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CARING COUNSELING CENTER Save Me from Myself! Escaping the One-Way Stream Freeman Woolnough, MEd, CCC Slide 2 Whats on the agenda Intro Case Study Calling/Mindset Specific Interventions? Group Discussion Slide 3 Who is this guy..? Slide 4 Have you seen..? Slide 5 Lets look at a case Alex, 32 years old Has 2 kids, partner currently unemployed Personal aide in seniors home Familys culture has always looked down on aide work, but hospitals are respectable Loves helping people, good with handling gross things Frustration with supervision, team members making mistakes Mom died 5 years ago, made decision to become nurse HS diploma, went to uni 4 years ago and failed many courses (incl. Biology) Looking for resources to become a nurse ASAP without going through the necessary schooling Slide 6 Speed Round! 5 minutes to jot down as many thoughts as possible on the topic/case Things to consider Activities/Interventions Language to use/Phrasing Slide 7 Feelings: Client Slide 8 Feelings: Professional Slide 9 What is this thing called calling? Slide 10 Mindset Slide 11 Thats nice to know, but Motivational Interviewing Slide 12 Some other theories Narrative Slide 13 Some other theories Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Slide 14 Lets come back to Alex 32 years old Has 2 kids, partner currently unemployed Personal aide in seniors home Familys culture has always looked down on aide work, but hospitals are respectable Loves helping people, good with handling gross things Frustration with supervision, team members making mistakes Mom died 5 years ago, made decision to become nurse HS diploma, went to uni 4 years ago and failed many courses (incl. Biology) Looking for resources to become a nurse ASAP without going through the necessary schooling Slide 15 So what do we do? Slide 16 References -Millennials: The Next Greatest Generation? (Time Magazine, May 2013) -Listen to your heart? Calling and receptivity to career advice. Dobrow, S. R., & Tosti-Kharas, J. (2012) -Calling: The development of a scale measure. Dobrow, S. R., & Tosti-Kharas, J. (2011) -Calling and career counseling with college students: Finding meaning in work and life. Adams, C. M. (2012) -Disentangling the link between perceiving a calling and living a calling. Duffy, R. D., & Autin, K. L. (2013) -Mindset: The New Psychology of Success (Carol Dweck) -Motivational Interviewing MI, Glossary & Fact Sheet (Kathleen Sciacca) -Maps of Narrative Practice (Michael White) -Cognitive Therapy Techniques (Robert Leahy)