Evaluation of an Online Psychoeducational Career Workshop

Vivian Lalande; Julie DeBoer

Authors

Vivian Lalande University of Calgary
Julie DeBoer Medicine Hat College

Keywords:

career workshop, online, psychoeducation, evaluation

Abstract

A description is provided of the development, delivery and evaluation of an online career development workshop for post secondary students at two colleges and a university in Canada. The workshop was evaluated using prepost tests of knowledge, student selfreports of skill and knowledge acquisition, focus groups, and a comparison between students’ knowledge outcomes for students participating in the workshop online and in person. The results indicated that career development workshops and perhaps other similar forms of student services could effectively be offered online.

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