Career Counseling Across the Lifespan

Career Counseling Across the Lifespan

Career Counseling Across the Lifespan

For this discussion, synthesize your understanding of career counseling as an integral part of human development. From the perspective of your specialization, how does the developmental lifespan perspective influence career and educational planning, placement, and evaluation? Discuss the influence of career counseling when working with children (elementary school), adolescents (secondary), and older adults. Identify models that would be appropriate for children and adolescents in the school setting, including identity models such as Erik Erickson.

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READINGS

Use your Career Counseling text to read the following:

• Chapter 15, “Career-Related Programs for Career Development in Elementary Schools,” pages 346–368.
• Chapter 16, “Career-Related Programs for Career Development in Middle School,” pages 369–385.
• Chapter 17, “Career-Related Programs for Career Development in High School and Beyond,” pages 386–406.

Use the Capella University Library to read ONE of the following articles related to your specialization, or find your own related article in the library:

• Gysbers, N. C. (2013). Career-ready students: A goal of comprehensive school counseling programs. Career Development Quarterly, 61(3), 283–288.
• Henfield, M. S. (2013). School counseling for gifted black males. Gifted Child Today, 36(1), 57–61.
• Sung, Y., Cheng, Y., & Wu, J. (2016). Constructing a situation-based career interest assessment for junior high school students and examining their interest structure. Journal of Career Assessment, 24(2), 347–365.
• Moakler, M. W., & Kim, M. M. (2014). College major choice in STEM: Revisiting confidence and demographic factors. Career Development Quarterly, 62(2), 128–142.
• Schuette, C. T., Ponton, M. K., & Charlton, M. L. (2012). Middle school children’s career aspirations: Relationship to adult occupations and gender. Career Development Quarterly, 60(1), 36–46.
• Anctil, T. M., Smith, C. K., Schenck, P., & Dahir, C. (2012). Professional school counselors’ career development practices and continuing education needs. Career Development Quarterly, 60(2), 109–121.
• Hutchins, B. C., & Akos, P. (2013). Rural high school youth’s access to and use of school-to-work programs. Career Development Quarterly, 61(3), 210–225.

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