Course content:
This course explores the main concepts and models of career counselling intervention, adapted to
the occupational profile of the social educator and other professionals in social work field.
Participants will also explore socio-professional education and support strategies in career
development. Techniques for socio-educational support of the unemployed people and for the
promotion of employability for all, will be addressed.
These content units will enable the personal and professional development of the student, with
subsequent impact in society, throughout the promotion of inclusive growth. In fact, the aim is to
create successful individual career paths and contribute to ensure equity and access to work
opportunities for diverse groups.
In this sense, the course combines lectures, reflective activities, case studies analysis based on reallife scenarios, and guided practice to foster personal growth and enhance career strategies
development, helping the student in the transition to the work world and, indirectly, the population that will be the focus of their work as professionals in social field.
Learning outcomes:
The course aims to train participants in developing their career plans which will help them to be able
to support individuals in (re)building also their professional projects, aligning personal expectations with the needs of an ever-changing job market while focusing on social justice. Professional empowerment fostering decent work, will ensure both individual dignity and societal well-being.
It is expected that students, in the end of the course, will be able to manage work transitions (selfmanagement) and cope with job market unpredictability (cognitive flexibility), as well as to
contribute to social justice promotion and to inequalities reduction (problem solving), understanding how multiple identities intersect in the workplace (global intercultural competence) and helping restoring individual’s agency over their career path (communication and teamwork). Some examples of practical outcomes will include proficiency in CV writing, interview preparation, online job searching, and other career development tasks (using also digital tools and applying technical competences).
Objectives:
The main objectives of this course are:
- Understand the theoretical foundations of career counselling intervention for professionals
in the social area; - Apply socio-educational support strategies to enhance personal development with impact
in career development and in society inclusive growth; - Understand the phenomenon of unemployment and career (re)construction in diverse
groups, developing skills to support people in this field; - Equip participants with career management tools and enhance active job-seeking skills to
foster work-world transition success and contributing to society’s well-being.
