Beatrice D’Alimonte

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Three Suggestions on

International Students Career

Counseling

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A provider of training solutions and resources to advance inclusion and

success of international students

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Highlights of the Research:

● For Asian international students, the level of career certainty is

positively correlated with the intent to persist through the

academic program

● International students are more likely to be influenced by

families in their career decisions than their domestic

counterparts

● School counselors play a more significant role in shaping

choices of an academic major and career for Asian

international than non-Asian international students4

Recommendations

1. Conduct group counseling sessions to

create a sense of community, safety,

and security

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Recommendations

2. Use narrative techniques to allow counselors to:

a. Take a learner's role in gaining a better

understanding of different cultural contexts

and the student's life journey

b. Explore occupations and career decisions

with one’s cultural and family values taken

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Recommendations

3. Develop genograms to:

a. Help counselors gain insights into student’s

family values, beliefs, gender roles and

acceptable career paths

b. Allow for students to gain self-awareness of

the impact of his or her upbringing on

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International Student Career Success Resources

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