Career Development Theory

Course Overview:

This course provides an introduction to and overview of some of the major schools of thought in career development and transition theories. It is not a comprehensive course in the theories used in career development practice and transition but will provide a foundation/framework for practitioners to use when interacting with clients.

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Course includes:

• Asynchronous work includes viewing PowerPoints, readings, and mini-lectures to be completed before the synchronous sessions. This portion may take 6 or more hours.

• Synchronous portion will have all students on camera and includes a review of the pre-class work, large and small group discussions, and activities to put theory into practice

• An online review of all materials and the multiple-choice exam taken during the final synchronous session

• A post–training case study assignment

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Total Hours:

Total hours for this course, including pre-, post and synchronous in-class learning, will be a minimum of 20 hours. This synchronous portion of this course is 14 hours total over 2 days (the scheduled days may be back-to-back or spread over multiple weeks).

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Fee:

$275 + HST