Application of theory to practice Case Study One Using theory to understand Rosie’s ‘career’

A series of theoretical questions………..

Question 1 (Holland’s RIASEC typology): How do Rosie’s job ideas ‘fit’ with Holland’s personality types? Realistic Investigative Artistic Social Enterprising Conventional b) Suggest a threefold combination, e.g. RES, SEC, etc.

Question 2 (Super’s ‘Life-Span Stages’): a) What stage of development does Rosie appear to be in? Growth (curiosity, fantasy, interests, capacities) Exploration (crystallizing, specifying, implementing) Establishment (stabilizing, consolidating, advancing) Maintenance Disengagement b) How might Rosie be helped to engage with the next stage of development?

Question 3 (Super’s ‘Life-Space Roles’): a) What roles appear to be evident in Rosie’s life? Student Leisurite Citizen Worker Homemaker Child b) How do Rosie’s life-space roles relate to her career ideas?

Question 4 (Super’s self-concept theory): a) How does Rosie visualise herself in the context of work? b) Give some specific examples of what she sees herself doing in a particular work situation.

Question 5 (Law’s ‘Community Interaction Theory’): a) Who are the members of Rosie’s ‘community’? b) How is Rosie’s community influencing her in terms of: i) Expectations (e.g. via the values of peer groups/ family) ii) Feedback (e.g. received via participation in groups) iii) Support (e.g. encouragement from group members) iv) Modelling (e.g. identifying with a particular person within/outwith the group) v) Information (e.g. via day-to-day conversations & observations)

Question 6 (Cochran’s & Savickas’ ‘Narrative’ approach): a) What themes are evident in Rosie’s ‘Life-History’? b) What stories does Rosie tell of her life? c) Are there any incomplete stories? d) Are there any untold stories? e) Are there any role-models evident in Rosie’s life history? f) What is pre-occupying Rosie’s thoughts and feelings? How does this occupy her time?

Question 7 (Krumboltz’s ‘Social Learning Theory’): How has Rosie ‘learnt’ her career? Consider this question in relation to: i) Instrumental learning experiences ii) Associative learning experiences (direct/ indirect) iii) Self-observed generalisations iv) World view generalisations (iii & iv relate to what Rosie believes to be true about herself and the working world)

Once you have applied the seven theoretical questions to gain an understanding of Rosie’s career, consider how you might use such an understanding to help Rosie develop her career.