COUN 715 (Kwan) Sample Test Report p.1 Case Study: EI or EIS? Name:…

rharrison415COUN 715 (Kwan) Sample Test Report p.1 Case Study: EI or EIS? Name:…COUN 715 (Kwan) Sample Test Report p.1 Case Study: EI or EIS? Name: C.T. Age: 29 Date: March 28, 2012 Referral Question C.T. resigned from a corporate real estate analyst position six months ago. He seeks career counseling. Psychological testing was recommended to (a) clarify his career interest, (b) understand his personality type toward (c) generating possible career options. Background C.T. is a second-generation Chinese American born to immigrant parents from Taiwan. His father is a professor of Electrical Engineering and his mother is a pediatrician. He is the youngest of three siblings with an older brother (35 year old) who works as a computer programmer for Google and an older sister (31 year old) who is married and a full-time mother. He reported having close relationships with his family who has always given him the freedom and support for his academic and career pursuit. C.T. graduated cum laude with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Finance (double majors) from the University of Pennsylvania. During his senior year, he was offered an internship at LSJ, a global investment consultation firm, which employed him as a corporate real estate analyst after he graduated. His job entailed analyzing toward recommending real estate rental or acquisition for investment firms. C.T. reported that he performed very well – he received two promotions with $50,000 salary raise in four years. In the last three years, he was sent to manage the corporate office in Singapore, with an annual salary that approached $200,000. C.T. decided to leave the position for several reasons. First, he wants to live closer to his parents in the U.S. and help with their health needs. Second, he feels “professionally and personally stagnated” in real estate business. Third, he wants to “do something else that involved helping people in a more meaningful way” while he is “still young, single, and has some money and some energy to pursue something new.” He joked that he is currently taking a “sabbatical vacation” at home with his parents. Behavioral Observations C.T. appeared friendly, articulate, open, eager, and engaged in counseling. He said he has never sought counseling before and he does not know what to expect. He said he knows what he is good and not good at, and he hopes counseling can point him to career directions that “suit my personality.” During the intake session, he agreed with the therapist’s suggestion to integrate psychological testing in the career exploration process. He completed testing after the intake session in the Clinic’s testing room. Evaluation Procedures & Sources of Information Intake Interview (March 12, 2012) Self-Directed Search (SD) (Completed on March 12, 2012) Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) (Completed on March 12, 2012) Test Feedback Sessions (March 19, March 26, 2012) COUN 715 (Kwan) Sample Test Report p.2 Case Study: EI or EIS? Test Results & Interpretation Self-Directed Search (SDS). The SDS is a self-report measure of interest types. C.T.’s scores on the six interest types, from the highest to the lowest, are: Enterprising (E) = 39; Investigative (I) = 35; Social (S) = 31; Conventional (C) = 30; Artistic (A) = 23; Realistic (R) = 13. C.T.’s three highest scores are EIS or IES as EI scores are not differentiated. The summary code suggests interests in managing, analyzing, and helping. While EI types are not theoretically consistent, it is congruent with his academic background and his previous profession, which entails using analytic data to make business decisions. According to the Occupational Finder, EIS is found among psychologists, professors, school superintendents, educational specialist, and food service managers. This is congruent with C.T.’s career daydreams – psychologist, language teacher, and chief butler – and his desire to “help people in a more meaningful way.” Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). The MBTI is a self-report measure of personality type expressed in terms of innate preferences in four categories each composed of opposite poles (Introversion-Extraversion, Sensing-Intuition, Thinking-Feeling, JudgingPerceiving). C.T.’s results indicate an Introverted-Intuition-Thinking-Judging (INTJ) personality type. His Introversion preference is “Moderate,” Intuition preference is “Slight,” Thinking preference is “Moderate,” and Judging preference is “Clear.” INTJ people see things from a global perspective and quickly relate new information to overall patterns. They make logical decisions in a rational, detached, and objectively critical fashion. They are independent, trust their own perceptions and judgments more than those of others, and they are long-range planners and often rise to positions of leadership. INTJ type is found in occupations where people apply intellectual creativity and technical knowledge to conceptualize, analyze, and get the task done (e.g., Law, Computers). Overall, C.T.’s SDS and MBTI results indicate some consistent personality patterns. First, C.T. is drawn to investigative and analytic endeavors that challenge him to uncover relationships between facts and explore possibilities. Second, C.T. tends to apply an independent, logical, and detached approach to solving problems, resulting in conclusions that are so insightful, complex, and convincing that people find intractable to refute. Such personality patterns are congruent with his academic and professional experiences. His decision to resign may reflect his lowest interest in the Realistic (R) type of occupations, (i.e., working with things such as the real estate business). EIS suggests a stronger interest in applying his analytic and influencing interests to working with people instead of things. The ES differentiation and his introverted intuition and extraverted thinking personality suggest a stronger interest and preference in leadership and influencing role. Recommendations C.T. identified IES as his SDS code and INTJ as his MBTI type before results were disclosed, which provides validation for the test results. He realizes that there is a common helping and service component in his daydreamed occupations and a number of IES careers in the Occupational Finder. While his people orientation tends to be more enterprising and influencing, his preferred activity tends to be more independent problem solving. C.T. is encouraged to explore occupations that combine his managerial and influencing orientation and his independent analytic preference in the human service sector, and to consider adding the value of helping when pursuing his career direction. Remember: Therapist Signature Here (Your Name)Social SciencePsychology