OCDA proudly presents the 2026 Webinar Series

Fostering Career Awareness and Development in the K-12 Setting

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Date: April 15, 2026 from 12:00pm - 1:00pm EST

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CEU Eligible from Ohio CSWMFT Board

Pricing:

$5 for members - NOTE: will only show up as available if logged in to OCDA account

$7 for partner associations

$10 for non-members

Free for student members - NOTE: will only show up as available if logged in to OCDA account

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Presenters:

Rebecca Smith, VP and Senior Consultant, HRKyle Services

27 years as a public school teacher (grades 1-8)

Owner/Director, Sylvan Learning Center

Jobs for Ohio's Graduates Specialist

Dr. Ana C. Berrios Allison, Ph.D., LPC, Licensed Career Services Counselor, The Ohio State University

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This session is designed for career counselors, school counselors, and educational practitioners working with K–12 students. Framed by Super’s Lifespan, Life-Space Theory, and Gottfredson’s Theory of Circumscription and Compromise, the presentation examines career development as a developmental process from early childhood through adolescence. Participants will explore how students’ self-concept, interests, and aspirations emerge over time and how counseling-informed, developmentally appropriate practices can support career awareness, employability skill development, and intentional pathway planning.

Goal Statement

To enhance counselors’ and practitioners’ capacity to support students’ long-term career development and pathway planning through theory-informed, developmentally appropriate interventions.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

1. Explain career development across the K–12 continuum using established developmental career theories.

2. Identify counseling and instructional strategies that support students’ awareness of interests, strengths, and potential career pathways.

3. Describe key employability skills—including communication, collaboration, problem-solving, adaptability, digital literacy, time management, and self-direction—and select activities that promote skill identification and growth.

4. Apply grade-band-appropriate career-planning tools, from early interest exploration to secondary course and pathway planning.

**Zoom information will be sent via email to registrants**