LIFESTYLE AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Theoretical and practical foundations relating to the practice of lifestyle and career counseling, career guidance, and career development.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Declared in Counseling Psychology or Counseling Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate awareness of yourself and others within the context of career development Audience: Graduate 2. Demonstrate foundational knowledge of theory and constructs that assist us in understanding the development, role, and meaning of work in people’s lives across the lifespan Audience: Graduate 3. Demonstrate familiarity with a variety of assessment measures and tools across career-related domains (e.g., interests, values, skills, etc.) and proficiency using these tools Audience: Graduate 4. Develop a base knowledge of career-related intervention models and strategies Audience: Graduate 5. Demonstrate skill in recognizing, understanding, and articulating cultural and contextual factors that shape career development and impact career interventions Audience: Graduate 6. Demonstrate knowledge of professional ethics and their impact on the work and professional development of career counselors Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate awareness of yourself and others within the context of career development Audience: Graduate 2. Demonstrate foundational knowledge of theory and constructs that assist us in understanding the development, role, and meaning of work in people’s lives across the lifespan Audience: Graduate 3. Demonstrate familiarity with a variety of assessment measures and tools across career-related domains (e.g., interests, values, skills, etc.) and proficiency using these tools Audience: Graduate 4. Develop a base knowledge of career-related intervention models and strategies Audience: Graduate 5. Demonstrate skill in recognizing, understanding, and articulating cultural and contextual factors that shape career development and impact career interventions Audience: Graduate 6. Demonstrate knowledge of professional ethics and their impact on the work and professional development of career counselors Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027