Career Action Planning Best Practices Module 6 Counselors and Career Facilitators Working Together

Career Facilitators Working Together Counselors Career Development Facilitators Career Coaches Teacher Advisors

Career Development Facilitation  Develop an education and training plan for high school and beyond  Set short, medium & long term goals aligned to career  Assessment interpretation  Encouragement and guidance  Programs of study competencies and certification  Career exploration with tentative career goals  Job Search Strategies (classified ads, networking, internet)  Job Outlook (market trends & area needs)  Resume, interview and application preparation

Career Development Facilitator A (CDF) is a person who has been specially trained to work with students or dislocated workers to assist with vocational and educational planning, assessments, and workforce preparation from middle school through postsecondary education and the adult workforce.

Becoming a CDF will: Allow an individual to improve the quality of career planning interventions provided to students. Enrich and broaden knowledge and skills for working with students in vocational and educational planning. Provide a scope of practice to provide services to students Provide national certification under NCDA. Provide professional recognition

Consultation/Supervision Identify limits of personal expertise and scope of practice Consult with hierarchy of supervision – Counselor – Career Coach Supervisor – State agency Supervisor – NCDA Guidelines

CDF Training Led by NCDA-approved instructors and features the most up-to-date career planning resources. Contact Ray Henson, GCDFI – Dept of Career Education

CDF Competencies 1.Helping Skills 2.Diverse Populations 3.Ethical and Legal Issues 4.Consultation 5.Career Development Models 6.Assessment 7.Labor Market Information 8.Career Development Technology 9.Employability Skills 10.Training 11.Program Management and Implementation 12.Promotion and Public Relations

Kellie Shanks High School social studies teacher - 8 years High School Counselor – 13 years Valley Springs High School GCDF Certification Spring 2009 GCDF Instructor Certification Summer 2009

Career Development Career units delivered in the classroom Kuder Navigator, PLAN Test, ACT, Internship, Job Shadowing, Work Place Readiness, Vocational classes CAPS – it is not about scheduling One of the three areas of the Arkansas Model

Who are School Counselors? Individual Counselors Group Counselors Academic Counselors Career Counselors Activities Directors Test Supervisors Records Keepers Consultants Collaborators Leaders

Who are Career Coaches and Career Development Facilitators. Highly trained, highly qualified career facilitators To make easier or less difficult To assist the progress Resource, resources, resourceful Another pair of hands, eyes, feet……..

Why Do Students Need This Employers have told us; our graduates, even after college, are not prepared to enter the workforce Fast moving train It’s a global workforce Career – College Ready

Counselor as Program Manager It’s a Counseling Program not The Counselor “It Takes a Village” Managing Complex Change You already manage these services and more: ETS SBMH Assemblies College / Job Fairs

Roles: Who Does What Counselor Leader Make sure a 4 year plan is developed and carried out Collaborate with CO Teacher and Facilitator/Coach (weekly meeting, flurry of s and phone calls, memos, district in- service day) Career Coach / (G)CDF Plug into the system in place and make contributions Coordinate with counselor and CO Teacher activities Serve as a bridge between CO class and high school planning Develop community resource center

TEAMWORK Counselor C/O Teacher CDF/Career Coach

Sue Stanley Retired as Career Orientation teacher at Crossett Middle School May, 2009 Retired as Career Orientation teacher at Crossett Middle School May, 2009 Completed CDF Training August, 2009 Completed CDF Training August, 2009 Employed as Career Facilitator at Crossett High School October, 2009 Employed as Career Facilitator at Crossett High School October, 2009 Licensed as GCDF January, 2010 Licensed as GCDF January, 2010

WHAT HAVE I BEEN DOING? Conferencing one on one with every senior Conferencing one on one with every senior Meeting twice monthly with Counselors and principal Meeting twice monthly with Counselors and principal Writing articles for Counselor’ s Corner, newsletter from Counseling Department that was mailed in February Writing articles for Counselor’ s Corner, newsletter from Counseling Department that was mailed in February Coordinating Activities for GO COLLEGE WEEK Coordinating Activities for GO COLLEGE WEEK Completing new Kuder Assessments with this year’s juniors Completing new Kuder Assessments with this year’s juniors

