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Natural
Abilities
— are identified
and measured by the
Highlands Ability
Battery. People are
happiest and perform
best when their natural
abilities are employed
to the fullest. |
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Skills
— are those
tasks an individual
has learned to do
well. They develop
over time through
study, education,
application and practice.
To the extent an individualtakes
advantage of his/her
innate abilities in
developing a skill,
the skill will be
developed more quickly
and easily. |
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Personal
Style —
Every individual has
developed speech patterns,
body language, social
devices, and personality
traits unique to him/her.
Because other individuals
respond either more
or less favorably
to a person’s
personal style, it’s
important to identify
its ingredients in
each individual to
enable that individual
to relate better to
other people. |
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Interests
— Over the years,
a person develops
interests unique to
him/her. When these
are identified, the
individual can be
helped to combine
these with his/her
abilities to achieve
a fuller and more
integrated use of
both. |
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Family
of Origin
— An individual’s
background and family
shape his/her life
and work ethic. We
encourage people to
examine and to understand
how family history
and intra-family relationships
have influenced them. |
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Values
— People’s
values (i.e., their
scales for judging
good and evil, wise
and foolish, moral
and immoral) define
their reaction to
people and events
around them. When
a sense of values
is combined with knowledge
of the other factors
making up the whole
person, people are
helped to bring their
plans and options
into sharper focus. |
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Goals
— People have
goals which control
and drive their activities.
They may wish to modify
these goals after
they learn whether
the goals are compatible
with their innate
abilities. They may
find, for example,
that they will be
happier pursuing short-term
goals instead of long-term
goals. |
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Career
Development Stage
— All individuals
confront critical
stages or transitions
in their lives. Some
of these are work-
or career-related.
These issues are sometimes
self-created and sometimes
caused by external
forces (e.g., company
downsizing). By defining
and discussing the
issues confronting
the individual, we
are able to help him/her
through periods of
change and stress. |
