Learning Online

• Preparation for online learning tools and expectations: D2L, online discussions, Zoom, assignment submission and online tests

• Search the Internet and the University of Calgary library for credible resources

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Career Development Foundations

•  Concepts of major career development theories and apply  to case studies (Culturally Responsive Counselling, Strengths-Based Advising, Holland, Super, Gottsfredson, Social Cognitive, etc...)

• Understand how career issues intersect with psychological, social, and environmental influences.

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Helping Skills in Career and Academic Advising

• Develop the listening and helping skills for establishing the advising relationship: assisting others, explore career and academic issues, learn how to clarify and pursue their career goals.

• Action plan for supporting client goals, access to services and community resources to assist clients in addressing their individual needs.

• Develop interpersonal listening and speaking skills

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Diversity in Adult Learning

• Develop personal and professional awareness (personal assumptions and biases) of diversity and culture in classrooms and workplaces - the importance of culturally responsive facilitation through an inclusive, multicultural lens;

• Understand relationships between culture and motivation to learn;

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Ethics for Career Development Professionals

• Understand key ethical principles and their relevance in professional conduct; responsibilities in the career development field; recognize moral dilemmas and apply an ethical decision-making model in resolving them

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Assessment Practice in Career Development

• Learn to skillfully manage the assessment process; develop client profiles that describe relevant interests, skills, values and other personal factors. Emphasis is on using a variety of assessment techniques and guiding the client through the key steps in the career planning process as well as providing support for the career action plan.

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Employment Counselling Toolkit for Career Development Practitioners

•  identify skills, interests, preferences and accomplishments 

• local and regional community resources 

• current, in-person job search techniques and how to effectively use these techniques to plan academics and search for work

• provide effective feedback on client created documents

• train to use technology and social media in academic and career/work searches 

• mock interview and mock negotiation sessions

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Communicating Interculturally

• learn the developmental model of intercultural competence understanding "culture" and "cultural diversity"

• Reflect on own cultural identity, values, belief systems, and the ways these impact your interactions with culturally different others

• Communication styles 

• Explore barriers to effective intercultural communication including ethnocentrism, stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination

• Develop skills for communicating across the language and culture divide

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Social Media Essentials

• Explore the potential of social networking tools such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, wikis, blogs, podcasts and more. Learn how social media can be leveraged as an alternative and companion to traditional forms of advertising and communication. Develop an integrated social media strategy and formulate a plan that will reach and engage your audience. 

• How to use social media to enhance resource sharing with students and parents in planning academics, post-secondary, and careers, and how to promote habits and resources for health, wellness, and success. 

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Train the Trainer 

• Learn key skills and training techniques to ensure that individual and group needs are met in school or workplace workshops and professional development sessions. 

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