Training Materials :

Presentation for High School Students (.doc)
Presentation for High School Students (.pdf)

Presentation for Middle School Students (.doc)
Presentation for Middle School Students (.pdf)

 

Activity Sheets :

Activity Sheets for High School Students (.doc)
Activity Sheets for High School Students (.pdf)

Activity Sheets for Middle School Students (.doc)
Activity Sheets for Middle School Students (.pdf)

Evaluations :

Professional Counselor Evaluation Form
Student Evaluation Form

 

Weekly Emails:
(COTW=Career of the Week)

COTW- Nursing
COTW- Musicians
COTW- Teachers
COTW- Marketing

General Resources for Counselors

Vocational Information Center: 
http://www.khake.com/index.html
Excellent resource broken down into specific vocational areas that incorporates career and college planning resources and even lesson plans.

Tennessee State Department of Education Career and Technical Education Division:  http://www.state.tn.us/education/cte/
Numerous resources are available related to Tennessee’s CTE program, including career clusters, programs of study, and classroom resources.

Career Clusters
http://www.careerclusters.org/
The official website for the States' Career Clusters Initiative (SCCI). This website serves as a clearinghouse for Career Clusters research, products, services and technical assistance for implementation of the States' Career Clusters Framework for lifelong learning.

Educational/Classroom Resources for Counselors

Vocational Information Center’s Career Curriculum Resources
http://www.khake.com/page93.html
Various links and resources on career curricula for K-12 students and separated by education levels for ease of use.

Career Quest Workbook
http://www.usatoday.com/educate/careers/quest.htm
The reproducible pages will reinforce students' understanding of career planning as a continuous process directed by changes in the workplace and the goals of the worker.

Activities, Assessments, and Lesson Plans
Vocational Information Center’s Career Activities and Lesson Plans:  http://www.khake.com/page94.html
A good general resource of multiple links on career games, activities, and lesson plans.

Career Cruiser
http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/pdf/cruiser-2003.pdf
An easy to use workbook with interest inventories and activities designed for middle school students.  Part of this workbook ties into the 16 career clusters so it can be connected back to TCIDS and Pathways.

Career Zone
http://www.nycareerzone.org/graphic/index.jsp
An incredibly easy to use site that allows students the opportunity to explore career options in broad cluster areas or complete an assessment related to the Holland Code.

Vocational Information Center’s Career Worksheets and Handouts
http://www.khake.com/page95.html
A thorough list of websites and resources for short career planning activities or incorporating into portfolios.

Assessment Tool Kit
http://cardinalcareers.stanford.edu/start/assessments/toolkit.htm
Simple printable documents from Stanford University’s Career Center on skills, interests, and work values.

Vocational Information Center’s Career Planning site
http://www.khake.com/page51.html
A variety of links to career quizzes and assessments.

The Career Interest Game
http://career.missouri.edu/students/explore/thecareerinterestsgame.php
Based on the Holland Code, this site shows students possible careers related to their RAISEC category of choice.  Each career links to the Occupational Outlook Handbook for more details on the career.

Quick Work Preference Inventory
http://www.careerperfect.com/content/career-planning-work-preference-inventory
A scored inventory that is simple to use providing the student and counselor with a broad overview of the student’s work environment preferences.

Portfolio Resources and Lesson Plans
http://www.sccis.org/main/educators/lessonplans2.htm
Excellent resource that walks counselors and educators through a lesson plan for career portfolios.

Career and Life Skills Standards Crosswalk
http://wetserver.net/doe/website/livefiles/crosswalk_training_37.pdf
A good overview of standards students should obtain through career and life skill education and planning.

Tennessee School Counseling and Career Guidance Standards
http://www.state.tn.us/education/ci/cistandards2001/guidance/cicounseling.htm
Tennessee specific resource for information on standards, learning expectations and
performance indicators for students and the career guidance curricula.
National Career Development Framework
http://www.acrnetwork.org/ncdg/ncdg_framework.aspx
The NCDG framework describes a continuum of personal, education and career skills young people and adults should master to get the most from education, life and work.

Professional Development Resources

Career Development for CTE Teachers
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JITE/v38n4/schmidli.html
Good overview article on incorporating career development into the curriculum for CTE teachers.

Career Development Theory Overview
http://www.extension.psu.edu/workforce/Briefs/OverviewCareerDev(Insert).pdf
Good refresher article outlining the basic career development theories ranging from Ginsburg to Holland.

Social Cognitive Theory and Self-Efficacy
http://www.des.emory.edu/mfp/eff.html
An in-depth article on Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory and its relation to self-efficacy.

National Career Development Association
http://www.ncda.org/
The National Career Development Association (NCDA) is a division of the American Counseling Association (ACA). The mission of NCDA is to promote the career development of all people over the life span.

American School Counselor Association
http://www.schoolcounselor.org/
The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) supports school counselors' efforts to help students focus on academic, personal/social and career development so they achieve success in school and are prepared to lead fulfilling lives as responsible members of society.

American Counseling Association
http://www.counseling.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home
The American Counseling Association is a not-for-profit, professional and educational organization that is dedicated to the growth and enhancement of the counseling profession.

National Association for College Admission Counseling
http://www.nacacnet.org/MemberPortal/
The National Association for College Admission Counseling will support and advance the work of counseling and enrollment professionals as they help all students realize their full educational potential, with particular emphasis on the transition to postsecondary education.

Graduate Counseling programs in Tennessee

APSU Counseling Program
http://www.apsu.edu/psychology/grad2.htm

ETSU Counseling program
http://www.etsu.edu/coe/hdal/counseling/default.asp

MTSU Counseling Program
http://www.mtsu.edu/~psych/

TSU Counseling Psychology Department
http://www.tnstate.edu/interior.asp?ptid=1&mid=393

TTU Counseling Program
http://www.tntech.edu/cp/

UM Counseling program
http://academics.memphis.edu/gradcatalog/catcepr.html

UT Knoxville
http://web.utk.edu/~edpsych/

 

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