What are the advantages and disadvantages associated with the trait-and-factor approach to career counseling?

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What will be an ideal response?

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Advantages
1 . Straightforward, easy for a counselor to explain and client to understand.
2 . It is the basis for many current theories.
3 . It provides an integrated role for assessment and counseling.
4 . Success and abilities are often related.
Disadvantages
1 . It does not explore how the past has contributed to the present.
2 . It is too simplistic for current complex problems.
3 . It does not focus enough on other variables such as values, personality, and goals.