Table of Contents

• PA CAREER EDUCATION AND WORK STANDARDS - Approved July 2006
• 2006-2007 PA Career Guide Book 
• Annual Award Programs
  • Listing Of Award Recipients
• 2007 Career Development Award Application (Word) (PDF)
• Career Calendar
• Career Links
• Career Programs
• Articles From The PA Counselor
• List Serve Announcements
• PSCA Career Education and Development Committee Materials
• Pennsylvania's Career Clusters
• PHEAA - PSCA Partnership Resources - NEW
• American School Counselor Association (ASCA) Career Materials
• Organizations and Corporations Providing Career Resource Materials for your consideration.
• Conference Sharing Sessions Page
• Career Education and Development:  News You Can Use!
• PDE / ACRN Career Publications
   

Food For Thought....
“Imagine life is a game in which you are juggling five balls. The balls are called work, family, health, friends, and integrity. And you’re keeping all of them in the air. But one day, you finally come to understand that work is rubber ball, if you drop it, it will bounce back. The other four balls – family, health, friends, and integrity – are made of glass. If you drop one of these, it will be irrevocably scuffed, nicked, perhaps even shattered. Once you truly understand the lesson of the five balls, you will have the beginnings of a balanced life.” 

From James Patterson’s – Suzanne’s Diary For Nicholas

Career Education and Development

Anne S. Morris, Chairperson

Goal Statement: 

                In keeping with the mission of the Pennsylvania School Counselors Association, to promote excellence in professional school counseling, the mission of the Career Education and Development Committee is to encourage the development of and to promote excellence in the implementation of K-12 career education programs throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Objectives for 2005-06: 
 

• To Analyze the Results of the Career Development Committee Needs Assessment
• To Design and Implement Programming Addressing Current Membership Needs
• To Update PSCA Career Development Website:
  1.  Include Vendors Supporting the PSCA Conference.
  2.  Update Resources
• To Support / Develop PSCA Career Development Partnerships
  1. PHEAA
  2. PDE
  3.  PA Career Link
  4.  PA College of Technology
• To Continue to Improve the Career Development Awards Program

Names of Committee Members:        
PSCA Officers and Board
Trish Fisher, PSCA
Patti Deutsch, PSCA
Dr. Peter Warchal, Exeter SD / Millersville Univ.
*Melissa Ostrowski, Penn Manor High School
Lori Casanova, Conestoga Valley SD
 J. D. Cannon, State Administrator, BCTE                       

Events and Announcements

PSCA Career Development: Serving School Counselors … A Needs Assessment 

            Among the goals of the Career Education and Development Committee is to provide quality service to the PSCA membership and to enhance our presence on the PSCA website. (www.psca-web.org)   In order to accomplish these goals, we need your ideas and opinions. Thanks to all PSCA members who have already responded.  We want to be sure that everyone has the opportunity to share their ideas.   Therefore, we once again invite you once again, to consider responding to the following. 

1.      Please suggest topics for future CED articles in the Pennsylvania Counselor.

2.      Please suggest features for inclusion on the Career Development website.

3.      Please suggest services which would be helpful to you in your work as a school counselor.

4.      Please suggest resources which would be helpful to you in your work as a school counselor.

5.      Would you be willing to be a part of an On-line Committee (Think Tank) to support this process?  Please include your name, school district, school, and email address in your response.

            Please feel free to respond in the format which is most convenient for you – email, fax, or traditional mail.  Anne S. Morris, Chairperson - PSCA Career Education and Development Committee, 1522 Fox Run Drive, Coatesville, PA 19320, E-Mail:  annemorris@aol.com, FAX: (610) 384-4442.