MY TURN INC.
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MY TURN INC.Ashley O’Donnell
Career Counseling
Dr. Coogan
May 1, 2013
What is MY TURN INC?
• Mission: To help youth develop goals, skills and confidence needed to transition successfully into post-secondary education or training and the world of work.
• Founded:1984 to provide education, work-based opportunities and jobs to youth through partnerships with educational institutions, community agencies, employers and families.
• Focus: On economically, socially and educationally disadvantaged teens that reside in poverty or impoverished communities.
Where do They Serve?
• 6 Communities • Brockton• Plymouth• Lynn• Fall River• New Bedford• Fitchburg
• 700 youth served each year, 20,000 since it began
Three Core Components of MY TURN INC
• School to Career• Helps high-school students gain career and occupational
skills needed to successfully enter the workforce
• College Preparatory Program• Structured for high school students as they prepare to be the
first in their families to attend college
• GED Plus• Assists high-school dropouts overcome their social and
economic barriers, obtain their GED’s, occupational skills, credentialing, and enroll in college courses
School to Career Program
• Clearly defined outcome measures and goals• Combines classroom learning with hands-on activities and real world
experience • The program involves individualized assessment, goal-setting, case
management, ongoing evaluation and follow-up• Works directly with school personnel and families to discuss progress
and impediments to goal attainment• Career Specialists within the program work alongside Guidance
Counselors to incorporate MY TURN into a student’s daily schedule.• Curriculum has been created through the basis of the Massachusetts
frameworks
College Preparation Program
• Significant emphasis placed on meeting the academic requirements for high school graduation
• The MY TURN Connecting to College Intervention: Following intake and assessment, each student works with their advisor to create an individualized plan for their participation, which allows students the opportunity to articulate their personal goals and aspirations which are then integrated into the overall program objective
• Once students have been accepted into the program, the core of the intervention is two years of coursework that is geared towards helping participants measure their assets, talents and interests as well as college exploration fieldwork
GED Plus Program
• The out-of-school youth program assists high school dropouts ages 16-21 get their education and employment goals back on track through a three part program that includes:• Case Management • Academic Remediation • Employment Preparation
• The GED Plus model includes a trial period for the program, a focus on career and educational preparation, industry training and credentialing, and then placements within agencies in the city.
Mapping of Program for High School Students
Relation to Career Counseling
• Career Diamond• Competent Decision
Making• Interests, Abilities, and
Values• Hoover, Marcia, and
Parris• Gysbers and Henderson
Importance of this Program to Class Concepts
• NCDG and High School• Personal and Social Development • Educational Achievement and Life Long Learning • Career Management
• Students will be able to..• Find, Evaluate, and Understand Career Information• Prepare themselves for Finding, acquiring, and maintaining
jobs, education, changing jobs, & training situations • Realistic understanding of how work, the economy, and
individual lifestyles are interconnected
Career Counselors Need to…
• Assess the Needs of their Student Population• Identify the Unique and Specific Barriers for each Group• Design Multiple Programs • Educate the Administration and Community on How to
Best Meet those Different Needs• Implement those Multiple Programs