Graduate Program in Applied Psychology (GCAP) 646
Processes and Resources for Facilitating Career-Life Transitions (Revision 1)
Revision 1 is closed for registrations, replaced by current version
Delivery Mode: Paced study; online
Credits: 3
Area of Study: Graduate Studies
Prerequisite: GCAP 645
Faculty: Faculty of Health Disciplines
Overview
The focus of GCAP 646 is on career counselling processes and resources for facilitating career-life transitions. An emphasis is placed on applying foundations of career development to counselling practice. Students gain knowledge about common issues associated with career-life transitions with selected populations. Models of career counselling and transition are reviewed as the basis for developing knowledge and skills required in program interventions for individuals and groups. Students also acquire knowledge about various types of career development resources and gain critical skills for selecting and using resources to facilitate career-life transitions.
Outline
The course is divided into 13 weekly lessons, structured as follows.
- Lesson 1: Introduction to Career Transitions as Life Development
- Lesson 2: Understanding Yourself, the Occupational World, and the World around You
- Lesson 3: Models of Career Counselling for Career-Life Transitions
- Lesson 4: Initiation and Exploration Processes
- Lesson 5: Exploring Emotions
- Lesson 6: Decision-Making Models, Preparation Strategies for Career Life Transitions
- Lesson 7: Implementation and Work Adjustment Strategies
- Lesson 8: The Role of Assessment
- Lesson 9: Selecting Career Development Resources
- Lesson 10: Career Development Resources on the Internet
- Lesson 11: Program Planning for Clients in Transition
- Lesson 12: Career Counselling For Cross-Cultural Transitions
- Lesson 13: Ending Career Development Counselling and Programs
Course Evaluation
To receive credit for GCAP 646, students must submit all of the course assignments. The passing grade for the course is B- (70%). The assessment structure for GCAP 646: Processes and Resources for Facilitating Career-Life Transitions is based on the following course activities, with the percentage weighting of each activity as indicated. Your final grade for the course will be a composite mark based on your performance in these course activities.
| Course Activity | Weight |
|---|---|
| Participation in Online Discussions | 20% |
| Assignment 1: Transition Issues and Career Planning | 30% |
| Assignment 2: Critique of Career Counselling Resources | 20% |
| Assignment 3: Workshop Plan | 30% |
| Total | 100% |
Course Materials
Course Reader
A print-based reader is provided upon registration for this course.
Other Materials
All other materials are available to students online.
Other Information
Students with a disability, who require academic accommodation, need to register with the Access to Students with Disabilities Centre at Athabasca University. Notification of the need for academic accommodation must normally be provided to the program office no later than fourteen (14) days prior to the first day of class. It is the student's responsibility to register with the Disability Centre to request academic accommodation if required and to notify the instructor that such accommodation has been requested. Every reasonable effort will be made to accommodate individual student needs. However, because GCAP courses are paced, all student are required to participate weekly in the online discussion forums. There are also several courses where online exams are required.
Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice.
Opened in Revision 1, January 2009.