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Explore the concept of self-awareness, its impact on career choices, and the roles you play in life. Learn to define self-concept, reflect on personal self-concept, and understand the relationships between self-concept and career decisions. Discover how various roles like student, worker, parent, and citizen influence your self-perception. Engage in activities to pair occupations and set goals for self-development. Take the first step towards shaping a fulfilling career path based on your true self.
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Direct Your Future Module 4: Embarking on a Voyage of Self-Discovery
Module 4 Objectives At the end of this module, you will be able to: • Define self-concept. • Depict and describe your own self-concept. • State relationships between your personal self-concept and career choices you may make. • Select and describe the roles you are currently playing. 4-2 Direct Your Future
Module 4 Self-Concept • It is a picture you have of yourself. • Its development began at birth and will continue throughout your life. • It is affected by feedback from others and success in life experiences. • Career theorists say that we seek to live out our self-concepts through work. 4-3 Direct Your Future
Module 4 • The Career Rainbow This graphic is adapted from Dr. Donald Super’s Theory. 4-4 Direct Your Future
Module 4 Life Roles • Son/Daughter – time and energy spent in relating to your parent(s)/guardians. • Student – time and energy spent in school and doing homework. • Friend– time and energy spent developing and keeping friendships. • Worker – time and energy spent in paid employment. • Spouse/Partner– time and energy spent in a marriage or other long-term relationship. 4-5 Direct Your Future
Module 4 Life Roles, Cont’d • Parent – time and energy spent raising and relating to children. • Homemaker– time and energy spent caring for a home and other daily needs. • Leisurite– time and energy spent in relaxation and recreation. • Citizen – time and energy spent in volunteer activities. 4-6 Direct Your Future
Module 4 Homework for Next Session Using Activity 4: Pairing Occupations • Put the 32 occupations into 16 pairs, not using the title of any occupation twice. • Write down why you paired the two occupations. Activity 9: Setting the Clock • Complete the activity and bring it to the next class. 4-7 Direct Your Future