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Career Transition Coaching Flashcards

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  1. In Schlossberg's 4S model of transition, which 'S' covers the client's personal resilience, prior experience with change, and outlook?

    Answer: Self

    The 'Self' factor covers personal traits and psychological resources such as resilience, optimism, and past coping experience.

  2. According to William Bridges, the uncomfortable in-between period after letting go of an old role but before fully embracing a new one is called the:

    Answer: Neutral zone

    Bridges describes the neutral zone as the confusing but creative period between an ending and a new beginning.

  3. A client laid off from manufacturing says, 'I only know how to run machines.' What is the counselor's BEST first step?

    Answer: Do a transferable skills inventory that names skills like quality control, safety compliance, and troubleshooting

    A transferable skills inventory helps a displaced worker see that their skills apply beyond one job title, which widens their options.

  4. Krumboltz's Happenstance Learning Theory encourages transitioning clients to:

    Answer: Turn unplanned events into opportunities by staying curious, persistent, flexible, optimistic, and willing to take risks

    Planned happenstance teaches clients to build the skills that let them make use of chance events.

  5. Which resource is specifically designed to help veterans match military occupations to civilian careers?

    Answer: O*NET's Military Crosswalk search

    O*NET's Military Crosswalk links military occupational codes to related civilian occupations.

  6. In Super's life-span theory, a mid-career adult who goes back through exploration and establishment after a job change is showing:

    Answer: Recycling

    Super called the return to earlier developmental stages during a transition 'recycling.'

  7. A client is mid-transition, anxious, and stuck between two options. Using the CASVE cycle from Cognitive Information Processing theory, which phase involves weighing the costs and benefits of each option?

    Answer: Valuing

    In the Valuing phase, the client weighs each option's costs and benefits for themselves, the people close to them, and their community.