Career construction with a gay client: a case study

This article reports on the value of career construction counselling (CCC) with a gay . The participant was selected purposively, with the selection criteria calling for mid-career woman who had sought career counselling. The intervention involved of the Career Construction Interview (CCI) and the creation of a life . A case study design (working with a participant in a one-on-one research and incorporating a qualitative, interpretive paradigm) was implemented. The (including the three early recollections technique) was administered to gather data, and Savickas’ eight-step strategy was followed to complete the ’s life portrait. After the intervention, the participant demonstrated an sense of self as well as an increased sense of personal authorship. CCC can meet the career counselling needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered , and, possibly, also of members of other minority groups.