Kendra (Career Counseling)

The Theoretical Era can be divided into two categories: Modern and Postmodern. This blog will discuss one theory from the Postmodern Era,  The Chaos Theory of Career Development. Theorists:  Briggs, Peat, Pryor, Bright Summary: • Emerged from the disciplines of economics, mathematics, biology, and physics • Moves away from a reductionist view of human behavior to a view that emphasizes wholeness and change • This theory views individuals as being complex dynamic systems • Point Attractor o Individuals who use the point attractor pattern of behavior often focus on choosing the best occupation based on a match between their personalities, abilities, and interest ▪ Tunnel Vision, exclusive preoccupation, over confidence in decision making • Pendulum Attractor o Individuals who use this pattern of behavior are likely to engage in dichotomous either-or thinking ▪ May hold rigid beliefs • Torus Attractor o Individual show use this pattern try to control their l

The Theoretical Era can be divided into two categories: Modern and Postmodern. This blog will discuss one theory from the Postmodern Era, Constructivism/Social Constructionism. Theorists: Mark Savickas and others Summary: Constructivism: a type of learning theory that describes how individuals construct their own ideas about themselves, others, and their worlds as they try to make sense out of their real-life experiences Social Constructionism: covers a range of views from acknowledging how social factors shapes interpretations to how the social world is constructed by social processes and relational practices When using this theory, it “requires the counselor to enter into the psychosocial sphere of a person’s career system” Using the narrative approach within the career counseling process to help clients tell their story starting where they are in their own language Helping clients to describe their life career development past, present, and future