Parent meeting in 10th grade “Youth and its psychological problems” material on the topic

Parent meeting on career guidance

October 13, 2019

Training session with parents

"Career guidance at home"

(10th grade parent meeting as part of career guidance work)

Goals:

— involving parents in discussing issues related to planning “life after school” for the future teenager;

— optimization of the distribution of responsibility for decision-making in the system of parent-child relations.

Materials:

pens, sheets of paper, questionnaire “Do you know your child?”, cards with situations, “Professional Choice Questionnaire”, “Professional Choice Matrix”.

Progress of the lesson:

Introductory conversation.

For young people, the transition between school and work becomes a defining moment for lifelong personal and professional development. At this age stage, a young person gets the opportunity to make independent choices and take responsibility for them.

But are all graduates conscious about planning their future professional activities? According to statistics, 30% of students drop out without graduating from university, 60% of university graduates and 70% of graduates of vocational schools do not work in their specialty.

The implementation of the idea of ​​a profile at the senior level of school is aimed at the formation of preliminary self-determination of the graduate in relation to vocational education.

As part of pre-vocational training, it is assumed that by the age of 14–15 years, a teenager is ready to independently or with the help of his immediate environment and specialists, assess his abilities and interests, and carry out some preliminary professional

choice, predict the consequences of their decisions and then engage in systematic, purposeful activities in accordance with their educational goals.

The transitional age of children is an indicator that a normative crisis may develop in the family. Its essence lies in the redistribution of power in the family. There comes a time when parents need to share the enormous power they have with their growing child, since the educational mission in relation to the child has been exhausted or is coming to an end.

It should be noted that conservative patterns of family life, as a rule, force families to cling to familiar stereotypes. Any new thing, any attempts at change cause fear and resistance. At this stage, parents are required to restructure their ways of communicating with their teenager.

Today we will try to play through the moments of the relationship between a parent and a teenager as part of the choice of a future professional path.

Exercise 1. “Time Machine”

Imagine being transported back a few years.

— How did you imagine your professional future?

— Who and how helped you in implementing your plans?

— How did your parents react to your choice?

— Were there any disagreements about your choice with your parents?

— What personal qualities and skills helped you realize your plans?

— Have your dreams come true?

— Did you want to change something now?

Exercise 2. Situations

Suggest a way out of the current situation

Situation 1.

I will introduce you to our hero Ruslan and tell you a little about him. Ruslan is a good student, but there are no special achievements in his life. Likes to be the center of attention and is the leader of a small group of peers. The most striking feature that can still be noted is that he is very spoiled. He wants the best, and finds flaws in everything. Here's a recent example: he asked his parents to give him a cell phone for his birthday. They bought him the most expensive model, with a camera and a video camera. He didn’t like it: he said the buttons were the wrong size! After several days, I exchanged the phone for another model among older teenagers I knew to my advantage. And so in everything: discusses, criticizes, but never loses. Yes, he is now in ninth grade. The time has come to choose a profession...

• What profession should he choose? Suggest a number of professions, describing their advantages and disadvantages.

Situation 2.

Tanya is in 9th grade. She doesn't know what she wants to become yet. Tanya is an average student, although she has good grades in some subjects: biology, mathematics and literature. Tanya’s mother insists that Tanya improve in a number of subjects and enter medical school. But the girl is not very attracted to this, since in medical school she has to study a lot, and she is afraid that she will not be able to cope. Her friends persuade Tanya to go to college to study to become an accountant, and Tanya will most likely agree, since for her the main thing in life is communication and it’s difficult for her without friends.

• What should Tanya do? Which profession should I choose?

Exercise 3. The world of professions

What professions do you know that meet the requirements of the new century?

Parents are given blank forms to fill out; later on the slides reveal the content of their activities (Appendix 1).

What are the requirements for the personality of a specialist from labor and employers?

The modern labor market requires from a person, in addition to professionalism, special responsibility, psychological and social readiness for self-education and self-development.

Based on the results of sociological surveys of employers, their main requirements for young specialists without work experience can be identified: depth of professional knowledge and understanding of all levels of their work; quality of work (thoroughness and accuracy of work); reliability; initiative (the degree of active interest in completing the work received); creativity and resourcefulness; endurance (the ability to concentrate and perform at the required productivity under stressful conditions); determination.

In addition, employers wanted young people to strive to enrich their life experiences; got rid of the consumer position; they tried to do everything themselves, rather than relying on the state, society, or enterprise; strived to make independent decisions and took responsibility; showed initiative; could critically and correctly evaluate themselves and their capabilities; sought to improve their interpersonal skills; worked intensively and with greater efficiency.

Employers note the advantages of young specialists over experienced workers. These include: high learning ability of young people; flexibility in decision making; mobility, the ability to easily master new technologies and technical processes; availability of modern knowledge (computer technology); interest in new technology; health, a lot of strength, energy; ability to work irregular hours; there is no stereotype of professional behavior; the desire to realize oneself, to make a career; willingness to work hard; installation for long-term work in the organization.

We dwelled on the main points of the professional choice of a life path, which is quite thorny and often not easy for many, but if the choice is made correctly, it brings satisfaction, the desire to realize oneself fully, to receive a worthy moral and material assessment of one’s work.

Reflection:

What conclusion can be drawn on this topic?

What did you like about the training?

What was important to you personally?

Your feelings and sensations after the training.

Annex 1