Paszkowska rogacz

Parents As Family Vocational Advisors For Children

IAEVG International Conference 2009Jyväskylä, FinlandJune 3-5, 2009

Anna Paszkowska-Rogacz

PARENTS AS FAMILY VOCATIONAL ADVISORS FOR CHILDREN

LLL-Grundtvig 1 Project Nr 230256-CP-1-2006-1-PL-Grundtvig-G1


>>> >>> Project partnersProject partners

Academy of Management in Lodz (Poland) – coordinator

Catalan Association for Multipurpose Training „Baobab” (Spain)

University of Oradea (Romania)

Institute for Education, Ltd. (Slovakia)

Supercomputing Centre of Galicia (Spain)

die Berater ( Austria)

Training2000 (Italy)


>>> >>> Conceptual frameworkConceptual framework

Family Influences on CareerFamily Influences on Career:: • parental attachment (parental attachment (Ketterson & Blustein, 1997; ;

Ryan, Solberg, & Brown, 1996))• parental support (parental support (Wall, Covell, & MacIntyre, 1999))• family dynamics (family dynamics (Penick & Jepsen, 1992))• vocational aspiration and achievement (vocational aspiration and achievement (Rainey & Borders, 1997))• career decisiveness (career decisiveness (Lopez & Andrews, 1987))• career exploration (Felsman & Blustein, 1999; Kracke, 1997)career exploration (Felsman & Blustein, 1999; Kracke, 1997)• career commitment (Blustein, Walbridge, Friedlander, & Palladino, career commitment (Blustein, Walbridge, Friedlander, & Palladino,

1991)1991)• career self-efficacy (O'Brien, 1996)career self-efficacy (O'Brien, 1996)



Studies of activities undertaken by parents in Studies of activities undertaken by parents in career-development programscareer-development programs::

•Increases in adolescents' sense of agency regarding career Increases in adolescents' sense of agency regarding career

(Kush & Cochran, 1993)(Kush & Cochran, 1993)•Parental bonding and career maturity Parental bonding and career maturity

(Palmer & Cochran, 1988)(Palmer & Cochran, 1988)•Career-development activities in the family Career-development activities in the family

(Young & Friesen, 1992; Young, Friesen, & Pearson, 1988)(Young & Friesen, 1992; Young, Friesen, & Pearson, 1988)

Career projectCareer project

(Young, Valach, & Collin, 1996)(Young, Valach, & Collin, 1996)



Who is the best counsellor for you? Parents and students opinion Who is the best counsellor for you? Parents and students opinion ((Kubicka, 2005, PolandKubicka, 2005, Poland))

Who helps? Students Parents

N % N %

Professional career counsellor

15 14 65 71

Parents 68 64 0 0

Teacher 3 3 12 13

Friend 15 14 3 3

Priest 1 1 0 0

Another person 5 5 1 1


>>> >>> Aims of the projectAims of the project

• increase awareness of parents that they are important cell in the chain of their children career choice

• broadening parents’ knowledge: how to help their own child in choosing the career path

• empowerment of the peer-parents consultations role in parents education

• reducing stress among young people that results from making a difficult decision concerning the choice of career

• improving communication between children and their parents

• encouraging constant cooperation in the field of professional orientation between personal counsellors at schools and parents of pupils


>>> >>> Target groupsTarget groups

• parents of young people who face the choice of making a decision concerning the direction of their vocational education

• young people facing the choice of vocational education • career counsellors working at schools and school teachers

who provide their pupils with career counselling • training companies • universities • researchers


>>> >>> Results of the projectResults of the project

• 30-hour-long training available on CD-Rom together with methodical materials for the people who teach the course and materials for the participants of the course

• thematic communicational platform addressed to parents as a tool for non-formal education about helping child in making a decision concerning the choice of profession


>>> >>> The content of the trainingThe content of the training

• How to get to know your own child?: his/her talents; his/her interests; his/her hierarchy of values, his/her personality

• How to help a child in making occupational decisions through education?: setting aims in a proper way; constructing plans and their realization; coping with objectively and subjectively difficult situations

• How to make use of the determinants of family environment and its occupational genetic diagram when planning the career of a child?

• How to establish contact with the child and facilitate mutual communication in the key moments in the course of making occupational decisions by him/her?

• Where to search for the necessary information: institutions, web pages, literature connected with this issue


>>> >>> Thematic communicational platform for parents

http://parents.cesga.es

.

