PP 7349
Career Counseling and Assessment
Fall 2007
INSTRUCTOR:
Kim Jarvis
PHONE:
773.316.8503
EMAIL:
kimberlybkessler@yahoo.com
FAX:
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REQUIRED TEXTS:
Title
Author(s)
Copyright
Publisher
ISBN
Edition
Applying career development theory to counseling.
Sharf, R.S.
Brooks/Cole
0-534-36748-8
2006
This Course Requires the Purchase of a Course Packet:
YES
NO
Kim Jarvis, Ed.D., LCSW
PP7349 Career Counseling and Assessment
Fall II 2007
Career Counseling and Assessment
Fall II 2007 - PP 7349
Course Outline
Meeting Dates and Times:
The Class will meet from 9:00-4:00 on:
Friday, December 7
Saturday, December 8
Sunday, December 9
Instructor:
Daytime #:
Email:
Office Hours:
Kim Jarvis
773.316.8503
kimberlybkessler@yahoo.com
By appointment
Biography of Instructor:
Kim Jarvis is a licensed clinical social worker with 10 years of career counseling
experience, both in a nonprofit, social service organization and three (including Argosy)
university settings. Kim is currently an Associate Director of Career Services for the
University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. Kim has an M.S.W. from the Jane
Addams College of Social Work, and an Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership from ISPP.
Kim is actively involved in the field of career development, having served on the
Association of Career Professionals Chicago chapter board, and as a founding member of
Chicago Career Professionals Network.
Purpose:
To understand the dynamics involved in making career and work choices. This includes
cultivating an appreciation for the roles diversity issues and personal values play in the
career and growth process. This will be achieved through the use and integration of
career counseling theories, case studies, experiential learning, and class discussion.
Objectives:
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To apply career counseling models to one's understanding of career development,
which will be assessed through class discussion, essay exam and self-reflection
paper.
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To become familiar with quantitative and qualitative career assessment measures,
which will be assessed through class participation, and self-reflection essay.
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To assess one’s own career development process in order to understand their
clients’ career development process, which will be assessed through class
discussion, self-reflection paper and the essay exam.
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To recognize and respect how issues of diversity influence career decisions,
which will be assessed through class discussion and essay exam.
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To understand how personality variables and values contribute to the meaning of
work, which will be assessed through class discussion, self-reflection essay, and
essay exam.
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To be able to sensitively and successfully guide a client or group through the
career counseling process, as assessed through essay exam.
Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology Mission Statement
The Master’s Program in Clinical Psychology has been designed to educate and train
students to enter a professional career as MA level practitioners.
Argosy
University/Chicago Campus provides students an educational program with all the
necessary theoretical and clinical elements that will allow them to be effective members
of a mental health team. The program introduces students to basic clinical skills that
integrate individual and group theoretical foundations of applied psychology into
appropriate client interactions and intervention skills.
In addition, the Program offers excellent preparation for those considering application to
the Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology.
Required Texts:
Sharf, R.S. (2006). Applying career development theory to counseling. CA:
Brooks/Cole. ISBN: 0-534-27245-2
Please bring your textbook to class EVERY DAY, and read all assigned chapters for
the first class.
Course Format:
This course will synthesize large and small group discussion as well as personal
reflection. Participation and discussion are an integral part of the course.
Disability Statement:
It is the policy of Argosy University to make reasonable accommodations for qualified
students with disabilities, in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
If a student with disabilities needs accommodations to complete the instructor’s course
requirements, the student must notify the Director of Student Services. Procedure for
documenting student disability and the development of reasonable accommodation will
be provided to students upon request.
Students will be notified by the Director of Student Services when each request for
accommodation is approved or denied in writing via a designated form. It is the student’s
responsibility to present the form (at his or her discretion) to the instructor in order to
receive the requested accommodations in class. In an effort to protect student privacy,
Student Services will not discuss the accommodation needs of any student with
instructors.
Academic Dishonesty/Plagiarism Statement
The University seeks to foster a spirit of honesty and integrity. Any work submitted by a
student must represent original work produced by that student. Any source used by a
student must be documented through normal scholarly references and citations, and the
extent to which any sources have been used must be apparent to the reader. The
University further considers resubmission of a work produced for one course in a
subsequent course or the submission of work done partially or entirely by another to be
academic dishonesty. It is the student’s responsibility to seek clarification from the
course instructor about how much help may be received in completing an assignment or
exam or project and what sources may be used. Students found guilty of academic
dishonesty or plagiarism shall be subject to disciplinary action up to and including
dismissal from the University.
Evaluation:
General Participation:
30% (30 points)
Essay Exam:
40% (40 points)
Self Reflection Essay:
30% (30 points)
Participation:
Much of this course will draw upon experiential learning activities and class discussion.
Thoughtful sharing, effort, and respect for others will be included in your grade. To
enhance the learning atmosphere for everyone, attendance is mandatory.
Essay Exam:
The purpose of this exam is to evaluate students' ability to comprehend and apply a
vocational theory to a case. A case example will be provided and the essay will be
structured by several questions pertaining to the case. Students will be expected to
describe the major concepts associated with the theory of their choice as well as to utilize
the theory to develop a conceptualization of the development of the subject's career
interests, behaviors, and values. Additionally, students will be expected to create a plan
of action as if they were going to work with this subject.
This essay exam is due Monday, December 10th, in Kim Jarvis Email inbox no later
than 12:00 pm. All late exams lose 10% points and an additional 2 percentage
points each day it is late and risk an incomplete for the course.
Self Reflection Essay:
Write a 5-7 page paper discussing the factors that contributed to your own career and
academic decisions. Discuss the results of the MBTI, Strong, values and skills
assessments and how your personality, interests, values and skills have affected your
career development process. More information about this assignment will be
disseminated in class. The goal of this paper is to reflect on and understand the myriad
factors that lead to career decisions.
This self-reflection essay is due Friday, December 15th in Kim Jarvis’s email box no
later than 5pm. All late exams lose 10% points and an additional 2 percentage
points each day it is late and risk an incomplete for the course.
Class Schedule
The Class will meet from 9:00-4:00 on:
Friday, December 7
Saturday, December 8
Sunday, December 9
Friday Morning
Review syllabus and requirements
Introduction to career counseling
History of Career Counseling
Trait and Factor Theory
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Friday Afternoon
Work Adjustment Theory
Krumboltz's Social Learning Theory
Chapter 3
Chapter 13
Saturday Morning
Holland’s Theory
Super’s Life Span Theory
Chapter 4
Chapter 6
Saturday Afternoon
Career Development in Childhood
Adolescent Career Development
Adult Career Development
Adult Career Crises
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Counseling clients with disabilities
Sunday Morning
MBTI interpretation
Strong Interest Inventory interpretation
Small group profile
Case Conceptualizations
Sunday Afternoon
Essay Exam – Take Home
***DUE BY NOON ON Monday, December 10th!!***
Acknowledgement of Syllabus Content
I
have read and understand the course
syllabus for _______________________ at Argosy University/Chicago, which is
being taught by _____________________. I hereby agree to the terms stated in this
syllabus.
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