Career Planning for High School Students by Mariah BowserJones https://padlet.com/mbowserjones/4drca08vh718skm1 Made with no regrets, whatsoever en-us 2020-08-03 22:06:35 UTC 2026-01-05 04:21:59 UTC hello@padlet.com https://media2.giphy.com/media/mFNtzLuL1PZTy/giphy.gif Administrators, Teachers, and Staff mbowserjones https://padlet.com/mbowserjones/4drca08vh718skm1/wish/668479015 Let's talk about...
Career Development
]]> 2020-08-03 22:11:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mbowserjones/4drca08vh718skm1/wish/668479015 Common Concerns for High School Students mbowserjones https://padlet.com/mbowserjones/4drca08vh718skm1/wish/668480594
  • Uncertainty in decision-making for the future
  • Difficulty identifying and implementing goals for the future
  • Ambiguity towards personal skills and interests
  • Limited knowledge of world of work and required skills
  • Limited experience in workforce
  • Familial, societal, educational pressures
  • Financial and socioeconomic barriers
    • ]]>     2020-08-03 22:14:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mbowserjones/4drca08vh718skm1/wish/668480594     As a counselor, I can... mbowserjones https://padlet.com/mbowserjones/4drca08vh718skm1/wish/668491665
  • Provide emotional support to students
  • Educate staff on resources and various interventions available for use
  • Implement career assessments and inventories 
  • Provide psychoeducational group therapy to students and parents
  • Assist students in goal-setting, decision-making, and career exploration
  • Implement activities to assist in development of basic occupational skills
  • Normalize the uncertainty and anxiousness involved in this transitioning stage of life
  • Recognize cultural implications and promote diversity
    • ]]>     2020-08-03 22:35:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mbowserjones/4drca08vh718skm1/wish/668491665     What is Career Development? mbowserjones https://padlet.com/mbowserjones/4drca08vh718skm1/wish/668491938 Let's get a better understanding of the process!]]> 2020-08-03 22:35:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mbowserjones/4drca08vh718skm1/wish/668491938 Let's Get Involved mbowserjones https://padlet.com/mbowserjones/4drca08vh718skm1/wish/668492446 In efforts to provide support and assistance to the students, I would like to demonstrate an activity that can be effective in engaging students in exploring life roles and begin planning for their future.

    Life Role Activity
    Step 1: Open the discussion by asking students to list roles often played by young adults and adults. Facilitate a meaningful discussion on life roles and how they contribute to identity. Categorize these roles as shown below.

    Step 2: Break students into small groups and encourage them to discuss the following questions:
    1. What life roles are important to me now?
    2. What life roles will be important to me when I am an adult?
    3. What can I do to prepare for the life roles that will be important to me in the future?

    ]]>     2020-08-03 22:36:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mbowserjones/4drca08vh718skm1/wish/668492446     References mbowserjones https://padlet.com/mbowserjones/4drca08vh718skm1/wish/668493062 Niles, S. G. & Harris-Bowlsbey, J.E. (2016). Career Development Interventions in the 21st Century (5th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.]]> 2020-08-03 22:37:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mbowserjones/4drca08vh718skm1/wish/668493062 As an educator, YOU can... mbowserjones https://padlet.com/mbowserjones/4drca08vh718skm1/wish/668515529
  • Offer students opportunities to learn more about the resources available to them
  • Make recommendations to school counselors on site
  • Implement activities to enhance social skills and develop basic life skills
  • Discuss and open the conversation to alternatives beyond seeking higher education
  • Encourage parents to get involved
  • Strengthen students' decision-making skills 
  • Reinforce and promote diversity for all students
  • Consider at-risk students

    • ]]>     2020-08-03 23:17:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mbowserjones/4drca08vh718skm1/wish/668515529     Let's Get Involved mbowserjones https://padlet.com/mbowserjones/4drca08vh718skm1/wish/670285558 Step 3: As a group, discuss the importance of planning for future life-role participation.

    Ask each student to list the life roles they plan to participate in as an adult.

    Have each list two things to do between now and then to prepare for participating in that life role.

    Involve Parents
    Have students discuss with their parents/guardians the following questions:
    1. What life roles do you play?
    2. What do you like about each life role you play?
    3. What life roles do you expect me to play when I am an adult?
    4. What do you expect me to accomplish in the life roles I will play as an adult?
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