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Comprehensive Career Assessment Paper
General Instructions
Create an assessment battery for a hypothetical client seeking career counseling and guidance.
• Include the types of assessments you would use and the rationale for your choice of each assessment.
• Use at least 3 quantitative assessments and 2 qualitative assessments (i.e. clinical interview, card sort etc.)
• Each assessment you select should be thoroughly discussed in terms of the appropriateness of use with your client and should include statistical data to support your decision such as the population on which the assessment was normed, the validity and reliability of using the assessment with your client, and any limitations the assessment would have if used with diverse and special populations.
• Include information on how to use electronic resources such as O*NET and CAGS as well as the Dictionary of Occupational Titles to describe the mental, physical, and vocational preparation for work.
• The body of the paper should be a minimum of 10 pages and should include additional resources and references other than the text book. You may use yourself as the hypothetical client.
The Following are headings to be incorporated in your paper:
• Abstract
• Background
• Assessment used
• MBTI
• Self-Directed Search
• Strong Campbell
• Results of assessment
• Cognitive strengths and weaknesses
• Physical or mental limitation or strengths
• Clinical impression or counselor's impression (this would be information you would gain during the initial interview with the client)
• Cultural considerations and special needs
• Jobs available in the national labor market. You will need to go to either the Bureau of Labor statistics and/or ONET to get the job requirements, physical and mental demands, the numbers of these jobs in the national economy, and how this will affect your client in the geographical area in which they live.
• If additional skills are needed for the jobs you cite in the previous section, how will the client acquire those skills
• Summary and conclusion.
Submit your paper to the Turnitin link below. The paper must be submitted in Microsoft Word; Times New Roman font; 12 pt. font size; margins 1” on all sides; double-spaced. The assignment should be written on a graduate level and references used should be cited within the discussion and documented in a reference list using APA styling.
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Post your paper, as a single document, to the grade book through Turnitin.com. An originality score greater than 25% will result in a severe penalty.
Scoring Guidelines
Points available: 100
Component Unacceptable Revisions Required Target
Assessment Battery
for a client seeking career counseling and guidance. Include the types of assessments and rationale for your
choice
(CACREP 2F.4.h, 2F.4.i, 2F.7.i, 2F.8.f; CIEP 4.5,
4.8, 4.9)
Assessment battery does not provide a proper balanced of
quantitative and qualitative data; too few assessments are utilized; rationale one or more assessment is
missing (0 points)
Assessment battery includes at least 3
quantitative assessments and 2
qualitative assessments; rationale
for each is provided but not well supported
(10 points)
Assessment battery includes at least 3
quantitative assessments and 2
qualitative assessments; strong rationale for each is provided and well
supported (20 points)
Assessments
Well-developed
descriptions include
information on
appropriateness for
client, validity and
reliability data, and
possible limitations
(CACREP 2F.4.b,
2F.4.h, 2F.4.i, 2F.7.h,
2F.7.i; CIEP 4.5, 4.8,
4.9)
Description is missing
or unclear, and key
ideas are not well
supported (0 points)
Description is
provided, but
explanations of key
ideas are vague or
incomplete, or not well
supported (10 points)
Description provided is
comprehensive and
complete; key ideas
are clearly stated,
explained, and well
supported (20 points)
Source Use
Descriptions of how to
use O*NET, CAGS as
well as the Dictionary of
Occupational Titles
(CACREP 2F.4.h, 2F.4.i,
2F.7.i; CIEP 4.5, 4.8,
4.9)
Description is missing
or unclear, and key
ideas are not well
supported (0 points)
Description is
provided, but
explanations of key
ideas are vague or
incomplete, or not well
supported (10 points)
Description provided is
comprehensive and
complete; key ideas
are clearly stated,
explained, and well
supported (20 points)
Summary
Includes jobs that would
meet the client’s
abilities, talents, and
Summary is missing or
describes client
options that are
inappropriate (0 points)
Summary includes
relevant information
that describes client
options (10 points)
Excellent summary of relevant
information that clearly describes
client options,
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Component Unacceptable Revisions Required Target
skills and provide
discussion regarding
cultural considerations
and any special needs of
the client.
(CACREP 2F.4.f, 2F.4.g,
2F.4.h, 2F.4.i, 2F.7.i;
CIEP 4.5, 4.8, 4.9)
cultural considerations and
special needs; includes a personal development plan
(20 points)
Is correct sentence
structure utilized?
Contains multiple and
serious errors of
sentence structure:
i.e., fragments, run-
ons; unable to write
simple sentences (0
points)
Formulaic sentence
patterns or overuse of
simple sentences;
errors in sentence
structure (3 points)
Effective and varied
sentences; errors (if
present) due to lack of
careful proofreading
(6 points)
Are proper mechanics
utilized?
Numerous errors in
spelling and
capitalization; intrusive
and/or inaccurate
punctuation;
communication is
hindered (0 points)
Contains several
punctuation, spelling,
and/or capitalization
errors (up to 6); errors
may or may not
interfere with meaning
(3 points)
Virtually free of
punctuation, spelling,
capitalization errors
(no more than 3);
errors do not interfere
with meaning
(6 points)
Is APA format
followed?
Contains many and/or
serious APA format
errors (0 points)
Contains several minor
APA format errors (up
to 3) (4 points)
Both in-text citations and reference list are
free from errors (8 points)
- Comprehensive Career Assessment Paper
- General Instructions
- Scoring Guidelines
