Lifestyle and Career Development

Catalog description

The course covers the major theories of career development and how to apply these theories in working clients. Topics include gender and multiculturalism, the use of assessment instruments in career counseling, and the role of technology. The course is highly participatory. This semester we will work together in person and online to create understandings of career counseling and career assessment. Using hands-on methods, we will put into practice career theories, assessments, techniques, and the career counseling process that we learn about in class (CACREP II.K.4.h, CACREP II.4.f, CACREP II.K.4.a.). We will develop an understanding of multicultural considerations and issues in career counseling (CACREP II.K.4.d, h). Utilizing career development models and theories we will learn to identify internal (e.g., self-esteem) and external (e.g., various life roles, work environment) forces that impact career choice and work adjustment (CACREP II.K.4.d). Additionally, we will develop familiarity with computer assisted career guidance systems and online assessments (CACREP II.4.f). As a culminating activity, we create career education development interventions specific to the student's future populations including schools, community and addiction programs and higher education environments (CACREP II K.4.e).