Career development interventions 5th by spence niles and bowlsbey chapter 12

Career Development Interventions 5th Edition Spence G Niles and JoAnn E Harris-Bowlsbey Publisher to insert cover image here Chapter 12 Career Development Interventions in High Schools Developed by: Jennifer Del Corso Copyright © 2017, 2013, 2009 by Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved Developmental Considerations for High School Students • As students transition from middle school to high school, they focus more directly on the task of identifying occupational preferences and clarifying career/lifestyle choices • According to Super (1957), the essential tasks are crystallizing, specifying educational preferences, and implementing tentative career choices Career Development Interventions, 5th Edition Spencer G Niles and JoAnn E Harris-Bowlsbey Copyright © 2017, 2013, 2009 by Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved Preparation for Career Transition: After High School • Over 70% of high school seniors expect to hold professional jobs- “the silent dream” • This trend toward “college for all” aspirations emerged from a labor market that needed increased skills, more accessible enrollment to college, and community colleges instituted an open admissions policy • Important to teach students about a variety of rewarding careers that exist in a variety of fields including those occupations that not require a college degree Career Development Interventions, 5th Edition Spencer G Niles and JoAnn E Harris-Bowlsbey Copyright © 2017, 2013, 2009 by Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved Coping with Transition • Adolescents must acquire workforce readiness to cope successfully with their school-to-work transition • Important to provide “transition enhancement” assistance to secondary school students as they progress toward further education, training, or employment Career Development Interventions, 5th Edition Spencer G Niles and JoAnn E Harris-Bowlsbey Copyright © 2017, 2013, 2009 by Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved Coping with Transition (Continued) • Secondary school students need emotional support to lessen the anticipatory anxiety they may experience as they consider the transitions they will encounter • Transition skills build upon the self-awareness, occupational awareness, and decision-making skills students have developed throughout their educational experience Career Development Interventions, 5th Edition Spencer G Niles and JoAnn E Harris-Bowlsbey Copyright © 2017, 2013, 2009 by Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved Helping Students Prepare for Workforce Readiness  All students can attend college, but low-achieving students should be cautioned about the need to take remedial courses once they enter college  Even if high school students have college plans, they must prepare for work  College plans require substantial efforts and good academic planning in high school Career Development Interventions, 5th Edition Spencer G Niles and JoAnn E Harris-Bowlsbey Copyright © 2017, 2013, 2009 by Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved Helping Students Prepare for Workforce Readiness (cont.)  Many good jobs not require a college degree  High school students improve their chances for obtaining good jobs by: • • • • having better academic achievement, taking vocational courses, getting job-placement assistance from teachers and developing “soft skills” such as interpersonal competence and good work habits Career Development Interventions, 5th Edition Spencer G Niles and JoAnn E Harris-Bowlsbey Copyright © 2017, 2013, 2009 by Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved Marcia’s Taxonomy of Adolescent Identity • Identity-diffused: person has not yet experienced an identity crisis or exploration and has not made a personal commitment to an occupation or a set of goals, values, and beliefs • Foreclosed: person has not yet experienced an identity crisis or exploration but has committed prematurely to an occupation and a set of goals, values, and beliefs Career Development Interventions, 5th Edition Spencer G Niles and JoAnn E Harris-Bowlsbey Copyright © 2017, 2013, 2009 by Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved Marcia’s Taxonomy of Adolescent Identity • Moratorium: person is engaged in an active struggle to clarify personally meaningful values, goals, and beliefs • Identity-achieved: person has sorted through the process of identity clarification and resolved these issues in a personally meaningful way Career Development Interventions, 5th Edition Spencer G Niles and JoAnn E Harris-Bowlsbey Copyright © 2017, 2013, 2009 by Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved Career Developmental Goals for High School Students • Develop more advanced self-knowledge • Develop skills for engaging in educational and occupational exploration • Strengthen decision making skills • Construct and implement a career plan • Develop an awareness for postsecondary options after graduation Career Development Interventions, 5th Edition Spencer G Niles and JoAnn E Harris-Bowlsbey Copyright © 2017, 2013, 2009 by Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved Career Development Interventions in High School • a) orient students’ comprehension of careers, • b) develop students’ planning and exploration competencies, • c) coach students to develop effective career management techniques, and • d) guide students in behavioral rehearsals to become prepared for coping with job problems • Savickas (1999) proposed career development interventions for high school students that foster self-knowledge, educational and occupational exploration, and career planning Career Development Interventions, 5th Edition Spencer G Niles and JoAnn E Harris-Bowlsbey Copyright © 2017, 2013, 2009 by Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved Career Assessments in High School • Career maturity/readiness: Career Maturity Inventory (CMI); Career Adaptability Inventory (CAI) • Interest inventories: Self-Directed Search (SDS) and Strong Interest Inventory Career Development Interventions, 5th Edition Spencer G Niles and JoAnn E Harris-Bowlsbey Copyright © 2017, 2013, 2009 by Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved Career Choice Readiness (Super, 1990) Having a planful attitude, Gather information, Exploring the world of work, Knowing how to make good career decisions, and  Being able to make realistic judgments about potential occupations     Career Development Interventions, 5th Edition Spencer G Niles and JoAnn E Harris-Bowlsbey Copyright © 2017, 2013, 2009 by Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved Career Development Interventions for At-Risk Students • Educational systems in the U.S poorly prepare minority students and student with disabilities to enter and succeed in higher education • Such disparities reflect serious deficiencies in the educational systems in the U.S • McLaughlin, Sum, and Fogg (2006) report that exposure to work experiences in high school is lined to both greater success in the workforce and in postsecondary education • More white teens-sometimes twice as many- held summer jobs in 2006 compared to nonwhite teens Career Development Interventions, 5th Edition Spencer G Niles and JoAnn E Harris-Bowlsbey Copyright © 2017, 2013, 2009 by Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved Career Development Intervention for At-Risk Students (Froeschle) • • • • Mentorship Small Group Solution-Focused Counseling Psychoeducational Career Lessons Implementation of solution-focused skills within the classroom Career Development Interventions, 5th Edition Spencer G Niles and JoAnn E Harris-Bowlsbey Copyright © 2017, 2013, 2009 by Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved ... to an occupation and a set of goals, values, and beliefs Career Development Interventions, 5th Edition Spencer G Niles and JoAnn E Harris -Bowlsbey Copyright © 2017, 2013, 2009 by Pearson Education,... substantial efforts and good academic planning in high school Career Development Interventions, 5th Edition Spencer G Niles and JoAnn E Harris -Bowlsbey Copyright © 2017, 2013, 2009 by Pearson 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