S. Anandavalli, John J. S. Harrichand, Shalini Mathew
{"title":"Career mapping for international students: A critical-constructivist approach","authors":"S. Anandavalli, John J. S. Harrichand, Shalini Mathew","doi":"10.1002/joec.12197","DOIUrl":"10.1002/joec.12197","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Despite rapidly increasing presence of international students seeking career guidance and opportunities in the United States, existing counseling literature offers limited perspectives on how counselors can support this community using strengths-based and culturally responsive approaches. Addressing this long-standing gap, we offer this conceptual scholarship discussing career mapping as a dialogical and critical-constructivist strategy for career counselors to help international students understand their life story, strengths, and barriers in the context of career development, and plan their actions accordingly. Implications for practice are also offered.</p>","PeriodicalId":45998,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Employment Counseling","volume":"60 1","pages":"31-41"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41882846","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jennifer M. Cook, Cassandra A. Storlie, James McDonald
{"title":"Diverse middle school students’ future career autobiographies and socioeconomic status factors: A content analysis","authors":"Jennifer M. Cook, Cassandra A. Storlie, James McDonald","doi":"10.1002/joec.12196","DOIUrl":"10.1002/joec.12196","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The future career autobiography (FCA) is a narrative, discovery-based career intervention designed to assess individuals’ career hopes and dreams. In total, 134 low-income, ethnically and racially diverse middle school students participated in an FCA intervention through a yearlong grant-funded career development initiative. Using content analysis, we analyzed participants’ FCAs for socioeconomic status factors and lifestyle indicators. We found that participants articulated occupational and lifestyle factors more than education and income, and that there were differences based on biological sex, race, and ethnicity. We present pertinent results and discuss implications for counseling practice and future research.</p>","PeriodicalId":45998,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Employment Counseling","volume":"60 1","pages":"17-30"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-06-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41722547","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Scaffolding students’ career readiness via the e-micromodule route","authors":"ChienChing Lee","doi":"10.1002/joec.12191","DOIUrl":"10.1002/joec.12191","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The future of work is changing with many expected to have multiple micro-careers. Thus, workers should be supported to be career-ready in a scalable and intentional manner. The aim of this exploratory study is to investigate the effects of a career planning e-micromodule on preinternship students’ career readiness using the lens of Social Cognitive Career Theory and NACE's Career and Self-development competency. The results showed a statistically significant difference in the self-efficacy pre- and posttraining survey scores on career readiness for all items, while their open-ended responses reflected plans on navigating career opportunities, identifying their strengths, learning continuously, and building positive working relationships.</p>","PeriodicalId":45998,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Employment Counseling","volume":"59 4","pages":"205-218"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45072234","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nevertheless, she persisted: Feminist women overcoming career adversity through communities of support","authors":"Kerry Diekmann","doi":"10.1002/joec.12190","DOIUrl":"10.1002/joec.12190","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Through an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis design, this study explored career experiences of eight self-identified feminist women. This study contributes to existing literature through focusing on the intersection of feminist identity and career development. The findings indicated that having a community of support, particularly from other women, is influential in career progression. All participants noted adversity, however, they recognized when situations were either sexist or unfair and did not appear to internalize these experiences. Implications include making space to discuss the impact of social identities on life decisions, prioritizing inclusive environments that mitigate adversity, and fostering communities of support.</p>","PeriodicalId":45998,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Employment Counseling","volume":"59 4","pages":"189-204"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44306635","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Psychology of working counseling framework applied to a gender diverse restaurant worker during COVID-19","authors":"Nicole Hurless","doi":"10.1002/joec.12189","DOIUrl":"10.1002/joec.12189","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Blustein's psychology of working counseling (PWC) framework provides a foundation for contextualizing needs of gender diverse individuals within a turbulent employment landscape. Given the impact of COVID-19 on the restaurant industry, many are navigating financial instability and challenges maintaining mental and physical health. The presented clinical case is situated in the context of restaurant work during a pandemic and incorporates considerations of intersecting identities including gender identity, class, and mental health. This article also provides interventions and professional development strategies based on PWC that career counselors can adapt to their own gender diverse clients in the restaurant industry.</p>","PeriodicalId":45998,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Employment Counseling","volume":"59 3","pages":"144-155"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9347891/pdf/JOEC-59-144.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40691732","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Integrating trauma-informed care into career counseling: A response to COVID-19 job loss for Black, indigenous, and people of color","authors":"Galaxina G. Wright, Christian D. Chan","doi":"10.1002/joec.12186","DOIUrl":"10.1002/joec.12186","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The drastic increase among the U.S. unemployment rate led to increased trauma among those who lost their job as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Combined with racial and ethnic disparities, the culmination of these traumatic stressors creates unique challenges and barriers for individuals from historically marginalized populations and low socioeconomic backgrounds. In this article, we explore how trauma-informed care can be integrated into career development practices for career practitioners. We provide a conceptualization of trauma-informed practice, interventions, and practical implications for career practitioners to incorporate in their work with historically marginalized clients.</p>","PeriodicalId":45998,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Employment Counseling","volume":"59 2","pages":"91-99"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/joec.12186","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43466855","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A literature review on career chance experiences: Conceptualization and sociocultural influences on research","authors":"Namhee Kim","doi":"10.1002/joec.12183","DOIUrl":"10.1002/joec.12183","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The purpose of this study is to review the literature on career chance to show how it has developed and been conceptualized and to identify what sociocultural factors have been associated with career change research. Thirty-eight scholarly empirical journal articles were collected based on the search criteria and reviewed using Torraco's integrative literature review and Garrard's matrix method. The results show that career chance experiences have been conceptualized based on attributes such as inability to plan, human actions involved, and changes in direction, but the current research does not adequately account for cultural traditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":45998,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Employment Counseling","volume":"59 3","pages":"128-143"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43382093","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Christian D. Chan, Tonya R. Hammer, Lawrence Richardson, Crystal L. Hughes
{"title":"Through the relational looking glass: Applications of relational–cultural theory to career development and mental health","authors":"Christian D. Chan, Tonya R. Hammer, Lawrence Richardson, Crystal L. Hughes","doi":"10.1002/joec.12185","DOIUrl":"10.1002/joec.12185","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Social justice and advocacy have been characterized as foundational underpinnings in the history of career development practices. Despite the uptick of research synthesizing social justice, advocacy, and career development, theories centering social justice have distinctly focused on individual career development rather than identifying relationships as the driver for growth and change. Established in feminist philosophical underpinnings, relational–cultural theory (RCT) illuminates the importance of social justice, mutuality, and relationships that promote employees’ authenticity and mental health. This article describes (a) an overview of RCT tenets; (b) the connection among RCT, career development, and wellness; and (c) a case example for application.</p>","PeriodicalId":45998,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Employment Counseling","volume":"59 4","pages":"168-178"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42455707","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cultural racism and burnout among Black mental health therapists","authors":"E Mackenzie Shell, Justin Hua, Phillip Sullivan","doi":"10.1002/joec.12187","DOIUrl":"10.1002/joec.12187","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study examined the correlation between cultural racism and burnout among 252 Black mental health therapists in the United States. Using the Transactional Model of Stress and Coping, the authors aimed to provide a better understanding of stress appraisals (i.e., cultural racism) that affect burnout among Black mental health therapists. Perceived cultural racism and hours worked per week were found to be predictive of burnout. The findings highlight the importance of attending to cultural racism as a work stress that impacts the well-being of Black mental health therapists.</p>","PeriodicalId":45998,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Employment Counseling","volume":"59 3","pages":"102-110"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41268100","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}