Military Testing Benefits
When and how has testing been a benefit to you?
Testing is something that we use every day at times without a second thought as to what we are doing. We are constantly considering and evaluating what will happen as a result of what we do. This is the very essence of testing; which is merely to measure something or someone’s ability (Drummond & Jones, 2010). I have on many instances used testing during my work, both in the military and in my current position as a residential counselor. I will attempt to be curt in my explanation of the instances where I used testing in my career.
Without testing my career in the military would be non-existent. The military uses a testing and evaluation system called the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude …show more content…
21 (Drummond & Jones, 2010). For me to go against this statement would be unwise, especially as a person centered counselor. As such I believe knowing the client is critical to assisting in their journey back to wellness (Corey, 2013). The use of all types of interviewing is needed to see the entire picture; unstructured, semi-structured as well as structured interviews. These all play a role in developing the initial picture you can paint of your client.
The use of unstructured interviews allows the flexibility that is required to foster rapport and begin to develop the bond between counselor and client. The freedom of the counselor to ask what they want and the freedom the client to answer is second to none. The client can choose to expound or limit their answers to what they are comfortable with at the time. The shortfall of this type of interview is the fact that every counselor asks different questions which can cause an issue when it comes to the validity and reliability of the information you as a counselor collect (Drummond & Jones, …show more content…
21 (Drummond & Jones, 2010). Because of their rigid set-up these standardized instruments are available for counselors to use in order to gather empirical data. The advantages of such interviews are: gathering relevant information for each client, they require little training to administer, and this type of assessment can produce consistent results from client to client. Using this type of interview in a clinical setting where I plan to work it is not conducive due to the time consuming nature of the
Testing is something that we use every day at times without a second thought as to what we are doing. We are constantly considering and evaluating what will happen as a result of what we do. This is the very essence of testing; which is merely to measure something or someone’s ability (Drummond & Jones, 2010). I have on many instances used testing during my work, both in the military and in my current position as a residential counselor. I will attempt to be curt in my explanation of the instances where I used testing in my career.
Without testing my career in the military would be non-existent. The military uses a testing and evaluation system called the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude …show more content…
21 (Drummond & Jones, 2010). For me to go against this statement would be unwise, especially as a person centered counselor. As such I believe knowing the client is critical to assisting in their journey back to wellness (Corey, 2013). The use of all types of interviewing is needed to see the entire picture; unstructured, semi-structured as well as structured interviews. These all play a role in developing the initial picture you can paint of your client.
The use of unstructured interviews allows the flexibility that is required to foster rapport and begin to develop the bond between counselor and client. The freedom of the counselor to ask what they want and the freedom the client to answer is second to none. The client can choose to expound or limit their answers to what they are comfortable with at the time. The shortfall of this type of interview is the fact that every counselor asks different questions which can cause an issue when it comes to the validity and reliability of the information you as a counselor collect (Drummond & Jones, …show more content…
21 (Drummond & Jones, 2010). Because of their rigid set-up these standardized instruments are available for counselors to use in order to gather empirical data. The advantages of such interviews are: gathering relevant information for each client, they require little training to administer, and this type of assessment can produce consistent results from client to client. Using this type of interview in a clinical setting where I plan to work it is not conducive due to the time consuming nature of the