Where would you like to be one to five years from now?
Formulating a Career Plan
Knowing which career you want to pursue is an important first step to tackling your job search and career goals. Identifying an ideal position is a great first step. However, to achieve success, you must also identify the specific action steps you need to take in order to obtain these goals. Whether your long-term plans include health education or another discipline is not an issue. It is important to see what your goals are as well as what steps you have taken and plan to take in order to achieve those goals. Earning a degree is great; however, if you do not have a plan for the steps following graduation, your hard work may not produce results as soon as you would like. That is the goal of this discussion – how can we work toghether to help you succeed!
- Identify your long-term goals.
- Where would you like to be one to five years from now?
- What is the industry and role you would like to pursue for your career?
- Explore the skills and qualifications related to this type of role.
- What qualifications do you already possess for this role??
- What new skills, knowledge, certifications, or trainings do you need?
- Identify the action steps you will need to take to successfully pursue this position. Be sure to set reasonable deadlines for these action steps.
- Reflect on your resources.
- What barriers do you need to overcome to be successful?
- Are there individuals in your personal or professional network who can help you?Required Resources
Text
Cottrell, R. R., Girvan, J. T., McKenzie, J. F., & Seabert, D. (2014). Principles and foundations of health promotion and education (6th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.
· Chapter 6: The Health Education Specialist: Roles, Responsibilities, Certifications, and and Advanced Study
· This chapter defines credentialing and describes the major responsibilities of a health education specialist.
· Chapter 7: The Settings for Health Education/Promotion
· This chapter describes the four main settings in which health educators tend to conduct health education programs.
Recommended Resources
Articles
Gonyea, J. (n.d.). Career planning step-by-step (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Retrieved from http://career-advice.monster.com/job-search/getting-started/career-planning-step-by-step/article.aspx
· This article will help students understand the importance of developing a clear career plan.
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. (2010). Areas of responsibilities, competencies, and sub-competencies for the health education specialists 2010 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Retrieved from http://www.nchec.org/assets/2251/areas_of_responsibilities_and_competencies.pdf
· The NCHEC lists the key areas of responsibility for all health educators in the United States.
Multimedia
Resources for developing an effective career plan [Webinar]. Retrieved from http://bpiedu.adobeconnect.com/p8bxdwvd704/
· In this recorded webinar students will be provided general advice from Ashford career specialists from different disciplines.
Website
· Link to NCHEC homepage. By utilizing this website students will be able to see the requirements needed to sit for a CHES/MCHES examine and what some of the benefits of being a Certified Health Education Specialist may be in their career search.
Supplemental Materials
Roadmap to Success (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
· This resource offers guidance regarding additional ideas and steps students may want to include in their career plans.
Required Resources
Text
Cottrell, R. R., Girvan, J. T., McKenzie, J. F., & Seabert, D. (2014).
Principles and foundations
of health prom
otion and education
(6th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.
·
Chapter 6: The Health Education Specialist: Roles, Responsibilities, Certifications, and
and Advanced Study
o
This chapter defines credentialing and describes the major responsibilities of a
health education specialist.
·
Chapter 7: The Settings for Health Education/Promotion
o
This chapter describes the four main settings in which health educators tend to
conduct health education programs.
Recommended Resources
Articles
Gonyea, J. (n.d.).
Career planning step
–
by
–
step
(Links to an external site.)Links to an external
site.
. Retrieved from http://career
–
advice.monster.
com/job
–
search/getting
–
started/career
–
planning
–
step
–
by
–
step/article.aspx
·
This article will help students understand the importance of developing a clear career
plan.
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.
(2010).
Areas of responsibilities,
competencies, and sub
–
competencies for the health education specialists 2010
(Links to an
external site.)Links to an external site.
.
Retrieved
from
http://www.nchec.org/assets/2251/areas_of_responsibilities_and_competencies.pdf
·
The NCHEC lists the key areas of responsibility for all health educators in the United
States.
Multimedia
Resources for developing an effective career plan [Webinar]. Ret
rieved from
http://bpiedu.adobeconnect.com/p8bxdwvd704/
·
In this recorded webinar students will be provided general advice from Ashford career
specialists from different disciplines.
Website
Required Resources
Text
Cottrell, R. R., Girvan, J. T., McKenzie, J. F., & Seabert, D. (2014). Principles and foundations
of health promotion and education (6th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.
Chapter 6: The Health Education Specialist: Roles, Responsibilities, Certifications, and
and Advanced Study
o This chapter defines credentialing and describes the major responsibilities of a
health education specialist.
Chapter 7: The Settings for Health Education/Promotion
o This chapter describes the four main settings in which health educators tend to
conduct health education programs.
Recommended Resources
Articles
Gonyea, J. (n.d.). Career planning step-by-step (Links to an external site.)Links to an external
site.. Retrieved from http://career-advice.monster.com/job-search/getting-started/career-
planning-step-by-step/article.aspx
This article will help students understand the importance of developing a clear career
plan.
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. (2010). Areas of responsibilities,
competencies, and sub-competencies for the health education specialists 2010 (Links to an
external site.)Links to an external site.. Retrieved from
http://www.nchec.org/assets/2251/areas_of_responsibilities_and_competencies.pdf
The NCHEC lists the key areas of responsibility for all health educators in the United
States.
Multimedia
Resources for developing an effective career plan [Webinar]. Retrieved from
http://bpiedu.adobeconnect.com/p8bxdwvd704/
In this recorded webinar students will be provided general advice from Ashford career
specialists from different disciplines.
Website