PSCA
Career Education and Development Committee members have
researched websites and other resources of potential interest
to counselors. Although no listing can be all encompassing, we
believe that the following resources will be extremely
valuable in program development and research. In addition, we
invite you to share resources, which you have found beneficial
with Pennsylvania school counselors. Please contact us Career Assessment Instruments
Websites
Publications
- A Counselor’s Guide to Career Assessments,
Edited by Jerome T. Kapes, Marjorie Moran Mastie, and
Edwin A. Whitfield. Provides 52 instruments including
aptitude, achievement, interest, and personality measures.
Annotations of 250 additional instruments. Matrix for
quick identification by specific features. 1994. National Career Development Association. www.ncda.org
(800-374-6647.
Career and Post-Secondary Planning
Websites
America’s Career Kit
General Information
Organizations
Publications
/ Resources
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Becoming The Best Me, 2003. Robert M. Orndorff, Associate
Director of Career Services and Affiliate Assistant
Professor In Counselor Education, Penn State University
(814) 856-4650 / RMO104@sa.psu.edu
. 7 Career and Life Essentials for middle school and high
school students. 2nd Edition 2004Pulished by JIST
Publishing. Resource for Career Development and Character
Education.
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C://Career/Path/Success: Finding the Drive to Your
Child’s Success, The Alliance For Career and Technical
Education, 2001 www.acte.org
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Career e-Organizer, Grades 8 – Adult, John E. Glantz, Ph.D.,
Science Department, Central Mountain High School, Keystone
Central School District. 570-893-4646 ext 4625 or H:
814-867-1221, glantzjohn@home.com
.
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CHOICES 2002 –2004, A Guide To
Pennsylvania’s Postsecondary Career Schools, Pennsylvania
Association of Private School Administrators, No Cost, PAPSA,
Dr. Richard Dumasesq, Executive Director, 2090Weford Court,
Harrisburg, PA 17112 www.papsa.org
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Choosing A Job: A First Step To Success, Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, Department of Labor and Industry, Office of
Vocational Rehabilitation, 2001. www.ovr.org
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College Planning Guide: A Publication for
8th, 9th, and 10th Grade Students, Ohio State University,
Office of Admission, Third Floor Lincoln Tower, 1800 Cannon
Drive, Columbus, OH 43210-1200.
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Counseling Standards Crosswalk, Robert Cormany,
Ph.D., Executive Director, Pennsylvania School Counselor
Association, 2001. Prepared in collaboration with the
Pennsylvania Department of Education. www.psca-web.org
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Do it: Career Development Series, Judith
Ettinger, Ph.D., Center On Education and Work, School of
Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1998. http://cew.wisc.edu
(800) 446-0339.
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Other Ways To Win: Creating Alternatives For
High School Graduates, Kenneth C. Gray, Ph.D., Edwin L. Herr,
Ph.D., Corwin Press, Inc, Sage Publications, 1995,VAP
Foundation, Camp Hill, PA17011 (717) 761-3381
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Professional School Counseling, “Special
Issue: Comprehensive School Counseling Programs, American
School Counselor Association, Volume 6, Number 3.February 2003.
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Professional School Counseling, “Special Issue: Career
Development and the Changing Workplace”, American School
Counselor Association, Volume 6, Number 4.April 2003.
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The Internet: A Tool For Career Planning: A Guide to
Using The Internet In Career Planning – 2nd Edition. Joann
Harris-Bowlsbey, National Career Development Association,
Tulsa, Oklahoma. www.ncda.org
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The Job Hunting Handbook: Job Outlook To
2006, Dahlstom & Company, Inc., 1998. (800) 222-0009.
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Top Web Sites For Job Hunters – Pennsylvania College of
Technology, Office of Career Planning and Placement (610)
892-1511 www.pct.edu
Career Specific Websites
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American
Council for The Arts – www.artsusa.org
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National Career Development Homepage www.ncda.org/
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Construction Industry - www.constructmyfuture.com
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Environmental Careers – www.esa.org
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Federal Jobs – www.jobsfed.com
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Floral Industry – www.safnow.org
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Health Careers – www.healthcareers-online.com
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Health Management Careers – www.HealthManagementCareers.com
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Hospitality Industry – www.hospitalitynet.org
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Information Technology Careers: A Guide To
Critical Skills For Success In Tech Support: www.trfund.com
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Information Technology Careers: A Guide To
Critical Skills for Success in Digital Media: www.trfund.com
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Law Employment Center – www.lawjobs.com
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Microbiology – www.asm.org
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Nonprofit Career Network – www.nonprofitcareer.com
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Physician’s Assistant – www.aapa.org
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Public Relations – www.prsa.org/resources/profession
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Real Estate Careers – www.realtor.org
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Retail Jobs – www.retailjobs.com
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Social Service Jobs – www.socialservicejobs.com
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United States Army / Armed Services: www.army.mi
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Veterinarian
/Veterinary Medicine – www.avma.org
Related
Websites
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www.vault.com
- Realistic Picture of What Jobs Are Actually Like.
