Admission Requirements and
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Student success in college requires well developed learning skills and attitudes (such as being able to work independently,
participate in a team, be well-organized, develop good work habits, and show initiative). These skills are as important as prior academic
achievement. Applicants should have thoroughly developed these skills and attitudes before beginning their college programs.
List of Courses
OUR PROGRAM
This program is geared toward individuals wanting to work in the field of career counselling – or those who are already working in a related field but lack the appropriate education. The course schedule has been revised to allow completion in just 16 months (12 months for fast-track entrants). The program runs year-round and is delivered in modular fashion in semesters 2, 3
and 4.
Individuals working in the field of career and work counselling must be informed about current educational and occupational trends in order to make appropriate referrals and utilize vocational assessment tools with their clients. This program exposes students to individual and group career counselling theory and practice.
Through classroom study and supervised placements, students are prepared to deliver career counselling services that are professional, informed and current. Students learn to advise and counsel others on career planning, career change, career revision and school-to-work transition, as well as career change related to injury, illness, inappropriate career choice or job loss. Topics covered include job-search preparation, career management, human rights legislation and diversity.
The career-work focus of this program reflects the rapidly changing field of career counselling, and addresses the special, diverse requirements of the Greater Toronto Area.
Note: Some of our student placement partners require students in this program to have a police reference check completed before their field placement. These reference checks, which can take up to four months, are done to protect the clientele of these agencies, who are considered “vulnerable persons” under the law. The fees for the reference checks vary according to jurisdiction and must be paid by the student. Students are responsible for ensuring that the check covers appropriateness for “individuals being employed and/or volunteering who will be working with vulnerable person(s).” Students who are unable to provide a clear police reference check may be unable to complete their field placement and, therefore, be unable to complete the program.
This program is unique in Ontario.
YOUR FUTURE STUDY OPTIONS
For information on future study options, see transferguide.georgebrown.ca
PART-TIME STUDY OPTIONS
This program can be taken part-time, weekday evenings and Saturdays at St. James Campus. The part-time program generally takes three to four years to complete. For more information and to begin the application process, call 416-415-5000 (or 1-800-265-2002), ext. 2185. We also offer a part-time Constructivist Career Counselling (Postgraduate) certificate. The part-time option also offers certificates based on national standards and guidelines.
YOUR CAREER
Graduates are prepared for a variety of employment settings, from corporate career services to community agencies. They may find work as career counsellors, career development practitioners, career technicians, worker rehabilitation assistants, corporate career planners, job search facilitators, employment counsellors, vocational assessors, career specialists or career information service providers. Eighty-five per cent of graduates have found work in the field.
“Graduates have a good understanding of the challenges and issues facing the unemployed. George Brown graduates bring practical knowledge, experience
and sensitivity to their work environment.”
Anat Wertheim
Vice-President, Program Development
Jewish Vocational Services of Metro Toronto
COURSES
SEMESTER 1 (SEPTEMBER TO DECEMBER)
CARC1001 Overview: Career and Work Counselling
GSSC1104 Work and Life: A Career Counselling Perspective
GSSC1105 Introduction to Psychology
COMM1007 College English
COMP1082 Computer Skills and Application
GNED General Education electives (choose two)
SEMESTER 2 (JANUARY TO APRIL)
CARC1005 Individual Career Counselling: Skills and Process I
CARC2003 Theory and Practice of Job Search I
CARC1017 Individual Career Counselling: Skills and Process II
CARC2001 Group Career Counselling
CARC1013 Assessment in Career Counselling: Statistics and Tests
CARC2007 Managing Change and Transition
CARC2014 Special Topics I
SEMESTER 3 (MAY TO AUGUST)
CARC2016 Career and Work Counselling with Special Needs Clients
CARC1009 Career Development Theory
CARC1019 Resources in the Field
PREP1004 Field Integration I
CARC1024 Practicum I (10 weeks block placement)
CARC2038 Special Topics II
CARC2039 Ethics in Career Counselling
SEMESTER 4 (SEPTEMBER TO DECEMBER)
CARC2022 Assessment in Career Counselling: Tests and Interpretations
CARC2032 Theory and Practice of Job Search II
CARC1021 Career and Work Counselling with Diverse Populations
CARC2005 Career and Work Equity Issues
CARC2040 Advanced Facilitation
PREP2001 Field Integration II
CARC2012 Practicum II (8 weeks block placement)
For more information
Call the School of Social & Community Services
at 416-415-5000, ext. 2185 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
e-mail
For updated information and course descriptions, call 416-415-2000 (TTY 1-877-515-5559) or long distance 1-800-265-2002.
George Brown College is continually striving to improve its programs and their delivery. The information contained in
this calendar is subject to change without notice. It should not be viewed as a representation, offer or warranty. Students are responsible for verifying
George Brown College admission, graduation, and fee requirements as well as any requirements of outside institutions, industry associations, or other
bodies that may award additional designations concurrently with, or after completions of, a George Brown College program.
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