Career Support Group for Latino/a College Students

Abstract

Culturally derived career counseling groups constitute a potentially promising way of providing supportive experiences for Latino/a college students. These groups can facilitate Latino/a students' help-seeking behavior, address general college transition needs, add new coping skills, resolve developmental issues, and respond to career concerns. The author finds these groups useful for promoting overall wellness; improving academic performance, retention, and graduation rates; and enhancing successful transitioning into the job market and/or the continuation of postgraduation plans.

The Life‐Design Group: A Case Study Assessment

“…We developed the LDG in response to calls for innovative and efficient ways of assisting college students, in particular (Berrios‐Allison, ; Hunt, ), and in response to calls to offer career services from a postmodern perspective (Barclay, ; Brott, , ; Bujold, ; Maree, ; Savickas, , ; Stoltz & Barclay, ). The restructuring of the work world in the 21st century requires individuals to approach their careers from a self‐management mind‐set rather than relying on employers to mentor them and help nurture their careers (Hall, ; Savickas, ).…”

Examination of a Group Counseling Model of Career Decision Making With College Students

“…Moreover, even as some traditional‐age college students struggle with career‐related development, they face other well‐defined psychosocial tasks, such as refining their identity, exploring new ways of communicating ideas, developing mature relationships and interpersonal bonds, managing emotions, and developing competence (Chickering & Reiser, ; Schultheiss, ). In fact, there is anecdotal evidence to suggest that group career counseling interventions do support the development of these psychosocial tasks (e.g., Berríos‐Allison, ; Pope, ). Consequently, a career and life planning course without a more reflective counseling component may limit students from fully exploring their career and life planning processes.…”

Attachment, Acculturation, and Psychosomatic Complaints Among Hispanic American University Students

“…In addition, university counseling centers may develop counseling groups or psychoeducational workshops for Latino/Hispanic students with these purposes in mind. Berríos‐Allison's () culturally derived career counseling groups are a promising example for addressing Latino/Hispanic college students’ needs using a group format.…”