CLPY665 Vocational and Psychology and Career Counseling (3 cr.)

The focus of this course is on the importance of meaningful and dignified work in the lives of individuals, families, and communities. Students learn historical and current vocational theories and research relevant to health service psychology. The course integrates a Catholic understanding of vocation and calling as well as Catholic Social Teaching about the dignity, rights, and respect associated with work.

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to do the following:

1. Articulate the major theories of vocational psychology. 
2. Apply vocational psychology theories and constructs to clinical decision-making and interventions.
3. Evaluate the strengths and limitations of vocational psychology assessments that are available to incorporate into clinical practice.
4. Utilize appropriate vocational psychological assessments based on client presenting concern(s) and needs.
5. Integrate a Catholic understanding of vocation and calling into conceptualization, assessment, and clinical practices.
6. Apply Catholic Social Teachings about the dignity, rights, and respect associated with work to conceptualization, assessment, and clinical practices.