What did the vocational guidance movement become a major focus on in the early 1900s?

• A. A major focus on vocational and occupational counseling
• B. The creation of mental health clinics
• C. Universal school counseling for all grades
• D. Private career coaching services

Answer: (A)

The focus was on helping people make practical, informed choices about work through vocational and occupational counseling. In the early 1900s, pioneers like Frank Parsons advocated for a rational process to match an individual's abilities, interests, and values with suitable occupations, and to plan the education or training needed to reach those careers. This approach gave rise to structured guidance that connected schooling with work, rather than centering on mental health clinics, universal guidance across all grades, or private coaching. The essential idea is that guiding a person toward an appropriate occupation became the defining aim of the movement.