Career Planning & Guidance Techniques Flashcards

Super's Life-Span, Life-Space theory describes which of the following as a major life role?

Answer: Homemaker

Super identified nine major life roles including child, student, leisurite, citizen, worker, parent, spouse, homemaker, and pensioner.

A client in their early 40s is questioning their career direction and feeling unfulfilled. According to Super's developmental stages, this client is MOST likely in which stage?

Answer: Maintenance

The Maintenance stage (ages 45–64) involves holding on to, updating, or innovating within one's career, and mid-career questioning often occurs at the beginning of this stage.

The Occupational Information Network (O*NET) is MOST useful in career guidance for:

Answer: Providing detailed occupational data including tasks, skills, and wages

O*NET is a comprehensive online database of occupational characteristics and worker requirements that career counselors use for job market information and occupational exploration.

Which career planning technique involves asking a client to write a detailed story about their ideal future workday?

Answer: Future autobiographical narrative

A future autobiographical narrative asks clients to vividly imagine and write about their ideal future, surfacing values, preferences, and career aspirations through storytelling.

When a career counselor uses the 'miracle question' from Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, the goal is to:

Answer: Help the client envision a desirable future free of current problems

The miracle question asks clients to imagine waking up to find their problem is gone, which helps them articulate goals and identify steps toward a preferred career future.

An informational interview is a career guidance tool primarily used to:

Answer: Gather firsthand occupational information from professionals in a field of interest

An informational interview is a structured conversation with a professional to learn about their career path, daily work, and industry, aiding the client's occupational exploration.

The 'job club' model of career guidance is BEST described as:

Answer: A peer-led support group where members share job leads and practice job search skills together

The job club, developed by Azrin and Besalel, is a structured group approach where members support each other with job search tasks, résumé writing, and interview practice.