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The Career Compass: Guiding Adolescents to Their Futures is a practical, student-centered program designed to help middle and high school–aged adolescents explore their strengths, identify meaningful career pathways, and take confident steps toward life after graduation.
Grounded in positive youth development and evidence-based career readiness practices, The Career Compass provides school counselors and educators with a structured framework for guiding students through self-discovery, reflection, and future planning. Through thoughtfully designed activities and discussions, students learn to connect their personal interests, strengths, and values with real-world opportunities and long-term goals.
Developed by a team of five practicing high school counselors, each bringing firsthand experience supporting adolescents through the complexities of postsecondary planning, the program reflects the real needs and challenges students face as they prepare for their futures.
This paperback book includes reproducible activities, lesson plans, reflective exercises, and discussion prompts that make it easy to implement in individual counseling, small groups, or classroom settings. These practical tools encourage meaningful student engagement while helping adolescents build the decision-making skills, confidence, and clarity they need to navigate academic choices, career exploration, and postsecondary options.
With its structured yet flexible approach, The Career Compass equips counselors, teachers, and career development professionals to guide students toward informed decisions and purposeful futures.
