In career counseling, assessments form an integral part. According to Whiston and Rahardja (2005), in the last century, economically and developmentally, assessments have played the most essential role. Assessments serve as a tool to assist clients to understand and to reveal their personal aptitudes. Assessments encompass the following four steps: assessing clients’ problems, conceptualizing and defining the problems, selecting and implementing effective treatments and evaluating the counseling sessions (Whiston, 2009). As mentioned above, the main function of assessments is consolidating information with regards to the clients for several purposes, including, but not limited to, client decision making ability, treatment planning, and forensic …show more content…
Assessment enables client to identify irrational thoughts that might hinder them from making career decisions. Besides, it is designed to examine the readiness of client when making career choices.
According to the NCDA standard E.2.b the counselor is responsible for proper application, scoring, and interpretation (NCDA, 2015). As I am scoring and interpreting the assessment it is critical I take careful consideration for what the results mean. The ACA Code of Ethics standard E.9.b states, counselors must take caution when interpreting the results of the assessment (ACA, 2014). Once I have interpreted the results of the Holland’s Occupational Theme assessment, I will discuss with John the recommendations I have for his career life.
PSYC 360 – CAS 361: Training & Development Project Spring 2016 Focus of Training The first goal of this training program is to teach a school psychologist in training all about assessment methods and protocols. Secondly, this training program will teach a school psychologist in training all about clinical diagnostics. This training program will be designed to help a school psychologist in training develop the appropriate knowledge and skills that are required to assess and diagnose a client. During this training, the trainee will learn the fundamental theories and principles of assessments to help the trainee recognize that there are various assessment methods that can be used to assess a client in this profession.
These assessments should provide the information needed to determine any disorder Ms. Tyler may be experiencing or suffering from and assess her competence to stand
This assessment assists in the recognition of the strengths and weaknesses of a student with a wide range of abilities. In addition, this tool can aid in the determination of IEP goals, provide academic areas that need focus, and progress monitor objectives that have been set. 4 What is the appropriate population for the Brigance and what disabling
Describe the purpose of each of these two types of assessment. 1. Universal Screening: All students are assessed using a universal screening to identify students exhibiting learning difficulties. Typically, the students’ who scored fall below the 25% are considered to be placed in a Tier 1 to begin an immediate intervention. Frequency of the screening, selection of the screening measure, criteria
The theory of Alfred marks the departure from the unconscious. This was a significant departure in his time when psychoanalytic theory held sway. Adler’s theory focuses on inferiority feeling which he sees as normal condition of all people and as a source of all human striving. Inferiority can be the well spring of creativity. They motivate us to strive for mastery success and completion.
To conclude. whether it be mentally, physically, or emotionally, these tests have been wearing
Focus 2 Assignment – Reflection Upon completing the Focus 2 career assessment program, I am quite impressed at the quality of information it presents. It allowed me to not only look at careers that would fit my personality, but also those that take into consideration the fields I am already interested in. Also, as with any form of self-assessment, there were strengths and weaknesses that I did not expect based on how I feel I live my life currently. Beginning chronologically, the program had me complete two subjective, current measures of my professional career.
2:1 Compare the strengths and limitations of assessments of a range of assessment methods with reference to the needs of individual learners. Workplace Observations, question and answer/professional discussions, projects/assignments, portfolios, witness statements. A good assessor will always take into account their learners needs and what particular subject they are studying for prior to confirming with learner type of assessment method to be used. Workplace observations
When I complete all of my schoolings I would like to become a behavioral disorder counselor. This career is for me because I love helping people, I want to help people better understand themselves so they can overcome their problems, and the human brain and the thought process has always been a huge interest to me. Is has always been a goal in my life to be somewhere in the healthcare field working, and this is the area that intrigues me and always keeps me interested. As of right now, my future plans are to finish high school, graduate college with a doctorate in behavioral psychology, and then further on to work as a counselor in a private practice.
Ethically, it is to provide a client with all relevant information needed to make rational decisions about their healthcare/situation. The mental health counselor must provide the information about the client's care and ensure understanding of their care. An example of this would be a client's diagnosis and understanding of their diagnosis and symptoms. This is important to those with multicultural clients because societal or cultural norms may change the direction of care. It also may involve language barriers which will need to be addressed to ensure the client’s understanding.
Career education programs are the primary method used for providing career development assistance to students. Students will acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and to make informed career decisions. Students will employ strategies to achieve future career goals with success and satisfaction. Students will also understand the relationship between personal qualities, education, training, and the world of work. In addition, the program aim is to help students improve academic competence, graduate from high school, develop employability skills and implement a career plan and participate in a career pathway in preparing for post-secondary education and
Justice or ethical grounds have also propelled calls for cultural competency (Whaley & Davis, 2007). The goals of many professional organizations include equity and fairness in the delivery of services. The APA Ethics Code (APA, 1992) and the APA Guidelines for Providers of Psychological Services to Ethnic, Linguistic, and Culturally Diverse Populations (APA,1993) “accord appropriate respect to the fundamental rights, dignity, and worth for all people” (Principle D:Respect for People’s Rights and Dignity, p. 1599). Among the first to raise the issue of cultural competency were counseling psychologists through organisations such the Association for Non-White Concerns in Personnel and Guidance in the 1970s and the Association for Multicultural
Introduction: The primary health care centers represent a crucial place for individuals seeking public health care services. They provide reachable, reasonably priced and available health care facilities for optimum care. However, they can be the reason for spread of infection particularly in case of poor practice of hand hygiene. Hand Hygiene defined as “cleaning your hands by using either handwashing, antiseptic hand wash, antiseptic hand rub, or surgical hand antisepsis” (CDC,2017).
It is important for them to put their thoughts aside and place themselves in their client’s feelings and remain empathic. Any individual who are struggling to cope, are all authorized to contact counselling services. As counsellors they have to uphold equal opportunities as they are there to help clients think differently. The importance of confidentiality within counselling is extremely valuable as every individual has the right to say how their information can be accessed. Before starting a counselling session, counsellors agree not to disclose any information with anyone.