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PSY350 Careers in Psychology

Are the Helping Professions for you? Helper, Know Thyself

What Are Your Needs as a Helper?

•  Typical Needs and Motivations of Helpers:

•  To make an impact

•  To reciprocate

•  To care for others

•  To work on your personal issues (self-help)

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What Are Your Needs as a Helper?

•  Typical Needs and Motivations of Helpers (cont.):

•  To be needed

•  To gain recognition and acquire status

•  To provide answers

•  To gain and maintain control

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Portrait of the Ideal Helper

•  Helpers who make a significant difference:

•  assess their personal strengths and weaknesses.

•  emphasize the quality of the therapeutic relationship.

•  demonstrate curiosity and openness to learning.

•  have developed good interpersonal skills.

•  recognize that change requires hard work.

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Portrait of the Ideal Helper

•  Helpers who make a significant difference:

•  welcome and understand diversity.

•  are committed to being social justice advocates.

•  are aware of personal problems and their influence on interactions

with clients.

•  have meaningful relationships with others.

•  are committed to self-care.

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Portrait of the Ideal Helper

•  Helpers who make a significant difference:

•  are resourceful and flexible in applying strategies for

change.

•  question life and engage in self-examination.

•  have a healthy sense of self-love and are not self-

absorbed.

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Overview of Helping Professions

•  Social work

•  Couples and family counseling

•  Clinical and counseling psychology

•  Clinical mental health counseling

Overview of Helping Professions

•  School counseling

•  Rehabilitation counseling

•  Drug and alcohol counseling

•  Paraprofessional and human services work

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Factors in Choosing a Career Path

•  Recognize that choosing a career path is an ongoing process rather than a one-time event.

•  In choosing a career, consider the following factors: •  self-concept •  motivation and achievement •  interests •  abilities •  values

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Factors in Choosing a Career Path

•  Some work values for you to explore include:

•  income

•  power

•  prestige

•  job security

•  achievement

•  family relationships

•  serving people

•  adventure

•  creativity

•  inner harmony

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Factors in Choosing a Career Path

•  Work values (cont.):

– interests

•  teamwork

•  intellectual challenge

•  competition

•  advancement

•  continued learning

•  structure and routine

•  independence

•  responsibility

•  variety

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Know Thyself, Then Help Others

•  Impact of professional practice on personal life

•  The resurfacing of old wounds

•  Value of self-exploration

•  Transference

•  Countertransference

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Know Thyself, Then Help Others

•  Individual and group counseling as a means of self-exploration

•  Supports healthy growth and development

•  Provides remediation when needed

•  Is a basic part of ongoing self-care

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Working with Family-of-Origin Issues

•  It is essential that you understand how your family-of-origin issues:

•  currently influence your life.

•  might help or hinder you in working with families.

•  affect your ability to have meaningful relationships.

•  taught you about family structure (e.g., roles and rules).

•  taught you about coping with conflict.

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Genogram Work

•  Genogram work entails creating a graphic representation of one’s family of origin.

•  Genogram work provides a structure, or frame, for family stories of emotional significance.

•  Genograms are an effective psychosocial tool in counselor training.

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Life Transitions

•  Three theories on lifelong personality development: •  Psychosocial theory of human development

•  “Gifts” of each stage of life

•  Self-in-context approach

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Life Transitions

•  The nine stages of development from infancy to old age

1.  INFANCY: (Birth to age 1)

2.  EARLY CHILDHOOD: (Ages 1 to 3)

3.  PRESCHOOL AGE: (Ages 3 to 6)

4.  MIDDLE CHILDHOOD: (Ages 6 to 12)

5. ADOLESCENCE: (Ages 12 to 20)

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Life Transitions

•  The nine stages of development from infancy to old age (cont.)

6. EARLY ADULTHOOD: (Ages 20 to 35)

7. MIDDLE ADULTHOOD: (Ages 35 to 55)

8. LATE MIDDLE AGE: (Ages 55 to 70)

9. LATE ADULTHOOD: (Age 70 onward)

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Some Key Questions for Self-Reflection

• What are some major turning points in your development? •  How have your earlier experiences impacted your

present way of thinking, feeling, and behaving? •  Are there any ways that you’ve converted your

problems into sources of strength?