DISCO Platform

Modules

Module 1 - Summary

Online Communication

Career guidance via digital platforms requires different communication skills than in-person IAG. 

This module provides training in areas such as:

  • Active listening 
  • Empathy 
  • Non-verbal communication in a digital context 
  • Different forms of online communication (e-mail, chat, video conferencing),
  • How to keep clients’ engagement at high standards 
  • Boundary-setting in the context of online or blended guidance.

Module 1 - Activities

Module 1 – Activity 9: Netiquette

  • Role Play

Module 1 – Activity 8: Communicating Effectively Using Different Formats

  • Group Discussion

Module 1 – Activity 7: Deciding the Most Appropriate Approach for Face To Face and Online Guidance

  • Case Study

Module 1 – Activity 6: Advantages and Disadvantages of Online Communication

  • Group Discussion

Module 1 – Activity 5: Which question to ask in which phase

  • Role Play

Module 1 – Activity 4: How to Build trust in a career guidance situation

  • Role Play

Module 1 – Activity 3: How to evoke trust or mistrust as a career counsellor

  • Group Discussion

Module 1 – Activity 2: How to get started

  • Group Discussion

Module 1 – Activity 1: Chat guidance

  • Role Play

Module 2 - Summary

Designing Blended Guidance Formats

This module is made for guidance counselors who want to improve how they plan and deliver online or blended guidance services. It’s all about making sure your guidance services meet the needs of different people and fit with the goals of guidance. The module focuses on understanding who you’re helping, what your goals are, and how to meet people’s needs. It’s hands-on, giving counselors the tools and strategies they need to create and run guidance services that really make a difference and are easy for people to use. Whether you’re moving your services online or improving what you already have, this module will teach you the skills you need to handle the challenges of modern career guidance.

Module 2 - Activities

Module 2-Activity 5: Scenario-Based Problem Solving in Blended Guidance

  • Group Discussion, Role Play

Module 2- Activity 4: Evaluating Blended Guidance Tools

  • Assignment, Group Discussion

Module 2- Activity 3: Role Playing Blended Guidance Scenarios

  • Group Discussion, Role Play

Module2 – Activity 2: Designing a Blended Guidance Plan

  • Case Study, Group Discussion

Module 2 – Activity 1: Exploring Blended Guidance Formats

  • Group Discussion, Research

Module 3 - Summary

Digital resources and tools

We’ve crafted this module to support your counselling journey by diving headfirst into the digital realm.

Discover the secrets of online and blended counselling with a toolbox of digital resources to enhance your daily practice. From diagnostic exercises to SWOT analysis, break through barriers with Mentimeter, Padlet, Google Forms and Canva. Explore collaboration and presentation tools like MS Teams, Zoom and WebEx to raise the level of your consulting practice through active learning exercises.

Gear up, Disco Readers! The future of counselling is digital, and Module 3 is your ticket to ride the wave. Let’s transform counselling into an epic, tech-infused adventure!

Module 3 - Activities

Module 3 – Activity 8: Troubleshoot Zoom

  • Group Discussion

Module 3 – Activity 7: Test New Tools

  • Assignment

Module 3 – Activity 6: Reflection and feedback online

  • Research

Module 3 – Activity 5: assess clients’ skills

  • Group Discussion, Research

Module 3 – Activity 4: Assess your digital skills

  • Assignment

Module 3 – Activity 3: Jasmine makes desion

  • Role Play

Module 3 – Activity 2: Online Mind Map

  • Assignment

Module 3 – Activity 1: Using collaborative tools

  • Group Discussion, Research

Module 4 - Summary

Safety & Regulations in Blended Guidance

This module focuses on competencies related to GDPR and data protection principles, data retention and responding to data breaches. It also covers copyright and creative commons matters when accessing online resources. The module includes a total of five learning activities, which are based on a number of different methods: role play, research, group reflection, etc.

Module 4 - Activities

Module 4 – Activity 5: Comply with safeguarding matters in blended career guidance settings

  • Idea

Module 4 – Activity 4: Understand GDPR legal frameworks and how these apply to the career guidance settings

  • Research

Module 4 – Activity 3: Select the most appropriate licences when using online resources B

  • Group Discussion

Module 4 – Activity 2: Select the most appropriate licences when using online resources A

  • Idea

Module 4 – Activity 1: Handle personal data and comply with privacy and online safeguarding policies

  • Role Play

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