Assessment & Career Planning Flashcards
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Which assessment measures talent themes like Achiever, Strategic, and Empathy?
Answer: CliftonStrengths
Gallup's CliftonStrengths identifies a person's top talents across 34 themes, including Achiever, Strategic, and Empathy.
A client asks what a percentile rank of 85 means. What is the correct explanation?
Answer: The client scored at or above 85% of the norm group
A percentile rank gives the percentage of the norm group scoring at or below the client's score.
A career plan includes 'informational interviews with three nurses by next month.' What is the main purpose of this step?
Answer: Collecting real-world occupational information to test career fit
Informational interviews give first-hand information about an occupation so the client can check fit before committing.
In the CASVE cycle of Cognitive Information Processing theory, which phase involves narrowing a list of options to three to five alternatives?
Answer: Synthesis
In the Synthesis phase, clients first expand their options (elaboration) and then narrow them down (crystallization) to a short list.
Which instrument from Super's Work Importance Study measures the importance of life roles such as worker, student, and homemaker?
Answer: Salience Inventory
The Salience Inventory measures how important a person's major life roles are, which ties to Super's Life-Career Rainbow.
What is the standard error of measurement (SEM) mainly used for when interpreting a client's score?
Answer: Building a confidence band around the client's obtained score
The SEM gives a range around the obtained score where the client's true score likely falls.
A client with a career plan loses their job unexpectedly. Which concept from Krumboltz's Happenstance Learning Theory should the counselor stress?
Answer: Turning unplanned events into opportunities through curiosity, persistence, and flexibility
Happenstance Learning Theory teaches clients to use skills like curiosity, persistence, flexibility, optimism, and risk-taking to turn chance events into opportunities.