Deck 7: Career Development Interventions in Higher Education, Career Development Interventions in Community Settings and Ethical Issues in Career Development Interventions

Question 1

Choose one specific student population and identify two unique needs of this student group and one intervention designed to address each need.

Answer 1

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Question 2

Identify and discuss four major approaches used for delivering career services to students in higher education (Herr, Cramer, and Niles, 2004).

Answer 2

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Question 3

Identify and discuss three of the nine categories of career services in higher education as identified by Herr (1989).

Answer 3

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Question 4

Many career services offices in higher education do not engage in true career counseling, but rather provide career advising and assessment services to their students. Why is this the case? Do you think this is a good approach?

Question 5

Name five out of the ten Professional Standards for College and University Career Services developed by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Then given an example of a service, policy, and/or resource of how a college career office meets this standard.

Question 6

Which of the following statements about university college students is true?

A) 19% of students graduate in six years
B) 39% of students graduate in six years
C) 59% of students graduate in six years
D) 79% of students graduate in six years

Question 7

Maria is struggling with whether or not to pursue medical school after she graduates from college. She is married and very concerned about whether she should have children before applying to medical school, whether she should just take her chances on medical school and deal with it if she gets pregnant, or whether she should wait until she finishes residency to have children. She has sought out help from you as a licensed professional counselor. Which of the following responses by the counselor is unethical?

A) "What are your thoughts about whether to continue on to medical school or not?"
B) "It is important that you think about how you are going to handle a child if you get pregnant while in school because that can't be easy."
C) C. "Sounds like you are really struggling with how to manage two different roles: student/worker and mother."
D) "How much of this decision do you feel responsible for making? How does your partner feel about each scenario?"

Question 8

Given this case study (include one), what would a community-based counselor do to meet this client's needs?

Question 9

Describe competencies that a community-based counselor needs in addition to those for other counseling specialties, and indicate why they are needed.

Question 10

In what ways is the work of a community-based counselor different from that of a counselor in schools or universities?

Question 11

Outline Schlossberg's four step model for controlling transition effectively.

Question 12

Why is advocacy an important competency for community counselors? Give an example of how advocacy might impact the life of a community counselor's client.

Question 13

Many individuals who seek out community based career counseling are going through a career transition.

Question 14

How can you increase the probability of engaging in ethical practice as a career counselor?

Question 15

What ethical concerns are associated with using the Internet in career development interventions?

Question 16

According to ASCA (2010) what steps should be taken when there is doubt about the ethical behavior of a colleague?

Question 17

List and define the five guiding principles of professional practice outlined by VanHoose (1986).

Question 18

Provide an ethical case study and have the students respond.

Question 19

15. Susan has a master's degree in counseling but has been unable to find work. As a result, she has taken a job working at Barnes & Noble making minimum wage. She's very unhappy and has sought out counseling because she feels depressed. Which of the following would be helpful and ethical to tell Susan as her professional counselor?

A) "As someone who is underemployed, it is understandable that you feel frustrated and unhappy."
B) "Why are you working at Barnes & Noble when you have a master's degree?"
C) "What a waste of a degree!"
D) "Let's discuss how to grieve becoming a counselor and how you can transition to Barnes & Noble."