Psychology 16personalities & O*NET Interest Profiler Assignment

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16personalities.com Assessment and O*Net Interest Profiler

General Directions

Part One

For the first part of this assignment, following the instructions below, you will take the 16personalities.com psychological type assessment and the O*Net Interest Profiler. The purpose of this component of the assignment is to help you understand the processes for identifying and using career, avocational, educational, occupational, and labor market information resources, technology, and information systems (2F.4.c). 16personalities.com Assessment (16personalities.com) O*Net Interest Profiler (free online test at https://www.mynextmove.org/explore/ip)

Part Two

After taking the two assessments, complete the following written project: Written Project: Using the results from your 16personalities.com assessment and O*Net Interest Profiler, students will answer the following questions in essay form using APA formatting style. The paper should be 6 (no less than 5) pages, not including the title page and reference section. A minimum of five sources are required for this document. The two assessments are considered sources, and your course textbook can count as a source. Therefore, you will need to find two additional scholarly sources to use. All APA formatting conventions (double-spacing, headings, etc.) will be expected. Students should review the sample paper attached in this area as a guide for proper APA formatting. Please download this sample paper to your computer and then use it to develop your paper.

16personalities.com Assessment

• Identify your four-letter psychological type code (This assessment provides five total letters but the “-T or -A” at the end of the four-letter code is an added descriptor that is not part of the Myers-Briggs model). Then, find and describe five potential strengths of your type. Any surprises? In more detail, describe two areas of strength for your specific psychological type that seem particularly true.

• Find and describe five potential challenge areas for your psychological type. Any surprises? In greater detail, describe two of the challenge areas in which you struggle more than the others. The purpose of this component of the assignment

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is to demonstrate the strategies for assessing abilities, interests, values, personality, and other factors that contribute to career development (2F.4.e)

• Suppose you have a client in the future that shares your specific psychological type and is experiencing conflict at their workplace (create a scenario as needed). Provide two coaching points you would bring them related to how they might use their specific strengths to better function in their work environment.

• Create a very brief scenario (2-3 sentences) where your client has a different psychological type than their direct supervisor at work. Provide two coaching points you would bring them related to how they might interact with their direct supervisor in a way that creates more understanding between them.

• Using two scholarly sources, provide two examples of how you would work with the client to overcome an area of challenge related to their psychological type in their workplace (i.e., describe various coping strategies, cognitive reframes, structured journal exercises, etc. that you would use to help the client.)

O*Net Interest Profiler

• Identify 2 interests revealed in the O*Net assessment that came as a surprise to you? What was surprising about that information?

• Provide 2 examples of client situations in which you would you use the O*Net assessment with future clients.

• Discuss how you might use the O*Net assessment results to begin a discussion with a client. The purpose of this component of the assignment is to demonstrate the strategies for assessing abilities, interests, values, personality, and other factors that contribute to career development (2F.4.e)

Scoring Guidelines

Points available: 100.

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Component Unacceptable Acceptable Target

16personality.com results were

included in the paper.

No evidence of test being taken was

provided. (0 points)

Results from test were listed in the paper but

not described. (2 points)

Results from test were listed and

described. (4 points)

16personalities.com Strengths and

Challenges discussed. (CACREP 2F.4.b)

Strengths and challenges were listed but no strengths were discussed more fully.

(0 points)

Strengths and challenges were listed and two strengths and

challenges were discussed but the

discussion lacked depth. (3 points)

Strengths and challenges were listed and two strengths and

challenges were discussed at sufficient

depth to indicate understanding of the

assessment. (6 points)

Coaching points for diverse clients.

(CACREP 2F.4.c, 2F.4.g, 2F.4.j, 2F.7.e,

2F.7.i, 2F.7.m)

Fewer than two coaching points were provided to indicate

understanding of how to use the assessment tool.

(0 points)

Two coaching items related to

16personalities results were described but

enough details were not provided to indicated

understanding of how to use the assessment tool.

(10 points)

Two coaching items related to

16personalities results were described in

enough detail to indicate understanding of how to use the assessment tool.

(20 points)

Culturally responsive interventions for

scenario. (CACREP 2F.4.e,

2F.4.h, 2F.4.i, 2F.4.i,

2F.7.e, 2F.7.i, 2F.7.m)

No description of how you might use the

16personalities assessment results to

better create understanding with

supervisor. (0 points)

Limited description of how you might use the

16personalities assessment results to

better create understanding with

supervisor. (5 points)

Rich description of how you might use the

16personalities assessment results to

better create understanding with

supervisor. (20 points)

O*Net Interest Profiler results were included

in the paper.

No evidence of test being taken was

provided. (0 points)

Results from test were listed in the paper but

not described. (2 points)

Results from test were listed and

described. (4 points)

Identify 2 things that the O*Net Interest

Profiler assessment informed me of that I

was not already aware? Any surprises?

(CACREP 2F.4.b)

Fewer than two things were identified. (0 points)

Two things were identified but enough

details were not provided to indicated

understanding. (3 points)

Two things were identified and described

in enough detail to indicate understanding of

the assessment. (6 points)

Provide 2 examples of client situations in

which you would you use the O*Net Interest Profiler assessment with future clients. (CACREP 2F.4.c,

2F.4.g, 2F.4.j, 2F.7.e,

2F.7.i, 2F.7.m)

Fewer than two examples were provided

to indicated understanding of how to use the assessment tool.

(0 points)

Two examples were identified but enough

details were not provided to indicated

understanding of how to use the assessment tool.

(10 points)

Two examples were identified and described

in enough detail to indicate understanding of

how to use the assessment tool.

(20 points)

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Discuss how you might use the O*Net Interest Profiler assessment

results to begin a discussion with a

client. The purpose of this component of the

assignment is to demonstrate the

strategies for assessing abilities, interests, values,

personality and other factors that contribute to career development.

(CACREP 2F.4.e, 2F.4.h, 2F.4.i, 2F.7.e,

2F.7.i, 2F.7.m)

No description of how you might use the O*Net

Interest Profiler assessment results to

begin a discussion with a client was provided.

(0 points)

Limited description of how you might use the O*Net Interest Profiler assessment results to

begin a discussion with a client was provided.

(10 points)

Rich description of how you might use the O*Net

Interest Profiler assessment results to

begin a discussion with a client was provided.

(20 points)