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Practices for a H.S. Counselor & Test Examiner

Three innovative practices are presented and analyzed. Examples with explanations of why these practices are innovative, issues and problems that prompted the use of the approaches, the needs addressed by the practices, and the strengths and weaknesses of the practices are described. In addition, a description of why these practices are examples of innovative excellence is provided with an explanation of why they are used as best practices or to benchmark processes.

As a counselor and test examiner in higher education, the three innovative practices selected for review for this paper include the following: computer-based career development program; computer-based management information system; and computer-based educational resource and research program.

Computer-based Career Development Program. Today's career counseling efforts must include advanced information systems such as the Internet. The counselor must be able to assist students as they attempt to choose the right tools for career and job searches (Cummins, 2001). Cummins pointed out that cross-referencing now requires knowledge of technology. Research strategies taught to students now include information about the Internet and how to search the net. Counselors in higher education assist students in understanding career issues, which now requires the counselor as well as the student to understand technological tools such as search engines and web sites.

The Career Development Program provides online counseling, testing, and consulting services to students, faculty, and administrators in higher education and community members. This program includes computer programs and online tools that provide individual career testing and computerized guidance systems, with Internet strategies and resources (College and University Career Development Offices, 2002). The program includes state of the art programs with audio, video, and graphics, and needs assessment, ...

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