Written by Catherine Rains
What are
some strategies you can use to motivate a student who prefers Feeling to buy in
to the career counseling process? Here
are a few suggestions:
- Develop rapport before anything else! Although all students want a competent counselor, a Feeling preference wants a counselor they LIKE, even more. You could be the most competent counselor in the world, but if they don’t personally like you, your competence is irrelevant. Students who prefer Feeling only want to work with a counselor with whom they feel a personal connection to, and where they perceive the counselor personally likes them in return. So begin an appointment with this type of student by talking about who they are outside of the issues they are coming to see you for. Taking the time to create a personal connection will go a long way for setting the stage for success with this type of student.
- What do you value most? Since this is their top criteria in making a career decision, it is important to take the time to find out what is most important to them, and who might also be affected by the decisions that they are making. Although students who prefer Feeling will easily use these criteria when making decision, we need to make sure they also consider Thinking criteria so that they have a balanced, well thought out decision.
We'll continue with a couple more suggestions on counseling to Feeling preferences next week.
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