The Spontaneous Use of Humour by Career Counsellors

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Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Publications
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Title
The Spontaneous Use of Humour by Career Counsellors
Journal
The Canadian Journal of Career Development/Revue canadiene de développement de carrière
Author(s)
Banet Eloïse , Masdonati Jonas
ISSN
1499-1853
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2017
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
16
Number
2
Pages
32-37
Language
english
Abstract
This article focuses on the use of humour by psychologists in career counselling interviews, a quite neglected field of research. Using a qualitative approach, we analyzed the spontaneous humour initiated by career counsellors in sixteen actual vocational interviews. Results show three levels of humorous intervention: conceptual, formal and attentional.
Moreover, humour can be associated with a variety of different emotions. Humour was used for two major purposes: to grasp the situation and to support the development of the client’s educational or vocational plan.
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