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Career Theories and Counseling
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:6.00
Study Course Accepted:01.08.2024 09:05:46
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | KF_059 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Pedagogy; Adult Pedagogy | Target Audience: | Psychology | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Daina Romanovska | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Health Psychology and Paedagogy | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf rsu[pnkts]lv | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 8 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 14 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 28 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 36 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | General psychology. Social psychology. Basics of counseling. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To provide students with an idea of career theories and learning to use various methods in practice in working with clients in career counseling, personnel selection and professional development. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Career development support system in Latvia and the EU in the context of lifelong learning. Understanding of the concepts "career", "career support", "career management" and other concepts. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 0.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 2 | Theories of career development or life span. D. Super - theory of professional choice; E. Ginzberg - stages of professional development. | Lectures | 0.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 3 | K. Roberts - opportunity structure model, factors determining employment. S. Fukuyama - rational theory of career choice. Career Chaos Theory. | Lectures | 0.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 4 | Differential theories of career development. C. Rodger, J. Holland - personality and environmental type theory. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 5 | Career counseling models and approaches. NO. Amundson – an active engagement approach. M.L. Savickas – life planning, creating stories. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 6 | Stages of career counseling. Use of graphic scales in career counseling. Creating a career development plan. Counseling assessment and self-assessment. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 7 | Career counseling methods in individual career counseling. Ethical aspects of career counselors. | Lectures | 0.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 8 | Group counseling methods. Specifics of group counseling work and confidentiality conditions. Respecting group dynamics when conducting career counseling. Group work methods. | Lectures | 0.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | 1. Create a summary and analysis of career counseling methods. 2. Create an individual career development plan. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Participation in all lectures and practical classes - 30%; summary of career counseling methods - 30%, creating an individual career development plan - 40%. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Knows more current theories in career counseling. After completing the course, students will develop an understanding of counseling models and approaches. Will know the most important ethical aspects in the consultant's work. Will be able to name the most important stages of career counseling and applicable methods. Knows how to apply various individual and group counseling methods. | ||||||||
| Skills: | After successful completion of the course, students: Will be able to apply various career counseling interviews and methods; Will know how to create a career development plan for himself and others; Will be able to analyze and critically evaluate various theories of career development; Will improve personal career management skills. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Competence in consulting and career development. Career individual and group counseling skills. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Metodiskie līdzekļi karjeras konsultanta atbalstam | ||||||||
| 2 | Amundsons, N. (2016). Aktīvā iesaistīšanās: esība un darbība karjeras konsultēšanā. Rīga: VIAA | ||||||||
| 3 | Andersone, R., Plaude, A., Rutka, L., & Stikute, E. (2018). Konsultēšanas vadlīnijas pedagogiem. Metodiskā atbalsta līdzeklis. Ielādēts no Informatīvie materiāli | ||||||||
| 4 | Savicks, M. (2017). Dzīves plānošanas rokasgrāmata. Rīga: VIAA | ||||||||
| 5 | Savicks, M., & Hārtungs, P. (2018). Mans karjeras stāsts. Rīga: VIAA | ||||||||
| 6 | Majore-Dūšele, I. (2016). Ētiskie apsvērumi konsultēšanā un psihoterapijā. | ||||||||
| 7 | Ļevina, J., & Mārtinsone, K. (2016). Konsultēšana un konsultatīvā psiholoģija. Rīga: RSU | ||||||||
| 8 | Latvijas karjeras konsultantu profesionālās ētikas kodekss | ||||||||
| 9 | Lemešonoka, I. (2020). Kompetenču pieeja karjeras izglītībā skolā. Rokasgrāmata skolotājiem. | ||||||||
| 10 | Bērnu tiesību aizsardzības likums | ||||||||
| 11 | Cameron, H. (2008). The Counselling Interview: A Guide for the Helping Professions. New York: Palgrave Macmillan | ||||||||
| 12 | VIAA. Metodiskie un informatīvie resursi karjeras konsultanta atbalstam Pieejams https://www.viaa.gov.lv/lv/resursi | ||||||||
| 13 | International Handbook of Career Guidance. J. A. Athanasou, R. Esbroeck (Eds.). N.Y.: Springer Science +Bussines Media B.V., 2008. 741 p. e-ISBN: 978-1-4020-6230-8 | ||||||||
| 14 | Sharf R.S. Applying career development. Theory to Counselling. Thomson Brooks/Cole, 2006. 468 p. | ||||||||
| 15 | Swanson, J. L., Found, N. A. Career Theory and Practice. Learning Through Case Studies. 3rd ed. Los Angeles: SAGE Publications, 2015. | ||||||||
| 16 | Savickas M. (2011). Career Counseling. Washington: American Psychological Association | ||||||||
| 17 | Cameron, H. (2008). The Counselling Interview: A Guide for the Helping Professions. New York: Palgrave Macmillan | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Hill, C. (2019). Helping Skills: Facilitating Exploration, Insight, and Action. Washington: American Psychological Association | ||||||||
| 2 | Journal of Vocational Behavior. Published by Elsevier Science. ISSN (printed): 0001-8791. ISSN (electronic): 1095-9084. Pieejams ScienceDirect: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00018791 | ||||||||
| 3 | List of Journals „Careers in Theory”. Pieejams: http://careersintheory.wordpress.com/journals/ | ||||||||
