Kansas Education Resource Center

 

Grade  :  Grade 12
Content Area  :  Counseling, Approved 2006  :  Counseling, Approved 2006 - Renumbered 2007

1.1 Personal and Social Development
The student will acquire knowledge, attitudes, and interpersonal skills to help them understand and respect self and others.
1.1.1 The student will acquire and use self-knowledge.
1.1.1.1 The student exhibits positive attitudes towards self and others.
1.1.1.2 The student uses personal strengths and assets.
1.1.1.3 The student understands how attitudes and choices affect behavior.
1.1.1.4 The student understands change is a factor in growth and development.
1.1.1.5 The student demonstrates appropriate social behavior.
1.1.1.6 The student analyzes appropriate ways to take responsibility for themselves.
1.1.2 The student will acquire and use interpersonal skills.
1.1.2.1 The student demonstrates effective communication skills.
1.1.2.2 The student demonstrates appreciation for the perspective of others.
1.1.2.3 The student applies appropriate interpersonal skills.
1.1.2.4 The student demonstrates respect for diversity.

 

 

 

 

1.2 Personal and Social Development
The student will make decisions, set goals, and take necessary action to achieve goals.
1.2.1 The student will acquire self-knowledge and skills to make decisions and set goals.
1.2.1.1 The student demonstrates effective communication skills.
1.2.1.2 The student demonstrates appreciation for the perspective of others.
1.2.1.3 The student applies appropriate interpersonal skills.
1.2.1.4 The student demonstrates respect for diversity.

 

 

 

 

1.3 Personal and Social Development
The student will understand personal safety skills.
1.3.1 The student will acquire personal safety skills.
1.3.1.1 The student implements safeguards to protect personal information.
1.3.1.2 The student applies refusal skills.
1.3.1.3 The student recognizes potential crises and takes appropriate action.
1.3.1.4 The student demonstrates appropriate techniques for handling bullying and harassment.
1.3.1.5 The student evaluates how choices impact personal safety.
1.3.1.6 The student applies effective strategies to cope with peer pressure, solve problems, manage stress and anger, and resolve conflicts.

 

 

 

 

2.1 Academic Development
The student will acquire the attitudes, knowledge, and skills that contribute to effective learning in school and across the life span.
2.1.1 The student will demonstrate a positive academic self-concept.
2.1.1.1 The student identifies attitudes, behaviors, and feelings that lead to successful learning.
2.1.1.2 The student applies personal strengths and attributes.
2.1.1.3 The student demonstrates satisfaction with learning and academic achievements.
2.1.1.4 The student demonstrates self-confidence in schoolwork.
2.1.2 The student will achieve school success.
2.1.2.1 The student applies organizational, time-management, and study skills for school success.
2.1.2.2 The student applies knowledge of learning styles to positively influence school performance.
2.1.2.3 The student practices self-directed, independent, and cooperative learning.
2.1.2.4 The student applies critical thinking skills.
2.1.2.5 The student recognizes the importance of regular school attendance to learning.
2.1.2.6 The student uses information and support from a variety of resources (e.g., faculty, family).
2.1.2.7 The student demonstrates responsibility at school.
2.1.2.8 The student recognizes the importance of lifelong learning.

 

 

 

 

2.2 Academic Development
The student will complete school with the academic preparation to choose from postsecondary options.
2.2.1 The student will plan to achieve goals.
2.2.1.1 The student establishes challenging academic goals.
2.2.1.2 The student uses assessment results in educational planning.
2.2.1.3 The student identifies postsecondary options.
2.2.1.4 The student develops and implements an educational plan based on postsecondary goals.

 

 

 

 

2.3 Academic Development
The student will understand the relationship of academics to the world of work and to life.
2.3.1 The student will relate school to life experience.
2.3.1.1 The student recognizes the importance of balance in life.
2.3.1.2 The student pursues co-curricular and community activities to enhance the school experience.
2.3.1.3 The student understands that school success enhances opportunities.
2.3.1.4 The student prepares for the transition from student to life after high school.

 

 

 

 

3.1 Career Development
The student will acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and to make informed career decisions.
3.1.1 The student will develop career awareness.
3.1.1.1 The student knows the education, skills, and training needed to achieve career goals and prepare for the changing workplace.
3.1.1.2 The student explores career options related to their interests, skills, and values.
3.1.1.3 The student analyze how choices will affect their future.
3.1.1.4 The student recognizes diversity in the workplace.
3.1.1.5 The student recognizes the value of all occupations.
3.1.2 The student will develop employment readiness.
3.1.2.1 The student applies effective communication skills.
3.1.2.2 The student demonstrates the importance of planning and goal setting.
3.1.2.3 The student interacts positively with peers and adults.
3.1.2.4 The student acquires employability skills necessary to obtain and maintain jobs.
3.1.2.5 The student learns strategies for dealing with discrimination and sexual harassment.
3.1.2.6 The student evaluates the importance of laws to protect workers from discrimination.
3.1.2.7 The student demonstrates skills in describing themselves (e.g., resume, letter of introduction, job applications).
3.1.2.8 The student demonstrates the skills essential for a successful job interview.

 

 

 

 

3.2 Career Development
The student will employ strategies to achieve future career goals with success and satisfaction.
3.2.1 The student will acquire career information.
3.2.1.1 The student recognizes that the changing workplace requires lifelong learning.
3.2.1.2 The student applies decision-making to the career planning process.
3.2.1.3 The student uses skills to locate, evaluate, and interpret career information.
3.2.1.4 The student uses career information and resources for career planning.
3.2.1.5 The student uses career information and resources for career planning.
3.2.1.6 The student understands how changing societal and economic needs influence employment and educational trends.
3.2.2 The student will employ strategies to achieve future career goals with success and satisfaction.
3.2.2.1 The student applies decision-making skills to career planning.
3.2.2.2 The student assesses and modifies the educational career plan.
3.2.2.3 The student identifies how economic, personal, and societal factors influence career goals.
3.2.2.4 The student describes the importance of networking, negotiating, and mentoring to achieve career goals.

 

 

 

 

3.3 Career Development
The student will understand the relationship between personal qualities, education, training, and the world of work.
3.3.1 The student will acquire knowledge to achieve career goals.
3.3.1.1 The student acquires self-knowledge for career planning (e.g., abilities, skills, interests).
3.3.1.2 The student knows that educational achievement and work are related to career success.
3.3.1.3 The student identifies how personal preferences and interests influence career choices.
3.3.1.4 The student develops an awareness of nontraditional roles and how these relate to career choices.
3.3.1.5 The student relates knowledge of the changing workplace to post-secondary options and the need to lifelong learning.
3.3.1.6 The student describes how the rights and responsibilities of employers and employees relate to career success.
3.3.2 The student will apply skills to achieve career goals.
3.3.2.1 The student demonstrates a positive attitude toward learning and work.
3.3.2.2 The student demonstrates dependability, integrity, punctuality, and interpersonal skills.
3.3.2.3 The student applies knowledge of personal skills, interests, abilities, and aptitudes to career decisions.
3.3.2.4 The student applies problem-solving and decision-making skills.
3.3.2.5 The student uses time-management skills to balance school, work, and leisure activities.
3.3.2.6 The student applies employment readiness skills (e.g., work-based learning experiences).
3.3.2.7 The student demonstrates appropriate interpersonal skills.
3.3.2.8 The student uses conflict management skills.