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October 18, 2007
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Critical Ingredients of Career Interventions
We would like to share with you the following article from the National Career Development Association on best practices for career interventions. Some of the research cited in this article is based on the meta-analyses that one of our consultants, Nancy Ryan Krane, Ph.D., conducted for her dissertation. Dr. Ryan Krane and another Career Vision consultant, Laurie Mattera, Ph.D., (FKA Edens), contributed to a second article as well. Career Vision's Advantage Packages are designed to incorporate these best practices, giving our clients the best chance of accomplishing their goals.
Have you ever wondered which career counseling interventions are most effective? A number of researchers (i.e., Oliver and Spokane (1988), Whiston, Sexton, and Lasoff (1998) have conducted meta-analyses of research studies on career counseling interventions to find out. Although these studies have clearly established that career counseling is effective when administered individually, in groups, to classes, or via computer-assisted guidance, they have shed less light on which interventions are most effective, with exception that self-directed interventions tend to be less effective. However, a meta-analysis described by Brown and Ryan Krane (2000) examined the components included in a large collection of research studies and found significant differences in effectiveness of interventions that include certain critical ingredients. Examining the components of 62 career intervention studies, 18 components were identified, from card-sorts to computerized systems (Brown et al, 2003). By comparing the effectiveness of these 62 studies based on the components used in the intervention, five components were found to make a significant contribution to the effectiveness of the intervention.
The five components that increased effectiveness were: Read more...
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State Board Recognizes Importance of Career Planning
With so much focus today on the achievement of the standards for the No Child Left Behind Act, it can be surprisingly easy to overlook how important the linking of academic work to future careers is to older students. We may forget that career development competencies have been established by the Illinois State Board of Education for students in grades K-12.
The ISBE recommends that high schools offer developmental programs and curriculum designed to help students build certain competencies. School counselors have limited access to students during the school day and have found creative ways to integrate the academic curriculum with the career development competencies.
For instance, partnering with an English teacher, a class assignment may be to investigate and write a paper on a specific occupation. Many schools have a career center or computerized system to support self-directed exploration. Some are staffed with parent volunteers to assist the students. Other guidance departments sponsor speakers and career or job fairs. As a parent, it is important to understand what the career development services and programs are and how and when they are available to your student and family. A good place to start is the school web site or a conversation with your guidance counselor or principal.
Three main competency areas are recommended by the ISBE for high school students. Read more...
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Thank you for your interest in Career Vision
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