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Cool links based on the Developmental Counseling Model:
Social Emotional | Career Planning | Educational Planning |
| Social Emotional |
| Facts for the Family - a site that has 81 facts sheets for the family from "When your pet dies" to "Teenage Depression" and many more. |
| Depression A guide to assess depression in teens. |
| Chemical Use and Abuse Straight facts about drugs and alcohol. |
| Grief and Loss General information about bereavement and grief for teens and college students. |
| Eating Disorders National Eating Disorders Association site that has important information about eating disorders. |
| Attention Deficit Basic information regarding the disability of attention deficit. |
| Anger/Stress Management information on controlling anger before it controls you. |
| Teach-Nology Counseling This site has a great list of links to Counseling-type resources. Examples: "Ideas for LD Children," "Coping With School Violence," "College is Possible."
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| ACT Online The home site for that big test you take before college. Register online, or just pick up some info on practicing for the ACT. |
| LD Online FAQs about Learning Disabilities and how to handle them. "What if you feel embarrassed about getting help at school?" "What is Creativity?" etc. |
| Focus Adolescent Services: Help for Troubled Teens and Families Offers resources, support, and information to help teens and heal families. Includes a toll-free help line. |
| SAVE: Suicide Awareness/Voices of Education The mission of SAVE is to educate about suicide prevention and to speak for suicide survivors. 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433) National Hotline. |
| SEX, HIV/AIDS, Personal Safety: Sites for Teens and Parents |
| AdvocatesFor Youth - This site helps young people make safe and responsible decisions about sex. |
| Families are Talking SIECUS Resources for Families |
| Families Like Mine - A Web site that provides advice for children of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) parents. |
| I Wanna Know - The American Social Health Association Web site answers teens' questions about sexual health and STD prevention. Includes chat room for teens and a guide for parents. |
| Talking with Kids About Tough Issues - This site provides guidelines for talking with kids about issues such as drugs and alcohol, sex, HIV and violence. |
| University of Minnesota Youth and AIDS Projects - Provides facts about HIV among youth, resources for GLBT youth and the professionals who serve them, and links to other Web sites. |
| Youth People and HIV/AIDS - Resources for teenagers, parents and teachers, including information on prevention issues among teenagers, telling children about HIV and talking to kids about tough issues. |
| Career Planning |
| Exploration Tools - This site is good for exploring occupation tools and career assessments |
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Mapping Your Future Information to help you plan your career, select a school and pay for your education. |
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Princeton Review's Career Page This web page gives point-blank assessments of colleges and universities plus provides excellent links to career information. |
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Peace Corps Want see some of the farthest corners of the world, and challenge every belief you've ever had while you do it? Peace Corps is the toughest job you'll ever love. |
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The Web's Directory of Career Directories This site is a directory of careers with links for each one. |
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Michigan Occupational Information System Self-Assessment Career Survey This site has a list of job titles, activates, and skills which can help you make your skills and strengths with interest to a career. |
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Career Advisor This site gives detailed information regarding specific careers. |
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Occupational Outlook Handbook This site, part of the U.S. Dept. of Labor, lets you search for info on specific occupations, areas of interest, and alphabetical lists of occupations. |
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AmeriCorps Your world. Your chance to make it better. Like the Peace Corps, but in your own neighborhood. Make a difference. |
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Military Career Guide Online The leading career information resource for the military world of work. Details on 152 enlisted and officer occupations. Most military occupations are comparable to one or more civilian occupations; this site shows the civilian counterpart for every applicable military occupation. This site also describes training, advancement, and educational opportunities within the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.US Air Force, US Army, US Marines, US Navy, US Coast Guard |
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State of MN Dept. of Employee Relations Staffing Division Are you interested in working for the state if Minnesota? Job listings, internships and more. |
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University of Minnesota Job Center Want to work for "The U"? "Golden Opportunities" are available in the following capacities: Academic; Civil Service & Union Represented; Graduate Assistant; Student Positions |
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Cool Works 75,000 jobs on cruise lines, in national parks, at ski resorts and more! |
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CPC Job Fair Check out virtual and "live" career fair listings. Search for a job at many Midwest companies. |
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Minnesota Careers Find out about careers in Minnesota. |
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Job Hunters Bible This site is a "supplement" to the book What Color is Your Parachute? A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers. |
| Educational Planning |
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Money for School |
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| Scholarship Resource Network Express Offers a fairly easy-to-use form for setting up your profile, and provides a large list of possible scholarships. |
| FastAID provides a step-by-step guide to applying for scholarships; tips on completing applications, writing essays and letters; and a bibliography |
| Scholarships.com is a well-designed, easy-to-use site that provides a free scholarship search and financial aid information. Creating the student profile is relatively easy, and this information is compared to a database of more than 60,000 college scholarship awards. Also included is information on student loans and grants, financial aid forms and more. |
| Get Recruited! offers students a chance to be recruited by, and perhaps be offered scholarships to attend, colleges, universities and graduate schools throughout the United States. This service, which also offers an e-mail newsletter, is free. |
| College Scholarships is an all-purpose college and scholarship information site which includes links to nine free internet scholarship search data bases, links to college websites and online applications, college admissions office email addresses and (mostly toll free) phone numbers, ACT and SAT prep information, and more. Membership includes an e-mail newsletter. |
| Guaranteed Scholarships lists and describes scholarships offered by individual colleges and universities to all enrolled students meeting the specific criteria. Membership includes an e-mail newsletter. |
| FAFSA on the Web Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid online, or check on the status of your submitted application! Also has links to the IRS and Selective Service sites. |
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FishNet This site has some good features; "Dear Admissions Guru" and "Read About College" offer some fresh perspectives for prospective college freshmen. Financial Aid info, a "college Search" and the downloadable "Common App" make this site informative. |
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FastWeb FastWeb has a fairly comprehensive scholarship search engine that's worth a look. |
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Educaid If you have any questions about financial aid, this is an informative site to visit. |
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Sallie Mae Cashe Free scholarship search service includes thousands of private scholarships, grants, tuition waivers, internships and fellowships. |
| WiredScholar Part of the Sallie Mae group, this site seems to have a lot of good information, with an online loan application and scholarship search, as well as answers to college application and decision stumpers. Also includes in-depth stuff on preparing, selecting, applying, paying, financing, and choosing a college. |
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Washington Crossing Foundation "...perpetuating the principles, the ideals and Spirit of 1776." The Washington Crossing Foundation is for students interested in Political Science offering scholarships and grants. |
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College NET This site has a college search, college help links and other important information for college. |
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Fin Aid This simply designed site can help a student understand the in's and out's of financial aid. |
| Education Money for School Scholarships scams |
