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FUNCTIONAL LIVING SKILLSHandbook of Career Planning for Studentswith Special Needs–Third EditionEdited by Thomas F. HarringtonProfessionals and paraprofessionals involved in careercounseling will want this newly revised practitioners'guide. The content of career counseling differsconceptually and strategically according to the client'sspecifi c developmental stage. This book addresses thisby setting forth competencies used by the National OccupationalInformation Coordinating Committee (NOICC)and providing strategies for age-appropriate adaptation.This book describes how the career development specialist might work collaborativelywith teachers and administrators to design a curriculum that achievesthe enumerated competencies. All strategies presented are adaptable toelementary school, middle school, and high school students if age-appropriatelanguage, materials, and exercises are employed.Special education teachers, transition specialists, vocational counselors,and counselors in school and rehabilitation settings will all fi nd this apractical and useful resource.541 pages, 2004, hardbackMR #030796 Handbook of Career Planningfor Students with Special Needs $ 66.95Steps to Self-DeterminationA Curriculum to Help Adolescents Learnto Achieve Their GoalsSecond EditionAlan Hoffman • Sharon FieldSelf-determination is a key component ofsuccessful transition programs. Steps to Self-Determination is a curriculum designed to helpsecondary students learn to defi ne and achievegoals that are important to them.Major areas included in the curriculum include identifying strengths,weaknesses, needs, and preferences; decision-making skills; rights andresponsibilities; goal setting; anticipating consequences; creativity; communicationskills; accessing resources and support; negotiation skills; andexperiencing and learning from outcomes.The 16-session curriculum can be scheduled as part of an existing course,as an extracurricular activity, or as a specially arranged group. TheInstructor’s Guide has an introductory section and detailed lesson planswith reproducible transparencies. The included CD-ROM stores the reproduciblematerials, including the Student Activity Book, the transparencies, andthe Self-Determination Knowledge Scale. A VHS video is also included thatintroduces the concepts of self-determination, the Instructor’s Guide, andthe CD-ROM.TARGET GROUP: Secondary StudentsCOMPLETE PROGRAM INCLUDES: Instructor’s Guide, CD-ROM, and Video. (2005)MR #035045 Steps to Self-Determination Complete Kit $ 137.95MR #035046 Steps to Self-Determination Video 60.95MR #035047 Student Activity Books (package of 5) 43.95What Do I Like to Do?101 Activities to Identify Interests andPlan CareersJanet E. WallWhat Do I like to Do? assists professionals in measuringstudents’ interests and assists students in planningtheir educational and career goals. This hands-onbook provides many reproducible materials for immediateuse, including short checklists and practical,fun activities. School counselors, career developmentprofessionals, and counselor educators will fi nd this resource very valuable.192 pages, 2005, softcoverMR #041674 What Do I Like To Do? $ 34.95Informal Assessments for TransitionPostsecondary Education and TrainingPatricia L. Sitlington • James R. Patton • Gary M. ClarkUse these valuable informal assessments tohelp identify your students’ and clients’ preferencesfor postsecondary training, the fi t withparticular types of institutions, and the needfor accommodations and modifi cations. Obtaincritical planning data in these areas:»»The Big Picture: Getting My Future in Focus»»Self-Determination: Understanding andEvaluating Myself»»Planning for Postsecondary Education andTraining: Preparing for My Future»»Academic Skills and Support Needs: Gettingthe Supports I Need»»Nonacademic Support Needs: Examining the Other Parts of My LifeReproducible and practical, these easy-to-use tools can be used withstudents, parents, and teachers.Est. 135 pages, 2008, softcover, reproduciblesMR #050157 IAT Postsecondary Education and Training $ 45.95Informal Assessments for TransitionEmployment and Career PlanningKatherine O. Synatschk • Gary M. Clark •James R. Patton • L. Rozelle CopelandQuickly determine your students’ and clients’transition needs in the specifi c areas ofemployment and career planning with theseinformal assessments. Designed as a companionresource to Informal Assessments forTransition Planning, this new text, InformalAssessments for Transition: Employment andCareer Planning, offers more than 60 easy-touseassessments that provide focused data infour areas of assessment critical to transitionplanning and decision-making for employment and careers:• Interests and Preferences • Abilities and Skills• Career Exploration • Job Search and SecuringHighly practical and reproducible, the resources include instruments thatare simple to more complex, brief to comprehensive, and geared for usewith students, parents, teachers, and employers.138 pages, 2007, softcover, reproduciblesMR #048144 IAT Employment and Career Planning $ 45.95Informal Assessments for TransitionIndependent Living and Community ParticipationKatherine O. Synatschk • Gary M. Clark • James R. PattonThe skills needed for successful transition are multifaceted. School- andcommunity-based personnel can use the instruments in Informal Assessmentsfor Transition: Independent Living and Community Participation toobtain data in these critical planning areas:»»Interpersonal Skills»»Self-Advocacy and Self-Determination»»Daily Living Skills»»Health»»Community Participation»»Leisure»»Transportation/MobilityThese 60+ practical, reproducible, and easy-touseassessments are targeted to specifi c areasfor use with students, parents, and teachers.136 pages, 2008, softcover, reproduciblesMR #049451 IAT Independent Living and Community Participation $ 45.95PHONE 877-414-6463 (TOLL FREE)FAX 877-585-2992 (TOLL FREE)www.mindresources.comMIND RESOURCES130 SHOEMAKER STREETKITCHENER, ONTARIO N2E 3G4153