HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT: CAREER STRATEGIES

COUNPSY 105

Didactic and experiential learning and exploration to provide basic understanding of inter- and intrapersonal relations. Topics include values clarification, information acquisition, skill acquisition, human relations, self-understanding, self-development, and self-evaluation.

COUNPSY 865

Theoretical and practical foundations relating to the practice of lifestyle and career counseling, career guidance, and career development.

COUNPSY 115

Exploration of personal, institutional, and community resources that optimize academic success and persistence. Utilizes didactic and experiential methods to develop higher level learning, skill, and understanding.

COUNPSY 956

Theory and research in vocational behavior and career development.

COUNPSY 665

We are all engaged with, and affected by, the world of work. Career development is a lifelong process that includes tasks and decision-making related to: selecting our dream job at age five, planning our major in college, transitioning to a new field, working as career counselors, and planning for retirement. Surveys foundational and emerging career development theories and interventions. A key component includes exploration of how knowledge from career development scholarship can be applied to students' own lives within a changing socioeconomic context. Requires reflection on personal development (e.g., personalities, identities, life experiences, cultures, interests, skills, needs, and values) and apply this self-knowledge to engage career exploration and planning.