How can you help clients find meaning and purpose after experiencing trauma or oppression?

Start with Ampathy, Acknowledgment anf Suppot. To acknowledge and validate your clients' experiences of trauma and oppression, create a safe, confidential space for them, ask open-ended questions, offer resources, practice active listening, provide ongoing support, discuss coping strategies, highlight their strengths, and collaborate on healing goals.

Allow your client to vent and talk about their traumatic experience. Validate their feelings and let them know it's normal to feel that bad when bad things happen. Take the coaching experience one step at a time to avoid overwhelm. Focus on helping them regain their power through an effective and positive job search process. turn the fear into excitement.

Validating your clients' experiences of trauma and oppression is the foundational step in helping them find meaning and purpose. By acknowledging and empathizing with their experiences, you create a safe and supportive space where they feel understood and valued. This validation sets the stage for their healing and growth, establishing a strong foundation of trust and rapport in your counseling relationship. But remember, you are a career coach, not a therapist. Just be emotionally present and available for your client.

Every person is unique so every counselling intervention will be unique also, and tailored to the circumstances. You as the therapist need to develop a plan and together you will make progress. Difficult to explain briefly but I reviewed a situation yesterday where, over time, the girl moved from being immobilised by depression to having a full and creative life with occasional lapses which she learned to cope with, knowing she would get through it.

The first thing is understanding and getting to the root of the problem. While it is important to understand coping strategies to address the internalized pain of the individual who is suffering, it is equally important to understand and address the external source of the pain. Showing empathy as well as social support can help the client - being available offering care and support for an individual. Build self esteem and confidence of the client.

Exploring your clients' values and strengths is an important phase in their journey towards finding meaning and purpose. These key elements of their identity serve as 'guiding stars', shaping their career decisions and objectives. By encouraging self-reflection and asking thought-provoking questions, you enable them to dive into what truly matters, what they excel at, and what brings them joy. Utilising assessments and exercises like the Values Card Sort or Strengths Finder can be instrumental in this exploration, helping them gain a deeper understanding of themselves and align their career choices with their authentic selves.

Nicht allgemeine Werte sind sinnvoll in einem Traumaheilungsprozess rauszuarbeiten. Viel mehr Sinn macht es, die eigentliche Kraft und Stärke in der Traumasituation herauszuarbeiten. Die Kraft und Stärke, mit der sich der Klientin geschützt hat, um das schier Unaushaltbare auszuhalten und zu überleben.

A mente de uma pessoa que acabou de passar por algum trauma ou pico de estresse, fica muito vulnerável e a tendência é de ficar martelando os detalhes do evento ocorrido, e isso é muito importante que seja identificado e que você possa mostrar a essa pessoa que existem eventos e fases da nossa vida pessoal e profissional que não são boas, porém está em nossas mãos enfrentar isso tudo. O segredo está em como enfrentar e resolver os problemas que a vida nos apresenta. A melhor maneira é verificar as virtudes, os pontos fortes dessa pessoa e incentivar a impulsionar mais e mais ao ponto que a confiança volte e ela se sinta melhor para encarar as adversidades. Caso não consiga fazer isso sozinho ou com um parceiro, peça ajuda a um profissional!

Promoting resilience and growth is a crucial stage in helping clients recover from trauma and oppression. Resilience, the ability to rebound from adversity, and growth, the capacity to learn and find meaning in challenging experiences, are transformative qualities. As a Coach, equipping clients with coping skills like mindfulness, self-compassion, and positive affirmations empowers them to navigate difficulties. Additionally, reframing narratives to emphasize achievements, opportunities, and contributions can be a profound shift, guiding them toward a path of healing and renewed purpose. This journey toward resilience and growth is not just about recovering; it's about coming out of it stronger and more determined.

Reframing is huge! I can't tell you how many people I know who have overcome seemingly insurmountable challenges, yet still come out feeling like a failure. Why? Because they experienced the hardship in the first place! Too often we end up believing that our good experiences are due to lucky chance, whereas our low points are somehow a result of personal failing(s). Spelled out in plain terms, it's easy to see the absolute absurdity of this belief; but when you're "in it" - too close to the trauma to be objective - it's incredibly easy to feel. In this case, as an outsider, you have the ability to view your client's talents/skills, and deduce how those gifts got them to the other side - with tenacity, or persuasion, or strength, etc.

Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, can give great hands on skills to teach resilience and growth. As well as working on developing a growth mindset through focused journaling while learning self-compassion, and trying new skills.

Resilienz und Wachstum passieren nahezu automatisch, wenn ich meine Traumathemen in einer "guten" Traumaarbeit aufarbeite. Dann erkenne ich, wie ich mich geschützt habe und ich mache die tiefe Erfahrung, dass ich im Innersten nach wie vor lebendig bin, dort wo ich zuerst dachte vernichtet worden zu sein.

Recognising when clients might benefit from additional assistance, such as therapy, coaching, or legal counsel, is essential. Providing referrals in these instances demonstrates your commitment to their holistic well-being and success, underscoring the depth of care and support you offer as a career counselor. This multi-faceted approach helps clients address barriers and work towards their career aspirations with confidence and resilience.

Having a referral book to connect clients out to is so important. And having doctors, and other professionals you can follow up with is a great approach to continued care for your clients. In my work with chronic illnesses, I enjoy collaborating on client care by talking with their doctors to better understand what they're dealing with and how we can work to help them. And with clients that are dealing with trauma I've seen a lot of benefits for clients Im involved in getting the police updates on their case. As then we can process those updates together in session. Otherwise they may get a call of a perpetrator being acquitted and have some big feelings alone. Taking a collaborative approach to care fundamentally changes client outcomes.

As a therapist I like using a CBT approach as its action based. This is where the clients creates a goal. And chooses what to work on during the week. This homework style step can be a game changer. For example, researching a career change is more than creating a pro's and con's list out of session. As I have them take a short term and long term approach to their pro's and con's list to consider the lifestyle changes. Then we can compare the benefits and drawbacks of changing or staying the same. These approaches to out of session give clients more control, agency, and propels the work in sessions. By monitoring growth weekly we'll then see great improvements in their lives. And they can visually the improvements based on their actions.

Alguns pontos são importantes destacar para que passou por algum trauma e quer mudar seu patamar: * Faça uma terapia que possa identificar a causa dos seus gatilhos e ressignificá-la; * Depois, mais leve, procure um mentor da área em que você quer atuar e estude-o; * Faça seu planejamento e depois, MÃO NA MASSA! Não tem como dar errado!!!

Self-learning and personal development are the activities that are missing entirely. Unless a supervising manager allocates a specific training program for an employee - there is no initiative on behalf of the employee him/herself. And that is crucially important, especially under circumstances of ongoing career change or advancement. Yet the most important task is to identify the potential direction for that personal or professional development. Is it going to be a qualification upgrade or a personal trait improvement? There must be professional development guidance provided by an expert since there are many criteria for consideration.

Nunca se esqueça que para quem quer se desenvolver, o estudo e o aprendizado precisam ser contínuos, pois ninguém sabe tudo ou sabe o melhor, se movimente e crie a sua trajetória, desbrave seu próprio caminho e terá suas próprias conquistas!!!

In my experience creating safety is fundamental to supporting trauma. We also need to create a calm environment by being mindful of how we are speaking and remaining in our co-regulated window of tolerance. Ensuring we are non-judgmental and validate the experience helps to create trust and collaboration, which are vital to a trauma informed approach. Lastly I always encourage a sense of choice. Choice is one of the aspects affected by a traumatic experience so when offering supports I encourage the person do access support “in your time and in your way.”

In my personal and professional experience, connecting clients with their greater purpose is a powerful approach. When individuals find a deep sense of purpose, it can serve as a guiding light, helping them navigate through the challenges of trauma and oppression. This sense of purpose can provide the motivation and resilience needed for long-lasting healing and personal growth. By assisting clients in this profound journey of self-discovery and alignment with their true purpose, I have noticed a significant impact on their mental health, well-being, and career development.

Start telling stories Whenever we are in a traumatic experience we like to believe that this is the worst thing that can happen to a human and furthermore our minds convince is that it is true. However the truth is many people have been through the very same situation as you if not worse but the challenge is accepting that it can pass and you will be better again. Telling stories gives the trauma victim a chance to reflect on their situation. It’s way better than asking them to reflect. The reason why telling stories is so powerful is; it acknowledges that there is a problem, which is what the victim desperately needs (acknowledgement) then ot shows them that it happens because it has happened and people can come out it.