IMPACT OF FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS ON CAREERS
Contact: Dr. Sally Gelardin
Learning Outcomes
- Describe how family relationships help in the career development process.
- Explain how CDFs can help clients/students make informed and satisfying career choices through an understanding of family influences on career development.
- Discuss what additional CDF competencies relate to career development.
Pre-Assessment
- What are the CDF competencies?
- Which competencies relate to family influences on career?
- How can an understanding of family relationships help in the career development process?
- How can CDFs help clients/students make informed and satisfying career choices through an understanding of family influences on career development?
Introduction
• What is a career development theory/model?
• How can theories and models help you do your job as a CDF?
• What are the limitations of career theories and models?
Activities (one or more of the following)
- Activity #1: Compare your lifeline to that of your parent or child.
- Activity #2: Write an “I Am From” Poem to reflect upon early family influences.
- Activity #3: What are your sources of support to make a successful career transition?
Relationship of Family Influences to the Major Career Development Theories/Models
Divide into the following groups.
Chose a scribe to take notes.
Discuss how your theory relates to family influences on career development.
Theorists:
John Krumbolz
- What are the steps in Krumboltz’s decision-making process?
- How has your family influenced steps in your decision-making process?
- How do you influences steps in your children's (or other mentees') decision-making process?
Donald Super (life stages, life roles, values)
- What are Super’s life stages and life roles?
- How has your family influenced your life stages?
- How has your family influenced your life roles?
- How do you influence your children's (or other mentees') life stages and life roles?
Sunny Hansen (integrative life planning)
- What does “family” mean to you?
- How do you integrate family and work?
- How do your family of origin's values influence how you make career choices?
- How does the family you create influence how you make career choices?
- How does your global family influence how you make career choices?
Nancy Schlossberg (transition theory)
- How has your family influenced your ability to make transitions?
- How have you influenced (or do you think you would influence) your children’s or other younger people’s ability to make transitions?
John Holland (vocational choice and personality types)
- What do you think your parents’ Holland Codes are?
- How is your personality different or similar to your parents?
- How does your Holland Code compate to your parents'/children's Holland Code?
Presentations
Leader of each group presents group's findings to class.
Summary and Questions/Sharing of Resources
Post-Assessment
