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Career Counseling Theory Case Study
For this assignment, you will demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of career counseling theory (Person-in-Environment Theory) by choosing any one theory (Person-in-Environment Theory) and applying it to the case study provided below. Approach the case study from the perspective of your individual specialization ( marriage and family counseling). You can embellish the case scenario as needed to help you complete the assignment.
Scenario
Taneka, a 17-year-old African-American female, is a high school junior. She is the eldest of three siblings living with her single-parent mother. Her mother has worked for the past 15 years at a manufacturing plant. Her father has not been a part of Taneka’s life.
As the eldest, Taneka has held major responsibilities throughout her life to support her working mother, such as caring for her younger siblings—Derrick, age 14, and Kenya, age 12. These early duties reinforced the development of her natural leadership skills. Taneka has been recognized from an early age for being mature, responsible, and dependable. As her siblings have grown, she has been able to have part-time jobs, most recently as a salesperson at a teen fashion store in the local mall. It was here that she first realized she had a knack for dealing with people, and they responded well to her—employers, co-workers, and customers alike. She was recently approached by her supervisor to consider participating in the company’s employee-leadership training program.
This has caused Taneka to start thinking about post-secondary educational possibilities. Previously she had thought college was out of her reach, due to the limited financial resources of her family and no history of anyone in her family ever attending college. As such, she had not previously given much importance to her grades. Rather than participating in extracurricular school activities, she focused on working. She is on track for graduating with her class next year and has a current grade point average of 2.05.
Taneka is now questioning her previous assumption about college or other post-secondary educational possibilities, but she does not have a clear idea of what she would like to pursue as a career. Choosing a career and a post-secondary program to prepare for it, seeking financial support, and navigating the admissions procedure all remain mysteries to her.
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Use the Career Counseling Theory Case Study Template (attached) for your case study and address the following:
- Argue for one relevant theory to be applied to the scenario. Note: Appropriate career counseling theories include, but are not limited to, Holland, Super, Krumboltz, Gottfredson, Social Cognitive theory, and Person-Environment-fit.
- Identify the theory you chose and provide a rationale as to why you have selected this career theory.
- Describe the key components of your chosen career counseling theoretical framework.
- Analyze any challenges you might have by applying this theory to the case.
- Propose possible approaches or solutions for addressing the challenges you identified.
- Be sure to analyze research findings that support your use of this theory. One of your three supporting references should be your selected journal article (not an assigned course reading).
NOTES:
Theory to be used in paper: Person-in-Environment Theory
It is important to indicate your Program Specialization in your paper. Review the Career Counseling Theory Case Study Scoring Guide (attached) to understand the grading expectations for this assignment.
REFERENCES: 3 references required
Paper template is attached
Scoring guide is attached
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Unit 2 Assignment: Career Counseling Theory Case Study
Student Learner
COUN 5279
7/15/19
Dr. Jessica Hazlett
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Abstract
Here you are to summarize the contents of this paper. This summary should be one short
paragraph that includes the purpose of this assignment, the theory chosen for this assignment,
and the list of this assignment’s components in narrative (not list) form.
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Unit 2 Assignment: Elements of an APA Paper
Start writing your introduction here (1–2 paragraphs). An effective introduction prepares
the reader by identifying the purpose of the paper and providing the organization of the paper.
Please double-space and remember to indent all paragraphs throughout your paper (not block
form). Aim to keep your writing objective using third person. Unless required for the specific
assignment, please do not include a table of contents, as it is not APA style. Review paper
guidelines on page requirements and the number of sources required. Unless citing a classic
work, aim to cite research articles and texts published within the past five years. Please use
headings throughout your paper that are consistent with the paper’s scoring guide (that way you
ensure you are adequately addressing all required areas.).
When you finish writing your paper, re-read it to check for errors and make sure your
ideas flow well. A helpful tip is to read your paper aloud to yourself. If it does not sound right to
your ear, it is not working on paper! Please submit your papers to Turnitin (linked in the course)
to check for plagiarism. Also, remember as a Capella learner you have free access through
Campus to personal tutoring services with Smarthinking.com.
