Section III Career and Life Planning Assessment Developed by Calvin Bell-Tharpe

Chapter 7 Measures of Career Choice and Development Attitudes toward Career PlanningAttitudes toward Career Planning –Career belief and career concerns (There is no proof that a specific career is greater over another, Further, career concerns are determined by but not limited to personal and environmental factors) –Career Beliefs Inventory (CBI) The belief that may block career goals. It consists of 96 items answered on a Likert scale (Strongly agree to Strongly disagree) –Career Thoughts Inventory (CTI) Based of on cognitive information processing theory, assesses dysfunctional thinking in career problem solving and decision making for adults, college students, and high school students. –My Vocational Situation (MVS) authors of this inventory attributed difficulties in decision to three main factors: problems of vocational identity, lack of information about careers, and environmental obstacles.

-cont Career planning instruments Career Decision Scale (CDS) target population includes high students and college students in the process of deciding on a career.Career Decision Scale (CDS) target population includes high students and college students in the process of deciding on a career. Career Factors Inventory (CFI) a 21 item self-scorable inventory that provides scores on four scales: Need for Career information, Need for Self-Knowledge, Career Choice Anxiety and Generalized IndecisivenessCareer Factors Inventory (CFI) a 21 item self-scorable inventory that provides scores on four scales: Need for Career information, Need for Self-Knowledge, Career Choice Anxiety and Generalized Indecisiveness Career Decision-Making Difficulties Questionnaire (CDDQ) Assess student’s ability to cope with different types of difficulties in deciding on a careerCareer Decision-Making Difficulties Questionnaire (CDDQ) Assess student’s ability to cope with different types of difficulties in deciding on a career It is scored in three broad categories: Lack of Readiness / Lack of Information / Inconsistent Information: which are further broken down into 10 subcategories. Measures of Career Concerns for Adults (ACCI) measures the career concerns of adults at different stages in their developmentMeasures of Career Concerns for Adults (ACCI) measures the career concerns of adults at different stages in their development Career Attitudes and Strategies Inventory (CASI) identify and Clarify the career problems confronted by adultsCareer Attitudes and Strategies Inventory (CASI) identify and Clarify the career problems confronted by adults

Career Planning Competencies Measures of career planning competencies focus on the cognitive aspects of career development including occupational knowledge, decision-making skills, and employment seeking skillsMeasures of career planning competencies focus on the cognitive aspects of career development including occupational knowledge, decision-making skills, and employment seeking skills

Types of tools Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy Scale (CDMSE) assesses a client’s perceptions of his or her ability to make effective career decisionsCareer Decision-Making Self-Efficacy Scale (CDMSE) assesses a client’s perceptions of his or her ability to make effective career decisions –What is Self-Efficacy? (is the belief that one is capable of performing in a certain manner to attain certain goals. It is a belief that one has the capabilities to execute the courses of actions required to manage prospective situations.)

Types of tools Vocational Card Sort an alternate way of assessing an individual’s occupational competencies, counselors may use a vocational card sort, which can provide an informal assessment of occupational knowledge.Vocational Card Sort an alternate way of assessing an individual’s occupational competencies, counselors may use a vocational card sort, which can provide an informal assessment of occupational knowledge. Career Development Inventory (CDI) to assess the students’ readiness to make sound educational and vocational choicesCareer Development Inventory (CDI) to assess the students’ readiness to make sound educational and vocational choices Career Maturity Inventory-Revised (CMI-R) measure the career planning attitudes and competencies of secondary school studentsCareer Maturity Inventory-Revised (CMI-R) measure the career planning attitudes and competencies of secondary school students Career Mastery Inventory (CMAS) assess the career development of adolescentsCareer Mastery Inventory (CMAS) assess the career development of adolescents Career Future Inventory (CFI) a NEW brief inventory that provides the same type of information as that obtained from the combined measures of career planning attitudes and competencies.Career Future Inventory (CFI) a NEW brief inventory that provides the same type of information as that obtained from the combined measures of career planning attitudes and competencies.

Assessment This is a “take-home” assessment, TRY to answer before referring to your textbook.This is a “take-home” assessment, TRY to answer before referring to your textbook.