TCC Career Development & Vocational Counseling 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: The Strong Interest Inventory is built around which theoretical framework?
- Super's Life-Span Theory
- Holland's RIASEC model (Correct answer)
- Cognitive Information Processing Theory
- Bandura's Self-Efficacy Theory
Correct answer: Holland's RIASEC model
The Strong Interest Inventory organizes its results around Holland's six personality types (RIASEC) to match individual interest patterns with occupational environments.
Question 2: When a client experiences 'career indecision' that stems from anxiety and identity confusion rather than lack of information, the counselor should primarily address which area?
- Provide more occupational information and labor market data
- Explore underlying psychological barriers and self-concept issues (Correct answer)
- Administer additional aptitude and interest assessments
- Refer the client directly to a vocational rehabilitation specialist
Correct answer: Explore underlying psychological barriers and self-concept issues
Chronic career indecision rooted in anxiety and identity confusion is better addressed through exploring psychological barriers, self-concept, and emotional factors rather than simply adding information.
Question 3: Under the Texas Education Code, school counselors are required to help students develop a personalized graduation plan starting in which grade?
- 5th grade
- 7th grade
- 8th grade (Correct answer)
- 9th grade
Correct answer: 8th grade
Texas Education Code requires that each student, beginning in grade 8, develop a personal graduation plan in consultation with school counselors that includes course requirements and a career pathway.
Question 4: Bandura's concept of self-efficacy is most directly applied in career counseling through which approach?
- Matching personality type to work environment
- Building confidence in career-related tasks through mastery experiences (Correct answer)
- Identifying unconscious conflicts about career choice
- Mapping family occupational patterns
Correct answer: Building confidence in career-related tasks through mastery experiences
Self-efficacy in career counseling focuses on helping clients build confidence through mastery experiences, vicarious learning, social persuasion, and physiological feedback so they believe they can perform career tasks.
Question 5: Which federal legislation most directly governs vocational rehabilitation services for clients with disabilities in Texas?
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) only
- Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and its amendments (Correct answer)
- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
- Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
Correct answer: Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and its amendments
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, including its Sections 503 and 504, and subsequent amendments such as the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, govern vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities.
Question 6: In the Cognitive Information Processing (CIP) model of career development, what does the 'CASVE cycle' represent?
- A sequence of personality assessment steps
- A decision-making cycle: Communication, Analysis, Synthesis, Valuing, Execution (Correct answer)
- A hierarchy of career maturity stages
- A model for group career counseling sessions
Correct answer: A decision-making cycle: Communication, Analysis, Synthesis, Valuing, Execution
The CASVE cycle in CIP theory outlines five recursive steps — Communication (identifying a gap), Analysis, Synthesis, Valuing, and Execution — that guide effective career problem solving and decision making.
TCC Career Development & Vocational Counseling 2
The Strong Interest Inventory is built around which theoretical framework?