Deck 13: Career Counseling and Helping

Question 1

A career counseling approach that stresses 'fit' is known as the … approach.

A)Psychometric
B)Developmental
C)Profiling
D)Trait and factor
E)Diagnostic

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Egan suggested a … model of career counseling.

A)Proactive
B)Psychoanalytic
C)Client-centered
D)Actively engaged
E)Skilled helper

Answer 2

E

Question 3

In suggesting ways of giving effective help to others about their careers, the book recommends paying special attention to which type of helper response?

A)Evaluative
B)Interpretive
C)Supportive
D)Probing
E)Understanding

Answer 3

E

Question 4

Historically, the emphasis in career counseling has been on helping clients to

A)Achieve work-life balance
B)Prepare long-term plans
C)Set ambitious goals
D)Achieve career satisfaction, if necessary at the expense of career success
E)Make good occupational choices

Question 5

In counseling based on narrative

A)The client tells the story of his/her career, and the counselor suggests conclusions
B)The client fantasizes about career stories to increase his/her vision
C)The counselor listens to the client, then constructs a new career story
D)The counselor and client co-construct a story of past, present and future
E)The counselor and client read stories of others' careers as role models

Question 6

According to the book, … percent of career counseling clients score better on outcome measures than those who do not receive counseling.

A)20
B)30
C)40
D)50
E)70

Question 7

Which of the following will most career counselors not do?

A)Help you to clarify the problem
B)Facilitate you to find your preferred outcomes
C)Tell you what they think you should do
D)Suggest that some actions might be unrealistic
E)Help you to become aware of additional skills needed

Question 8

Which of the following statements is not true?

A)Most tertiary institutions have careers centers
B)Most countries have an integrated system of career counseling for adults
C)Career counselors are not necessarily accredited
D)Career counselors can be found by checking national professional associations
E)Parents and friends are often used as sources of career information and advice

Question 9

In non-directive counseling, the counselor

A)Facilitates the client's problem-solving
B)Minimizes contact with the client
C)Presents multiple options but leaves the client to choose
D)Tells the client what to do
E)Leads by example rather than by command

Question 10

What are the three stages of Egan's model?

A)Establishing rapport, clarifying the situation and formulating strategies
B)Establishing rapport, clarifying the situation and developing preferred solutions
C)Clarifying the situation, developing preferred solutions and action planning
D)Clarifying the situation, action planning and establishing implementation
E)Developing preferred solutions, action planning, and establishing implementation