CCA Career Planning & Guidance Techniques 3

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Homemaker

Answer

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

Question 2

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?

Accepted Answer

Maintenance

Answer

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.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Providing detailed occupational data including tasks, skills, and wages

Answer

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

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Future autobiographical narrative

Answer

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

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Help the client envision a desirable future free of current problems

Answer

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.

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CCA Career Planning & Guidance Techniques 3