A Snapshot of Career Counselling Education in Canada Jessica Isenor, M.Ed., CCC Dr. Roberta Neault, CCC, CCDP, GCDFi Presented by:

Agenda ContextMethodFindingsDiscussion

CONTEXT

A Strategic Partnership Career Counsellors Chapter

CC Chapter Mission the practice of career counselling in Canada Promote a forum for discussion of issues important to the field of career counselling Provide a means by which practitioners, researchers, and policy makers working in the areas of career development can assist one another in developing new programs, methods, or research proposals pertinent to career counselling Provide

Research Questions Which counselling programs offer career counselling coursework? How often do they run? Who teaches these courses? What experience do instructors have?

METHOD

Data Capture Template Institution Name Department Program Title/Overview Areas of Specialization Entry Requirements Delivery Mode Practicum Requirements Completion Document Website Contact Satellite Campus Title Description Credits Mandatory/Optional Instructor Qualifications Times Run Since 2010 Core Faculty with Career- Counselling Research/Practice Interest General Specifics

RESULTS

Number of Programs by Province

Language 22 French 33 English

Delivery Mode

Completion Documents Master’s Degree (n=52) Doctorate (n=3) Post- Graduate Diploma (n=2) Post- Graduate Certificate (n=1)

Top 3 Specializations School, Special Education, and Guidance (n=8) Individual, Couples, and Family (n=5) Career (n=4)

75% of programs had at least one career course

A Closer Look at Career Courses 1-38 courses per institution cover “career”6 courses offered, on average203 separate courses identified3 credits per course, on average69% mandatory

Are Courses Running? 17 were offered less than once per year 5 didn’t run at all N=17 N=86

Number of Core Faculty Minimum: 2 Average: 9 Maximum: 40

Self-Identified Career Counselling Interest Minimum: 0 Average: 1.5 Maximum: 15

18 Programs Listed Faculty Qualifications 14 required doctorate degree3 considered experience over education1 identified no mandatory requirements2 specified 5+ years career-counselling experience 10 did NOT require career counselling knowledge or experience

Challenges Career specializations limited Quebec is the exception Career courses “on the books” but not running Some instructors have limited career experience

DISCUSSION How can career counselling education be better delivered to students to increase their engagement and promote this area of specialization?

Next Steps Share research findingsSupport members to Manage human resources within their organizations Mentor new entrants to the field Plan their own professional development Advocate for core/required career courses

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