Net Assignment – Summer
Net Assignment – Summer
Running head: KPI Assignment #2:O*Net Assignment 1
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS 2
PYCL 631 KPI #2- O*Net Assignment – Summer 2020
PYCL-0631 (Questions)
June 20, 2020
Net Assignment – Summer
a. Explain the process for how you found and selected the occupation of your choice
My selection of the career was motivated by the urge to become an important member of society. I found out about career counseling when I was in community high school/work release program. We were introduced to a team of professional counselors who guided us through the path of career selection. I sensed good about it and I was motivated to become a career counselor.
b. A student is required to identify five detailed work activities required of their chosen career.
i. Conduct interviews with clients
ii. Conduct Aptitude tests
iii. Explain aptitude test results to clients
iv. Examine the records of the client
v. Assist the client to choose the best career
c. The student is required to identify five work contexts required of their chosen career.
i. A career counselor can work in a school
ii. A career counselor can work as an independent practitioner
iii. A career counselor can work in an organization
iv. A career counselor can work from a family context
v. A career counselor can work as a volunteer in communities (Cohen-Scali, Rossier, & Nota, 2018)
d. How do you think this activity assesses the conditions of the work environment on clients’ life experiences?
The activity looks into the needs of the client as well as the factors that affect the client. The activity does not only look into the issue that the client is going through but it also looks into the environmental factors that might be affecting the career choice of the client. With this in mind, it is evident that the activity has helped to assess the conditions of the work environment on the client’s life experiences.
Title of Occupation: The title of the occupation is counseling and precisely career or occupational counseling
Be sure to view the “Details” report for each category below. Expand each category to review the full list.
Tasks:
1. Conduct individual and group counseling
2. Teach and coach students in need of the support of a career counselor
3. Help clients to search for jobs that best fit their qualifications and characteristics
4. Develop support programs that assist students to make the best career choices (Cohen-Scali et al. 2018)
5. Assist professionals in making career changes
Technology Skills:
1. Should be able to operate and use a computer
2. Must be conversant with the new technological methods of communicating (Cohen-Scali et al. 2018)
3. E-Mail Management Skills are essential for professional
4. The professional must know how to analyze data
5. The professional must know how to store and retrieve client information in technological devices
Knowledge:
1. The professional should know how to deal with complex cases
2. The professional should have knowledge about the current events in the employment sector
3. A career counselor should know how to deal with diverse populations
4. Knowing how to help clients make the best choices is also essential knowledge in the field of career counseling
5. The professional must have academic knowledge that helps him or her to make effective decisions when working with clients
Skills:
1. Empathy
2. Communication
3. Tolerance and Flexibility
4. Good listener
5. Problem-solving
Abilities:
1. Must be able to work in a diverse environment
2. Should be able to work under pressure
3. Work under no supervision
4. Should be able to manage the clients
5. Should be able to identify and manage stress
Work Activities:
1. Provide counseling services to clients
2. Teaching clients how to get jobs
3. Advising clients on the best career choices
4. Helps students to align their careers with their personalities
5. Briefs the client about the employment sector and ways of winning the hearts of employers
Detailed Work Activities:
1. Interrogating clients about their career choices
2. Helping career persons to leave their wrong careers and get into careers that are right based on their characteristics
3. A career counselor also researches to know more about the trends that are present in the field of employment
4. Conducts client assessments to know more about the personalities and characteristics of the client
5. The professional should conduct a drug screening test to know more about the client
Work Context:
1. Works as an individual professional
2. Works in institutions such as schools
3. A career counselor can work in an organization
4. In some cases, career counselors in communities by providing help to young people (Powers & Duys, 2020)
5. Career counselors can also work as experts in organizations by helping employees to be more effective in their duties
Education:
A career counselor must have attained at least a Bachelor’s Degree in human services, social science, or behavioral field (Cohen-Scali et al. 2018).
Interest Code (3-letter Code): S-A-I (Social, Artistic, Investigative)
Work Styles
1. Schema-Focused Therapy
2. Dialectical Behavior Therapy
3. Substance Abuse Therapy
Work Values
1. Patience
2. Tolerance
3. Honesty
Related Occupations
1. Depression Counselor Careers
2. Domestic Violence Counselor Careers (Powers & Duys, 2020).
3. Mental Health Counselor Careers.
Wage and Employment Trends
Median wages (2018): $26 hourly, $54,560 annually
State wages: $18.23 hourly, $37,313 annually
Employment (2016): 767,456 employees in the United States (O*Net, 2020).
Projected growth (2016-2026): The career is projected to grow by 13%.
Projected job openings (2018-2028): The employment sector has been projected to increase by 17%.
State trends: The demand for professionals has been increasing and more institutions are
teaching the profession (Powers & Duys, 2020).
Sources of Additional Information: (1 point)
1. Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
2. Websites
3. Government Websites and Reports
How could you use this activity to advocate for diverse clients’ career and educational development and employment opportunities in a global economy?
Career counseling looks into the current needs of the employment sector. Also, it looks into the needs of professionals from different professions. I would use this activity to help clients understand and know more about the global needs in the employment sector. Doing so will help to equip the client with the knowledge that he or she can use to fit in the global economy (Maree, 2016).
How could this activity help you become aware of ethical and cultural considerations for the client?
The activity promotes the concentration of clients. Also, the activity has helped to identify ethical considerations that should be factored in when making choices. The first ethical strategy will be discretion (Russell-Chapin, 2016). Counselors have a duty to promote privacy. With this in mind, it is evident that I will become more ethical and culturally considerate when dealing with clients.
Describe strategies from this activity you could use in career development program planning, organization, implementation, administration, and evaluation.
The first strategy is research. I have realized that research is paramount. The employment sector is growing rapidly and that means that one might be outdated a few years after choosing a career. Research helps to know the changes and trends. As a result, one can choose consideration of the trends that will take place. The second strategy is taking a holistic or diverse approach when looking into matters of careers. Taking a holistic approach helps one to focus on areas that are imperative in the growth and development of a career (Maree, 2016). Also, the modern world is diverse, and it is, therefore, advisable to become diverse.
How do you think this activity assesses the conditions of the work environment on clients’ life experiences?
The activity focuses on the needs of a client and factors that affect the client. Focusing on factors that affect a person is the same as focusing on the environment of the person. The activity looks into the impacts of the job on the client to understand the experience of the client. Therefore, it is no doubt that the activity assesses the conditions of the work environment concerning the life experiences of the client.
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References
Cohen-Scali, V., Rossier, J., & Nota, L. (2018). Introduction: Building an international community of research in career guidance and counseling. In New perspectives on career counseling and guidance in Europe (pp. 1-19). Springer, Cham.
Maree, J. G. (2016). How career construction counseling promotes reflection and reflexivity: Two case studies. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 97, 22-30.
O*Net. (2020). Counselors. Retrieved from https://datausa.io/profile/soc/counselors#:~:text=The%20number%20of%20people%20 mployed,to%20805%2C075%20people%20in%202017.
Powers, J. J., & Duys, D. (2020). Toward Trauma‐Informed Career Counseling. The Career Development Quarterly, 68(2), 173-185.
Russell-Chapin, L. A. (2016). Integrating neurocounseling into the counseling profession: An introduction. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 38(2), 93-102.