2 part assignment: 1st part- Answer the discussion questions-1) Discuss the stereotypical assumptions people have pertaining to what career counseling “looks like.” Discuss whether this stereotype is accurate. 2) Discuss ways in which students think that career counseling strategies need to be revised to be more appropriate for today’s context. 3) Discuss the importance of groups in delivering career interventions. When are groups appropriate and when are they not? 4) Discuss the importance of career counselors offering emotional support to clients. 5) What strategies or career interventions can be used at the high school level? How might these strategies differ for an inner-city, urban school compared to a more rural or suburban school? How might these interventions vary for a private high school? How might these strategies be the same? 6) What effect do you think the “college for all” pressure has had on jobs in the labor market, expectations from students, expectations from employer 7) What types of career interventions could increase high school students’ work readiness? How can we help students become concerned about their future? Part 2: in one page Choose a setting where you hope to work as a counselor after you complete your training. Then, write a short paragraph about each of the following: Some basic facts about the students or clients (target population) with whom you hope to work What you believe their career (vocational and educational) development needs may be The kinds of interventions you would provide to meet these needs
Discuss the stereotypical assumptions people have pertaining to what career counseling “looks like.” Discuss whether this stereotype is accurate. 2) Discuss ways in which students think that
