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According to to the Lane Workforce Partnership, 2011, what are some of the 'top sources' of people that help inform young people's career awareness?
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* family (parents & relatives)
* school personnel (teachers and counselors) * friends p. 540 |
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What types of information outlets do young people utilize for career awareness?
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According to the LWP, 2011:
56% were cited as going to websites first, then tv, and less than half to job fairs/newspaper p. 540-541 |
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List some examples of work readiness skills.
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* general employment skills: accept responsibility; make sound decisions
* social competency skills: initiate conversations; regulate emotions * prosocial skills: voluntary behavior intended to help someone else Lapan, 2004 p. 546 |
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How does high school curriculum correlate with how well students will do with college curriculum?
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Students who pass a more rigorous set of courses in high school were more likely to succeed in college than those who took a less rigorous curriculum in high school, (American College Testing, 2010).
p. 554 |
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What are some ways we can encourage K-12 youth to develop career awareness? |
* give developmentally approrpiate career information * assist in confronting cultural bias * introduce specialized careers * help plan career early * begin educational attainment skills in high school p. 557 |
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Define career choice |
A broad definition including decisions that are made throughout the lifespan related to career choice p. 565 |
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According to Brown et al, what process factors may influence career counseling outcomes? ("critical ingredients") |
1. Workbook/written exercises 2. Individualized interpretations and feedback 3. Information about the world of work 4. Modeling 5. Increasing environmental supports p. 571-573 |
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How might age play a role in how clients benefit from career counseling? |
According to Mau and Fernandes (2001), younger college students (25 and under), were more likely to use career counseling than older students. There were no differences however between the two age groups in satisfaction :) p. 576 |
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What are some ways clients can find and implement jobs? |
Job Advertisements, Networking, Internships/Apprenticeships/Volunteer, Visiting job sites, Employment agencies, Contacting employers directly More research is needed in efficacy of these methods/outcomes p. 596-601 |
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What are other ways the client may help 'persuade' his vocational choice to a potential employer? |
Resumes, job interviews p. 602-605 |