Making sure career plan folders were in place for STEPS (Success Through Educational Planning for Students) conferences for grades 8-11 Making sure career plan folders were in place for STEPS (Success Through Educational Planning for Students) conferences for grades 8-11 Organizing sessions with 9 th graders to familiarize them with Kuder uses other than assessments Organizing sessions with 9 th graders to familiarize them with Kuder uses other than assessments Organizing a FAFSA workshop for parents of seniors in the School’s computer lab Organizing a FAFSA workshop for parents of seniors in the School’s computer lab Creating and administering an online survey with parents about the service of the counseling department Creating and administering an online survey with parents about the service of the counseling department

Organizing seminars for all seniors on personal finance and completing applications, resumes, and preparing for the job interview with community leaders and employers as leaders Organizing seminars for all seniors on personal finance and completing applications, resumes, and preparing for the job interview with community leaders and employers as leaders Training as backup test administrator for ACT in May and assisting with Benchmark testing Training as backup test administrator for ACT in May and assisting with Benchmark testing Organizing six college campus tours for sophomores, juniors and seniors Organizing six college campus tours for sophomores, juniors and seniors Communicating with counselors at CHS & CMS Communicating with counselors at CHS & CMS

ing and communicating with the counselors at CHS and CMS Attempting to complete whatever the counselors and my principal asked me to do

Ethical and Legal Issues Follow the CDF Code of Ethics and know current legislative regulations Scope of Practice – Extent of training – CDF/Client Relationship – Consultation & Referrals – NCDA Code of Ethics

Arkansas Works Initiative Three-year pilot project to place 43 Career Coaches in the 21 lowest socioeconomic counties to improve state indicators and the overall economy of the state. Kuder Navigator and Journey systems including Link- to-College and Connect-to-Business

Career Coach Provides a continuum of career guidance to ease the transition of students from middle school to high school to postsecondary education or training and ultimately to the workplace

Career Coach Assist with:  Student career planning  Portfolio development  College and career research  Navigator assessments  Business and industry tours  College and career fairs  CAP conferences  Employability skills  School and local broadcasting and news letters  Assist with implementation and completion of student career development timeline

CAP Teacher Advisor Teacher-advisors ensure that students and their parents are aware of all of the educational options available. They also make sure that both students and parents understand the purpose of establishing career and educational plans and how courses of study and organizational affiliations fold into these plans. It is recommended that a teacher-advisor not work with more than 20 students and that the teacher- advisor remain responsible for advising these same students until they graduate

Career Development Program Program Organization Program Supervision and Management Promotion Goals and Objectives Peer Training Program Evaluation

Program Organization Identify stakeholders and related career service providers and determine the roles for each – Counselors,, Career Orientation teachers, Teacher Advisors, CDFs, Career Coaches & Administrators – Resources- Recruiters, Career Pathways, community Campus Career Center – College and Employer Information – Computers for Research – CAP Program

Program Supervision, Management and Implementation Identify hierarchy of Steering Committee Identify & define target population (clients/students) Identify specific population (student) needs Write concrete measureable objectives/goals Identify available resources Network with CDFs and service agencies Career Portfolio requirements and organization established by the Steering Committee

Promotion and Public Relations M arket and promote career development programs with staff, supervisors, and the local community Motivate the targeted audience – Teacher Advisors – High risk students – Local business – Local media

Goals and Objectives School Goals as defined in Module 1 by the administration Stakeholder objectives for each role player – Task assignments defined by the steering committee within the guidelines of the position

Peer Training Identify Training Personnel, Career Facilitation Development Needs and Materials Individual hands-on training – Assessment, observation & computer Group facilitation training – Lecture, role playing, PowerPoint, & demonstration

Career Development Training U se computer applications that support and enhance career development processes. Database occupational research Cross walking colleges and majors Financial aid Developing an e-portfolio (Shared with counselors and employers) On-line self-awareness assessments

Special Training ACT Explore and Plan Kuder Navigator – Assessments: Interests, Values and Skills, Work Needs – Four-year high school education plans – Education and Training Beyond High School – Setting short, medium and long term goals – Portfolio development – Administrative Database and Curriculum Manager

Arkansas Works when we work together Counselors Career Coaches Career Development Facilitators Teacher Advisors Working Together for the Good of the Student