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Multicultural Perspectives in Career Counseling Facilitating the Career Development of Diverse Populations Justina Farley [email protected] University of Tennessee, Knoxville Outline • How culture influences career development • How to incorporate multicultural conversations and interventions into career counseling Defining the Language • Within the individual, how they choose to identify, and how they perceive the impact of their culture • Race/ethnicity, sexual orientation/identity, disability, gender, socioeconomic status… Culture and Career • Traditional career counseling formulated within a masculine and Western European framework for able-bodied man • Need for career models within a cultural framework • Interaction between counselors’ and clients’ experiences and worldviews Awareness • Self ▫ Cultural being ▫ Biases • Others ▫ The relationship between cultural experiences, mental health, and decision-making The Alliance • The working alliance accounts for between 3050% of variance in outcome variables ▫ Rapport ▫ Understanding Ct’s expectations ▫ Setting goals congruent with Ct’s needs • Be curious! Constructivism • • • • Multiple worldviews Help make meaning of experiences Narrative, action, construction, interpretation Activities ▫ Family Genogram ▫ Timeline ▫ Life Roles Circles Racial/Ethnic Minorities • Potential issues ▫ Career stereotypes ▫ Over-and-underrepresented careers ▫ Interviewing, hiring, negotiating process • How to help ▫ Access to mentors ▫ Specific employment opportunities ▫ Exploring and sharing race/ethnicity Women • Potential issues ▫ Work/family balance ▫ Over-and-underrepresented careers • How to help ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ Empowerment Role reversal Access to mentors “Family friendly” policies; resources LGBTQ • Potential issues ▫ Discrimination ▫ Exclusion/isolation ▫ Gender-stereotyped careers • How to help ▫ Information on disclosure ▫ Access to mentors ▫ Domestic partner benefits Students with Disabilities • Potential issues ▫ Accommodations ▫ Limitations, actual and perceived • How to help ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ Make no assumptions Disclosure Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Empowerment and self-advocacy International Students • Potential issues ▫ Language barriers ▫ Cultural differences • How to help ▫ Preparation for ‘American-style’ interview ▫ Exploration of personal and family values ▫ Sponsorship Veterans • Potential issues ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ Work/life demands Geographic limitations Transition to civilian work Age discrimination • How to help ▫ Access to mentors ▫ Provide structure and goals ▫ Work/educational history on resume Overview • Self-awareness • Knowledge is a life-long process • Skills and interventions Questions/Comments?