Children and Youth Career Guidance

Main Study Course Information

Course Code

LUSDK_255

Branch of Science

Social Politics and Organisation of Social Work; Sociology and social work

ECTS

6.00

Target Audience

Social Welfare and Social Work

LQF

Level 7

Study Type And Form

Full-Time

Study Course Implementer

Course Supervisor

Marika Lotko

Structure Unit Manager

Liāna Deklava

Structural Unit

Department of Rehabilitation

Contacts

Riga, 26a Anniņmuižas boulevard, socdk@rsu.lv, +371 67061575

About Study Course

Objective

To develop connection between social changes and career guidance and counselling in today‘s social work and students career guidance competencies in case to apply it into the social work practice with children, youth and families.

Preliminary Knowledge

None

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

1.Students will be able to analyze and evaluate different practices of career guidance services for children and youth. Students will perceive and will be able to analyze the influence of career guidance services to the quality of person´s life.

Skills

1.Students will be able to provide and manage career information and career counseling services for children and youth as well as their families in case to empower them to take active participation in career management process. Will be able to implement the principles of social cooperation, community involvement and different client empowerment strategies and will perceive necessity of teamwork.

Competences

1.Will be able to guide by the principles of social cooperation, community involvement, and different client empowerment strategies and will perceive necessity of teamwork in providing career guidance. Will be able to manage personal career development plan. Will be aware of and will be able to apply principles of social work ethic in the provision of career guidance services for children, youth and families.

Assessment

Individual work

Title	% from total grade	Grade
1. Individual work	-	-
Test, group work, public presentation, research work. Analysis of scientific literature. Analysis of national and EU legal documents regulating career guidance services. Presentation of selected career counselling services from Europe. Preparing the research work. Search of national and international on-line career information resources for children, youth and families. Preparation of documents important for job search (CV, covering letter).

Examination

Title	% from total grade	Grade
1. Examination	-	-
Research work – 60% 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 (6-5points); superficial analysis is assessed according to the quality of the research work (4-1 point(s)). Examination – 40% The examination consists of 10 open-ended and closed-questions (of different levels of difficulty, from comprehension to assessment). The assessment is following: 10: excellent knowledge and skills. The assessment level is 10 correct answers. 9: very good knowledge and skills. The assessment level is 9 correct answers. 8: good knowledge and skills, there might occur some insignificant mistakes. Synthesis level. 8 correct answers. 7: mediocre knowledge and skills, there are mistakes. Analysis level 6-7 correct answers. 6: knowledge and skills are lower than mediocre, there are (significant) mistakes. Knowledge application level. 5-4 correct answers. 5: knowledge and skills still comply with minimum requirements. Many mistakes. Knowledge and comprehension level. 3 correct answers. 4-0: minimum requirements not fulfilled. 0-2 correct answers.

Study Course Theme Plan

FULL-TIME

Part 1

Lecture

Modality	Location	Contact hours
On site	Auditorium	2