This article describes how counseling and library staff combined efforts at Red River Community College to organize a career resource center. (HMV)

The clients are required to undergo a battery of tests, provide a series of self-estimates, and indicate certain preferences relevant to the work situation. These data are then fed into a computer which is programmed to select occupations that appear compatible. A computer printout is made available. (Author)

This article defines career education and career counseling and attempts to delineate their functions. It then examines curriculum trends and developments in career education, and describes some innovative career education programs. (NG)

Many students feel apprehension at the transition from high school to university, community college, other institutions, or work. In Milton District High School we have made an attempt to prepare students for this transition period by organizing "Grad Day." (Author)

This article provides an overview of factors that could be considered by counsellors in developing career guidance programs for senior students to help them make a smooth and satisfying adjustment from school to the career they have tentatively chosen. (Author)

It is now impossible to separate vocational counselling from its personal and educational components. Vocational development must now be viewed as a lifelong process involving a series of vocational decisions. (Author)

This paper describes a career development program designed to meet the needs of secondary school students. The course was designed to involve the individual in the process of influencing his future. The program seemed highly successful the first year but encountered numerous problems the second year. Implications are discussed. (NG)

Our policy is an attempt to ensure that counselling services are seen as a total program with personal-social, educational, and career counselling receiving a balanced emphasis over a student's secondary school years. The three services are seen as integral components of the total educational experience of each student. (Author)

Curriculum-based vocational guidance of necessity follows a systematic procedure but this is not always the case with individualized programs. Therefore, this article suggests a progression of procedures for one-to-one vocational counselling. (Author)

This article describes the vocational assessment of a female high school student who took the Jackson Vocational Interest Survey (JVIS). An example of the JVIS profile is provided as well as potential benefits to students using this instrument. (HLM)

Our young people were never more able to take on the tasks of the world--they have health, intelligence, and ability. But prevailing conditions make it more difficult to begin work. Our task is to help them find the way. (Author)

This article attempts to evaluate current materials and techniques employed in career guidance programs and finds a need for greater personalization of the guidance process. Recommendations for improvement are made and it is noted that school counselors must improve their career guidance activities or school counseling will cease being functional.…

This paper describes the Youth Career Counseling Center. It has been designed so that young people can research materials relevent to careers, discuss career aspirations with counselors, and participate in group sessions. The emphasis is on individual career counseling and career resource information. (NG)