Section II: Graduate Students’ Articles expectations or those of other social who may have taken interest and ability authorities. This is exhibited in the assessments at an earlier time may find new foreclosure interview of the pilot study: “I insight through revisiting these assessments. enrolled in college after high school because Counselors should also encourage these it had always been the expectation of my clients to consider different career options family that I would attend college.” while explaining the rationale. Clients who Individuals who were in identity diffusion have experienced multiple career changes, status at the time of their career choice may particularly those who may have previously have experienced non-discriminatory been in identity diffusion status, may feel changes in career. This is exhibited in the frustration and or despair choosing a career. diffusion interview of the pilot study: “I didn’t have an idea of what I really wanted References to do, so business administration I figured I could get into.” Career Options Law Act 1124, LA (1997). Creswell, J.W. (2009). Research design: Considerations for Counselors in Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed Louisiana methods approaches (3rd Edition). Counselors in Louisiana working with California: Sage Publications, Inc. clients in the area of careers should assist Erikson, E. (1950). Childhood and society. New the client in his or her exploration of the York: W.W. Norton & Company. rationale and or reasoning behind their Student College & Career Readiness Act 257, previous career choices. This exploration LA (2009). may facilitate the client’s discovery of the Marcia, J.E. (1966). Development and basis of previous career choices and allow validation of ego-identity status. him or her to determine its validity. This Journal of Personality and Social validation can be supported through the Psychology, 3 (5). 551-558. utilization of interest and ability assessments for clients. Even clients
Section II: Graduate Students’ Articles expectations or those of other social authorities. This is exhibited in the foreclosure interview of the pilot study: “I enrolled in college after high school because it had always been the expectation of my family that I would attend college.” Individuals who were in identity diffusion status at the time of their career choice may have experienced non-discriminatory changes in career. This is exhibited in the diffusion interview of the pilot study: “I didn’t have an idea of what I really wanted to do, so business administration I figured I could get into.” Considerations for Counselors in Louisiana Counselors in Louisiana working with clients in the area of careers should assist the client in his or her exploration of the rationale and or reasoning behind their previous career choices. This exploration may facilitate the client’s discovery of the basis of previous career choices and allow him or her to determine its validity. This validation can be supported through the utilization of interest and ability assessments for clients. Even clients who may have taken interest and ability assessments at an earlier time may find new insight through revisiting these assessments. Counselors should also encourage these clients to consider different career options while explaining the rationale. Clients who have experienced multiple career changes, particularly those who may have previously been in identity diffusion status, may feel frustration and or despair choosing a career. References Career Options Law Act 1124, LA (1997). Creswell, J.W. (2009). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches (3rd Edition). California: Sage Publications, Inc. Erikson, E. (1950). Childhood and society. New York: W.W. Norton & Company. Student College & Career Readiness Act 257, LA (2009). Marcia, J.E. (1966). Development and validation of ego-identity status. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 3 (5). 551-558.