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What is a focus of the client centered placement approach?

  1. Encouraging reliance on counselors

  2. Assisting clients in becoming self-directed

  3. Providing clients with employment opportunities

  4. Focusing on job retention strategies

The correct answer is: Assisting clients in becoming self-directed

The client-centered placement approach prioritizes the empowerment of individuals, emphasizing the importance of clients becoming self-directed in their job search and career-related decisions. This approach facilitates the development of skills that enable clients to take an active role in identifying their strengths, interests, and aspirations, which ultimately leads to better job satisfaction and success in employment. By focusing on self-direction, counselors help clients understand their own needs and set personal goals, fostering independence rather than dependency. This shift allows clients to feel more in control of their career paths and promotes lasting engagement in their chosen fields. In contrast, reliance on counselors, the mere provision of employment opportunities, and job retention strategies, while important, do not capture the essence of empowering clients to direct their own journeys.