Theory Identification and Application
Review the evaluation categories in the scoring guide should you wish to address the
“distinguished” category for all sections of your paper. Select one of the theories listed in the
assignment directions or in your textbook. Describe the theory and its components.
Next, apply the theory you have just described to the case study as listed in the directions.
Include the rationale for selecting this theory along with ways various components of the theory
might be applied to the case.
Challenges & Solutions With Theory Application
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In this section, analyze the challenges that might apply to the case study when using this
theory. Describe the potential solutions that could be used to resolve these challenges.
Conclusion
Please provide a conclusion that summarizes the main ideas of your paper.
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References
Begin your references on a separate page with the heading above (not bold). (Delete this
and all these instructions when you are done reading them.) For this paper, you are to have at
least three references including your text.
You must have a reference for each source cited in your paper. Do not list a reference that
was not cited in your paper. Consult your APA manual for proper examples on citing and
referencing APA style. The Capella University Writing Center also has helpful tutorials.
Career Counseling Theory Case Study Scoring Guide
Due Date: End of Unit 2
Percentage of Course Grade: 15%.
CRITERIA
NONPERFORMANCE
BASIC
PROFICIENT
DISTINGUISHED
Describe the key
components of a
career counseling
theory.
21%
Does not identify
the key
components of a
career
counseling
theory.
Identifies a career
counseling theory,
but does not describe
its key components.
Describes the key
components of a
career counseling
theory.
Describes the key
components of a career
counseling theory with
exceptional clarity and utilizes
scholarly literature to explain
the utility of the theory.
Apply a career
counseling theory to
a client scenario.
21%
Does not apply a
career
counseling
theory to a client
scenario.
Identifies a career
counseling theory,
but may not
specifically apply it to
a client scenario or it
may not be correctly
applied.
Applies a career
counseling theory to a
client scenario.
Applies a career counseling
theory to a client scenario,
discussing why it is the most
relevant choice compared to
other counseling theories.
Analyze potential
challenges and offer
solutions to applying
a career counseling
theory to a client
scenario.
21%
Does not
analyze potential
challenges and
offer solutions to
applying a
career
counseling
theory to a client
scenario.
Describes, but does
not analyze, potential
challenges and offer
solutions to applying
a career counseling
theory to a client
scenario.
Analyzes potential
challenges and offers
solutions to applying a
career counseling
theory to a client
scenario.
Analyzes potential challenges
and offers solutions with welldefined actionable steps to
applying a career counseling
theory to a client scenario.
Analyze research
findings related to
the use of a chosen
career counseling
theory in a client
scenario.
21%
Does not
analyzes
research
findings related
to the use of a
chosen career
counseling
theory in a client
scenario.
Describes but does
not analyze research
findings related to the
use of a chosen
career counseling
theory in a client
scenario.
Analyzes research
findings related to the
use of a chosen career
counseling theory in a
client scenario.
Analyzes research findings
related to the use of a chosen
career counseling theory in a
client scenario, providing both
critical and supporting
evidences.
Communicate in an
effective and
professional manner
using scholarly
resources that
support the analysis
through clear,
concise, wellorganized, and
grammatically
correct writing that
incorporates
appropriate APA
style conventions
with few errors.
16%
Communicates
in an ineffective
and
unprofessional
manner through
unclear, wordy,
disorganized,
and
grammatically
incorrect writing
that incorporates
incorrect APA
style
conventions.
Communicates in an
inconsistent manner
through language
that lacks clarity,
conciseness,
organization, and
proper grammar
usage or that
incorporates APA
style conventions
with errors that
detract from the
strength of the
writing.
Communicates in an
effective and
professional manner
using scholarly
resources that support
the analysis through
clear, concise, wellorganized, and
grammatically correct
writing that
incorporates
appropriate APA style
conventions with few
errors.
Communicates in a manner
that is scholarly in an
exemplary, effective, and
professional manner using
scholarly resources that
support the analysis by
connecting concepts through
clear, concise, wellorganized, and grammatically
correct writing that
incorporates appropriate APA
style conventions with no
errors.
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