1. Preparing All Students to Become Career and College Ready
The Transformed School Counselor
Chapter 14
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2. Succeeding in the Global Environment
The ability to navigate the complex life and work environments in the globally competitive information age requires students to pay rigorous attention to developing adequate life and career skills such as: flexibility and adaptability; initiative and self-direction; social and cross-cultural skills; productivity and accountability; and leadership and responsibility (Partnership for 21st Century Skills, 2009).
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3. Preparing Students for their Future Means
increasing their awareness of career options and educational opportunities;
helping them know who they are, where they are going, and how they will get there;
ensuring that they acquire the attitudes, knowledge, and skills to compete in a global economy; and,
helping them develop a career plan as part of the school curriculum.
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4. Theoretical Underpinnings
How do these 4 theorists help us to construct age-appropriate career oriented systems that consider developmental life stages, personality influence, learning experiences, and self-confidence to best prepare today’s youth for the careers of tomorrow? Super Holland Krumboltz Bandura
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5. Using a Systemic Approach to Career Development
Career development crosses the lifespan and informs and influences the various stages of educational and personal growth. Associations (ASCA, NCDA, NASSP, NACAC) encourage school counselors to provide every student with the necessary help and direction to be successful in school and, ultimately, in life.
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7. School Counselors: Critical Players in Career Development
The career development process can be approached systematically and intentionally, or, it can be approached haphazardly and passively. Which approach have you observed? What changes would you propose?
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8. School-based Career Influencers: Are You Surprised?
Decisions Without Directions, 2002
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9. Student Career Influencers
(Source: Decisions Without Directions, 2002)
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10. How does Career Development support school improvement and increased student learning?
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11. Achieving School Improvement Goals Through Career Development
link educational aspirations to career goals
acquire the skills needed on business, industry and community
motivate students to reach their dreams and raise their aspirations
acquire academic and affective competence
prepare students for the challenges of global economy
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12. ASCA Career Development Standards
Career A: students will acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and to make informed career decisions.
Career B: students will employ strategies to achieve future career goals with success and satisfaction.
Career C: students will understand the relationship between personal qualities, education, training, and the world of work.
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13. Delivering the Career Development Standards
Utilizing career counseling career awareness career exploration career guidance career planning career assessment
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14. Why Is Career and Academic Advising Important?
raises student aspirations.
motivates students to achieve high standards.
encourages students to develop short and long term educational and career goals;
motivates students to get involved in career exploration and research;
expands every student’s awareness of career options;
provides an opportunity for students to record their educational and career development; and,
documents achievement of the ASCA Career Development Standards and/or the National Career Development Guidelines.
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15. Career Planning and College Access: Beliefs and Behaviors
Children of poverty perceive career options differently than more privileged youngsters
Cultural norms and family expectations can influence career goals and limit a student’s choice of options after high school or create a discord between the student and family.
What is the school counselor’s role?
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16. All Students: College and Career Ready
2009
African Americans
Asians
Latinos
Caucasian
Graduate from High School 89 96 69 95
Complete at Least Some College 53 79 35 68
Obtain at Least a Bachelor’s Degree 19 56 12 37
The Condition of Education 2010 (NCES 2010)
What does this data tell you?
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17. The Eight Components of College and Career Readiness Counseling
1. College Aspirations
2. Academic Planning for College and Career Readiness
3. Enrichment and Extracurricular Engagement
4. College and Career Exploration and Selection Processes
5. College and Career Assessments
6. College Affordability Planning
7. College and Career Admission Processes
8. Transition from High School Graduation to College Enrollment
How can you put these in place?
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18. Equity and Access
It is time to “own the turf.” If not you, who? Who in the school is responsible for helping students nurture their dreams for bright futures and for helping them create successful pathways to those dreams? All of our students need school counselors to champion their cause. Each one of them is entitled to a rigorous education that prepares them to successfully attain their college and career goals.
(National Office for School Counselor Advocacy, Patricia Martin, 2010, p. 6)  
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19. Career and college readiness is a school-wide effort……
Career and college readiness is a school-wide effort…….. and everyone’s responsibility
Don’t go it alone and reach out to teachers, college/university partners, and community organizations to develop and implement a collaborative career and college awareness program.
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