Narrative counseling a male college student renews career plans. (Session 2 of 3)

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Savickas, Mark, 1947-

American Psychological Association

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Career development--Psychological aspects.

Career development.

Vocational guidance--Psychological aspects.

Vocational guidance.

Narrative therapy.

Vocational Guidance.

Career Choice.

Medical Subjects:

Vocational Guidance.

Career Choice.

Genre:

Nonfiction films

Educational films

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 streaming video file (43 min., 17 sec.))

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] American Psychological Association 2011

System Details:

video file

Summary:

Counselor Dr. Mark Savickas conducts the second of three sessions with a young male adult client who has left one college at which he was underachieving and is seeking clarification on his academic and career goals. In this session, the therapist uses a narrative technique to reflect back to the client meaningful themes that have influenced him along his path. In this constructivist process, the therapist observes the client's caring nature alongside a tendency to be self-disciplined. The client's acceptance of the therapist's view, with the attendant sense of being understood, furthers the alliance. The therapist encourages the client to open possibilities rather than remain constricted to a single school and program choice in the wake of a disappointing, deflating experience. Within this enhanced therapeutic alliance, the therapist makes an interpretation, noting that his departure from one school with a failed grade may well have left him immobilized for several months in a manner akin to an early experience. The therapist acknowledges the client's anxiety while expressing confidence that he can have a different experience

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