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17176
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| Year |
1
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| Semester |
S2
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| ECTS Credits |
6
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| Workload |
TP(60H)
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| Scientific area |
Psychology
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Entry requirements |
No entry requirements.
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Learning outcomes |
This curricular unit focuses on a comprehensive and integrative framework for career assessment and intervention across the lifespan.
At the end of the curricular unit the student should be able to:
1. Understand the principles of psychological career assessment and intervention across the lifespan;
2. Identify, select and apply the appropriate techniques and strategies for assessing relevant psychological constructs in the field of career assessment and intervention;
3. Analyze, interpret and communicate, in a scientific and critical manner, the results arising from career assessment process;
4. Select, plan, apply and evaluate the main intervention methodologies appropriate to career intervention;
5. Identify and safeguard the ethical and deontological care inherent in the practice of career assessment and intervention;
6. Demonstrate collaborative working skills;
7. Demonstrate skills in researching and managing scientific information.
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Syllabus |
1. Introduction to the principles of assessment and intervention in career development across the lifespan.
2. Psychological assessment in the context of life span career development and intervention
2.1. Concepts and objetives
2.2. Process and stages
2.3. Techniques for assessing individual variables, the process and career-related cognitions.
3. Career intervention in the educational field
3.1. Concepts and objetives
3.2. Synthesizing and applying the main career intervention models
3.3. Development and implementation of life span career development intervention programs, and in specific learning contexts
3.4. Career interventions effectiveness assessment.
4. Current issues in career development assessment and intervention: technology, diversity and inclusion.
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Main Bibliography |
Andrade, A. L., Nunes, M. F. O., Oliveira, M. Z., & Ambiel, R. A. M. (2019). Técnicas e medidas em orientação profissional e de carreira. Vector.
Brown, S. D., & Lent, R. W. (Eds.). (2020). Career development and counseling: Putting theory and research to work (3rd ed.). John Wiley & Sons.
Carvalho, M., & Taveira, M.C. (orgs.) (2017). Intervenções de carreira. Estudos de caso práticos. APDC.
Hartung, P. J., Savickas, M. L., & Walsh, W. B. (Eds.). (2015). APA handbook of career intervention, Vol. 2. Applications. American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/14439-000
Niles, S. G & Bowlsbey, J. E H. (2022). Career Development Interventions. (6th ed.). Pearson.
Osborn, D. S. & Zunker, V. E. (2016). Using assessment results for career development. Cengage Leraning.
Taveira, M. C. & Silva, J. T. (2011). Psicologia vocacional: Perspetivas para a intervenção. Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra.
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Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria |
Assessment includes knowledge assessment tests (45%), theoretical-practical exercises that encourage independent and cooperative work skills are carry out throughout the contact sessions, namely: psychological scales and questionnaires administration and scoring, and writing a psychological report (45%); other theoretical-practical - group or individual - exercises (10%).
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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