Clinical Career Counseling

Additional Concerns
Other issues that need to be addressed with the clinical setting would be physical and mental health issues. Many displaced homemakers may enter career counseling with undiagnosed mood disorders, such as depression or anxiety. Ronzio (2012) also stated that most career counselors will encounter women with a history of domestic violence or abuse. The psychological wounds of this abuse can diminish the client’s self-efficacy, beliefs in positive outcomes for career, and beliefs in her self-sufficiency. These experiences can influence the relationship with the career counselor and the counseling outcomes, and is an area that should be considered (Ronzio, 2013; Morris, Shoffner, & Newsome, 2009).
Upon making the decision to
Within the area of mental health, the website will provide links to additional information about grief and loss associated with divorce, depression, and anxiety. It will also provide local resources that focus on those areas as well. The job skills training section would aide in resume and cover letter writing by providing tips and samples. Interview preparation tips will also be provided in this section of the website. Job Search engines would also be a useful tool in this part of the website, and several links would be available, as well.
Another valuable section for displaced homemakers would be geared towards vocational education or education advancements and trainings. As stated previously, trainings in computer literacy are key to obtaining employment. Several resources for computer trainings would be listed on the website to help the client find the best fit for them. Information on grants, financial aid, loans, and area schools would also be helpful for the displaced homemaker looking to advance their education. Further, links to career assessments would also be provided on the website. The Work Values Inventory (WVI) would be utilized as it is based on Super’s work and identifies the top 5 work
The benefits of this approach are its focus on the progression of major career and life stages of development. Super’s stages are growth, exploration, establishment, maintenance, and disengagement (Barclay, Stoltz, & Chung, 2011). Coogan and Chen (2007) highlight the applicability of Super’s theory with women, particularly, the constructs of self-concept, life roles, and recycling through stages. According to Super, people develop a self-concept through biological characteristics, social roles, and the impact of other’s evaluations, and a career choice is an extension of these influences. For example, there is an over-representation of women in stereotypical female occupations, evidence of the impact of gender role socialization on self-concept (Coogan & Chen, 2007). Also, women play a variety of life roles throughout their development. Understanding the importance of the overlapping roles of worker and homemaker is essential when considering career development. Coogan and Chen (2007) further state that women experience interruptions in their employment, which would force them to recycle through Super’s developmental stages upon returning to the