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www.careercurrents.com
- A Different Career Is Profiled Everyday in This Free Career
Newsletter.
Nontraditional
Training and Employment Resources For Women
Websites
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www.aflcio.org/women/index.htm
(AFL/CIO Great
web site for information about equal pay.
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www.Work4Women.org
(Work 4 Women - “Women in Action” - Can subscribe
to listserve from the site)
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www.work4women.org/cooljobs/profiles.cfm
(A compilation of 30-profiles of women working in NTOs.)
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www.flstw.fsu.edu/menindx.html
(Career Mentoring for Middle and Junior High Schools Girls)
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www.swe.org/
- Society of Women Engineers (SWE) - Website includes pages
with member profiles and a Career Section.
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www.cra.org/Activities/craw/
- Women in Computer Science - Website includes biographies of
18 successful women who have chosen interesting and rewarding
computer-related careers. Print resources are available.
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www.firesafe.com/wfs/index.html
-Women in Fire Service, Inc., - WFS has good information
focused at recruiting women to the fire service including a
video.
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www.edc.org/CCT/telementoring -Telementoring Young Women in Science, Engineering and
Computing -
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www.umbc.edu/cwit
- Center for Women and Information Technology
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www.ai.mit.edu/people/ellens/gender.html
- Women and Computing
Resouces
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Teen Girls On Business: Are They Being
Empowered? Deborah Marlino and Fiona Wilson, National
Survey From The Committee of 200and Simmons College School of
Management, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, October 2002,
Contact:info@200.org / www.simmons.edu/som
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Cool Careers for Girls series by
Ceel Pasternek. Includes
book with multiple profiles of women working in computers,
construction, engineering, sports, food, performing arts and
more! $12.95 + S
H. Order online http://cgibin.erols.com/impactp/cgi-bin/cartshowbk.pl?GIRSER
or contact 703-361-7300
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If I Had a Hammer by Sandra
Haldeman Martz - http://www.work4women.org/catalog/cat-PDF6.pdf
. An anthology that describes women’s methods of surviving
in the workplace. These
inspiring stories span women’s work experiences across all
ages, various viewpoints and in traditional and nontraditional
roles. $11.00 S H
included. Order
from WOW at 202-638-3143
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How to be a Woman… series by
Cascade Press http://www.cascadepass.com/brochure.html
Includes books, CDs in English and Spanish that profile women
working as astronomers, engineer, architects, zoologists and
in other occupation written for young women ages 8 to 12.
$4.80 & up + S H.
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NEW JERSEY Statewide Nontraditional Career
Assistance Center, The College of New Jersey, PO Box 7718,
Ewing, NJ 08628-0718, 609-637-5106, Web page:
http://www.equitynj.org
Call for a list of resources and cost.
It can be faxed to you.
Most items reasonably priced.
Items such as “Gender Equity Activities for
Accomplishing the Core Curriculum Content Standards” (NJ
standards) Posters, Sexual Harassment Brochure, “Myth
busters I, II, III” and more (These are EXCELLENT
videos---you will not be sorry and they can be reproduced)
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Gender
and Careers contains a 21 minute close captioned VHS
video and guide which owners of the tape may reproduce for
classroom use only. Learning
Seed, 330 Telser Road, Lake Zurich, Illinois 60047-4841,
800/634-4941
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Her
Own Words Women’s History, Literature, & Art, Jocelyn Riley, Producer, PO Box 5264, Madison, WI 53705-0264;
fax 608-271-0209; A 15-minute videotape, Women in Nontraditional Careers, 1996, guide. Seven other videos and resource guides in the women in
nontraditional careers series:
Math at Work: Women
in Nontraditional Careers, Women in Construction, Women in
Dentistry, Women in Firefighting, Women in Machining, Women in
Policing, and Women in Welding are also available from Her Own
Words.
