Career Advising
Career advising is an important step in making Antwerp High School graduates as well rounded as possible. The School Counselor's Role in Career Advising includes:
Introducing careers and the world of work beginning in lower elementary grades (pre-K–3)
Providing opportunities to engage students in “life roles including learner and worker” (Gysbers, 2013)
Providing learning and experiential opportunities for students to acquire behaviors and skills for career readiness (Gysbers, 2013)
Working with students to identify their interests, abilities, specific career clusters (Stipanovic, 2010) and postsecondary plans (many states mandate an academic/career action plan as a graduation requirement)
Helping students understand the connection between school and the world of work
Helping students plan the transition from school to postsecondary education and/or the world of work (ASCA, 2021)
Advising students on multiple postsecondary pathways (e.g., college, career-specific credentials and certifications, apprenticeships, military, service-year programs, full-time employment with a family-supporting wage) (Chicago Public Schools Multiple Postsecondary Pathways Framework)
Connecting students to early college programs (e.g., dual credit/dual enrollment).
Collaborating with administration, teachers, staff and decision makers to create a postsecondary-readiness and collegegoing culture
Providing and advocating for individual pre-K through postsecondary students’ college and career awareness through exploration and postsecondary planning and decision making, which supports students’ right to choose from the wide array of options after completing secondary education
Identifying gaps in college and career access and the implications of such data for addressing both intentional and unintentional biases related to college and career counseling
Working with teachers to integrate career education learning in the curricula
Providing opportunities for all students to develop the mindsets and behaviors necessary to learn work-related skills, resilience, perseverance, an understanding of lifelong learning as a part of long-term career success, a positive attitude toward learning and a strong work ethic
Recognizing and supporting essential developmental factors key to future successes, such as self-efficacy and identity, motivation and perseverance (Savitz-Romer & Bouffard, 2013)
Middle and High School Career Advising Includes:
6th Grade: Life Skills Curriculum; CCP Information Night
7th Grade: Life Skills Curriculum; CCP Information Night
8th Grade: Vantage Career Center 1st Visit; Introduction to Graduation Plan and Requirements; YouScience Career Exploration; CCP Information Night
9th: Graduation Plans; CCP Information Night
10th: Graduation Plans; Vantage Career Center Revisit; Career Project; APT Introduction; CCP Information Night
11th: College and Career Course; YouScience; Graduation Plans; Vantage Career Center 1st Year; APT 1st Year; Paulding County Economic Development Career Day; CCP Information Night
12th: Graduation Plans; Vantage Career Center 2nd Year; APT Second Year; Paulding County Economic Development Career Day; CCP Information Night
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