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IAEVG
International
Conference
2009
Jyväskylä,
Finland
June 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

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>>>>>> 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)

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>>>>>> Conceptual frameworkConceptual framework
Family Influences on CareerFamily Influences on Career::
• parental attachment (parental attachment (Ketterson & Blustein, 1997Ketterson & Blustein, 1997;;
Ryan, Solberg, & Brown, 1996Ryan, Solberg, & Brown, 1996))
• parental support (parental support (Wall, Covell, & MacIntyre, 1999Wall, Covell, & MacIntyre, 1999))
• family dynamics (family dynamics (Penick & Jepsen, 1992Penick & Jepsen, 1992))
• vocational aspiration and achievement (vocational aspiration and achievement (Rainey & Borders, 1997Rainey & Borders, 1997))
• career decisiveness (career decisiveness (Lopez & Andrews, 1987Lopez & 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)

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>>>>>> Conceptual frameworkConceptual framework
Studies of activities undertaken by parents inStudies of activities undertaken by parents in
career-development programscareer-development programs::
•Increases in adolescents' sense of agency regarding careerIncreases in adolescents' sense of agency regarding career
(Kush & Cochran, 1993)(Kush & Cochran, 1993)
•Parental bonding and career maturityParental bonding and career maturity
(Palmer & Cochran, 1988)(Palmer & Cochran, 1988)
•Career-development activities in the familyCareer-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)

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>>>>>> Conceptual frameworkConceptual framework
Who is the best counsellor for you? Parents and students opinionWho 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

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>>>>>> 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

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>>>>>> 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

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Children
>>>>>> 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

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>>>>>> 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

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>>>>>> 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

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>>>>>> Example of case studies page

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

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>>>>>> Example of FAQs

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

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Conact person:
Monika Kurzawa:
mkurzawa@swspiz.pl
Academy of Management in
Lodz (Poland)
>>>> Continuation of the projectContinuation of the project:: hhttp://www.parentsvoctrainers.eu
Manual for consellors (CD)

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>>>>>> References
Blustein, D. L., Walbridge, M. M., Friedlander, M. L. & Palladino, D. E. (1991). Contributions toBlustein, 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. JournalJournal
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 careerFelsman, D. E. & Blustein, D. L. (1999). The role of peer relatedness in late adolescent career
development.development. Journal of Vocational BehaviorJournal 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 explorationKetterson, T. U. & Blustein, D. L. (1997). Attachment relationships and the career exploration
process.process. Career Development QuarterlyCareer 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 DevelopmentCareer 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 aboutOczekiwania klientów wobec doradztwa zawodowego[Client Expectanies about
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Kush, K. & Cochran, L. (1993). EnhancingKush, K. & Cochran, L. (1993). Enhancing aa sense of agency through career planning.sense of agency through career planning. Journal ofJournal 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 ofJournal of
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O'Brien, K. M. (1996). The influence of psychological separation and parental attachment on theO'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 BehaviorJournal 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 CounselingJournal of Counseling
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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. CareerCareer
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 ofRainey, L. M. & Borders, L. D. (1997). Influential factors in career orientation and career aspiration of
early adolescent girls.early adolescent girls. Journal of Counseling PsychologyJournal 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, andRyan, N. E., Solberg, V. S. & Brown, S. D. (1996). Family dysfunction, parental attachment, and
career search self-efficacy among community college students. Journal of Counselingcareer search self-efficacy among community college students. Journal of Counseling
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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'
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Young, R. A., Friesen, J. D. & Pearson, H. M. (1988). Activities and interpersonal relations asYoung, R. A., Friesen, J. D. & Pearson, H. M. (1988). Activities and interpersonal relations as
dimensions of behavior in the career development of adolescents. Youth & Society, 20, 29-45.dimensions of behavior in the career development of adolescents. Youth & Society, 20, 29-45.
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E-mail: paszkow@uni.lodz.plE-mail: paszkow@uni.lodz.pl