Should you be a Rec. Therapist?

Are you a good fit for the helping profession?

I had recently taken the Holland Code Career Assessment.

You may want to take this assessment, too. Professors may want to share this with their students. RTs working with adults may be able to use this assessment tool with them.

Basically, this is a checklist. It describes things a person can do or would like to do. The individual taking the test simply checks the answers that are most appropriate for her (or him).

The test gives a 3 letter code that suggests careers that would be best for the individual.

I think it is a really neat test.

I personally think that anyone working in human services profession should have a high score of “S,” which is for “social.” This social refers to being a “helping” type of person.

My score was SAE: Social, Artistic, and Enterprising.

The SAE indicates that I’d be a good fit for these positions: business teacher, counselor/ therapist, cruise director, high school teacher, retirement counselor, school counselor, or secondary school teacher.

I looked at all the pages. I didn't see "Rec. Therapist" on the list. I'm certain that a person working in RT or any human service field should have at least one "S" in their three letter score.

I’d also be a fair fit for positions that have “A,” such as: graphic designer, landscape architect, social psychologist, and advertising manager. I’m certain I’d enjoy of those types of careers.

The “E” represents that I’d be good at enterprising jobs such as a restaurant manager or early childhood teacher.

Please note that just because a person would be a “good fit” for a job doesn’t mean that they have the personal preference/ interest in that type of work. This reminds me of the movie, “Good Will Hunting.” Will is a good fit for a mathematician, but he does not enjoy doing math or teaching it to people.

I was formerly a Chick-fil-A shift manager (2000-2002) in high school and college. I got the position due to Seniority. I started working there in 1997. I felt effective at it, but I did not enjoy being a shift leader. I felt comfortable serving customers. I just didn’t’ enjoy “being the boss” or “preparing food.”

My lowest score was “R” Realistic. I think it is definitely a good idea to check out the area that is your lowest score. This indicates areas that you wouldn’t be a good fit or you don’t have interest in doing.

Go here to take the test:
http://www.roguecc.edu/counseling/hollandcodes/test.asp

Here is a scale that shows what the highest score means:
http://www.roguecc.edu/Counseling/HollandCodes/personality.asp

My highest was “S” hence it was first. The “S” according to the scale above says:

I have a preference for: Helping, teaching, treating, counseling or serving others thru personal interaction. I value: Fostering the welfare of others, social service. My sense of self includes: Empathic, patient, and having interpersonal skills – lacking mechanical. Others see me as: Nurturing, agreeable, extroverted. [Please note I am outgoing and social at work, but I feel like I am an introvert and enjoy time alone for my own personal leisure]. And the best news about having a high social score is that we, “socials” don’t avoid others. I’d say that is what Carl Rogers would call “unconditional acceptance” of others.

My lowest score was a “R” The Holland quiz calls that “Realistic.” Basically, my low score in this area indicates that I wouldn’t be a good electrician, plumber, or welder. My brother in law (to-be) is a coal miner. I don’t envy him one bit. I know that I lack the technical skills and the interest in doing that type of work. Of course, many people are well-suited for those types of positions and even enjoy them the most.

Find out what careers you’d be good at or interested in doing by taking the quiz:
http://www.roguecc.edu/Counseling/HollandCodes/personality.asp

Here are links for each of the core areas:

Realistic Investigative Artistic Social Enterprising Conventional