NBCC Career Counseling 4

Question 1

An adult client returning to work after a 10-year caregiving absence reports feeling that her skills are obsolete. According to career counseling best practice, the FIRST step is to:

Accepted Answer

Administer a skills assessment to inventory transferable competencies

Answer

Identifying transferable skills through a structured assessment helps the client recognize existing competencies and build confidence before planning next steps.

Question 2

The concept of 'planned happenstance' as proposed by Krumboltz suggests that career counselors should help clients:

Accepted Answer

Recognize and capitalize on chance events as career opportunities

Answer

Happenstance Learning Theory encourages clients to develop curiosity, persistence, and flexibility to transform unplanned events into career opportunities.

Question 3

When counseling a client who has been involuntarily laid off, the counselor notices signs of depression and grief. The MOST appropriate immediate intervention is to:

Accepted Answer

Address the emotional impact of job loss before career planning

Answer

Job loss involves grief similar to other major losses; attending to the emotional dimensions first creates the readiness needed for effective career planning.

Question 4

Which type of reliability is MOST important to establish for a career interest inventory that is used repeatedly to track changes in a client's interests over time?

Accepted Answer

Test-retest reliability

Answer

Test-retest reliability measures the stability of scores over time, which is essential for instruments intended to track changes in vocational interests across multiple administrations.

Question 5

A school counselor is helping a 9th grader who refuses to consider any career that her parents disapprove of, even though her abilities and interests point elsewhere. This BEST illustrates which concept from Gottfredson's theory?

Accepted Answer

Compromise prioritizing social space

Answer

Gottfredson's theory identifies compromise as surrendering preferred alternatives for accessible ones, with social space (family/peer approval) taking priority over interests when under pressure.

(NBCC) National Board for Certified Counselors Practice Test

(NBCC) National Board for Certified Counselors Practice Test

NBCC Career Counseling 4