Conceiving conscientisation and critical consciousness in career guidance and counselling: A reflection from voices in the Global South

Marcelo Afonso Ribeiro; Paula Morais Figueiredo

doi:10.20856/jnicec.5503

Authors

Marcelo Afonso Ribeiro University of São Paulo
Paula Morais Figueiredo University of São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20856/jnicec.5503

Keywords:

Critical consciousness; Global South; interculturality; career guidance and counselling; Latin America.

Abstract

The concept of critical consciousness has been embraced by various approaches that advocate social justice within career guidance. In this context, we revisit the Latin American origins of the ideas of conscientisation and critical consciousness, primarily associated with Paulo Freire in education and Ignacio Martín-Baró in psychology. We also examine their application in the career guidance of Rodolfo Bohoslavsky to emphasise the significance of these concepts in a global framework. We conclude that incorporating critical consciousness into career guidance and counselling is vital. However, we argue that there is a pressing need for contextualisation to refine these concepts politically and conceptually.

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