Counseling 21st Century Students for Optimal College and Career Readiness A 9th–12th Grade Curriculum

This second edition presents an updated action-based curriculum for high school counselors that will meet the needs of 21st century students, helping to foster their growth and engage them in learning what they need to succeed beyond high school. This book takes a comprehensive, developmental approach, focusing on 9th-12th grade students rather than solely on those in 11th and 12th grade. It provides a model for developing and enhancing a successful college advising office as well as essential advice on methods of working with parents. Specific topics discussed include successful transition to 9th grade, using technology in the college and career advising process, assisting and advising students in college research and application, and helping seniors make successful transitions to college. There is also a special focus on students in urban and rural schools to enable them to have the same enriched experiences in their college and career advising program as those students in private and suburban schools. The curriculum is geared for use by school counselors, college advisors, and readers in graduate counseling student courses.

Section I: Understanding the Challenge 1. Counseling 9 – 12 Students for College and Career Readiness: The Challenges of a Changing World and Rising Educational Requirements 2. Development of School–College Partnerships and Grants: Why They Are Important to College and Career Readiness and to the Challenge 3. Addressing the Challenge: Overview of the Counseling Curriculum for Grades 9 – 12 Section II: Making the College and Career Advising Optimal: The Curriculum 4. The Move to High School: Making the Transition to 9th Grade Successful 5. Using Technology in the College and Career Advising Process: Integrating Technology Driven Tools in the College and Career Advising Process 6. Motivation and Testing: Learning About Standardized Testing and Using It to Get Motivated About the College Process (10th–11th Grades) 7. Assisting Students in Career Exploration 8. Advising Students in College Research (9 - 11th Grades) 9. Empowering Students in Their Essay Writing (11th–12th Grades) 10. Assisting Students in Constructing the Final List of Colleges (12th Grade) 11. Helping Seniors Make the Transition to College (12th Grade) Section III: The Counselor As Creator and Manager 12. The Advising Office: More Than Just Good Organization 13. Writing the Counselor Recommendation and Completing the School Report 14. Working with Parents 15. Financial Aid and Merit-Based Scholarships 16. Advising Students with Learning Disabilities About College 17. Future Directions

Corine Fitzpatrick, PhD, has over 20 years of experience in education including work as a teacher, a counselor, and a psychologist. She is currently a professor and chair of the Graduate Counseling and Therapy Programs Department at Manhattan College in New York City. Kathleen Costantini, MA, has over 25 years of experience as a teacher, an administrator, and a college advisor. She has worked on the K-12 level and currently is an adjunct lecturer and grant consultant at Manhattan College.