{"id":5426,"date":"2012-04-10T16:07:11","date_gmt":"2012-04-10T20:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ccpa.scottbuckingham.ca\/blog\/?p=1983"},"modified":"2015-07-03T15:58:02","modified_gmt":"2015-07-03T19:58:02","slug":"speaking-vocational-identity-into-being","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ccpa-accp.ca\/fr\/speaking-vocational-identity-into-being\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaking Vocational Identity into Being"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I (Jeff) just finished reading Mark Savickas\u2019 new book <em>Career Counseling<\/em> and in it, among other things, he makes a case for a change in how we as career practitioners see the development and implementation of vocational identity.\u00a0 Traditionally (and this has been the approach John and I have used to expand on the idea of vocational identity in this blog) vocational identity has been presented as something that is present, or pre-existing, but is hidden and thus needs to be discovered.\u00a0 As I see it, this is akin to having a lost brother, that one knows exists, and with some searching can be found and become a part of one\u2019s everyday functioning. Savickas proposes, however, that vocational identity is, in fact, one\u2019s vocational \u201cthesis\u201d, imposed over time on our experiences as we bring them to bear on the construction of the identity.\u00a0 He explains it as the pattern we impose on our everyday realities to guide us in various social contexts.\u00a0 Instead of a lost brother who becomes part of our functioning, this conceptualization of vocational identity resembles a brother created, rather than found, to fulfill one\u2019s ongoing needs.\u00a0 This created entity would change with growth and experience to better match functioning.<\/p>\n<p>In thinking about this conceptualization of identity, I have arrived at the conclusion that there are likely two important components to developing a vocational identity:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>1 The first is something I will call conscious determination.\u00a0 Savickas says \u201cNot everyone takes time to reflect on their work lives enough to build a subjective career\u201d.\u00a0 Experience counseling male young adults tells me that, for example, a young man only becomes an adult when he decides he wants to give up his youth and become an adult.\u00a0 I believe that, in most cases, there is a conscious decision made at some point to leave behind one\u2019s youth and take on the role of an adult.\u00a0 This decision, albeit an important one, is only one part of the ongoing process of constructing an identity.<\/p>\n<p>2 The second component is the importance of language.\u00a0 The construction of an identity requires reflection on experience and reflection requires language.\u00a0 To some extent I am talking about speaking identity into existence. Savickas expands on the importance of speaking to point out the necessity of co-construction of a vocational identity.\u00a0 This speaks to the importance of telling another person about the various facts that support the constructed identity. The construction of a vocational identity becomes then, a family, and even community, project.\u00a0 Language commits one to the facts and experiences that underlie the identity narrative.\u00a0 The proposed necessity of co-construction speaks clearly to the need for significant others in one\u2019s life during key developmental periods who can provide a sounding board for these identity stories.\u00a0 In many cases, particularly in the past when the family unit was more likely to spend meals and leisure time together, this function would be served by family members.\u00a0 With fewer of our youth engaging with adults in the home, the need for counselors who are skilled at facilitating the construction of the identity is increased.<\/p>\n<p>Savickas, M. (2011). <em>Career Counseling<\/em>. Washington, D.C.: The American Psychological Association.<\/p>\n<p>BY: Jeff Landine and John Stewart<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I (Jeff) just finished reading Mark Savickas\u2019 new book Career Counseling and in it, among other things, he makes a case for a change in how we as career practitioners see the development and implementation of vocational identity.\u00a0 Traditionally (and this has been the approach John and I have used to expand on the idea [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1001011,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[265],"class_list":["post-5426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-careercounselling","tag-jeff-landine"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Speaking Vocational Identity into Being - 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