Article
Vision Boards and Adolescent Career Counseling: A Culturally Responsive Approach
Journal of Creativity in Mental Health
(2019)
Abstract
Researchers recently described vision boards as a creative tool that counselors and clients can use to promote communication and identification of future goals in a strengths-based and solution-focused way. Using the framework of Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) the authors describe a method for using vision boards in educational settings to promote identity exploration, enhanced self-efficacy beliefs, and the development of career and educational aspirations for under-represented adolescents. The authors present a case example of middle school students from rural, low socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds who created vision boards as part of a summer camp. Implications for the use of vision boards are discussed for counselors, counselor educators, and researchers.
Keywords
- Educational/career development,
- under-represented youth,
- social cognitive career theory,
- vision boards,
- school counseling,
- creativity in counseling
Disciplines
Publication Date
April 24, 2019
DOI
10.1080/15401383.2019.1602092
Citation Information
Phillip L. Waalkes, Laura M. Gonzalez and Crystal N. Brunson. "Vision Boards and Adolescent Career Counseling: A Culturally Responsive Approach" Journal of Creativity in Mental Health Vol. 14 Iss. 2 (2019) p. 205 - 216 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/phillip-waalkes/10/