Cassidy Klein2.25.2014

MIDDLE SCHOOLCAREER GUIDANCE

ASCA Comprehensive School Counselor Washington State and OSPIConsiderations for 21st Century Career PreparationBronfenbrenner’s Ecological SystemsMiddle School Career Guidance

Individual School Community

Tools of the tradeApplying what you’ve learned!

OVERVIEW

Career fairs?Job shadows?Interest inventories?Binders full of jobs?High school only?Let’s explore together from the beginning…

WHEN I THINK OF CAREER COUNSELING…

IN THE “OLD DAYS”…

In the past survival was an individuals career, now career is more tied to an individual’s identity.

Source: Kosine, Steger and Duncan

WHEN I GROW UP I WANT TO BE?

ASCA DOMAINS AND NATIONAL STANDARDS

Academic Career Personal/Social

Standard A

Standard B

Standard C

Source: ASCA National Standards

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“attitudes, knowledge and skills that contribute to effective learning in school and across the life span.”

“complete school with the academic preparation essential to choose from a wide range of substantial post-secondary options, including college.”“understand the relationship of academics to the world of work and to life at home and in the community.”

“acquire skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and to make informed career decisions.”“employ strategies to achieve future career goals with success and satisfaction.”

“understand the relationship between personal qualities, education, training and the world of work.”

“acquire the knowledge, attitudes, and interpersonal skills to help them understand and respect self and others.”“make decisions, set goals and take necessary action to achieve goals.”

“understand safety and survival skills.”

Middle School/Junior High Guidance Lesson Curriculum Map Navigation 101

Career Guidance Washington

Sparking the Future

My Dreams, My Story, My Voice

Career Ready Lessons

WASHINGTON STATE CAREER DEVELOPMENT

IS WHAT WE HAVE ENOUGH?

Source: Partnership for 21st

Century Skills

Trusty, Niles and Carney report that academic preparation begins in middle school Half of those who pursue associates and bachelors degrees

don’t attain them within 8-10 years Long term success can be linked to math and science

course success and this trajectory is crystalized during the middle school years School counselors can help by promoting the opportunity for

students do learn!

Adolescence is a time of establishing identity and self-concept (Kosine, Steger, Duncan) Understanding the influence of culture (it’s bidirectional)

THE INFLUENCE OF MIDDLE SCHOOL

GenderEthnicitySexual orientationGeographic location

SESDisabilitiesBelief systemsValues

Community

IndividualSchool

MIDDLE SCHOOL CAREER DEVELOPMENT INFLUENCES

What do you remember?

BRONFENBRENNER’S ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Source: Muuss (1996.) Theories of Adolescence, 6th Ed. McGraw Hill: New York.

Intimate social and immediate physical setting that and individual is operating in Family Classroom Peer Group Neighborhood

Example: an adolescent microsystem is a social network of relationships

The relationship influences theadolescent and the adolescent influencesthe relationship

MICROSYSTEM

MESOSYSTEM

The interaction between two microsystems Individuals have diff erent roles in their lives and

these roles are constantly changing. Sibling Church member Student Care giver What other roles do students have?

Example: Interaction between home and school

If parents are involved in activities and decision making in elementary school,students have been showing to receivehigher grades and have greater initiative in high school

Source: Muuss (1996.) Theories of Adolescence, 6th Ed. McGraw Hill: New York.

The structure of the larger community, or the environment in which an individual isn’t directly involved still has direct and indirect impacts.

Example: Relationship between parents and their workplace Government Available transportation Parents circle of friends Neighborhood/community influences on family TV watching! Education system How would these impact an adolescent?

EXOSYSTEM

Source: Muuss (1996.) Theories of Adolescence, 6th Ed. McGraw Hill: New York.

Not a direct impact but is the overarching societal group

Cultural values and expectations Different childrearing practices Social customs Mass media Federal government

MACROSYSTEM

Source: Muuss (1996.) Theories of Adolescence, 6th Ed. McGraw Hill: New York.

The way in which environmental eff ects develop over time

The way that transitions or changes aff ect the individual’s growth and development

Examples: divorce and changing families, moving and relocation

CHRONOSYSTEM

Source: NACCE

Understand what creates a students microsystem

Parent infl uence and collaboration Students see parents as more influential than anyone else in career choices

(Trusty, Niles, Carney)

Help students to understand themselves (Kosine, Steger, Duncan) Self identity Understanding of self Help identify academic and work related strengths (example: language) Role of culture Long term success is linked to math and science course

Promote opportunities for students to learn Create data through educational career portfolios (Trusty, Niles, Carney)

Recognize how career contributes to and infl uences family and society

How can a school counselor do this?

STUDENT

Peer mentors/tutors According to Trusty, Niles and Carney peer tutoring can help

to close the achievement gap Gains for both those tutoring and being tutored

Curriculum that recognizes 21 st century and is evidence based New Jersey World Class Standards

Collaboration amongst teachers, counselors and administrators

Initiatives that promote learning opportunities for all students

Career planning that accounts for diff erent outcomes

SCHOOL

Engagement Shin, Daly and Vera define engagement as, “investment and

commitment to learning” Disengagement begins by 7 th grade

40-60% of high schools have already begun to disengage (Shin, Daly and Vera)

Long Term Educational Development (LTED) Student involvement in extracurricular, school sponsored

activities has a positive influence on college success and career development (Trusty, Niles, Carney)

Strongest effect on Latino and African American students Belief that future success isn’t inline with academics Expectation that they won’t succeed May feel the need to prove their place in academia

What are ways to create engagement?

SCHOOL

COMMUNITY

Community Mentors Models Understand role of unique cultures Exposure to communities outside of students own

Understand role of culture As a school counselor be aware of your community culture

and unique facets First Generation College students Resources

Service Learning

Connect all of the systems! Create school as central to community Offer translators Invite parents and families

Volunteer opportunities Family nights

Create a sense of value and belonging (academically and socially)

Developmental Cross Walking Tool

Education- career portfolios

Evidence based curricula

21st Century Careers

TOOLS OF THE TRADE

TOOLS OF THE TRADE

Source: Trusty, Niles and Carney

As a middle school counselor what aspects of career development do you have in place already?

What can you spend more time developing?

Who needs to be involved to make this a success?

As a high school counselor what aspects of career development do you feel are strongly in place as students are entering your high school?

What do you think can be more developed at the middle school level?

Who needs to be involved to make this a success?

APPLIED CONSIDERATIONS

QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? THOUGHTS?

ASCA Nat ional Standards for Students

ASCA Nat ional Standards: Developmental Crosswalk ing Tool

Constant ine, M.G. , K indaichi , M.M. , Miv i l le , M.L . (2007) . Factors Infl uencing the Educat ional and Vocat ional Transi t ions of B lack and Lat ino High School Students. ASCA Profess ional School Counsel ing, 10 (3) , 261- 265.

Middle School / Junior High Guidance Lesson Curr iculum Map Career Guidance WA: Col lege and Career Readiness

Missour i Center for Career Educat ion – Guidance & Counsel ing Grade Level Standards

Muuss (1996.) Theor ies of Adolescence, 6 t h Ed. McGraw Hi l l : New York.

North American Community for Cul tura l Ecology – Ecology theory of Bronfenbrenner

Partnership for 21s t Century Sk i l l s – Framework for 21s t Century Learning

State of New Jersey Department of Educat ion – NJ Wor ld Class Standards

Trusty, J . , N i les , S.G. , Carney J .V. (2005) . Educat ion-Career P lanning and Middle School Counselors . ASCA Profess ional School Counsel ing, 9 (2) , 136-143.

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