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A Career Construction Expressive Arts Group: An Exploration of Self-Concept and Life Themes of Preadolescent Girls

Preadolescence is a transitional stage between childhood and adolescence characterized by rapid and erratic change. Preadolescent girls are particularly vulnerable to negative impacts to self-concept and adaptability and may benefit from support to strengthen these key aspects of their development. School-based expressive arts groups provide a developmentally appropriate opportunity for preadolescent girls to process their thoughts, feelings, and experiences that can influence their self-concept and adaptability. Additionally, providing expressive arts groups from a career perspective provides participants a three-fold developmental intervention that includes components of the personal/social, academic, and career domains. Lindo and Ceballos combined the Career Construction Interview (CCI) with expressive arts school-based group counseling to create a developmentally appropriate intervention called the Child and Adolescent Career Construction Interview (CACCI). This study examined preadolescent girls' perceptions of participated in a CACCI group. Analysis of data yielded four major themes: (a) experiencing, (b) connecting, (c) expressing, and (d) becoming. Finding of this study have the potential to inform developmentally appropriate career counseling for preadolescents.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc1873843
Date12 1900
CreatorsHastings, Tessa M.
ContributorsLindo, Natalya A., Ceballos, Peggy, Jones, Leslie, 1970 September 28-
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatvi, 165 pages : color illustrations, Text
RightsPublic, Hastings, Tessa M., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved.

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