Career Flashcards
(105 cards)
Lifestyle and career development have been emphasized since when?
Since the beginning of the counseling and guidance movement and are still major areas of concern.
This highlights that lifestyle and career planning have roots deep in the history of counseling, initiated by pioneers like Frank Parsons.
What statement might a counselor aware of the glass ceiling phenomenon likely make?
“Let’s be rational: A woman can only advance so far. You really have very little if any chance of becoming a corporate executive. I’m here to help you cope with this reality.”
The glass ceiling phenomenon refers to the invisible barriers that limit women’s progress in the corporate world.
What does research indicate about career development and students’ desires?
A very high proportion of students in high school and at the junior high or middle school level wanted guidance in planning a career.
This indicates a strong desire among younger students for support in mapping out future career paths, reflecting the importance of early career education.
What is true about dual-career families?
Dual-career families have higher incomes than traditional families. This reflects the financial benefit of both partners contributing economically, though it may lead to challenges in balancing work and home life responsibilities.
In dual-career families, when does the woman typically have children?
The woman is typically secure in her career before she has children.
What do studies indicate about students’ desires for vocational guidance?
Students want more vocational guidance than they receive.
What do statistics reveal about the earnings difference between workers with a bachelor’s degree and those with a high school diploma?
On average, a worker with a bachelor’s degree earns over $10,000 a year more than a worker with a high school diploma.
What do professional career counselors mean by ‘leisure’?
Leisure is the time the client has away from work which is not being utilized for obligations.
Do dual-career families/couples have more or less leisure time compared to families with one wage earner?
Dual-career families/couples have less leisure time.
What is a client expressing when she says, ‘I feel I cannot really become an administrator in our agency because I am a woman’?
Gender bias.
What is the essence of the trait-factor approach to career counseling?
The approach attempts to match the worker and the work environment, assuming there is one best career for the person.
Who is associated with the trait-and-factor career counseling approach?
Parsons and Williamson.
What does the trait-and-factor or actuarial approach assert regarding job selection?
Testing is an important part of the counseling process and a counselor can match the correct person with the appropriate job.
Who wrote ‘Choosing a Vocation’ and what is he known as?
Frank Parsons wrote ‘Choosing a Vocation’ and is known as the father of vocational guidance.
Which statement is not true of the trait-and-factor approach to career counseling?
The approach is developmental and thus focuses on career maturity.
What does Williamson’s work emphasize in career counseling?
Williamson’s work emphasizes using test data from instruments such as the Minnesota Occupational Rating Scales.
What does the trait-and-factor approach fail to take into account?
Individual change throughout the life span.
On what premise is Anne Roe’s theory of career choice based?
Based on the premise that a job satisfies an unconscious need.
What unique classification system did Anne Roe use for occupational categories?
Fields and levels.
Which of these is not an example of Anne Roe’s ‘fields’?
Unskilled.
Which of these is not an example of Anne Roe’s ‘levels’?
Outdoor.
What impact do Roe’s parenting styles have on a child’s career orientation?
Will develop a personality which gravitates toward people or away from people.
How does Roe’s theory utilize Maslow’s hierarchy of needs in terms of career choice?
Lower-order needs take precedence over higher-order needs.
What support does Roe’s theory find from projective tests?
The Rorschach and the TAT.
