Career Development: Implications for Professional Practice

Catalog description

The career course supports counseling trainees in developing the necessary skills to foster career exploration and career decision-making specific to their specialty areas and client/student population. These skills are developed through learning about the career decision-making process as it applies to K-12 students and adults, considering current labor trends and the individual client/student’s interests and strengths. Trainees will learn about career development models, theories, and career planning processes to develop advocacy skills to empower clients/students in the career selection process. This course will also focus on teaching trainees the implications of improving access to career readiness opportunities for underrepresented groups while emphasizing a focus on career interventions and assessments.