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Intended for counselors, teachers, administrators, and students, this resource book contains 40 activities to prepare students in grades 7-12 to make the transition from school to work. (With two exceptions, activities can be completed without additional career materials.) Introductory materials include a rationale for career development education, goals and objectives for career development, and use of the guide by the four target groups. The book is divided into four units, each containing five modules. Units 1 and 2 are intended for grades 7-9, units 3 and 4 for grades 10-12. Each module consists of two activities. Unit titles and topics are (1) Career Planning and Preparation (decision making, establishing goals, course selection, job search, success on the job), (2) Knowledge of the World of Work (relationships between jobs, job discrimination, work motivations and values, interests, skills), (3) Preparing for a Career (career decision making, self-assessment, lifestyle, job application, job search strategies), and (4) Work and Working (job market exploration, work experience, career information, employability, work habits). Each module begins with notes for the leader. Information provided for each activity includes performance objective, suggested grade level, time required, preparation, procedure, notes, and materials and forms. A brief annotated bibliography of resources is appended.

This document, written for counselors and educators, describes a computer-assisted program for career counselors. The ten tasks of a counselor-client goal setting process formulated by Philip Patsula and incorporated into this program are presented. The areas of experiencing a positive atmosphere, elaborating on constraints, and evaluating employability strengths are discussed. Field testing of the program throughout Canada is briefly discussed. Two videotape demonstrations of the ten tasks which were developed to complement the computer program are described. A micro-counseling training approach used to present the program is outlined. This document focuses on the computer program designed to outline the tasks and skills needed by the counselor in setting counseling goals and in moving toward action plans. The first part of the introduction from the one-hour computer program and a section from the middle of the program dealing with specific counselor skills are appended. (NRB)