Career Counseling & Guidance Flashcards

When a vocational evaluator identifies that a client's vocational goal is influenced by an abusive partner who has restricted the client's career options, the evaluator should:

Answer: Document the concern, provide information about resources, and ensure the client's safety and autonomy in planning

Ethical practice requires addressing barriers to autonomous decision-making while respecting client safety, confidentiality, and self-determination.

The 'happenstance learning theory' proposed by Krumboltz differs from traditional career theories primarily because it:

Answer: Views career development as unpredictable and encourages openness to unplanned opportunities

Krumboltz's happenstance learning theory rejects deterministic career models in favor of embracing uncertainty and capitalizing on chance events.

A client with an intellectual disability expresses interest in working as a cashier. The evaluator's first step should be to:

Answer: Conduct a job analysis of cashier positions and compare demands to the client's assessed functional abilities

A job analysis comparing occupational demands to individual functional abilities is the appropriate data-driven approach before drawing conclusions.

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is relevant to vocational evaluation because it:

Answer: Informs clients of their right to reasonable accommodation in employment and impacts job feasibility analysis

Understanding ADA protections and reasonable accommodation requirements is essential for accurate vocational planning and informing clients of their workplace rights.

A vocational evaluator should distinguish between a client's 'expressed interests' and 'inventoried interests' because:

Answer: Discrepancies between the two may reveal important areas for counseling exploration

Discrepancies between what clients say they are interested in and what interest inventories reveal can signal areas for deeper exploration and counseling.

Which ethical principle is most directly violated if a vocational evaluator shares a client's evaluation results with the client's employer without the client's written consent?

Answer: Confidentiality

Sharing client information without consent violates confidentiality, a foundational ethical obligation in rehabilitation and vocational evaluation practice.

In career counseling, 'career adaptability' as described by Savickas refers to a client's:

Answer: Readiness and resources to cope with current and anticipated vocational development tasks

Savickas defines career adaptability as the psychosocial resources—concern, control, curiosity, and confidence—that individuals use to manage career tasks and transitions.