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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

Related Career Resources

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