• The place where parents can exchange their experience in a less formal way

• The parents can learn from each other, without the trainer in-between

• Information included:

self-study exercises

model solution examples in case studies

a set of questions that career assistants are most often asked by parents (FAQ)

thematic forums for parents

recommended readings


>>> >>> Example of case studies page


>>> >>> Example of self-study exercise


>>> >>> Example of FAQs


>> >> Continuation of the projectContinuation of the project: : hhttp://www.parentsvoctrainers.eu Manual for parents


Conact person:

Monika Kurzawa: [email protected]

Academy of Management in Lodz (Poland)

>> >> Continuation of the projectContinuation of the project: : hhttp://www.parentsvoctrainers.eu Manual for consellors (CD)


>>> >>> References

Blustein, D. L., Walbridge, M. M., Friedlander, M. L. & Palladino, D. E. (1991). Contributions to Blustein, D. L., Walbridge, M. M., Friedlander, M. L. & Palladino, D. E. (1991). Contributions to psychological separation and parental attachment to the career development process.psychological separation and parental attachment to the career development process. Journal Journal of Counseling Psychologyof Counseling Psychology, 38, 39-50. (1991-16967-001), 38, 39-50. (1991-16967-001)

Felsman, D. E. & Blustein, D. L. (1999). The role of peer relatedness in late adolescent career Felsman, D. E. & Blustein, D. L. (1999). The role of peer relatedness in late adolescent career development.development. Journal of Vocational Behavior Journal of Vocational Behavior, 54, 279-295. (1999-13139-004), 54, 279-295. (1999-13139-004)

Ketterson, T. U. & Blustein, D. L. (1997). Attachment relationships and the career exploration Ketterson, T. U. & Blustein, D. L. (1997). Attachment relationships and the career exploration process.process. Career Development Quarterly Career Development Quarterly, 46, 167-178. (1997-38706-006), 46, 167-178. (1997-38706-006)

Kracke, B. (1997). Parental behaviors and adolescents' career exploration.Kracke, B. (1997). Parental behaviors and adolescents' career exploration. Career Development Career Development QuarterlyQuarterly, 45, 341-350. (1997-05198-004), 45, 341-350. (1997-05198-004)..

Kubicka, P. (2005). Kubicka, P. (2005). Oczekiwania klientów wobec doradztwa zawodowego[Client Expectanies about Oczekiwania klientów wobec doradztwa zawodowego[Client Expectanies about Career Counselling]Career Counselling]. Nieopublikowana praca magisterska [Unpublished Master Thesis], . Nieopublikowana praca magisterska [Unpublished Master Thesis], University of Lodz.University of Lodz.

Kush, K. & Cochran, L. (1993). Enhancing Kush, K. & Cochran, L. (1993). Enhancing aa sense of agency through career planning. sense of agency through career planning. Journal of Journal of Counseling PsychologyCounseling Psychology, 40, 424-439., 40, 424-439.

Lopez, F. G. & Andrews, S. (1987). Career indecision: Lopez, F. G. & Andrews, S. (1987). Career indecision: AA family systems perspective. family systems perspective. Journal of Journal of Counseling and DevelopmentCounseling and Development, 65, 304-307. (1987-17100-001), 65, 304-307. (1987-17100-001)

O'Brien, K. M. (1996). The influence of psychological separation and parental attachment on the O'Brien, K. M. (1996). The influence of psychological separation and parental attachment on the career development of adolescent women.career development of adolescent women. Journal of Vocational Behavior Journal of Vocational Behavior, 28, 257-274., 28, 257-274.

Palmer, S. & Cochran, L. (1988). Parents as agents of career development.Palmer, S. & Cochran, L. (1988). Parents as agents of career development. Journal of Counseling Journal of Counseling PsychologyPsychology, 35, 71-76. (1988-21841-001), 35, 71-76. (1988-21841-001)..


>>> >>> References

Penick, N. I. & Jepsen, D. Penick, N. I. & Jepsen, D. AA. (1992). Family functioning and adolescent career development.. (1992). Family functioning and adolescent career development. Career Career Development QuarterlyDevelopment Quarterly, 40, 208-222. (1992-23091-001), 40, 208-222. (1992-23091-001)

Rainey, L. M. & Borders, L. D. (1997). Influential factors in career orientation and career aspiration of Rainey, L. M. & Borders, L. D. (1997). Influential factors in career orientation and career aspiration of early adolescent girls.early adolescent girls. Journal of Counseling Psychology Journal of Counseling Psychology, 44, 160-172. (1997-08136-005), 44, 160-172. (1997-08136-005)

Ryan, N. E., Solberg, V. S. & Brown, S. D. (1996). Family dysfunction, parental attachment, and Ryan, N. E., Solberg, V. S. & Brown, S. D. (1996). Family dysfunction, parental attachment, and career search self-efficacy among community college students. Journal of Counseling career search self-efficacy among community college students. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 43, 84-89. (1996-00407-009)Psychology, 43, 84-89. (1996-00407-009)

Wall, J., Covell, K. & MacIntyre, P. D. (1999). Implications of social supports for adolescents' Wall, J., Covell, K. & MacIntyre, P. D. (1999). Implications of social supports for adolescents' education and career aspirations. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 31, 63-71. (1999-education and career aspirations. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 31, 63-71. (1999-13541-001)13541-001)

Young, R. A. & Friesen, J. D. (1992). The intentions of parents in influencing the career development Young, R. A. & Friesen, J. D. (1992). The intentions of parents in influencing the career development of their children. Career Development Quarterly, 40, 198-207. (1992-23117-001)of their children. Career Development Quarterly, 40, 198-207. (1992-23117-001)

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