Reflexivity Profiles and Career Types. A Counsellogy Perspective

The author describes the reciprocal interconnections between reflexivity profiles and career types of those who professionally support people in their choice of education and work. She examines the notion of reflexivity and, analysing the results of qualitative research, constructs the typology of careers. Five career types emerge from the research: cumulative, balanced, market, adaptive and family. Using the reconstructed biographies, the author creates the category of “reflexivity profile”, shows its constitutive elements and divides it into existential, intrapersonal, anticipatory, rational and interpersonal. She then reflects on the importance of reflexivity profiles for careers of professional career advisers.