Career Counseling.

Catalog description

This course covers vocational theory, information interests, testing, and counseling applications. Social-psychological perspectives in vocational decisions, careers, and labor force trends. Practice in administration, interpretation, and counseling use of various career assessment tools including the Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory (SCII), The Myers Briggs and the Career Assessment Inventory (CAI). The intent is to provide each class participant with a structured and focused orientation to career development issues that cross the life span of students/clients that the human services/counseling professional will interact with in future counseling, therapy, or guidance situations. Access and orientation to guidance and counseling resources, and an awareness of career development and career counseling theory will be central to class activities and goals.