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Career Flow: A Hope-Centred Approach to Career Development. Presented by: . Dr. Roberta Neault info@lifestrategies.ca 604-856-2386. Overview. Career Flow Model 10 Components of Career Flow 10 Tips to Facilitate Career Flow . Career Flow Competencies.
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Career Flow: A Hope-Centred Approach to Career Development Presented by: Dr. Roberta Neault info@lifestrategies.ca 604-856-2386
Overview • Career Flow Model • 10 Components of Career Flow • 10 Tips to Facilitate Career Flow
Career Flow Competencies Environment Environment Hope Environment Environment
The Hierarchy of Hope • Global • I can generally achieve my goals • Domain-specific • I can generally achieve my goals in athletics but I’m less confident about achieving school goals • Goal-specific • I’m generally able to achieve my life goals but not sure that I can earn an “A” in my chemistry exam
A Hope-Centered Approach • Goals • Pathways thinking • Agency thinking We all have possibilities we don’t know about. We can do things we don’t even dream we can do. ~Dale Carnegie
Whitewater • Potentially engaging • Perfect match between challenge and capacity • Potentially terrifying • Too much challenge or insufficient skills/resources
Waterfalls • Unforeseen obstacles • Unprecedented change • “Gracious exits” • Knowing when to leave
Tsunami Experiences • Huge environmental changes • Shifts in flow for large groups of people
Career Flow . . . Interrupted • Social and economic trends • Underemployment • Downsizing • Unemployment • Personal issues
Out of “Flow” • Extreme conditions • Far too much or too little challenge • Insufficient or damaged resources • Negative self-talk • Fear • Apathy
Stagnant Water • Toxic environments • No opportunity for movement • Nothing new or creative
Stillwater • A time to • Reflect • Re-evaluate • Recuperate • Reposition • Re-energize
Optimal “Flow” • Activities that . . . • Completely capture our attention • Are appropriately challenging • Allow us to fully express who we are • Reflect our values • Call upon our strengths
Framework • The top half of the Wheel includes external factors • e.g., opportunities, experiences • The bottom half of the Wheel includes personal characteristics • e.g., skills, interests Reproduced with permission from Career Pathways 2nd Ed. (Amundson & Poehnell, 2008)
SMART GOALS Specific Measurable Achievable Relevant Time-Limited
Career Responsiveness • Emergency Preparedness • Scenario Planning • Benchmarking • Lifelong Learning • Keeping up with Change
10 Components of the Career Flow Model • Grounded in Theory • Hope-Centred Optimism • Environmental Impacts • Self-Reflection • Self-Clarity • Visioning • Goal Setting • Action Planning • Implementing • Adapting
The “Career Flow” Metaphor • Optimal flow • White water • Waterfalls • Tsunamis • Flow interrupted… • Out of flow • Stagnant water • Still water
Career Flow Competencies Environment Environment Hope Environment Environment
10 Tips to Facilitate Career Flow • Establish a relationship • Identify a counselling goal • Listen to the client’s story • Identify themes or inconsistencies • Introduce the flow metaphor • Introduce the model • Choose a starting point • Recognize environmental influences • Strengthen hope for the future • Evaluate progress and set new goals
Career Flow: The BookSpencer G. Niles, Norman E. Amundson, Roberta A. Neault • Introducing Career Flow • Essential Career Flow Competencies • Pursuing Your Interests (Passions) • Mapping Your Skills • Personality Style • Understanding Values • Connecting With Others: Social, Emotional, and Financial Support • Optimal Career Flow / Setting Goals • Connecting to the World of Work • Turning Possibilities into Realities • Engaging the Search • Career Flow Interrupted - Realizing Your Dreams in Challenging Times • Whitewater and Stillwater • Expanding the Career Flow Metaphor • Career as a journey • Your life as a book • Your legacy ©2011 Pearson Education Inc, Boston, MA
Career Flow Competencies Environment Environment Hope Environment Environment