Counselor Links
Counselor Resources, General
American Counseling Association: http://www.counseling.org/
Professional organization for counselors
All Kinds of Minds: http://www.allkindsofminds.org./
A non-profit institute for understanding the differences in learning
Pathways to School Improvement: http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/
Research, policies and best practices
Adolescents
National Dropout Prevention Center: http://www.dropoutprevention.org/
Strategies and resources for dropout prevention
Adolescent Directory On-Line: http://education.indiana.edu/cas/adol/adol.html
Resources for Counselors collected by Indiana University
LD Online: http://www.ldonline.org/
Info for teachers, counselors and parents
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration:
http://www.health.org/
National Clearinghouse for alcohol and drug abuse information/prevention
resources
HIV Prevention: http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/InSite?page=Prevention
Counselor resources and fact sheets on HIV prevention
College Prep
Upward Bound http://www.indiana.edu/~upbound/
Tutoring, Counseling and College Prep through IU for Middle
and High School Students
Educational Talent Search http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/HEP/trio/talent.html
Tutoring, Counseling, Career Exploration for disadvantaged
students and dropouts ages 11 to 27
ETS is a WorkOne partner located at our Gary Center
981-4100 Their local webpage is under development
College is Possible http://www.collegeispossible.org/
Information on getting ready for college, choosing a college and financial
aid
Financial Aid for College FAFSA
-- Free Application for Federal Student Aid http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
Applications for Federal and State Aid
Tests
Standardized Tests Info: http://www.marblehead.com/guidance/test.htm
Links to information on testing and colleges' requirements
ISTEP+ and GQE http://ideanet.doe.state.in.us/istep/welcome.html
Guides to the dreaded ISTEP+ and GQE.Go to the bottom the page, click
on the grade you want.
These are in Acrobat Format. Go to the Button on the right that says "download
now".
SAT/PSAT/CLEP http://www.collegeboard.com/testing
Help with these college entrance and advanced placement tests
ACT http://www.act.org/aap/
Another college entrance exam. Also testing tips
Career Information
Learn More Resource Center is
Indiana's Pre-K to College Connection http://www.learnmoreindiana.org/
Formerly ICPAC -- Indiana Career and
Postsecondary Advancement Center
Take an interest inventory, career and college profiles,
plus financial aid info and resume builder
America's Career Infonet http://www.acinet.org/acinet/
Career Information from the Dept. of Labor
Occupational Outlook Handbook http://www.bls.gov/oco/
The Dept of Labor's Profiles on Jobs, Requirements, Pay and
Future Outlook of the most common jobs
Job Profiles .Org http://www.jobprofiles.org/index.htm
Reports from people in a variety of jobs telling what
they do, how they got the job,
what they like and what they don't
O Net
http://online.onetcenter.org/
Career Information and Job Profiles. Replaces the Dictionary of Occupational
Titles
Vocational Education
Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE) Homepage:
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OVAE/
Government Programs, research and grants for Vocational Education
Vocational Education http://reach.ucf.edu/~voced/mainresources.htm
A list of resources on vocational education
Journal of Vocational and Technical Education Archives: http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JVTE/
Archive of articles
National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation
Training Materials
http://www.nchrtm.okstate.edu/resources.html
Resources for Counselors