Overview
Authored by David James Bright in 2023, this 222 page book provides school counsellors with a clear and comprehensive theoretical model to help them build and maintain a K-12 career development program within schools that feature a holistic focus on applied social justice principles. This text recognizes that social justice is at the core of all school counselling work and that career development is a major focus of the school counsellor.
Objectives
- To support school counsellors to provide quality and equitable career development services to all learners.
Instructions
This book is a professional resource intended to support counsellors to provide equitable access to career development.
The book begins with coverage of the history of career development in schools, key theories within the discipline, and community-based considerations. Later chapters focus on practical applications, presenting the steps, actions, and programming involved in implementing and sustaining an effective and social justice-oriented K-12 career development program, with interventions provided for specific grade ranges. Closing chapters examine advanced considerations, including social justice and community partnerships, anti-racist practices, trauma-informed career development, data collection for program maintenance and evaluation, and more.
An innovative and essential text, K-12 Career Development is an exemplary resource for school counselors-in-training and in practice.
Key Highlights
- A professional resource for counsellors.
- Can be purchased online as an ebook or in paperback.