Career and College Readiness

12th Grade
Sandra Alvarado, Karla Zuniga, Jesse Quinteros
Developmental Overview
❖ Erikson’s (1963) identity vs role confusion stage (values, beliefs, and
goals)

➢ Adolescence (12-18yrs)

❖ Challenges figuring out who they are and who they want to become

❖ Sense of urgency to make decisions

➢ Interests and values of others

❖ Limiting options by prioritizing significant other

❖ Age of consent

➢ Independence comes with opinions and decisions that parents may or may not support
 Life After High School
❖ Interventions

➢ Focus on gaining self-awareness, prioritizing values, and making decisions for their future

❖ Suggestions for working with parents/guardians

➢ Informing parents/guardians about their child’s transitional phase

➢ Postsecondary and career opportunities for students

 Savickas’ Theory of Career Construction (2005)
❖ Career Adaptability: refers to a person’s readiness, skills, and resources to manage career development
tasks, making transitions, and understanding traumas that can happen to someone in their career (i.e. losing their
job)

Career Concern Career Control Career Curiosity Career Confidence

vs vs vs
Career Indifference Career Indecision Career Inhibition

Past and current Responsibility of Inquisitive about people Sense of self-efficacy to

experiences impact future
goals
Discouraged about future
outcomes
constructing their own
career; Taking others
opinions into consideration
but still having control
Difficulty putting energy to
make a career choice.
Feel outcome is out of
their control
and work; Willingness to
try new things; Learn
about self
Lack accurate info;
unrealistic plans or
expectations
plan and carry out career
choice
Lack courage to try new
things or do not persist if
challenged
 Theory Application
Diego is a 12th grader who feels pressure from his parents to become a
pediatrician. He does not know what other career options are available and has
not made an effort to seek help or support from his school counselor. He is afraid
to disappoint his parents by not fulfilling their desires and does not want to make
an effort to talk to them about other career options.

According to Savickas, what dimension does Diego fall under?

As a school counselor, how would you guide Diego to follow his career choice?
Cultural responsiveness
● Supporting first-generation college students
○ Lack of confidence

● Assisting students not pursuing postsecondary school

○ Help students who are pursuing careers
● A.4.D Abilities and Skills.
○ Provide opportunities for all students to develop the mindsets and behaviors necessary to
learn work-related skills, resilience, perseverance, an understanding of lifelong learning as a
part of long-term career success, a positive attitude toward learning and a strong work ethic.
● II-C-3 Attitudes
○ Promotes and supports academic achievement, career planning and personal/social
development for every student.
 DATA DRIVEN

Welcome to 12th Grade

HOME OF THE
ADVOCATES

Mr. Quinteros, Ms. Alvarado, Ms. Zuniga

What is etiquette?
Etiquette is presenting yourself professionally and meeting expectations/norms
among members of a particular profession or group
 Making Positive Impressions
How you present yourself to others speaks volumes.

Here are some important tips toward making a good impression:

● Body language
● Kindness and courtesy count
 People

● The golden rule

● Self-disclosure
 Communication
Sometimes it’s not what you say, but
how you say it that counts!

● Emails

● Grammar and font

Meetings
❖ Expectations
➢ Punctuality and professionalism
■ Arrive to meetings 5 minutes early
■ Arrive to interviews 10 minutes early

❖ Norms
➢ One mic and one voice
➢ Save any feedback and/or reflections for another setting
➢
PROVIDE PERSONAL EXAMPLES FOR THE TOPIC YOU
WERE GIVEN.

LET US KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS

 GROUP
PRESENTATIONS!
Next Classroom Presentation...
We will talk about interviews and practice mock-interviews.

Please make sure to bring your resume!

THANK YOU!