The University of Sydney - Health Sciences

Unit:	REHB5070: Vocational Development and Counselling (6 CP)
Mode:	Distance Education, Normal-Day
On Offer:	Yes
Level:	Postgraduate
Faculty/School:	Rehabilitation Counselling
Unit Coordinator/s:
Session options:	Semester 1
Versions for this Unit:	2013 - Semester 1 2012 - Semester 1 2011 - Semester 1 2010 - Semester 1 Go

Campus:	Cumberland
Pre-Requisites:	None.
Prohibitions:	REHB5044.
Brief Handbook Description:	The subject initially introduces students to the field of vocational development and career decision making. Students are then provided with a framework upon which to base vocational counselling activities with clients. Students are guided through the process of assisting individuals, including those with disabilities, to make new career decisions. Resources (including tests, activities and questionnaires) essential for providing effective vocational planning and counselling services to clients are also explored and demonstrated to students. The subtleties of vocational test interpretation are also explained to students. Students are introduced to vocational report writing formats. The unit of study focuses on meeting the specific core competency requirements as set out in Core Competencies 9 (Vocational Assessment) and 10 (Vocational Counselling) by the Australian Society of Rehabilitation Counsellors.
Assumed Knowledge:	None.

Lecturer/s:	Mr Talob, Edmund
Timetable:	REHB5070 Timetable
Time Commitment:	# Activity Name Hours per Week Sessions per Week Weeks per Semester 1 Lecture 1.00 1 13 2 E-Learning 2.00 1 13 3 Workshop 0.00 0 1
T&L Activities:	Lectures: Monday, 1-3pm; 1 day Workshop; Online Mode: Weekly discussions and postings updated every Thursday on eLearning site Practical Work: Exercises included in subject materials and in online web page

Learning outcomes are the key abilities and knowledge that will be assessed in this unit. They are listed according to the course goal supported by each. See Assessment Tab for details how each outcome is assessed.

Unassigned Outcomes

Assessment Description:

Assessment 1. Take Home Assignment Week 6 (25%) Assessment 2. Practical Exercise Week 12 (50%) Assessment 3. Online Quiz Week 14 (25%)

Assessment Feedback:

Results for the assessments will be returned to students as quickly as possible. Grades will be made available on the unit’s eLearning site when marking is complete. We are interested in your experience of the unit and welcome feedback from students. Our contact details are above – let us know if you have any suggestions to improve your experience of the unit. A formal survey of student opinions may be taken towards the end of semester. We will let you know if such a survey will be done.

Prescribed Text/s:	Note: Students are expected to have a personal copy of all books listed. The Role of Work in People`s Lives:Applied Career Counselling and Vocational Psychology Title: The Role of Work in People`s Lives:Applied Career Counselling and Vocational Psychology Author/s: Peterson N, Gonzalez R C Publisher: Brooks/Cole,cEngage Learning CA: Publish Year: 2005 Publish Location: Balmont CA
Note on Resources:	There are no prescribed textbooks for this unit of study, however students will be provided with notes, readings, workshop handouts, practical exercise guide, self-assessment questions, video links, and reference list compiled in a self-directed study manual.

Note that the "Weeks" referred to in this Schedule are those of the official university semester calendar https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp

Week	Description
Week 1	Reading: Introduction (Study Manual pp 3-16)
	Unit of Study Overview, Introduction and Class Organisation – Group process/ levelling of expectations/ process clarification
Week 2	Reading: Reading 1. Rehabilitation counselling: a profile Reading 2. Rehabilitation practitioner competencies by role and setting Reading 3. Rehabilitation counsellor Roles and functions and sources of role strain Reading 4: A theoretical model for rehabilitation counselling
	Lecture: The Vocational Rehabilitation Process and Role of the Rehabilitation Counsellor
Week 3	Lecture/Tutorial: Group discussion: theory review and evaluation
	Reading: Unit 1 (Study Manual pp 17-35) Reading 5. Holland’s theory of types Reading 6. Introduction to Super’s life-span theory Reading 7. A test of Gottfredson’s theory of circumscription
Week 4	Reading: Reading 8. Career compromise: a test of Gottfredson’s theory using a policy-capturing approach Reading 9.Career compromise: an alternative account to Gottfredson’s theory Reading 10. Eradicating sex role stereotypes: an application of Gottfredson’s circumscription-compromise theory Reading 11. Career-related needs of school children with severe physical disabilities
	Lecture: Theories of Vocational Development and the Process of Career/ Vocational Development in Persons with a Disability
Week 5	Posting and distribution of take home assignment short-answer questions
	Reading: Reading 12. Vocational development theories and the disabled person: oversight or deliberate omission? Reading 13. A model of career development for disabled adults Reading 14. Towards a model of vocational development of people with disabilities
	Tutorial: Assessment requirements and guidelines and theory review and integration
Week 6	Lecture: Vocational Planning , Vocational Counselling, and Vocational Assessment in Perspective
	Reading: Unit 2 (Study Manual pp 36-71) Reading 15.Tailoring computerised interventions to client needs Reading 16.The impact of vocational evaluation on client self-estimated aptitudes and interests
	Assessment Due: Assessment 1/ Take Home Assignment submission
Week 7	Reading: Reading 17. Assessing people’s interests, values and other preferences Reading 18. The concept of work values Reading 19. Book summary of “A practical guide for making decisions”
	Tutorial: Group sharing of vocational counselling approaches and techniques
Week 8	Reading: Unit 3 (Study Manual pp 72-88) Reading 20. Occupational Search Inventory Form 2 Reading 21. Work Aspect Preference Scale Reading 22. Congruence Preference Scale Form 2
	Lecture: Vocational Testing: Basic Guidelines
Week 9	Tutorial: Vocational Assessment Report-Writing Exercise
Week 10	Other: Workshop - Non-compulsory one-day practice and application forum held on campus on Friday 13/05/11, 930am – 4pm.
Week 11	Tutorial: Vocational Assessment Report-Writing Exercise
Week 12	Assessment Due: Assessment 2/ Practical Exercise Assignment submission
Week 13	Summary and closure Posting of Online Quiz
Post-Semester	Assessment Due: Assessment 3 - Online quiz submission.