CASE STUDY OF CAROLINE Career Counseling Assessment Darla K. Baker
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1. Career Counseling Assessment Darla K. Baker
2. Caroline 17 year old white female High school senior
Caroline requested help with the career planning process She plans
to attend a small, faith based college and has begun the enrollment
process.
3. Myers-Briggs Help student to become knowledgeable about her
personality type Make connections between occupational
considerations and personality type Self Directed Search Identify
interest patterns based on Hollands typology Correlate interests,
competencies, and abilities to an occupation Career Style Interview
Use the students personal stories to construct a career success
plan Identify themes and tension in the stories to enable the
student to learn how to adapt in the work world
4. MBTI Form M 93 items Completed by student at school Scored
and results interpreted by counselor Second meeting SDS
Self-administered and self-scored (with supervision) Seven sections
Interpreted in consultation with counselor during third meeting
with student CSI Fifth meeting - Counselor interviews student in
office Sixth meeting Counselor and student create a theme map and
success formula based on interview answers 7 questions
5. Nosignificant medical or developmental considerations were
noted.
6. Studentgave no indication of previous psychiatric issues in
family.
7. School Activities Leader in several organizations Respected
member of the student body by both teachers and students Academic
GPA 3.8 using a 4.0 scale
8. Family structure Mother and father married Mother - outgoing
leader Father - quiet, strong Older brother, recently married
Considered a leader Caroline idolizes brother Strong family
connections Social Connections Several meaningful friendships with
peers Active in local church Voted Friendliest by classmates
9. MBTI ENFJ: Extrovert,Intuitive,Feeling,&Judging All
types are valuable Split-half reliability and internal consistency
are high (.90/some .80). Some debate concerning internal
consistency. SDS Summary Code - SEA Social (42) Enterprising (39)
Artistic (33) Substantial test-retest reliability (.76 to .89) and
validity is at the high range for interest inventories.
10. CSI Themes Social, Artistic, Poised She feels pressure to
live up to her mothers/brothers example, but is more comfortable
being a part of the team. Pain She feels like she has to live up to
the expectation of leadership exhibited by her mother and brother
and fears she will fail. Research is presently be conducted to
establish reliability and validity for this qualitative form of
assessment.
11. MBTI Enjoys working with people Perceives relationships,
meanings, & possibilities Use personal feelings, values to make
decisions Rather make a judgment quickly SDS Student may enjoy jobs
that include the following: Helping, counseling, social service,
Directing others, success, extroverted Artistic activities,
creativity, open to experience CSI Success Formula Life is best
when she is able to express herself creatively, remained poised,
and work with people in a cooperative manner.
12. After consulting and receiving feedback from the student
concerning the results of all assessments, the counselor will:
Provide and discuss information concerning occupations suggested by
all assessments. Discuss further career plan objectives Follow-up
to determine progress toward career planning goals. Also counsel
the student concerning other potential counseling needs.
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