Competency Category:
Competency Series:

1.1 – Deliver Services Within Scope of Practice

Purpose & Context

Career Development Professionals (CDPs) provide services within their scope of practice to meet legal and professional obligations. In situations where clients present with complex physical, mental, and cognitive issues, CDPs refer clients to qualified professionals for treatment and care.

Effective Performance

Competent career development professionals must be able to:

  • P1. Obtain signed informed consent for all services to be delivered;
  • P2. Practice within professional competence and qualifications;
  • P3. Provide career planning services tailored to client needs, e.g. identification of career goals, assist in career exploration, assist in job search;
  • P4. Maintain records and documentation;
  • P5. Protect confidentiality;
  • P6. Consult with other professionals on questions regarding ethical obligations or professional practice;
  • P7. Arrange for continuation of service when required, e.g. vacation, illness;
  • P8. Refer clients who present with complex physical, mental, and cognitive challenges to qualified professionals for treatment and care;

Knowledge & Understanding

Competent career development professionals must know and understand:

  • K1. Professional Code of Ethics;
  • K2. Professional standards of practice within the CDP’s scope of work;
  • K3. Areas of client needs within scope of practice for CDPs:
    • Pre-employment challenges, e.g. housing, addiction;
    • Attitudes and attributes, e.g. self-agency, openness to change, motivation;
    • Career exploration and decision-making, e.g. assessment, goal setting;
    • Skills enhancement, e.g. formal training, voluntary activities;
    • Job search, e.g. résumé writing, employment interviews;
    • Job maintenance, e.g. teamwork, acting on feedback;
  • K4. Scope of practice of qualified professionals in affiliated fields;
  • K5. Community resources and qualified service providers, including how to access them.

Contextual Variables

Competent career development professionals must be able to perform this competency in the following range of contexts:

None

Glossary & Key References

Terms

Industry-specific terms contained in the standard defined here, where applicable.

Scope of practice: knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to provide quality career development interventions. These competencies are identified in the Career Development Professional competency framework.

Self-agency: the power an individual has over their own life. Self-agency means that an individual has a sense of control over their actions or events that may affect them.

Information Sources and Resources for Consideration

None

Context Rating Scales

Criticality

Q: What is the consequence of a professional being unable to perform this skill according to the standard?

Moderate risk: CRITICAL

Frequency

Q: How frequent and under what conditions is this skill performed?

Routinely, regular course of procedure

Level of Difficulty

Q: Under routine circumstances, how would you rate the level of difficulty in performing this skill?

Moderate difficulty or complexity

Time Required to Gain Proficiency

Q: What is the average length of time or number of repeated events that are minimally necessary for an individual to become proficient in performing the skill to the standard?

To ensure client wellbeing, a career development professional should perform this competency immediately upon entering practice.

Autonomy

Practitioners typically perform this competency without supervision, and alone.

Automation

It is unlikely that this competency will automate.

Requisite Work Aids, Tools, Equipment or Materials

None