Parent Involved Career Exploration

摘要: Recent career studies have highlighted the role of parents as active agents in development their children. This article illustrates a exploration approach for youth that involves direct observers counselling process. Included is description Parent Involved Career Exploration (PICE) counseling method well some comments based on an initial case study evaluation. The importance has been acknowledged by numerous authors (Amundson, 1984; Bibby & Posterski, 1992; Otto Call, 1985; Wilks, 1986). In this article, we identify ways which family members can be more directly involved A brief parent-child program (Parent Exploration, PICE) developed first author described along with supporting interview data collected second author. PARENT INVOLVEMENT IN CAREER EXPLORATION An extensive research project Young and Friesen ( 1992), interviews 207 parents, According to Friesen, play important helping young people develop work values, self-awareness, self-confidence, personal responsibility, interpersonal relationship skills, decision-making locate appropriate experience opportunities. Another broadly Penick Jepsen (1992) indicated "family functioning dimensions evaluated llth grade students were frequent stronger predictors than gender, socioeconomic status, educational achievement" (p. 208). research, impact such tasks involvement planning certainty choice. interpreting from these two studies, it keep mind volunteering may committed children those who choose not involved. Given evidence adolescent development, might expect host programs facilitate development. Certainly, recent years, systems applications grown area intervention. For example, many practitioners drawn Bowen's (1978) theory design taking dynamics into account (e.g., Bradley Mims, Castricone, Finan, Gumble, 1982; Lopez Andrews,1987; 1985). interventions used intended involve but help become aware associated decision making. However, reports effectiveness rare. Although theoretically sound, intervention yet untested (Larson, 1995). Until quite recently, there almost nothing literature support success assist Palmer Cochran (1988) argued excluding unwise, due both parents' strategic influence ability devote intensive time child's Finding positive activities would seem useful activity, particularly view potential negative if parental misdirected. Clearly, at times attempting fulfill own needs through choices (1992), instance, reported intentions one mother discouraged her son choosing celibate religious life because desire grandchildren. …