EDCE 6220 - Career Development: Research and Theory

• Become aware of ethical and legal considerations related to career counseling.
• Become familiar with career development program planning, organization, implementation, administration, and evaluation.
• Become familiar with various types of tests and assessments used in career planning and decision making.
• Develop a perspective and appreciation for the historical, philosophical, theoretical, and professional foundations of career counseling and vocational development.
• Develop an appreciation for the influence of diversity and multiculturalism in the career development, assessment, and counseling processes by discussing influences of gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and disability.
• Gain awareness and understanding of career, educational, occupational and labor market information resources, visual and print media, computer-based career info systems, appropriate world wide web sites, and other electronic career info systems.
• Learn about career counseling processes, techniques, and resources, including those applicable to specific populations.
• Learn about major career development theories and decision-making models, as well as career interventions relevant to career choice and career development over the life span.
• Understand the close relationship between career functioning and mental health status by examining issues related to occupational stress, family/work conflicts, addictions, and other psychiatric conditions that interact with vocational behavior.