Savickas's Psychodynamic Approach To Counseling
Savickas’ eclectic approach for counselors to use Holland and Super’s theories in a psychosocial manner is a structured way to analysis client’s story. In their assessment to create a life portrait is more of a holistic approach that using theories in a career maturity perspective. Savicka’s approach brings out subconscious aspirations and the passions clients are not aware exist, which prevents them from fully reaching their potential.
Brief narrative
During my recollection phase of the Career Style Interview (2016) identified my three major themes financial security, structure, helping others and family.
The financial security theme of finding a job that offered a retirement was paramount to shaping a person’s future. Growing up …show more content…
These identities are congruent with my lifestyle, interest, and goal of becoming an effective mental health counselor. These strategies have also become part of the self-concepts that were conceived throughout my adolescent career fantasies. My primary learning medium came from observation and imitating male key figures in my life. Pursuing higher education was primarily conforming to my family common realities. My self-concept of my occupational personal realities were a direct result of the family common …show more content…
This provides the platform for the counselor to build a tentative Life Portrait. According to Savickas (2011), “the counselors job is not to interpret the stories but rather help clients listen for wisdom they are authoring” about self, setting, and the script they aspire to live (p 181). Effective counselors first gain an understanding of what their client want to achieve. Using the clients intent systematically apply the fitting career intervention i.e. vocational guidance, career education, and or coaching. Listening for themes, barriers, effects of family and personal common realities to empower the self-concept of the client to act on what is necessary to accomplish their career aspirations and intent as it relevant to life and job
Brief narrative
During my recollection phase of the Career Style Interview (2016) identified my three major themes financial security, structure, helping others and family.
The financial security theme of finding a job that offered a retirement was paramount to shaping a person’s future. Growing up …show more content…
These identities are congruent with my lifestyle, interest, and goal of becoming an effective mental health counselor. These strategies have also become part of the self-concepts that were conceived throughout my adolescent career fantasies. My primary learning medium came from observation and imitating male key figures in my life. Pursuing higher education was primarily conforming to my family common realities. My self-concept of my occupational personal realities were a direct result of the family common …show more content…
This provides the platform for the counselor to build a tentative Life Portrait. According to Savickas (2011), “the counselors job is not to interpret the stories but rather help clients listen for wisdom they are authoring” about self, setting, and the script they aspire to live (p 181). Effective counselors first gain an understanding of what their client want to achieve. Using the clients intent systematically apply the fitting career intervention i.e. vocational guidance, career education, and or coaching. Listening for themes, barriers, effects of family and personal common realities to empower the self-concept of the client to act on what is necessary to accomplish their career aspirations and intent as it relevant to life and job