling practice and theory
(Niles & Harris-Bowlsbey, 2005; Pyle, 2007)
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BENEFITS OF GROUP CAREER COUNSELING
For Group Members and Group Leaders
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For Members of Groups
• Feedback received from group leader
• Development of knowledge and skills
• Group members can realize that others
have the same problems and can:
• Support each other
• Feel hopeful when noticing success of others
• Share useful information with each other
(Pyle, 2007)
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For Members of Unstructured Groups
• Feedback – about values, interests, abilities - received from group members, not only from the leader can lead to:• Increased self-awareness and occupational awareness • Insight in regard to issues of interests • Development of decision skills
• Increased assistance and
support in :• In making decisions• In going through transitions
(Niles & Harris-Bowlsbey, 2005; Pyle, 2007; Yalom, 2005)
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For Group Leaders• Compared to individual career counseling, groups:
• Are time and cost efficient• Offer opportunities for developing skills that supports
counselor’s professional development
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Questions?
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