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The college years are an exciting time for personal and academic growth, setting students up for success in life. Learn about assessments designed to identify strengths as well as growth areas that impact college students. Topics include academic strengths and weaknesses, learning difficulties, adjustment concerns (including mental health), and family and interpersonal problems. The use of a specialized career tool to help students determine their best career paths, aligned to their unique interests, personality, and strengths, will be discussed.

Learning Objectives:
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Understand how mental and behavioral health, including experiences before and during the higher education/college/university years, impact an individual’s ability to learn, engage, focus, and process important educational materials. Participants will learn how personal factors impact self-esteem, self-worth, and belief in one’s ability to succeed.
• Describe how to assess career and occupational interests using the RIASEC theory, developed by John Holland, in which people and work environments can be classified according to six basic types: Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional.
• Compare the Self-Directed Search (SDS) Career Assessment Tool, the College Adjustment Scales (CAS), and the Kane Learning Difficulties Assessment (KLDA) in order to apply the appropriate combination to better address academic, social, career, and psychological difficulties that college and university students may experience.

Qualification Level Required: A

Instructional level: Introductory

Target audience: Educational diagnosticians, school psychologists, mental health professionals, psychologists, counselors, neuropsychologists, teachers

*Participants wishing to receive continuing education (CE) credit must attend the entire webinar and complete the postwebinar evaluation form. Once participants have completed the evaluation, your letter of attendance will be available for immediate download from your account.
PAR is approved by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) to provide continuing education for psychologists. PAR maintains responsibility for the program and its content. PAR’s NASP APS Provider Number is 1051.
PAR is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. PAR maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Disclosure: PAR is a publisher of assessments, which may be discussed during the presentation.