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sarasara · **on:** Jul 30, 2018

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 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 30, 2018

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