Candidates will reflect on this experience to make plans for improving their CCR counseling work.To acquire this knowledge and understanding, the project and narrative will be comprised of four sections. In your paper, use headers and sub-headers to keep your paper organized. The headers should use the following 4-prong structure:1.Resources: a)Review the following websites: i)https://www.collegeboard.org/ ii)https://www.act.org/profile iii)https://www.careeronestop.org/StudentsandCareerAdvisors/StudentsandCareer Advisors.aspx iv)https://flchoices.org v)https://www.financialaidtoolkit.ed.gov/tk/resources.jsp b)Write about your findings of the websites and how you can use them in your work as a school counselor: i)What was helpful and/or difficult to understand and/or locate; ii)How you could use each website in your work with students. Consider implementing information from these websites in individual counseling, small group counseling,classroom lessons/activities, parent workshops, or other counseling-related activities.2.Assessment: Prior to writing this section you need to meet with a 6th-12th grade student to administer at least two college or career assessments. Keep in mind that you may need to meet with the student more than once, once to describe how to take the assessment and once to go over the results. You should choose two assessments from one or more of the above websites. Make sure you choose a developmentally-appropriate assessment that the student will understand. After the student completes the assessment, process the results with him/her. Talking points should include: (1) does the student agree with the results; (2) process their interest areas, values, or skills highlighted in the assessments; (3) discuss how the results relate to their schoolwork (e.g., if a career highlighted was being a physician, do they enjoy science and are they good at it?); (4) discuss potentialcareer and postsecondary plans. Make sure you thoroughly read Ch. 4 of the Curry text prior to completing the assessment meeting(s). In your write-up, focus on: i)Describe the student (use a pseudonym). Include grade level, general family background,and general academic history if possible (this is not required but will help you understand the students background; for example, is she an A/B student, has she been retained, is she in ESE/ELL, does she have any behavioral concerns,etc.). ii)List the assessments used with the student and reflect on how the administration of the assessment was accomplished. Do you think you effectively explained how to take the online assessment? iii)Reflect on your experience with processing the assessment results with the student. Highlight at least the 4 the talking points above and discuss what you did well and what you plan to do more effectively next time.3.Theory: Use one (or more if applicable) of the theories you learned about,and assess the career development of the student. Identify which theory you used and describe how this theory applies to the student.4.Planning:As a way to identify appropriate activities for promoting students college readiness, describe recommendations for future activities that would facilitate this students progression in school and become college and career ready. Your activities need to be relevant to this particular student so you will want to describe the activity and the rationale for how these activities correlate to your students interest, skills,aptitudes, values.
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