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Resources for Career Counselors including links to: career curriculum. national and state standards, career counseling interventions, career resources for people with disabilities, special education directories, career development and career exploration.

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Career Counselor Resources

Disability and Barrier Resources

Career Curriculum Resources

Career Curriculum Resources
Career Description Sites


National and State Career Development Standards

Canadian Standards for Career Development
Career and Employability Standards - PDF
Career and Life Skills Standards Crosswalk
Career and Technical Education Standards - NCCTE
Career Counseling Competencies - PDF
Career Development and Occupational Standards
Career Development Competencies and Indicators
Career Development Competencies and Indicators - IL
Career Development Content Standards - CO
Career Development for CTE Teachers
Career Development Standards - ND
Career Education Standards - McREL
Career Education Standards - NJ
Developing Educational Standards
Guidance Standards - PDF
Standards and Guidelines for Career Development
State Career Pathway Resources
State Workplace Skills Standards
Learning Standards for Career Development - NY
National Career Development Guidelines


Career Counseling Interventions

Blue Print 4 Life - Design, Manage and Build Careers
Career Curriculum Resources
Career Development Issues - NCCTE
Career Passports,Portfolios and Certificates - ERICACVE
Developing Career Objective Guide 
ERICACVE Clearinghouse on Adult,Career and Vocational Education
Learning and Training for Work in Knowledge Society
Making Waves - Career Development and Policy
Portfolio Lesson Plans SCCIS 
Prepatory Experiences for Youth with Disabilities
Self Efficacy Information
Youth Who Drop Out
Work-based Learning with Students with Disabilities


Associations and Organizations

American Counseling Association
American School Counselors Association
Canada's Career Consortium
National Association of College Admission Counselors
National Career Development Association
National Research Center for College/University Admissions
National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
NCLB Guidance


Research, Statistics and Theory

Career Development Modules
Career Development Theory - PDF
Career Development Theory Overview
Career Guidance and Public Policy - PDF
Career Guidance Handbook for Policy Makers - PDF
Center for School Counseling Research
Developmental Theories
Eagan's Skilled Helper Model
Enhancing Career Development
Erik Erickson
Krumboltz's Learning Theory of Career Counseling
Parsons and the Progressive Movement
Parsons - Father of Vocational Guidance
Holland Codes
Holland's Theory of Types
Levinson on Development
NCWD Youth - Pub Bank - Research Summaries
School Matters - How Schools and Districts are Performing
Self-Efficacy Beliefs and Career Development
Social Cognitive Theory - An Agentic Approach
Social Cognitive Theory Overview
Social Cognitive Theory and Self Efficacy Overview
Super's Contributions
Super's Life Long Process Theory
The Education Trust - Closing the Achievement Gap
Theories of Vocational Development
Theory of Work Adjustment
Vocational Counseling - Help for the Social Scientists
What Works Clearinghouse


Career Clusters and Career Exploration Resources

Career Clusters.org
Career Exploration
Career Exploration for Younger Students
Career Description Sites
Career Development Classroom Assessments
Career Development Worksheets
Career Resource Library - America's Career Infonet
Internet Sites for Career Planning - NCDA
Occupational Outlook Handbook
O*Net Online


Skills for the Workforce

Communication Skills
Skills


Technical Training and Career Schools

Schools
Schools by State
Schools by Trade or Career


Transition

Access Transition
Adolescent Autonomy Checklist
Adolescent Transition Notebook
Checklist for Independence - PDF
Centers for Independent Living
Data Set - Disabilities and Occupation
Family Information Notebook
Guideposts for a Successful Transition
Healthcare Transitions - Workbooks and Resources
Independent Living Resources
Interagency Transition Team Development/Facilitation
Life Skills for Vocational Success
National Center on Secondary Education and Transition
ThinkCollege.net
Transition Assessment Guide
Transition Center Unv of Florida
Transition Coalition Publications
Transition to College
Transition to Postsecondary Education


Labor Market and Job Readiness Resources

Job Market and Labor State Labor Market Resources
Job Search Guides


Guidance Counselor Resources

American Society for Suicide Prevention
College and Career Information for Counselors
Comprehensive Guidance - Utah Model
Education Articles, Promising Practices - National School Board
Focus Adolescent Services
Guidance Curriculum  9-12
Guidance Curriculum K-12
International Competencies for Vocational Guidance Practitioners - DOC
Psychology and Mental Health Classroom
Role of School Counselor
School Psychology Resources Online
Standards for Teachers of Exceptional Children


Counseling Directories and Resource Centers

Bright Futures - Promoting Healthy People and Families
Career Development Resources
Career Guidance Program Resources
Career Stages
Contact Point - Career, Learning and Networking Resources
Counselor Resource Center - Canada

