Temperament as a Tool to Inform Employment

ReadinessJulie A. Christiansen, M.A., RP

www.angersolution.com

Workshop Summary Just because a client claims to be employment ready

doesn't mean s/he is. When one is facing multiple barriers to employment, ensuring that sufficient supports are available is key to achieving success as one ventures out into the world of work.

The Functional Ensemble of Temperament assesses temperament traits, differentiating between three aspects of behaviour (orientation, energetic, and dynamic), using the Structure of Temperament Questionnaire (STQ-77).

This tool can provide significant information about how clients may respond to stressful situations, how they might deal with different types of work-related tasks (energetic and dynamic orientations), and to what types of work environments they would be best suited.

Before we start – I need 5 volunteers:

Please complete the STQ-77 Assessment

If you would like to volunteer to have your results reviewed, please use first and last initial only

I will run your results immediately and review them with the group

“I Need a Job! Any Job Will Do”

What does depression look like? What does it feel like?

  ERM

TMM SS ERS TM

SEMP ERI PL PR

O SLF IMP NEU

SOM-.37 -.33   -.26 -.22   -.15 -.20     .16 .27

DEP-.38 -.40   -.3

9-.25   -.21 -.32 -.17 -.4

0.21 .23

SUI    .20 -.25           -.19 .23  

NON      -.34   -.16       -.22 .21  

Depression Scales

How might anxiety manifest itself?

Anxiety Scales

 ERM

TMM

SS ERS

TMS

EMP

ERI PL PRO

SLF IMP

NEU

ANX

-.25 -.18   -.32

    -.15 -.21   -.42

.21 .36

ARD

-.20 -.17   -.27

-.14     -.15   -.41

.15 .35

PAR

    .24

-.24   -.14         .29  

STR

-.14

    -.14

  .16   -.14

  -.14

.17 .16

Anger and Aggression: This one is a little trickier!

E.g. ConductDisorder aggression, frequent

lying, running away from home overnight and destruction of property

Incidence increases from childhood to adolescence

Conduct Disorder

Energetic aspect

Speed of integration Orientation

Mental Intellectual Endurance,

ERI Plasticity, PL

.. to probabilities,

PRO

Social-verbal

Social Endurance,

ERSSocial

Tempo, TMS.. to others -

Empathy, EMP

Physical-motor

Motor Endurance,

ERMMotor

Tempo, TMM.. to

sensations, SSEmotion

al amplifier

Self-confidence,

SLFImpulsivity,

IMPNeuroticism,

NEU(Searight, Rottneck & Abby, 2001)

Antisocial Personality

DisorderEnergetic

aspectSpeed of

integration Orientation

Mental

Intellectual Endurance,

ERI Plasticity, PL

.. to probabilities,

PRO

Social-verbal

Social Endurance,

ERSSocial

Tempo, TMS

.. to others - Empathy,

EMP

Physical-motor

Motor Endurance,

ERMMotor

Tempo, TMM

.. to sensations,

SSEmotion

al amplifie

r

Self-confidence,

SLFImpulsivity,

IMPNeuroticism,

NEU

• Nonconformity

• Deceitfulness• Impulsivity• Aggression• Disregard of

safety for self or others

• Irresponsible• Lacking

remorse

Antisocial Scales

 ERM

TMM

SS ERS TMS

EMP

ERI PL PRO

SLF IMP NEU

ALC   .15 .16               .23  

ANT

.20 .29 .60

  .31 -.15     .16 .15 .30  

DRG

    .16                  

AGG

    .42

  .21 -.16 -.15       .42

-.15

RXR

      .25

  -.16 .14     .28 -.28

-.20

Now it’s your turn!

ERM

TMM SS ER

STMS

EMP

ERI PL PR

OSLF

IMP

NEU

CNTL

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Marge, is that YOU?

The STQ is a tool for information… It is not necessarily a predictive tool Correlation does not mean causation When used as a standalone, it gives us the idea of

probability that a person will respond to certain stimuli in a particular way

Some interesting things to note: Temperament is plastic – can be impacted and affected by

trauma, age, etc. ANX, ANG, and AGG are higher in Age 1 (17 to 24) but appear

to lessen as one matures