Career Development and Disability

Overview

Course description

This upper level course looks at career and work transition issues for persons encountering adult onset disabilities. Course assumes prior knowledge in assessment, planning and interventions. Course provides foundation for case management.

Course content

The following global ideas guide the design and delivery of this course:

Career and work transition/adjustment issues for persons encountering adult onset disabilities.
Social, psychological and cultural factors of adult onset disability (e.g. grief and loss, impact on family, cultural sensitivities).
Survey of current research. (e.g. disability management, vocational evaluation, career trends, accommodation).
Career development theories in practice
- Transitional theory.
- Life-Span theory.
- Personality theory.
- Work Adjustment theory.
Occupational information.
- Labor market survey.
- Department(s) of Training and Education. (DOT).
- National Occupational Classification (NOC).
- Canadian Classification and Dictionary of Occupations (CCDO).
- Applicable legislation (e.g. Employment Standards Act).
Return to work programs, including:
- Graduated return to work.
- Transitional work.
- Work conditioning.
- Worksite evaluations.
Vocational rehabilitation: continuum of services and context.
- Insurance/Workers’ Compensation Board perspective.
- Impact of disabilities.
- Vocational assessments, rehabilitation plans and reports.
- Assessing and facilitating employment readiness.

Learning activities

Lecture and guest lecture
Group presentation
Video/DVD

Means of assessment

This course will conform to Douglas College policy regarding the number and weighting of evaluations.

Critical research paper
Vocational rehabilitation plan
Confidentiality contract
Career theory synopsis

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the career implications of a particular adult onset disability, including:Apply career development theories and social, psychological, and cultural factors of various adult onset disabilities
- identify the diagnosis, prognosis, and symptoms of the disability.
- identify medical interventions and risk factors.
- identify impact on daily living.
- identify relevant sociocultural/psychological factors (family support, financial support, attitude, acceptance of disability, accommodation, etc.).
- assess the career issues and implications.
- identify education and employment experience and subsequent career adjustment issues.
- analyze relevant research initiatives.
- identify support groups and local resources, including internet resources (e.g. self-help, career and professional information, and medical aspects of the adult onset disability).
Apply career development theories and social, psychological, and cultural factors of various adult onset disabilities
Assess the vocational rehabilitation process and identify ‘return to work’ program recommendations for those with adult onset disability
Prepare a vocational rehabilitation plan/report and confidentiality contract that adheres to current industry standards.

Textbook materials

TBA

Requisites

Prerequisites

No prerequisite courses.

Corequisites

No corequisite courses.

Equivalencies

No equivalent courses.

Course Guidelines

Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.

January 1111 (Current)

Course Transfers

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Institution	Transfer details for CCSD 4473
There are no applicable transfer credits for this course.

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