SOAP Case Study Research
Sample Keywords:
career development
career counseling
vocational guidance
self-perception
Super's approach
You can find the record for Super's 1976 article A life-span, life-space approach to career development here. If you would like full-text access, you can make a Get It 4 Me request here.
SOAP Case Study Instructions
Purpose: You will develop a career case study in an effort to gain in-depth information and understanding of how people make career decisions and construct plans for their future. You will also evaluate the usefulness of the services you provided.
Instructions: Develop a case study of your student/client specific to their career development. Then identify a challenge and research the issue with peer-reviewed sources to provide depth of understanding. APA format is required, so please include a title page, abstract, citations, and references. Please include the following in your case study:
A background description using Super's Life Span Model to analyze their personal background (1 source)
A description of the problem presented in SOAP
The theoretical orientation from which you worked with the student/client
An outline of the strategies/techniques
Justification of these methods with research
A rating of the services you provided to the student/client: How useful were the services you provided?
The method of self-evaluation used
3 things you would have done differently and why
Program Proposal Research
Sample Keywords:
research-based interventions
career counseling
student guidance services
student guidance-methods
school counseling outcomes
House Bill 5 Information (Includes links to requirements):
Program Proposal Instructions
Purpose: Grant opportunities are important to expanding programming. This assignment allows for program investigation and creativity to address the needs of a particular population. Based on the data collected from your Program Evaluation Interview, you will select from one of your 3 areas for improvement and develop a program expansion proposal.
Option 1: A campus just received a $5,000 grant for career exploration. Based on the data collected from your Program Evaluation Interview, you are responsible for proposing an engaging career experience that will promote an age-appropriate experience in multiple careers. Your recommendation must be based on research, address all grades on your campus, and provide a method of evaluation. Please include:
3-Tiered Research-Based Interventions (2 sources which include the requirements from House Bill 5)
Identify the objectives
Procedural operations for implementation
Method of Evaluation
Option 2: A Career Counseling Center just received a $5,000 grant for inter-city career development and reform. Based upon the needs of inter-city applicants and job opportunities, you will propose a variety of job training experiences, workshops to provide career success, and provide a method of evaluation. Please include:
Outline a Research-Based Intervention (1 source)
Identify the objectives
Procedural operations for implementation
Method of Evaluation