This case study summarizes assessments conducted for a 6-year-old female student, Anna Brooke. Two assessments were used: The Gemstone Adventure to identify personality traits, and Career's for Me Junior to define possible career interests. The Gemstone Adventure identified Anna as an "Opal" personality type. Career's for Me Junior found her most interested in business/management and arts/communication careers. The summary provides recommendations for teachers and parents based on Anna's personality and career interests.

1. Case Study of Anna Brooke
Beth McCuller
COUN 621

2. Client Description
• Anna Brooke
• Female, six years old
• Student in a Mississippi Public School
• First Grade

3. Purpose of Assessment
• The Gemstone Adventure
– To identify personality traits
• Career’s for Me Junior
– Define possible occupational interests
– To learn about careers

4. Assessment Procedures & Protocol
• The Gemstone Adventure- “GEMSTONES™, developed by DREAM, Inc. is a tool for
all populations that promotes the understanding of self and others. It identifies six
different learning, teaching and social interactive styles. GEMSTONES™ is a model
based on research from Hippocrates through Carl Jung and correlated to such
respected measures as the Myers-Briggs Personality Inventory.”1
• Careers for Me Junior- “The Junior version was designed to expand a child’s
horizon in the world-of-work. It is a bright, colorful 6-panel folder with a picture
for every interest on the assessment. Students circle the pictures which represent
what they like to do. Pictures are counted (up to seven for each job cluster). The
student then circles any career that is of interest to them, whether it is in their
high-cluster or not. A very short and simple “research” panel is provided to begin
the process of learning about specific careers. And, of course, there are fun
activities which combines learning and fun.”2
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5. Medical/Development History
• The client’s teacher and parents report no
medical or development problems
• She is a top AR (Accelerated Reader) within
her class

6. Familial Psychiatric History
• There are not reports of any family psychiatric
problems
• The home setting consist of a nuclear family:
father, mother, and two older brothers

7. School /Academic History
• Before kindergarten, the client stayed in the home with
her mother
• At the age of two, she started a day school program
– Two days/week 8:00-2:00
• The client has excelled in the public school setting.
• Her kindergarten grades report she is functioning
above average
• Her first grade teacher is pleased with her progress
during the first semester

8. Home Behavior/Social
• Behavior
– No reports from parents of behavior problems within
the home
• Social skills
– No reports from parents of any social problems.
– Client enjoys being involved in church and school
activities

9. Assessments Used & Appropriate
Interpretations
• The Gemstone Adventure
– Client fit the “Opal” category
– An Opal likes to be creative, a dreamer, enjoys
time alone, funny, changes mind often, can
misinterpret feelings, tends to pout, doesn't like a
routine, puts off doing things
• Career’s for Me Junior
– Scored highest in Business and Management
Cluster
– Scored high in Arts and Communication Cluster

10. Summary of Findings
• The Gemstone Adventure
– By assessing the clients personality traits we can learn about her
“GEM” characteristics (positive) such as being creative and her
“GEMnasty” characteristics (negative) such as misinterpreting
feelings. This can help the client understand more about herself
and become aware of some characteristics that might not be
beneficial.
– The client’s parents and teachers can also learn more about the
client
• Career’s for Me Junior
– The client has strong interest in careers associated with business
and art
– She found the careers of a hotel manager, artist, and dancer to
be interesting
– The client scored lowest in environmental and agricultural
systems cluster

11. Treatment Plans & Recommendations
• According to the personality assessment used, the client can
move from positive to negative characteristics when teachers
and parents allow the following: have time by herself, help her
to make her plans happen, give the client a lot of time to do
things, listen to her ideas and thoughts, don’t make the client do
regular routine things, appreciate that she is one of a kind.
• By assessing career interest it shows that the client is less
interested in math and science subjects. The parents and
teacher of the client can try to make these subjects more
interesting such as doing a family science project or eating a
pizza to discuss math.