For this assignment, you will demonstrate your knowledge and
understanding of career counseling theory by choosing a career
counseling theory addressed in Units 1 or 2 and applying it to the
case study provided below. Approach the case study from the
perspective of your individual specialization (for example, mental
health counseling, school counseling, et cetera). 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 oldest 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 oldest child, Taneka has held major responsibilities
throughout her life to support her working mother, such as caring
for her younger siblings: Derrick, now age 14, and Kenya, age 12.
These early duties reinforced 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.
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