Career Development Test #1

Krumboltz's 4 -career decision-making factors

1)genetic endownment/special abilities 2)environmental conditions/events 3) learning experiences 4)task approach skills

Top 3 factors for job seekers

1. ability to identify one's aptitudes 2.ability to identify one's skills 3.ability to identify one's interests

apprenticeships

1.class instruction (144 hrs) 2.supervision 3.documentation

ethical issues pertaining to harming client

1.giving inaccurate information on inventories 2.practicing outside of your competencies 3.client abandonment /no referral

Essay: What is your career theoretical orientation?

The theory that best connects with me personally is Holland's theory of vocational choice which is based on the assumption that an individual's personality is the primary factor in vocational choice. He stated that daydreams about occupations were often precursors to occupational choices, and this relates to me because as a child I used to pretend to be a teacher gathering all the neighborhood children to participate in my classroom activities. He also stated that in order to be successful in our careers, we must choose occupations that are congruent with our own personality. This assumption also makes sense to me because I believe that it is important to choose a career that brings satisfaction and fulfillment. You are more apt to do well in your job if you are happy with the work you do. Holland's descriptions of personality types and characteristics in a person relate to the type of work they choose. My husband for example chose to be a postal worker. He falls into the conventional type & his chosen work environment has the same characteristics as his own, and he is very satisfied in his chosen profession as I know I will be in mine. :)

workers/no planning

a great % of people are employed & are in positions without having had any career planning therefore career guidance is important.

CACREP

acronym: (council for accreditation and counseling related educational programs)

FAFSA

acronym: (free application for federal student aid)

renewal stage

added recently to donald super's life stages

post-secondary school placement services

another method of assisting people with career concerns such as (mock interviews, resumes, cover letters)

outplacement counselors

assist people in finding positions & also break news when they are fired

solution-focused brief career counseling

based on the present here & now/positive view that people have the capacity to change.

positivist

belief that one can measure reality objectively and that cause & effect can be determined.

post-modern

belief that we must value people's life stories and how they affect their career paths.

Gottfredson's theory

believed that 1)career development begins in childhood 2)career aspirations are attempts to implement one's self-concept 3)career satisfaction is related to congruency with self-perception 4) people develop sterotypes that guide their career selection 5)that we compromise in career choice

Krumboltz's Theory

believed that career selection is based on Bandura's behavioral theory & emphasizes reinforcement.

Donald's Super Theory

believed that people differ in abilities, personalities, needs, values, interests, traits, & self-concepts and can change over time through life stages.

Holland's Theory

believed that vocational choice is based on the following assumptions:1) individual's personality is the primary factor in vocational choice 2) daydreams about occupations are precursors to choice of occupation 3) occupation satisfaction is directly connected to choosing a career that is congruent with your personality.

enterprising type

car salesman/realtors

work experiences

co-ops(high-school cooperative programs) part-time work/school

trait & factor

connected to Holland's theory that matches personality with work environment.

self concept

connected to Super's theory: how the self relates to the environment(view of self & external interpretation of self.

scaling question

connected to solution-focused counseling. ex: On a scale of (1-5) tell me how happy you want to be in your job.

Competency in career counseling acquired through

continuing education, supervision, & professional development

social type

counselors/teachers

most important factor to consider for college

depends solely on individual & it is an (individual process)

occupational outlook handbook

describes trends for job positions,& salaries.

Holland's personality types

enterprising type:(adventurous):car salesman/realtors conventional type: (rigid): post office/bankers investigative type:(intellectual):scientists/mathematician social type:(nurturing/happy):counselors/teachers

social justice

equity,fairness: advocating for different groups of people.

job clubs

formed groups of people (8-12) where they provide support for career concerns (assist in resume writing) etc

Donald Super's Life stages

growth: refers to physical & psychological growth exploratory: fantasy careers(cowboy) childlike establishment: early encounters within actual work experience maintenance: attempts to continue/improve job situation decline: pre-retirement period/focused on just keeping the job

career maturity

how we are able to cope with career & life challenges.

respect client's right to choose

important not to violate in career counseling. ex: you can not choose that position because you will not succeed in it)

career development inventory

instrument used to measure (career planning,career exploration,decision making, world of work info, knowledge of preferred occupations, & career orientation) in Super's theory

co-op benefits

looks good on resume, work experience, they get paid

employability skills

writing resumes, interviewing skills, proper work attire MOST IMPORTANT: social support

conventional type

post office/bankers

circumscription

process of narrowing jobs as we grow, and develop perceptions of self & fields of occupation.

investigative type

scientists/mathematicians

social cognitive perspective Theory

self efficacy beliefs and expectations of outcomes directly influences interest development.(people choose jobs they think they can do well) positive view of person's task abilities.

modified vocational card sort

sorting out jobs on cards (for sure) vs (maybe) to determine a person's self-efficacy & outcome expectations.

blame the victim approach

the non-systematic approach of ignoring other factors in a person's life that may affect their current unemployment status.

emancipatory communitarism

the school of thought that looks at both the individual & the system.

career guidance

the systematic way of helping a group of people not only one person in choosing a career.

exceptions

tool in solution-focused counseling to help people think differently. (ex: when was the last time you were happy in your job?)

career assessment trend

when assessment is more qualitative such as interviews & career autobiographies.

career information trend

when counselors place less and less attention in providing career information & assisting in finding careers.