Final Flashcards
a key component of career interventions; can be a type of shortcut in career decision making, helping consumers to make choices by affirming their dislikes and identifying activities that are integral to their lifestyles
interest assessment
the verbal statement of liking or disliking of any stimulus such as an object, activity, task, or occupation
expressed interest
evidence of participation in an activity, occupation, or task that can be observed by others
manifest interest
interests measured by such objective approaches as free-association measures
tested interest
developed in the late 1920s as a facilitative response to an established premise which linked occupational interest with job satisfaction
interest inventories
What is one of the interest inventories appropriate for people with low reading skills?
picture interest career survey
What are 2 of the interest inventories appropriate for people with higher reading levels?
- Strong Interest Inventory
2. Self Directed Search
purpose is to identify personal strengths or deficits that influence job demands, including where and how the client functions effectively and what training my be needed to enhance the behaviors required for suitable job adjustment; attempts to reduce uncertainty in making career decisions; should focus on behaviors necessary for employment or productive output
personality assessment
a constellation of interests, needs, values, and behaviors that allows an individual to meet appropriate work rules in a particular setting
personality
a complex set of interactions between the consumer and his or her work environment
work behavior
usually observable, stable, and enduring, and significantly contributes to the consumer’s behavior
trait
a less stable characteristic and more of a temporary predisposition
state
What are the 5 stages of disability onset?
- outcry
- denial
- intrusiveness
- working through
- completion
psychometric instruments designed to assess individuals’ skills and abilities
aptitude tests
designed to provide an evaluation of the specific information that individuals have learned from their education and life experiences
achievement tests
a person actually performs the actual portions or simulations of jobs, using the same materials, tools, and equipment that one utilized in the real work setting
work sample
model introduced in the early 1980s and proposed that the consumer be placed on the job and then receive specific training and assessment by a professional on site
supported employment
What are the 4 supported employment models?
- Individual placement approach
- Enclave approach
- Mobile Crew approach
- Bench Work approach
an integral part of supported employment, essentially the observation of people in work settings; involves a practice of observing, evaluating, and reporting over a period of time; systematic observation that takes place in a realistic and controlled working environment
situational assessment
characterized by intensive initial training of people with severe vocational disabilities in natural work environments
supported employment
What 6 things do we need to observe as it relates to consumers during a situational assessment?
- appearance
- attendance and punctuality
- supervisory relationships
- perserverence
- co-worker relationships
- generalizations of work habits
an individual’s global capacity to act purposefully, think rationally, and deal effectively with the environment; inferred from a sample of behaviors
intelligence
IQ classification chart:
- 130+
- 120-129
- 110-119
- 90-109
- 80-89
- 70-79
- 69 and below
- very superior
- superior
- high average
- average
- low average
- borderline
- intellectual disability
