Users Guide to the Principles for Professional Conduct
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Principles for Career Services Professionals
8. Testing
"Only qualified personnel will evaluate or interpret tests of a career planning and placement nature. Students will be informed of the availability of testing, the purpose of such tests, and the disclosure policies regarding test results." (See Employer Principle 8)
(Intent / Rationale / Resources)
Students should receive only valid information with which to make decisions about career and employment choices. Correct information about instrumentation should enable them to make an informed decision as to whether or not the undergo testing and what meaning it might have for them.
Respect for the human right of autonomy, i.e., being able to function independent of the control of others, serves as the foundation of this principle. Individuals whose autonomy is respected will be provided information or directed to sources of information that he/she can evaluate and use in making a career decision. Choosing to take a career interest inventory should be based on correct information about the purpose, meaning, and potential value of the test to the student. Only a trained, knowledgeable professional is in the position to work through that decision with the student.
Second, career services professionals recognize that they are often regarded by students as experts, and thus their suggestions or comments, as well as the printed results of a career test, may carry considerable influence. This places a responsibility on the career services professional to be qualified to work with the student to understand the meaning, especially the limitations, of the test results.
NACE Principles for Professional Conduct Committee. "Playing Fair." Job Choices 2002.
Principle
9. Charging fees to students and employers
