SUBJECT

Career Counselling and Vocational Guidance

practical

master

Faculty of Education and Psychology

4

Semester 3

Autumn semester

Aim of the course:

This course is a practical and theoretical foundation for understanding the relationships of personal and career development theories to counseling practice. An important task is to position the career counseling in the map of psychological activities and competences. Career counseling and career development are a specialty area that set apart the field of counseling from other mental health professions. Career development theory and career counseling may assist the clients in finding a sense of meaning and  economic empowerment through the world of work. The goals for this course are for students to learn and critically evaluate the major career counseling theories. Students will also learn how to conduct career counseling and  integrate career counseling into “traditional” counseling/psychotherapy effectively. We  will also examine the social contexts of career development, and how these contexts can  be integrated with existing career theory.

Learning outcome, competences

knowledge:

• To understand problem areas that affect gender roles, racial and ethnic socialization and career decision-making process
• To know the developmental and life stages that are part of the career development process
• To know and to be critical of the theories of career development
• To know what career development is and the interventions used to facilitate career planning of adolescents and adults in an ethical manner

attitude:

• Caring
• to be sensitive to the problems that diverse populations encounter in career planning and development: women, people with disabilities, ethnic minorities, gays and lesbians, elderly, etc
• Communication
• Collaboration
• To analyze your personal career development and socialization in terms of career development stages, decisions and theories
• Ethical Behavior

skills:

• career counseling processes, techniques, and resources, including those applicable to specific populations
• career and educational planning, placement, follow-up, and evaluation
• assessment instruments and techniques that are relevant to career planning and decision making
• technology-based career development applications and strategies, including computer-assisted career guidance and information systems and appropriate world-wide web sites;

Learning activities, learning methods

• Lecture/Discussion
• Large & small group discussion
• Student Presentations
• Guest speakers
• Feedback exchange

Class Attendance & Participation: Expected Throughout Semester

Class attendance and participation are expected because they are crucial elements for the learning community.  Your grade can be affected by absences.  Students are expected to attend every class on time, have completed the assigned readings, and be prepared to discuss what was read.  There will be a variety of in-class activities that will be completed in groups. 

Compulsory reading list

Amundson, N. (2003) Active Engagement. Vancouver: Ergon Communication.

Amundson, N., Westwood, M.J, Borgen W. A, Pollard D.E. (2013): Csoportos Tanácsadás Kézikönyv csoportvezetőknek. ELTE Eötvös Kiadó.

Herskovits M., Ritoók M. (2013) Tehetségek vonzásában. A tehetséges fiatalok segítése az életvitel tanácsadó szolgálatok módszertani támogatásával. FETA, Budapest.

http://www.feta.hu/sites/default/files/tehetsegek_vonzasaban_szines_ket_oldalas.pdf

Szilágyi Klára (2003) Munka- pályatanácsadás mint professzió. Kollégium Kft., Budapest.