Career Counseling Workshop (Master Degree)

Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida, United States

Course Format: Classroom | E-learning | Virtual Class | Online | On-site | Blended | Self-paced

Course Description:

'' The Career Counseling Program is a 72 hour program that includes 2 years of academic coursework and practica. Career Counselors are professional counselors who work in all kinds of settings (e.g., schools, community colleges, universities, businesses) to help students, teachers, parents, and others with career and educational decision making. Interventions include individual and group counseling, consultation, computer-based guidance systems, tests, information resources, referral, career courses, and workshops, for a variety of career problems, including choice of a career or field of study, job hunting, and lifestyle planning.

Foundations of Career Counseling
Studies in this area include, but are not limited to, the following:

history, philosophy, and trends in career counseling;
settings for the practice of career counseling, including private and public sector agencies and institutions;
roles, functions, and credentials of career counselors in a variety of settings and in relation to other professionals;
policies, laws, and regulations relevant to career counseling;
professional organizations, competencies and preparation standards relevant to the practice of career counseling; and
implications of sociocultural, demographic, and lifestyle diversity relevant to career counseling.
Contextual Dimensions of Career Counseling
Studies that provide an understanding of career counseling needs, the network of career services and resources available to individuals, and roles of career counselors as members of service provision teams, include but are not limited to the following:

lifelong career needs of people throughout their education, employment and retirement;
assessment and intervention strategies for career development and career counseling programs;
knowledge of the continuum of formal and informal career counseling services and options;
knowledge and skill in referral of students/clients to appropriate mental health and career resources; and
informal support networks and resources.
Specific Knowledge and Skills for the Practice of Career Counseling
Career Development Theory: theory base and knowledge considered essential for professionals engaging in career counseling and development;
Individual and Group Counseling Skills: Individual and group counseling competencies considered essential to effective career counseling;
Individual/Group Assessment: Individual/group assessment skills considered essential for professionals engaging in career counseling;
Information/Resources: Information/resource base and knowledge essential for professionals engaging in career counseling;
Program Management and Implementation: Management and implementation skills necessary to develop, plan, implement, and manage comprehensive career development programs in a variety of settings;
Consultation: Knowledge and skills considered essential in relation to individuals and organizations that impact the career counseling and development process;
Special Populations: knowledge and skills considered essential in relating to special populations that impact career counseling and development processes;
Supervision: Knowledge and skills considered essential in critically evaluating counselor performance, maintaining and improving professional skills, and seeking assistance from others when needed in career counseling;
Ethical/Legal Issues: Information base and knowledge essential for the ethical and legal practice of career counseling; and
Research/Evaluation: Knowledge and skills considered essential in understanding and conducting research and evaluation in career counseling and development.
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Phone:(850) 644-3500

School Address:

408 Westcott
Tallahassee, FL 32306-1410
USA

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