HISTORY
He is known as the “Father of Guidance” and proposed a three-step process of self-assessment, occupational knowledge, and reasoning to guide vocational decisions.
Frank Parsons
Career counseling only focuses on choosing a job. True/False?
False
What two theories can be integrated to help a client understand how their personality type fits to make their career choice, along with developing evolving career narratives across the lifespan?
Holland’s Personality Theory and Career Construction Theory
This 1992 law ensures that qualified individuals with disabilities cannot be discriminated against in job-related matters, including hiring, firing, advancement, etc.
The Americans with Disabilities Act.
Which law, passed in 1938, required the federal government to buy goods from agencies that employed blind individuals, marking an important step in advancing disability employment?
Wagner-O’Day Act
“There is only one perfect career for each person.” True/False?
False
Social Cognitive Career Theory suggests that the following impact one’s ability at directing their lives: self-efficacy, outcomes expectations, and blank.
Personal choice
What organization published the “Minimum Competencies for Multicultural Career Counseling and Development.”
NCDA
This federal publication categorized thousands of jobs by duties and worker traits, reflecting the early scientific approach to vocational guidance.
Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT)
Career counselors in private practice can offer both individual and group career counseling sessions. True/False?
True
Holland’s Personality Theory of Occupational Choice model demonstrates that six personality types could be visualized in what shape?
Hexagon
Besides the NCDA, what is the other ACA-affiliated associated geared towards career development?
NECA