SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITYDEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND COUNSELINGCOURSE SYLLABUSTitle of Course: Career Counseling (3 cr) Course No. CP 615Revised Spring 2009Semester:Instructor: Office: Phone: E-mail: Office Hours:Class Room: Class Dates: Class Times: Website:Note: The Instructor will add the above information each semester.I. Catalog Description and Credit Hours of Course:Knowledge and application of career development theories, decision-making models, career planning, career education, sources of educational and occupational information. (3)II. Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing and Permission of the Instructor. III. Course Integrated in to the Program Requirements M.A. Career CounselingM.A. School CounselingM.A. Mental Health CounselingEd.S. Counseling EducationPsychological Examiner CertificateRequired Required Required Required Prereq.IV. Course as Relates to External RequirementsCACREP Requirements (2009)DESE Requirements (2006)LPC Requirements NBCC Requirements4. Career Development Comp. 4) Theories of career Career Development Career and Lifestyle 1development DevelopmentV. Course as Relates to External StandardsCACREP Standards (2009)Section II.G.4. CAREER DEVELOPMENT - studies that provide an understanding of career development and related life factors, including all of the following:a. career development theories and decision-making models,b. career, avocational, educational, occupational and labor market information resources, and career information systems,c. career development program planning, organization, implementation, administration, and evaluation,d. interrelationships among and between work, family, and other life roles and factors including the role of multicultural issues in career development,e. career and educational planning, placement, follow-up, and evaluation,f. assessment instruments and techniques relevant to career planning and decision making, andg. career counseling processes, techniques, and resources, including those applicable to specific populations in a global economy.CC. Foundations – A. Knowledge1. Understands the history, philosophy, and trends in career counseling.2. Understands ethical and legal considerations specifically related to the practice of career counseling.3. Knows the roles, functions, and settings of career counselors, including private and public sector agencies and institutions.4. Knows the professional organizations, competencies, preparation standards, and credentials relevant to the practice of career counseling and career development programs.5. Understands a variety of models and theories of career counseling and career development.6. Understands the policies, laws, and regulations relevant to career counseling and career development programs (e.g., Americans with Disabilities Act [ADA]).DESE Standards (2006) MoSTEP 1.4.1.4 Career Development and Planning: The professional school counselor candidate understands career development and planning processes across the lifespan, and assists all learners in their career exploration, decision-making and planning. Performance Indicators: The professional school counselor candidate: • knows and understands theories of career development, career decision-making and planning selects and applies career counseling models with learners • promotes and supports the career decision-making and planning of learners • uses various career assessment techniques to assist learners in understanding their abilities and career interests• uses current career information to assist learners in understanding the world of work and making career plans and choices2VI. Purposes or Objectives of the Course:A. The students will develop an understanding of the major career development theories and decision-making models. B. The students will become acquainted with the major career assessment instrumentsand techniques. C. The students will be able to identify the major sources of career, vocational, educational, occupational and labor market information. D. The students will develop an operational understanding of the components involved in career development programs. E. The students will become knowledgeable about the interaction of the career development theory and decision-making models, career assessment, information about the world of work, the interrelationships between work, family, leisure, lifestyle, gender and ethnicity with the counseling processes, techniques and ethics appropriate for diverse populations. F. The students will be expected to understand the use of computers in career assessment and in processing, storage and retrieval of career information. G. The students will gain an understanding of the function and place of career education in society.H. The students will develop an appreciation for the place of the leisure and lifestyle development as aspects of career development. VII. Course Content or Outline: Class HoursA. Theories of Career Development and 9Decision-Making Models1. Trait-Factor2. Self-concept3. Personality4. Learning5. Sociological6. Economical7. OthersB. Career Assessment 61. Instruments2. Computer Systems3. Individual and Group Interpretation for Educationaland Occupational planning.C. Nature and Scope of Career, Avocational, Educational 9Occupational and Labor market Information1. Mediaa. visualb. printedc. computerized2. Observationa. individual3b. shadowingc. field trips3. Personal Interviews4. Direct Experience5. Sourcesa. commercialb. government1. National2. State6. Classification and FilingD. Career Resource Center (CRC) 31. Planning2. Organization3. Implementation4. Administration5. Placement6. Evaluation7. Follow-upE. Career Planning Process 121. Self-awarenessa. Informal1) social2) culturalb. formal2. General to Specific Screening of Occupationsa. Career areab. Worker Trait Group1) worker activities2) worker situations3) aptitudes4) selected characteristicsc. Occupational Selection1) values2) decision-making3. Career Planninga. Sequenceb. Timingc. ResourcesF. Career Education 31. Historical perspective2. The function and place of career education3. Curriculum models for career educationG. Leisure and Lifestyle Development 31. Definition2. Role3. Gender differences4VIII. Textbook(s):Sharf, R.S. (Latest Edition). Applying Career Development Theory to Counseling. Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole.IX. Expectations of Students:A. The student is expected to actively participate in class. B. The