The skills of a career counsellor 2300-MS1-DZ-KDZ
1. The essence of competence - definitions, characteristics and usability
2. Competences and qualifications of a career counselor - legal regulations and post-modern requirements, career counseling and other forms of supporting development
3. Elements of labor law in the work of a vocational counselor
4. Ethics in the work of a counselor
5. Introduction to the knowledge about professions
6. Professional clients support - principles and boundaries
7. Presentation techniques
8. Skills required in effective interpersonal communication and in solving conflicts as well as difficult situations
9. Career consultancy for individual clients - An advisory conversation
10. Advice for groups - topics and methods used in the work of a career counselor
Type of course
Prerequisites (description)
Learning outcomes
Student:
1. has knowledge about theories related to career choice and career planning and can use it to solve problems connected with career planning and choosing educational path
2. can plan counseling work related to career planning
3. is able to choose the methods and tools used by a vocational counselor in working with an individual and group clients
4. is aware of the ethical aspects of counseling.
Assessment criteria
Credit for the classes will be granted on the basis of attendance and completion of partial tasks
Additional information
Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes:
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