Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Children and Youth Career Guidance
Course Code
MRU_001
Target Audience
Social Welfare and Social Work
ECTS
3.00
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
LQF
Level 7
RSU Unit
Course Supervisor
Ilze Trapenciere
Structural Unit
Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences
Structure Unit Manager
Inga Millere
Study Course Implementer
Partner Organisation
Mykolas Romeris universitāte
Partner Course Implementer
Ilze Trapenciere
Partnership Liaison Person
Ilze Trapenciere
About Study Course
Objective
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Preliminary Knowledge
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Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Students will be able to analyze and evaluate different practices of career guidance services for children and youth.
Skills
1.Students will be able to provide and manage career information and career counselling services for children and youth.
Assessment
Individual work
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Title
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Grade
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1.
Individual work |
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Preparation of the research work in career consulting.
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Examination
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Grade
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1.
Examination |
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The following aspects of the work are assessed: - Preparation of research work: the structure of the work complies with requirements, there are all the necessary parts, the analysis is thorough, every structural part complies with its requirements (10-9 points); the work has been carried out, however the analysis lacks thoroughness, but the work complies with requirements for structure and content (8-7 points); the research work has been carried out, however it is not thorough, it complies with requirements for structure and content partly (6-5 points); superficial analysis is assessed according to the quality of the research work (4-1 point(s)).
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Career guidance concept. Definition of career guidance.Career guidance services. Aim and goals of career guidance process.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Career guidance concept. Definition of career guidance.Career guidance services. Aim and goals of career guidance process.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Study trip
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2
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Topics
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Career guidance concept. Definition of career guidance.Career guidance services. Aim and goals of career guidance process.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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National and EU legal documents regulating career guidance services for children, youth and families.
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Lecture
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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National and EU legal documents regulating career guidance services for children, youth and families.
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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National and EU legal documents regulating career guidance services for children, youth and families.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Career guidance services for children, youth and families: experience of EU countries.
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On site
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Study trip
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2
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Topics
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Career guidance services for children, youth and families: experience of EU countries.
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Study trip
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2
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Topics
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Career guidance services for children, youth and families: experience of EU countries.
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Lecture
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Location
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Career information of children, youth and families. Career information search and processing. Environmental research and awareness.
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On site
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Study trip
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2
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Topics
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Career information of children, youth and families. Career information search and processing. Environmental research and awareness.
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On site
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Study trip
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2
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Topics
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Career information of children, youth and families. Career information search and processing. Environmental research and awareness.
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Career development process. Career development theories. Factors that influence vocational choice.
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Lecture
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Location
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Career development process. Career development theories. Factors that influence vocational choice.
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On site
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Study trip
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2
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Topics
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Career development process. Career development theories. Factors that influence vocational choice.
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On site
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Study trip
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2
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Topics
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Career development process. Career development theories. Factors that influence vocational choice.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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On site
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Study trip
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2
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Topics
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Career counselling services for children, youth and families.
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Lecture
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Location
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On site
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Study trip
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2
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Topics
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Career counselling services for children, youth and families.
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On site
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Study trip
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2
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Topics
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Career counselling services for children, youth and families.
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On site
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Study trip
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2
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Topics
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Career counselling services for children, youth and families.
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Lecture
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Study trip
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2
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Topics
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Employment policy as part of social policy. The role of labor market policy and institutions in facilitating youth access to employment. Integration into the labour market and job search process.
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Lecture
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On site
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Study trip
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2
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Topics
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Employment policy as part of social policy. The role of labor market policy and institutions in facilitating youth access to employment. Integration into the labour market and job search process.
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On site
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Study trip
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2
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Topics
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Employment policy as part of social policy. The role of labor market policy and institutions in facilitating youth access to employment. Integration into the labour market and job search process.
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Study trip
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2
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Employment policy as part of social policy. The role of labor market policy and institutions in facilitating youth access to employment. Integration into the labour market and job search process.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
48 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Career guidance in the context of EU strategies. Professionalising career guidance. Practitioner competences and qualification routes in Europe. Cedefop panorama series; 164 Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2009.
2.
Councelling of Caregivers. Unit 8. Career and Vocational Guidance. Commonwealth of Learning.
3.
Patton W., McMahonM. (2006). Career development and systems theory: connecting theory and practice Rotterdam: Sense Publishers
4.
Short Overview of Career Development Theory.
5.
Van der Velden, R.K.W; Wolbers, M. H. J. The integration of young people into the labour market: the role of training systems and labour market regulation.
6.
Zunker, V. G. (2012). Career Counseling: A Holistic Approach.
Additional Reading
1.
State Education ajd Training Agency, Euroguidance, Latvia.
2.
Europass CV.
3.
Career Management Guide
4.
S.Palmer, (2007), PRACTICE: A model suitable for coaching,counselling, psychotherapy and stress management.The Coaching Psychologist, 3, 2, 72-77.