Assessment in Career Intervention

Recommended Prerequisites

Knowledge of Portuguese language: Independent user (B1)

Teaching Methods

Enabling student learning is built on the use of mixed methods. The lecturing and demonstrating approaches are initially used and learning based on case studies approaches are also privileged. Students work individually and/or in small groups on some career assessment case studies (fictitious and real) and are trained to handle, interpret and communicate various types of assessment procedures, both formal (standardized) and informal (qualitative).

Learning Outcomes

Psychological assessment is a core competence of career practitioners. Students will develop a comprehensive and current perspective on the field of career assessment. The main tools and methods used by psychologists to assess three vocational psychology core elements (contents, processes and cognitions) are presented; they will learn how to organize and implement a comprehensive and multimodal assessment protocol of individual differences variables (aptitudes, interests, needs/values), career processes constructs (decision making, maturity/adaptability and adult career adjustment) and career-related cognitions (beliefs and perceptions of self-efficacy). Students will learn to conduct a complete psychological assessment process in the field of career planning and intervention and to use/communicate the results in a competent and ethical manner.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Role of Assessment in Career Intervention: Logic and Fundamentals

2. History of Career Assessment

3. Relationship of Assessment to the Career Planning Process

4. Career Assessment Goals

5. Career Assessment Process

6. Responsibilities and Competencies of the Psychologist in Career Assessment

7. Career Intake Interview

8. Assessment of Individual Differences (Aptitudes, Skills, Interests and Needs/Values)

9. Assessment of Career Development Process Factors (Decision Making, Maturity/Adaptability and Career Adjustment)

10. Assessment of Career Cognitions (Beliefs, Perceptions of Personal Effecacy and Cognitive-Motivational Variables)

11. Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Career Interventions: Outcome and Process

12. Technology and Career Assessment

Head Lecturer(s)

José Manuel Tomás Silva

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Synthesis work: 100.0%

Bibliography

Hays, D. (2013). Assessment in counseling: A guide to the use of psychological assessment procedures. Alexandria, VA: ACA.

Leitão, L. M. (2004). Avaliação psicológica em orientação escolar e profissional. Quarteto: Coimbra.

Osborn, D. S. & Zunker, V. E. (2016). Using assessment results for career development. Boston, MA: Cengage Leraning.

Niles, S. & Harris-Bowlsbey, J. (2013). Career development interventions in the 21st century. Boston, MA: Pearson.

Spokane, A. R. (1991). Career intervention. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Taveira, M. C. & Silva, J. T. (2011). Psicologia vocacional: Perspetivas para a intervenção. Coimbra: IUC.

Watkins, C. E. & Campbell (2000). Testing and assessment in counseling practice. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Whiston, S. C. (2017). Principles and applications of assessment in counseling. Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.