2017-2018 Graduate and Professional Program Catalog 
    
    Nov 09, 2025  
2017-2018 Graduate and Professional Program Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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RECN 641 Principles and Practice in Career Counseling and Development

Credit 3
Concepts, principles, and skills related to the employment of individuals with physical, mental and congenital or developmental disabilities will be explored. Current best practices are covered within the context of various models, public and private, that seek to maximize productivity and life-long career pursuits. Areas of emphasis include: the vocational counseling process, marketing approaches and networking strategies for working with employers, placement strategies, theories of vocational development and choice, labor market surveys and job analysis assessment of work readiness, job seeking and job retention skills, and major occupational classification systems. Knowledge of job modification and restructuring techniques and its importance to the employment of people with disabilities will be covered. Between 15-20 clock hours practica of in vivo supervised vocational counseling are required.
Prerequisite(s): RECN 621 ; RECN 622 ; RECN 623 ; RECN 624 ; RECN 625 



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