1. Career Planning & Goal Setting Amanda Bagwell July 21, 2009 COE 8173

2. Career Counseling Helps students develop necessary attitudes to explore career options. Self-reflection Restructure their beliefs Deepen their personalities Answer the “Who am I” question

3. Why is this important? Because it is often totally overlooked!  Many schools do not offer additional counseling for the gifted and talented students  Personnel are not available for services  Most students are simply left to figure things out on their own.

4. Career Awareness and Career Maturity Stages  Decision Making  Development of identity  Exploration Additional issues for gifted students  Asynchrony  Early cognitive maturation  Moral sensitivity  Emotional giftedness  Perfectionism  High expectations from others

5. Multipotentiality The ability to select and develop any number of career options because of a wide variety of interests, aptitudes, and abilities The broad range of opportunities available tends to increase the complexity of decision making and goal setting, and it may actually delay career selection. Multipotentiality is most commonly a concern of students with moderately high IQs (120-140), those who are academically talented, and those who have two or more outstanding but very different abilities such as music and math.

6. When Should Gifted Children Begin Preparing for College? Seventh and eighth grades  Self-awareness, time management, work/study skills, and career awareness. Ninth and tenth grades  Decision making and goal setting. Eleventh and twelfth grades  Practical aspects of college and career planning, including the college application process, exposure to occupations and job internships, and mentor relationships.

7. How Can Gifted Children Explore Possible Career Paths? Because they have such a broad range of interests and abilities, some gifted students have difficulty deciding on a career path. You can help by taking these steps:  Expose your child to a variety of work environments.  Ask open-ended questions when your child mentions careers and avoid statements that imply expectations.  Urge your child to explore as many careers as possible.  Encourage your child to volunteer in your community.  Encourage your child to join high school internship programs.

8. Interest tests Kuder - Career Planning System Kuder Myers Briggs Type Indicator - The most widely used personality assessment in the world Myers Briggs Type Indicator Self Directed Search - PRINTED Form R (English), Form R (Spanish), Form R (English Canadian), Form E, Form CE, & Form CP or INTERNET Versions Self Directed Search Strong Interest Inventory - the most respected and widely used career planning instrument in the world Strong Interest Inventory

9. Holland Codes Used with a variety of career assessments. Provide career cluster information, college major information, lists of careers, and job finder resources. Match jobs into job codes, interest clusters, work personality environments, or personality types.  The Occupational Codes Realistic Investigative Artistic Social Enterprising and Conventional

10. How Can I Help A Gifted Child Find an Appropriate College? Having the right kind of information about colleges will help a child make the best decision about where to go and what to study.  Recruitment procedures  Support for incoming freshmen  Location  Size  Cost  Academic life  Course offerings  Honors programs  Faculty  Grading policies  Selection of applicants  Availability of financial aid

11. Helpful Websites www.careerchoiceguide.com www.careerkey.org http://personalitypage.com www.kuder.com

12. References http://www.hollandcodes.com/ http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/ Neihart, M., Reis, S. M., Robinson, N. M., & Moon, S. M. (2002).The social and emotional development of gifted children. P 223- 235.