Both of these chapters are highly influential in the process
of developing career development programs that will best suit individuals of
today and in the future. Implementing programs that are aware of the current
job market and how to properly assess how helpful career services are to the
individual will only help to develop more comprehensive ways of assisting
clients. It is much more important to move beyond taking just an interest
inventory but developing a program requires an evaluation of some sort to
realize the pros and cons and be able to modify a practice that meets the needs
of the population.
Reading over the section, "Levels of Questions,"
got me thinking about my group's own career workshop that we will be presenting
in class (Brown, 2012). As our workshop
pertains to a particular cultural group, it would be helpful to provide a
background on what these individuals face in the world of work before
presenting ways on how to deal with these things within the workplace.
Administering a pre-test before the workshop is under way would enable a great
way to measure the prior knowledge of the issues within the workplace that
affect the LGBT community. Comparing this information to a post-test after the
workshop would enable our group to evaluate whether the class gained more
insight into the LGBT community and what topics within the scope of career
development are important factors to these individuals.
Chapter 17 definitely got me to think about not only the
future of the type of career I am pursuing but also about the workplace in
general for people living in the United States. I was not surprised to see both
of the occupations help by my parents being listed in the table of occupations predicted to suffer the greatest
drop in the 2008-2018 period (Brown, 2012). Both my parents held/hold
occupations that fall under "factory work" so it is not a surprise
that these types of occupations are disappearing due to changes in geographic
location and the use of computerized devices that take care of the work that my
parents were responsible for in the workplace environment. In my own hometown
there were two sewing factories, a textile manufacturer, and a trailer making
plant. Most of the individuals in my community saw these places as their main
opportunity for employment, but many of these facilities have closed or moved
production to another country. I haven't been back to my hometown in a number
of years, but I wonder where these individuals moved on to find work. Just
having this occur in a location where I resided for a majority of my life makes
me also think about how many areas in the country have been affected the same
way.
Brown, D. (2012). Career information, career counseling, and career development. (10th ed.). New York: Pearson Education, Inc.
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