| CODE | COU3301 | ||||||
| TITLE | Career Education and Guidance | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Counselling | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | These sessions will explore the major approaches in the theory of career education and guidance, and how different psychological and sociological perspectives have influenced these approaches. The major approaches to be discussed will include the developmental, personality based, trait and factor, structural and social learning theories. The second part of the study-unit will deal with different issues in the field of career education, career guidance and career counselling. This unit will also include fieldwork visits to an employment agency, a job centre and a vocational guidance and counselling institution. Study-unit Outline: 1. Introduction, Format, Delivery, Participation and Assessment 2. History of Career; Careers and the World of Work; Psychological and Sociological Perspectives 3. Developmental Approaches 4. Personality Based Theories 5. Trait and Factor Theory 6. Structural Theory 7. Social Learning Theory 8. A Comprehensive Approach to Career Guidance 9. Recent Developments in Career Guidance 10. Careers Education 11. The Helping Interview 12. Testing and Assessment 13. Gender Issues 14. Career Guidance for People with Special Needs Other Optional Topics: - Occupational Structure - Lifelong Career Development - Organizing Career Information - Computer Assisted Career Information - Projected Fieldwork - Guidance and Counselling Services, Floriana - Job Centre, Valletta - ETC Hal Far Required Text: Sharf, R. (2002). Applying career development theory to counselling. (3rd Ed.). Brookes Cole. Reading list: Ball, B. (1984). Careers counselling in practice. London: The Falmer Press Breidenbach, M. (2001). Career development. (4th ed). London: Prentice-Hall Herr, E. et al. (1996). Career guidance and counselling through the lifespan. (5th ed). New York: Longman Nathan, R. & Hill, L. (1992). Career counselling. London: Sage Publications Osipow, S. et al. (1996). Theories of career development. (4th ed.) New York: Allyn and Bacon Reardon, R. et al. (2000). Career development and planning. Brooks Cole Sukienik, D. et al. (2001). The career fitness program. (6th ed.) London: Prentice Hall Sultana, R. & Sammut, J. (1997). Careers education and guidance in Malta. Malta: Peg Publications |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Dione Mifsud |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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