RPD507


Course Title Course Code Program Level
Career Counseling and Vocational Guidance RPD507 Psychological Counseling and Guidance M.A / M.Sc.

Course Term
(Course Semester)
Teaching and Learning Methods
Credits
Theory Practice Lab Projects/Field Work Seminars/Workshops Other Total Credits ECTS Credits
01
(Fall)
42 42 3 7,5

Teaching Staff Prof. Dr. Mehmet Güven
Language of Instruction Türkçe (Turkish)
Type Of Course Compulsory
Prerequisites None
Recommended Optional Programme Component
Course Objectives This course aims to enable students to learn the basic concepts, theories, principles and techniques of career counseling and guidance.
Course Content This course includes the basic concepts of career counseling and guidance, the main stages of the career selection process, the place and importance of profession and choice of profession in human life, the historical development of career choice assistance services, the factors affecting choice of profession, developing activities for career development, theories about choice of profession and career development, career counseling process, principles and techniques of career counseling.
Learning Outcomes (LO) At the end of this course, the student; Explain the concepts related to career counseling and guidance. Explain the place and importance of profession and choice of profession in human life. Knows the historical development of career choice assistance services. Examines national and international literature on career counseling and guidance. Explain the factors affecting the choice of profession. Explain the theories about the choice of profession and career development. Develops supportive activities for career development. Knows the principles and techniques of career counseling and guidance. Recognizes the role in the career counseling and guidance process. Provides assistance to individuals in their choice of profession and professional development process.
Mode of Delivery Face to face
Course Outline
Week Topics
1. Week Introduction of the course The basic concepts of career counseling and guidance
2. Week The main stages of the profession choice process The place and importance of career choice in human life Historical development of career choice assistance services National and international literature on career counseling and guidance
3. Week Development of vocational guidance in Turkey Vocational Qualifications Authority National Occupational Standards – Career Psychological Counselor Vocational Qualifications Authority National Occupational Standard – Job and Vocational Counselor
4. Week The factors affecting choice of profession The presentation of researches related to career counseling and guidance
5. Week The tests used to measure interests, abilities and professional values Occupational examination standards The presentation of researches related to career counseling and guidance
6. Week Developing supportive activities for career development and examining the examples of activities Examining achievements and activities of the career development field of the classroom guidance program
7. Week Theories about choice of profession and career development: Theory of Characteristic-factor Holland's Theory of Typology Decision Theories Roe's theory of necessity
8. Week Midterm
9. Week Theories of Development Ginzberg et al.-Professional Development Theory Super's Theory of Development and Self-concept Professional development tasks, Professional maturity
10. Week Professional Development Process According to Isaacson Gottfredson's Theory of Constriction and Reconciliation Presentation of developed activities to support career development
11. Week Social learning theory, Job orientation theory Presentation of developed activities to support career development
12. Week The principles and techniques of career counseling and guidance Individual interviews and group activities
13. Week Provide information about occupations and educational opportunities Presentation of interviews on professional development and vocational guidance
14. Week Assistance to parents in career counseling Presentation of interviews on professional development and vocational guidance
Assessment
  Percentage(%)
Mid-term (%) 30
Quizes (%)
Homeworks/Term papers (%) 30
Practice (%)
Labs (%)
Projects/Field Work (%)
Seminars/Workshops (%)
Final (%) 40
Other (%)
Total(%) 100
Course Book (s) and/or References Kuzgun, YILDIZ (2014). Meslek rehberliği ve danışmanlığına giriş, 6. Basım, Ankara: Nobel Yayın Dağıtım. Kuzgun, Y. (2009). Meslek danışmanlığı: Kuramlar, uygulamalar. Ankara: Nobel Yayın Dağıtım. Yeşilyaprak, B. (Editör)(2012). Mesleki rehberlik ve kariyer danışmanlığı, Ankara: Pegem Akademi. Öztemel, K. (Editör) (2021). Vaka örnekleriyle kariyer rehberliği ve kariyer psikolojik danışması, Ankara: Pegem Akademi. Kuzgun, Y. (1998). Üniversiteler Yükseköğretim Programları ve Meslekler Rehberi. Ankara: ÖSYM Yayınları. Kuzgun, Y. (1998). Kendini Değerlendirme Envanteri El Kitabı. Ankara: ÖSYM Yayınları. Kuzgun, Y. & Bacanlı, F. (2005). Rehberlik ve psikolojik danışmada kullanılan ölçme araçları ve programlar dizisi, Ankara: Nobel Yayın Dağıtım. Zunker, V.G. (1989). Career Counseling: Applied Concepts of Life Planning. Pacific Grove, C.A: Brooks Cole. Sharf,S.Richard(2017).Kariyer gelişim kuramlarının kariyer danışmasına uygulanması. Feride Bacanlı ve Kemal Öztemel (Çeviri editörleri), Pegem Akdemi. Çoban, A. E. (2019). “Mesleki rehberlik”, Psikolojik danışma ve rehberlik (Ed. Mehmet Güven), Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık. Teaching-Learning Approach In addition to sharing theoretical information, the course will also include examining the national and international literature and practice examples related to career counseling and guidance, developing activities that support career development, career choice and professional development. In the processing of the topics, the lecturer will make a presentation and the active participation of the students in the presentations and discussions will be included.
Work Placement(s)
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