CCA Multicultural & Diversity in Career Counseling Flashcards

Linda Gottfredson's Theory of Circumscription and Compromise explains that children and adolescents narrow their career options primarily based on:

Answer: Gender-role compatibility and social prestige perceptions formed during development

Gottfredson proposed that individuals progressively circumscribe (rule out) career options that conflict with their gender self-concept, social class expectations, and prestige perceptions—often before exploring actual interests.

A CCA is working with a client who identifies as LGBTQ+ and is hesitant to disclose their identity to employers. The CCA should FIRST:

Answer: Explore the client's workplace environment concerns and help them assess safety and disclosure risks without imposing a recommendation

Disclosure decisions are deeply personal and context-dependent; the CCA's role is to provide a safe space to explore concerns, assess risks, and support the client's autonomy—not to prescribe a disclosure approach.

In career counseling with clients from low socioeconomic backgrounds, the CCA must recognize that career choice is often constrained by:

Answer: Limited social capital, financial barriers, and restricted access to career information and networks

Social capital (connections and networks), financial constraints, and unequal access to career resources are systemic structural barriers—not personal failings—that limit career choices for low-SES clients.

Which of the following BEST describes the concept of 'career racism'?

Answer: Systemic and individual barriers that restrict career access and advancement for people of color due to racial bias

Career racism refers to the systemic and interpersonal racial biases embedded in hiring, promotion, mentoring, and career development systems that disproportionately disadvantage people of color.

According to the NCDA Code of Ethics, when a CCA becomes aware that their personal values conflict with a client's career goals, the counselor should:

Answer: Provide non-judgmental service and refer the client if the conflict cannot be managed professionally

Ethical practice requires counselors to manage value conflicts professionally; if unable to set aside personal values and provide competent service, referral—not abandonment or imposition—is the appropriate response.

A CCA working with a client with a physical disability should FIRST focus on:

Answer: The client's strengths, career goals, and disability-related accommodation needs without making assumptions about limitations

Person-first, strengths-based counseling requires focusing on the whole person—their goals, strengths, and accommodation needs—not presuming limitations based on disability status.