Counseling for School to Career Transitions

1 Course Unit

This course is designed to provide an overview of career education and counseling principles, and to make connections between school, work and career at all levels of education and personal development. It will explore the transition process from school to work, and the relationships among work, career and well-being. “Possibility development” and “inventing the future,” will be guiding themes for the course which provide that preparing for college and career is essential to inventing a positive future. The following general topics will be covered through a combination of lecture, experiential activities, readings, and guest speakers: - Career counseling theories - Career decision making processes - Possibility development counseling and mentorship - Identifying and cultivating student strengths - Approaches to career development education in K-12 and college - School to work transitions - Legal issues in the workplace - Resume writing and interviewing Spring 1 Course Unit