Brain Drain - Hochschule der Bundesagentur für Arbeit

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2. Do you think that these competence areas comply with the BD-BG counsellor’s
tasks? In what way?
3. Create concrete ideas on how you can develop your own Multicultural Counselling
Competences (see Table 1). Try to evaluate which are the most important
competence areas you should develop.
4. Think of a colleague or a friend who is representative of a different culture.
Describe a moment when you realised that you were influenced in a cultural
context by their behaviour, thoughts, and values. What did you do then? What will
you do in a similar situation now?
5. How would you describe your own cultural identity (in a broad sense)? Reflect, for
example, on the following reference groups: gender, religion, social class, ethnicity
and race.
6. Do problems with regards to differences between people and the cultures they
come from exist in your country and can they be discovered in the counselling
process? Comment on them.
7. Consider the social dimensions of in your own society. What organisational
changes or intervention strategies could be introduced to overcome the risk of
marginalisation?
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5. Technology: Know how to use ICT to help clients
explore career opportunities in different countries and
offer career services in a flexible way.
6. Market Information and Resources: Be familiar
with various reliable international sources about the
market regarding other societies, and how to use it with
clients.
7. Employability Skills: Be proficient in job searching
strategies and skills, especially in the context of Brain
Drain and Brain Gain; Know how to help clients identify
their transferable skills, enhance their chances to find
job openings and successfully apply for them in a
different environment.
8. Ethical and Legal Issues: Adhere to the code of ethics
according to which the counsellors are being trained
and licensed; recognize the limits of their profession
and their personal competences. Refer clients to other,
more adequate services or professionals, if necessary.