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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 textbook. 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.

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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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

skills and provide

discussion regarding

cultural considerations

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,
cultural

considerations and
special needs;

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Component Unacceptable Revisions Required Target

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)

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)