What are the advantages and disadvantages associated with the ...

[sarasara]

What are the advantages and disadvantages associated with the trait/factor approach to career counseling?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Mental health professionals must learn how to effectively and ethically manage multiple relationships, including dealing with the power differential that is a basic part of most professional relationships, managing boundary issues, and striving to avoid the
 
  a. use of power.
 b. limit of power.
 c. misuse of power.
  d. increase in power.

[dmurph1496]

Answer to Question 1

 Advantages
o Straightforward, easy for counselor to explain and client to understand.
o Basis for many of today's theories
o Provides an integrated role of assessment and counseling.
o Success is most often related to abilities, which are an emphasis in this approach.
 Disadvantages
o Does not explore how the past has contributed to the present
o Too simplistic for today's complex problems
o In its true form, does not take into account values, personality or goals or how these might changes over time.

Answer to Question 2

c

[sarasara]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[ktidd]

Gracias!