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Institute for Women in Trades, Technology and
Science (IWITTS), 1150 Ballena Blvd., Suite 102, Alameda, CA
94501-3682, 510/749-0200.
Website: http://www.iwitts.com
Good information and links to other sites.
Provides clip art and pictures of women in NTOs.
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U.S. Department of Labor, Women’s
Bureau, Facts on Working Women,
1997 and other information regarding nontraditional employment
including profiles of women in nontraditional employment.
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Professional Women in Construction (PWC) is a
national membership organization “designed to create a
support system and assist women daring to venture into a
heavily male-dominated field.”
342 Madison Ave., Suite 451, New York, NY 10173,
212-687-0610
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Gearing Up for Mentorship:
A Start-Up Guide to Mentorship Programs for Women in
Nontraditional Careers, (1996), Women’s Opportunity
and Resource Development, 127 North Higgins, Missoula, MT
59802. 69 pages
$5.75
Pennsylvania
Department of Education
Websites
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Academic Standards – Career Education and Work
www.pde.state.pa.us/stateboard_edu
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Bureau of Career and Technical Education www.pde.state.pa.us/bcte
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Career and Technical Education Resource Center www.pde.state.pa.us/bcte
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Character Education www.pde.state.pa.us/charactered
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Dropout Prevention
www.pde.state.pa.us/dropoutprevention
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Mentoring www.pde.state.pa.us/mentoring
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Pennsylvania Department of Education www.pde.psu.edu
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PDE / BCTE Career Development Links
www.pde.state.pa.us/career_edu)
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Pennsylvania Labor Market Information www.lmi.state.pa.us
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Service Learning www.pde.state.pa.us/servicelearning
Resources / Publications
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“Career and Technical Education Resource
Center” pamphlet - CTE Resource Center, Pennsylvania
Department of Education, 333 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA
17126-0333 (800) 922-2283 www.pde.state.pa.us/bcte
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“Pennsylvania Career and Technical Education:
FACTS” – BCTE publication.
United
States Government
Websites
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Career Planning For Students and Parents www.bced.gov.bc.ca/careers/planning
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United States Department of Labor www.dol.gov
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21st Century Workforce Office – www.dol.gov/21cw
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United States Department of Labor Employment and
Training - Administration – Career Exploration Sites www.doleta.gov
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Find It! By Top 20 Requested Items www.dol.gov/dol/top-requested.htm
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Job Seekers at (ETA) Employment and Training
Administration www.doleta.gov/jobseekers
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Youth-related Websites www.doleta.gov/youth_services/Links.asp
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Career Interest Inventories - U.S. Department of
the Interior – On Line Career Manager www.doi.gov/octc
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Occupational Outlook Handbook
ww.stats.bls.gov:80ocohome.htm
Additional
Corporations, Organizations, and Resources:
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Career Communications Incorporated – Career Success Catalog
– www.careerbookstore.com
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Career Cruising – The Complete Guidance System
– www.careercruising.com
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Career Development and Educational Planning
Resources – www.Bridges.com
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Career Planning: A Skill For The Future,
(Extensive Variety Of Career-related Booklets For Students)
Channing L. Bete, Co., 800-628-7733
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Career Opportunities News, Editor: Robert B.
Calvert, Jr., ISSN 0739-5043) Published 6 times per year, $75
per year. 800-322-8755. www.fergpubco.com
.
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Career Services, Career Planning Guide, Virginia
Tech University, www.career.vt.edu
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COIN Educational Products, 3361 Executive Parkway, Suite 302,
Toledo, OH 43606
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Free Spirit Publishing, 217 5th Avenue North,
Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55401
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Future Connect – A comprehensive school to
career program that promotes and tracks student achievement
– www.futureconnect.org
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Keys2Work – A Non-profit Project of the Tides Center of
Western Pennsylvania – www.keys2work.com
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The Real Game Series – Grades 3 through adult
– (888)700- 8940 - www.realgame.org
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Vocational and Educational Materials, James D.
Clark Associates (856) 848-1717
Note:
Please also refer to the Materials and the PSCA / PHEAA
Partnership Sections of the PSCA Career Education and
Development Website for even more resources.
Note:
The PSCA Career Education and Development Committee does not
endorse products or services listed. The information is
designed as a service to the PSCA membership. School
counselors and other individuals are encouraged to investigate
the products / services listed for appropriateness to their
students, school, or organization.
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