Careers Counselling is a mainly verbal process, where the counsellor and client are in a collaborative and dynamic relationship, focussing on identifying and acting on the goals of the client. The counsellor uses their repertoire of techniques and processes, to help the client come to an understanding of the options available.
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Lesson Structure
There are 10 lessons in this course:
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Introduction: Scope & Nature of the Industry
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Nature of Careers: What is a career, what makes it successful?
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Careers Advice Resources: Brochures, Publications, Web Sites
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Services: Where can people get help (social services, work experience, education)
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Developing Counselling Skills
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Conducting a Counselling Session (& referring people on elsewhere)
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Counselling Students and School Leavers (with little work experience)
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Counselling Adults (inexperienced or facing career change)
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Job Prospecting: How to find work, resumes, etc
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Nurturing and Growing a career once it has started
Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school's tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.
Aims
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Identification of people and organisations which offer career advice or support and the services they offer.
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Improved ability to distinguish successful from unsuccessful careers, and to prepare for anticipated changes in the workplace.
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Skills that will enhance your ability to guide others in the establishment or development of a career.
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Ability to plan and execute an effective Counselling Session.
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Understanding and strategies for dealing with the needs of inexperienced young people.
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Identifying and meeting the needs of inexperienced adults or those facing career change.
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Understanding of how and where to find employment in the job market.
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Appreciation of the need to nurture and grow a career and plan for change.
What You Will Do
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Undertake research into the scope and nature of employment services and service providers in your region or locality.
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Research a career area to identify the kind of work involved, requirements, who offers it, trends etc.
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Role play a counselling session to practise and evaluate your skills in helping a client with an issue.
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Conduct research to improve your understanding of what careers counselling entails.
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Plan a careers counselling session, including the session goal, timeframe, and anticipated issues.
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Discuss career concerns with young people who are leaving or have recently left secondary school.
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Discuss with adults their experiences of career change.
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Plan strategies to assist young and adult clients deal with common and important identified issues.
Student comment:
The course was a valuable learning experience for me as it involved me applying my knowledge to real life practical examples. I realise how much I have actually achieved too. I learned a lot of new things too which was an enriching experience.
Brilliant written feedback was given - the tutor was extremely approachable.
I would highly recommend the Careers Counselling Course for anyone to do. It was a refreshing experience, which allows you to interpret, apply and evaluate your own experiences within careers. Sonia Achievement June 2012
