Adolescent Career Development
Adolescent Career Development
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Overview
Features 73 activities that combine relevant social skills and career goals designed to help students begin the career decision-making process. The activities promote students' self-determination skills, enabling them to communicate more effectively, to take initiative, and to use problem-solving strategies to make better decisions about their future. Each section of the curriculum includes a pre/post test. Can be used individually or in groups to help students explore their interests, skills, and postsecondary goals.
Unit I - You are Unique
- Who Are You?
- Where are You Going?
- Preparing Yourself for a Journey
- You Have Strengths
Unit II - You Have Interests
- Your Interests
- Comparing Your Interests to Others
- Which People Interest You?
- Understanding Your Interests
- Marketing Your Interests
- Telling Others About Your Interests
Unit III - Your Career Interests
- Jobs that Meet My Interests
- Careers that Meet My Values
- Careers that Meet My Interests
- Your Career Perceptions
- Work World Success
- Characteristics that Work for You
Unit IV - You Have Skills
- Skills in Career Research
- Career Vision
- Identify Your Skills
- Looking Good for an Interview
- Think About an Interview
- Interview Process
- Interview Skills
- Matching Skills to Occupational Interests
- The Right Match: You and Your Occupations
- Sharpening Your Listening Skills
- What Kind of Listener are You?
Unit V - Communication Empowers You
- Asking the Right Questions
- Communicating Your Dreams for the Future
- Positive Interaction with Peers
- Your Role in the Group
- Positive Interaction with Adults
- The Language of Compromise
- Decoding Nonverbal Messages
- Interpreting Nonverbal Messages
- Presentation Counts
Unit VI - The Power of Goals
- Attendance and School Commitment
- Attendance: Mandatory or Voluntary
- Follow Your Goals
- Group Roles and Goals
- Prioritizing Your Goals
- There are Always Distractions to Your Goals
- Assessing Your Goals
- Goals for Now and the Future
- Time Management Is Important
- Financing Your Educational Goals
- Financing Your Career Goals
Unit VII - An Educated Future
- Parents Can Help
- Why Have Rules?
- Rules of School and Work
- Meeting Your Goals through Course Work
- Preparation through Coursework
- Education Provides Favorable Opportunities
- Education Leads to Career Goals
- Information for Better Choices
- Determined to Find Out
- The Course for Your Future
Unit VIII - The Journey Ahead
- Interactions Enhance Your Future
- Experiences Enhance Your Future
- Budgeting for the Future
- What Do You Need for Your Future?
- Investigating a New Community
- Investigating a New Career
- Messages for the Journey Ahead
- Integrating Your Career Plan into Life's Journey
- Alternative Career Plans
- Career "Plan B"
- Forward to the Future
- Assessing Your Future Work World
- Classroom Ethics for Now and the Future
- Analogies to Think About the Future
- Getting to Know My Own Community
- Opportunities in My Community
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Subjects
- Anger and Conflict Management
- Assessment and Response to Intervention
- Behavior Management
- Bullying Prevention
- Diversity
- Girls and Boys Programs
- Grief Counseling
- Life Skills and Character Development
- Mental Health Issues
- Motivation and School Success
- Other Professional Resources
- Parenting Solutions
- Personal and Social Development
- Social and Emotional Learning
- Social Skills
- Special Education
- Stress Management
Intended Audience
- College and University Professors
- General Education Teachers K-12
- Mental Health Professionals
- Parents and Parent Coordinators
- Psychologists
- School Administrators K-12
- School Counselors K-12
- School Psychologist K-12
- Social Workers
- Special Education Professionals
Grade Level
Special