Course Syllabus

Counseling 100 Syllabus

Course Syllabus:  

Meet Your Instructor:  

Instructor Name: Maribel Pineda, MSW

Bio: I am a proud SAC alumni and the first in my family to have graduated from college and obtain a Master's degree. I completed my AA in Business Administration at Santa Ana College and then transferred to UCSD where I obtained my Bachelor's degree in Economics. After working in the world of business for a year I found out that I was not happy and decided to return to SAC in 2007 and I haven't left since. In 2014 I graduated from CSUDH with a Master's in Social Work, which now allows to be a Counselor. I am fortunate to have a career that I love and believe in. Higher education changed my life! As your Professor and Counselor I hope to be a point of contact and support system not only for this course but for your duration at SAC. 

Phone: (714) 564-6193

Email: pineda_maribel@sac.edu

Office Location: S-106 -1 (Promise Center) 

Office Hours: Must book an appointment, please call the Transfer Center to book an appointment with (714) 564-6165. 

Contact Preferences: Canvas Inbox is the best way to reach me, expect a response within 48 hours. 

Course Description: 

This class integrates concepts of lifelong understanding pertaining to career choice, educational planning and self-inventory. Skills, values, and interest assessments are utilized. Emphasis is on applying psychological principles to values clarification, goal setting, and decision making. Student’s analyze social/cultural conditioning and explore successful strategies for living in a diverse society. Course is CSU and UC transferable.

Textbook Information:  This course uses digital course materials designed using Open Educational Resources (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (OER), high-quality, openly licensed educational materials, rather than a traditional textbook. You can access all readings, videos, quizzes and other activities through our course site on Canvas. (https://rsccd.instructure.com). Our course materials were created and assembled by SAC Counseling Faculty and funded by the “Zero Textbook CostDegree California Community Colleges Grant”. Santa Ana College is committed to student access and excellence. You will not have any additional cost for textbooks. Extra care and effort was involved to assure access to high-quality affordable materials. I am interested in your experience using these materials and welcome your feedback in an anonymous survey at the end of the course and at any time during the semester.

Student Learning Objectives:

• Describe and assess values, interests, and skills as they apply to physical and emotional development and to the career and life planning process.
• Identify career paths using interest and personality inventories and computer databases.
• Recognize and evaluate thoughts, feelings and actions as related to career and educational goals.