Written by Catherine Rains
In my first two posts of this series, I shared some tips on
how to tailor your career counseling strategies to students with a preference
for Introversion. Here are the last couple I’d like to share:
Pause when you ask a
question. Silently counting to 10
after asking a question will go a long way toward supporting a student who
prefers Introversion to sort through
their possible options and respond with a well thought out solution. As hard as it may be for counselors who
prefer Extroversion, hold your breath and literally count to 10 in your mind –
you will be surprised at how positively your students will respond with this
simple technique.
Hold back on the number
of questions. When a counselor who prefers Extroversion doesn't get an
immediate response to their question, they quickly ask another question, often without
giving a client who prefers Introversion time to thoroughly think through the
first question. Extroverted preference
counselors also ask more and more questions when they don’t get an immediate
response because the silence makes them
a bit uncomfortable. Without immediate
feedback, they think their client is not engaged, so they continue the
questioning process hoping to find a way to engage their client, which could
actually be pushing their client further away. breaking down communication between
counselor and student.
Read Part 1 here.
Read Part 2 here.
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