Lizeth Lopez, a 24 year-old, heterosexual female came into career counseling needing “help finding her what career path would be appropriate for her.” She is the older of two siblings and identifies as Latina. Lizeth was born and raised in San Jose, California, but moved two years ago to Los Angeles, California. She reported wanted a change in her life and wanted to live in a different city. Client currently lives with a roommate who she attended college with. During the initial interview, my client described herself as a very quiet, timid person. This was congruent with what I observed because it took her awhile to warm up and begin to speak about herself. She described herself as very different from others, as she reported being “very
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Using trait and factor theory, will allow me to guide the client into finding what the appropriate career path would be taking into consideration things such as her personality, interests, and skills. Congruent with the philosophy is trait and factor theory, each individual and the environment possess traits that can be matched. Taking all this into consideration, we arrive to the understanding that there are two important aspects to consider in order to guide the client into the right path. Lizeth Lopez possesses unique traits that can be measured one way or another. Traits she is probably not aware of at the moment because she has not had the time to discover them. On the other hand, there are specific factors needed or required to perform effectively at each job or position. If we are able to fit those traits my client possess with the factors needed to perform effectively at a job, we would make a perfect match that will predict success. Once the client is provided with this valuable information, she will regain confidence in her abilities and will learn that she is capable of making satisfying choices. The client will then be able to make the decision of what career choice she would want to take and the steps she needs to take to achieve
Using trait and factor theory, will allow me to guide the client into finding what the appropriate career path would be taking into consideration things such as her personality, interests, and skills. Congruent with the philosophy is trait and factor theory, each individual and the environment possess traits that can be matched. Taking all this into consideration, we arrive to the understanding that there are two important aspects to consider in order to guide the client into the right path. Lizeth Lopez possesses unique traits that can be measured one way or another. Traits she is probably not aware of at the moment because she has not had the time to discover them. On the other hand, there are specific factors needed or required to perform effectively at each job or position. If we are able to fit those traits my client possess with the factors needed to perform effectively at a job, we would make a perfect match that will predict success. Once the client is provided with this valuable information, she will regain confidence in her abilities and will learn that she is capable of making satisfying choices. The client will then be able to make the decision of what career choice she would want to take and the steps she needs to take to achieve