SPRn4472 Career Counselling

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Mirka Nečasová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Mirka Nečasová, Ph.D.
Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Tue 12:00–13:40 P24a
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 5/15, only registered: 1/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to direct students´ attention to the theories and models concerning career counselling with the emphasis put on the system theory and social constructivism; to strengthen the students´ ability to critical evaluate the theories and models and to link them to the position of the career counsellor within the changing society. The course embraces also the training in selected techniques and skills in career counselling (role playing). In the end the students would orient themselves in the field of the theories and models of the career counselling and be able to use components of the selected approaches connected with this theories and models in the practise including also the planning of their career development and reflection of process and their own competencies and limits in this field.
Learning outcomes
At the end the course students would orient themselves in the field of the theories and models of the career counselling and be able to use components of the selected approaches connected with this theories and models in the practise including also the planning of their career development and reflection of process and their own competencies and limits in this field.
Syllabus
  • Career counselling - introduction, history, definition, trends, the role of the counsellor
  • Theory of career decision making and growth: theories oriented to the content (Parsons, Holland, Brown), process (Ginzberg, Super) and to the content and process (Roe, Krumboltz, Lent, Brown, Hackett)
  • Social constructivism (Peavy, Amundson)
  • Communication: active listening skills, verbal and nonverbal communication, feedback
  • Phases of the counselling process, selected techniques
  • Assessment centre
Literature
    required literature
  • PEAVY, R. Vance. Sociodynamické poradenství : konstruktivistická perspektiva. Praha: Dům zahraniční spolupráce pro Centrum Euroguidance, 2013, 274 stran. ISBN 9788087335550. URL info
  • VENDEL, Štefan. Kariérní poradenství. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2008, 224 s. ISBN 9788024717319. URL info
  • MEZERA, Antonín. Pro jaké povolání se hodím? : jak si vybrat střední a vyšší odbornou školu a snad i budoucí povolání. 2. aktualiz. vyd. Brno: Computer Press, 2008, viii, 296. ISBN 9788025123959. info
    recommended literature
  • PATTON, Wendy and Mary MCMAHON. Kariérový rozvoj a systémová teorie : propojení mezi teorií a praxí. Praha: Centrum Euroguidance, Dům zahraniční spolupráce, 2015, 394 stran. ISBN 9788088153047. info
  • BELZ, Horst and Marco SIEGRIST. Klíčové kompetence a jejich rozvíjení : východiska, metody, cvičení a hry. Translated by Dana Lisá. Vyd. 2. Praha: Portál, 2011, 375 s. ISBN 9788073679309. info
  • STROSS, Rudolf. Umění změny : po malých krocích k velkým změnám v profesním i osobním životě. Translated by Petr Patočka. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2011, 310 s. ISBN 9788026200284. info
  • HRONÍK, František. Poznejte své zaměstnance : vše o Assessment Centre. 2. vyd. Brno: ERA, 2005, xii, 370. ISBN 8073660202. info
    not specified
  • BUZAN, Tony. Mentální mapování. Translated by Jiří Foltýn. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2007, 165 s. ISBN 9788073672003. info
  • BARRETT, James and Geoffrey WILLIAMS. Testy vašich schopností. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2006, 242 s. ISBN 8024715066. info
Teaching methods
lectures, reading, discussions, practical training in counsellig skills
Assessment methods
continuous tasks, role playing feedback, final test and essay
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2025.
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