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Career Planning & Goal SettingBy Carina N. Lindsey
Career Counseling Helps students develop attitudes for planning
their careers and for exploring careers. Helps students with self reflection Helps with restructuring their beliefs, Helps deepening their personalities to
answer the big question of “Who am I?”
Who Am I? Activity Form groups of 2 Ask these questions:
Who Am I? Who do I pretend to
be? Who I think you are?
Career Planning Most high school and college programs
for gifted students focus mainly on their academic needs.
Stages of Career Awareness and Maturity Decision making Development of identity Exploration
Career Awareness Additional Psychosocial issues
Asynchrony Early cognitive maturation Moral sensitivity Emotional giftedness Multipotentiality Perfectionalism Stress from high expectations of significant
others
Career Indecision Multipotentiality Lack of decision-making skills Pressure to make the perfect career
choice Delaying decision making about career
choices Frequent changes in majors
May result in being the professional student or disappointed college dropout.
Career Maturity
Gifted students are more certain of career choices earlier than other students
This may limit the further exploration of career possibilities.
Suggested Activities Job site visits Classroom speakers Job Shadowing Dress-up Day Career Portfolios Job/Career Fairs College Prep/
Recruiters Internships
Goal Setting Few gifted
students are good goal setters
Most do what they are told or what is expected of them
Goal Setting Guidelines Make your goals specific Keep goals realistic Include enjoyment among your goals Don’t set too many goals at once Be prepared to achieve some of your
goals but not all of them Revise goals as circumstances
change
Goal Setting Guidelines Be honest with yourself Trust your intuition Practice, Practice, Practice Share your goals with a friend Be prepared to hold fast to our
convictions Don’t compare yourself to anyone but
yourself.
Remember Guidance Counselors are not the only
adults responsible for career education for gifted students
Career Planning should start before high school
Students need time to explore and sort through their interests and abilities.
Holland Code Used in a variety of career assessments Occupational Codes:
Realistic :Things Investigative: Things and Ideals Artistic : Ideals and People Social: People Enterprising: Data and People Conventional: Data and Things
Group Activity Choose three careers that relate to
your Holland Code and your interests Research these Careers Present to the group your top
interests
References
• Neihart, M., Reis, S. M., Robinson, N. M., & Moon, S. M. (2002).The social and emotional development of gifted children. p.223- 235.
• Galbraith, J., Delise, J. (1996). The Gifted Kids’ Survival Guide. A Teen Handbook. p.84-89
• A Year of School Counseling. Youth Light, Inc. November: Career Development
• www.hollandcodes.com