PSY 251 Instructor: Dr. Bullock Knowing About My Options PSY 251 Instructor: Dr. Bullock

Pyramid of Information Processing EXECUTIVE PROCESSING DOMAIN KNOWLEDGE DOMAINS DECISION-MAKING SKILLS DOMAINS SELF- KNOWLEDGE OPTIONS KNOWLEDGE CASVE META-COGNITION

How do you work? How have you blended learning, working, and playing into your life? How will you do this in the future? Do you think this is important to do?

Knowledge about Occupations Essential elements of occupational information Changes in occupational knowledge Schemes for classifying occupations Sources of information

The Number of Occupations                                                                       O*NET/ Dictionary of Occupational Titles http://online.onetcenter.org/

Changes in Occupations Nature of the Changes New Occupations

Occupational & Industry Classifications DOT O*NET OES SOC Holland Codes (chapter 2 review) World-of-Work map (chapter 2 review) NAICS

Sources of Occupational Information                   U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics                                                                                    Occupational Outlook Handbook Skip Navigation Links Latest Numbers     www.bls.gov OOH Search/A-Z Index     BLS Home | Programs & Surveys | Get Detailed Statistics | Glossary | What's New | Find It! In DOL Sources of Occupational Information Governmental Publications, e.g., Occupational Outlook Handbook http://www.bls.gov/oco/ Career Guide to Industries OOQ Online Employment Projections Publications Home BLS Home

Source of Occupational Information (continued) Internet Private Publishers Trade & Professional Associations

Knowledge About Education & Training Schemes for classifying educational programs College vs. non-college training options Accreditation, ranking, certification, & licensure Sources of information & support

College Training Options Departments vs. majors Connections between majors & occupations Factors in choosing a major

Non-College Training Options Vocational education Apprenticeships Continuing education Military training Credit for prior work

Compare and Contrast Accreditation Ranking Certification Licensure

Knowledge About Leisure

Leisure Defined Relatively self-determined activities and experiences that are available due to discretionary income, time, and social behavior; may be physical, intellectual, volunteer, creative, or some combination

The Role of Leisure Activities Complimentary Supplementary Compensatory

Sources of Leisure Information Clubs/organizations Magazines, newsletters, books Newspapers/yellow pages Internet Resorts/recreation centers Leisure counselors

Improving occupational, educational, and leisure knowledge

Thinking Better about Options Develop a schema Avoid being overly rigid or loose Learn strategies for making distinctions Increase the complexity of your thinking Beware of bias, stereotypes, inaccuracies

Improving Information about Options Apply your research skills Use different methods: Be a critical reader Invest the time Get help from a counselor or librarian read listen observe write talk visit

Food for Thought If you spend 86,000 hours in jobs (working for 43 years, 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, 50 weeks a year), and you spend 100 hours in this course studying and researching information related to your options, it would only be about 1/1000 of the time you will spend in those jobs. Thoughts about this?