Special Education Directories

Council for Exceptional Children
Disability Fact Sheets
Disability Resource Index
Disability Resources for Each State
Enable Link - Linking People with Disabilities to a World of Resources
Glossary of Assessment Terms - PDF
IEP Guide
Meeting the Needs of All Learners
Medline - Disabilities
My Child's Special Needs - Disabilities
National Center for Learning Disabilities
NICHCY - National Dissemination Center for Children With Disabilities
PACER - Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights
Special Education Organizations
State Agencies Serving Children
State Director of Special Education
Universal Design of Instruction


Accommodations for People with Disabilities

Accommodations for Youth with Disabilities
Assistive Technology
Assistive Teaching Guide
Center for an Accessible Society
Disabilities Fact Sheets
Do-It Program
Domestic Assistance Federal Catalog
Life on Wheels
Toolkit for Teaching and Assessing Students


Becoming a Special Education Teacher

National Clearinghouse for Professions in Special Education


Legislation, Laws and Government Initiatives

411 on Disability Disclosure
ADA Law
Creating a Blueprint for Job Development
Customized Employment- A New Competitive Edge
Disabilities Act Resources - JAN
Disability and Discrimination - ADA
Disability Discrimination - Civil Rights
DisabilityInfo.gov
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities
Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog
Kids Against Bullying - National Bullying Prevention Awareness
Office of Disability Employment
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
Mental  Physical Disability Law - ABA
National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
New Freedom Initiative
No Child Left Behind Policy Documents
Small Business and Self Employment Service
Special Education Law Library - Wrightslaw
State Education and Disability Resources
State Resources for People with Disabilities
Standards and Guidelines - Disability and Work - ILO
Vocational Rehabilitation State Offices
Workforce Recruitment Program
Youth with Disabilities and the Workforce Investment Act


Career Resources for People with Disabilities/Barriers

A Guide for People with Disabilities Seeking Employment
Ability Awareness - House Building Project
Career Development for People with Disabilities
Career Planning Begins with Assessment
Casey Family Programs - Foster Care Support
College - You Can Do It
Disabilities and Careers
Disabilities and Work
Disability Disclosure - A Workbook for Youth
Disability Mentoring Day
Do-It Program
Guideposts for Success
Help for People with Disabilities Prepare for Career
Human Resource Toolbox - Mobility International
High School High Tech Manual
High Tech Connections for Students with Disabilities
Life Skills Guidebook
Mentor Youth with Disabilities
Model High School Projects
NCWD Youth- National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability
NCSET - Resources for People with Disabilities
Paving the Way to Work - Career Focused Mentoring
Preparing Students with Disabilities for High Tech Careers
Self Discovery to Self Advocacy - PDF
Simply Careers - Career Development for Students with Disabilities
The Big Trip - Self Discovery and Planning for the Future
Transition Services
Women/Minorities/ Disabilities in Science and Engineering
Work on Wheels - Disproving the Myth of Disability
Workbased Learning Case Studies
Youthood Curriculum Guide
Youth Who Drop Out
Youth with Disabilities and the Workforce Investment Act
Youth with Disabilities


Employment Resources - Disabilities/Barriers

Accessible Employment
Adult Workforce Preparation Resources
Alternative Work Arrangements for People with Disabilities
Creating a Blueprint for Job Development
Customized Job Development
Customized Employment- A New Competitive Edge
Customized Employment - A Guide to Job Creation
Disability and Volunteerism
Disability Disclosure and Interviewing Techniques
Disability Employment 101
Disclosure of Disability Information
Individual Transition Plans - PDF
Employer Perspectives on People with Disabilities
Going to Work - A Guide to Benefits for Youth with Disabilities
Job Accommodation Network
Job Analysis  - An Important Employment Tool
Job Applicants and the ADA
Job Center Curriculum - YouthHood
Start On Success - Paid Internships
Training Resources for Career One-Stop - Disability Resources
Workforce Discovery- Diversity and Disability in the Workplace
Working - Canada's Resources for People with Disabilities
WorkSupport.com
Workplace Technologies for People with Disabilities


Guides and Activities for Students with Disabilities

Building a Professional Portfolio
Career Focus Inventory
Companies Recruiting People with Disabilities
Dare to Dream - A Guide to Planning Your Future - PDF
Disability Friendly Medical Schools
Education and Job Seeking Skills - Workbook
Employment Transition - It's My Life
Knowing Myself
Individual Transition Plans - PDF
LD Strategies and Teaching Resources
Learn and Earn Online Video for Students
Plan for Achieving Self Support - Student Guide PDF
Preparing for an International Career
Profiles of Students with Disabilities
Resources for Teaching and Training - Work and Family
Toolkit - Teaching and Assessing Students with Disabilities
Your Employment Rights as Individual with Disability
YouthHood
Youthink - Canada's Resources for Students with Disabilities


Safety and Health

Build Your Own Care Notebook
Disaster Preparedness for People with Disabilities
Disaster Resources to Support People with Disabilities
Healthy and Ready to Work
Portable Health Record Template

Career and Vocational Lesson Plans

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