Workbook

The History of CCCAC – A TimelineA Collaboration with Chicago Jobs Council (CJC), Youth Guidance (YG), and Chicago Public Schools (CPS)

2014-15

2018-19

2017

2019

2020

CCCAC 1.0: CPS establishes CCCAC for school counselors

CCCAC 2.0: CJC and YG revise CCCAC for CPS

CJC begins offering CCCAC to cohorts of youth guides; CPS continues offering CCCAC to school counselors

CPS creates “Learn. Plan. Succeed.”

CCCAC 3.0: CJC and YG revise CCCAC for an

audience of youth guides

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CCCAC Themes1. Youth-centered Coaching: Best Practices and TechniquesObjective 1: Participants will be able to use youth-centered coaching strategies to deepen relationships with youth and enable their skills and interests to drive the coaching process

Sessions will include:• Tools to identify youth interests and skills

• Strategies and role plays for helping youth to communicate their skills and goals

• Best practices in coaching, such as trauma-informed care and cultural responsiveness

2. Progressive Postsecondary PathwaysObjective 2: Participants will be able to utilize information and tools about multiple postsecondary pathway options (i.e. apprenticeships, college, job training, military, service/gap year) to coach youth on multiple pathway options

Sessions will include:• General overview of postsecondary pathways

• Panel discussions and with pathways program representatives and former youth participants

• Online resources for exploring postsecondary pathways options in the Chicagoland region

3. Professional Context: Youth Guides and The Future of WorkObjective 3a: Participants will be able to identify how youth determine their postsecondary pathway and the role that youth guides play in this process

Objective 3b: Participants will be able to use research on the future of work and labor market information to inform their coaching conversations with youth

Sessions will include:• Reading research about how youth guides influence youth

• Using information and resources related to labor trends, and national and local labor market information to inform coaching conversations

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4. Biases in Coaching Youth on Progressive Postsecondary PathwaysObjective 4: Participants will be able to build an awareness of how biases affect coaching youth for progressive postsecondary pathways, and use strategies to address them

Sessions will include:• Videos and articles about biases

• Self-reflection on personal experiences, values, and beliefs related to youth and the postsecondary pathways

• Extension assignments that explore biases in relation to real-life coaching conversations

5. Change Makers: Youth Guides and the Postsecondary PathwaysObjective 5a: In small groups, participants will be able to develop group projects to share CCCAC information or skills with a professional or community network, thereby creating systemic change

Objective 5b: Participants will be able to develop professional networks with peers to strengthen and support work with helping youth to pursue progressive postsecondary pathways

Sessions will include:• Ongoing opportunities to interact with peers and share best practices in pair, small group, and

whole group activities

• Time during the training day afternoons to work on group projects

• Extension assignments that enable continued work on group projects

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Table of ContentsDay 1: CCCAC Overview and the Role of a CCCAC Change Maker (See Tab 1)1. Welcome to CCCAC

2. Day 1 Overview: Agenda, Objectives, and Group Agreements

3. CCCAC Program Overview

4. Group Course Assessment Activity

5. Initial Course Self-assessment

6. Professional Context: The Impact of Youth Guides

7. Coaching: Effective Communication Strategies

8. Coaching: Role Plays to Practice Communication Strategies

9. Surprise, Surprise Activity

10. “Video: The Danger of a Single Story”

11. Wrap-up and Extension Activities

Day 2: Youth Interests and Skills (See Tab 2) 1. Welcome and Extension Activities Review

2. Day 2 Overview: Agenda, Objectives, and Group Agreements

3. Coaching: Assessing and Identifying Youth Interests and Skills

4. Coaching: Helping Youth Communicate Their Skills

5. Professional Context: The Future of Work and Its Implications for Chicagoland Youth

6. Postsecondary Pathways: Apprenticeship Overview

7. Postsecondary Pathways: Apprenticeship Guest Speakers

8. Change Makers: Group Project Introduction

9. Wrap-up and Extension Activities

Day 3: Goal Setting and Overcoming Goal Setbacks (See Tab 3)1. Welcome and Extension Activities Review

2. Day 3 Overview: Agenda, Objectives, and Group Agreements

3. Coaching: Goal Setting

4. Coaching: Overcoming Goal Setbacks

5. Coaching: Reframing Personal Narratives

6. Coaching: Financial Aid Considerations

7. Postsecondary Pathways: Job Training Overview

8. Postsecondary Pathways: Job Training Guest Speakers

9. Change Makers: Group Project Planning Time

10. Wrap-up and Extension Activities

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Day 4: Postsecondary Pathway Match and Fit (See Tab 4)1. Welcome and Extension Activity Review

2. Day 4 Overview: Agenda, Objectives, and Group Agreements

3. Coaching: Introduction to Match and Fit

4. Coaching: Match Tools for Non-traditional Pathways

5. Coaching: Match Student Profiles

6. Coaching: Fit Student Profiles

7. Bias: Match and Fit Values Voting

8. Postsecondary Pathways: Service/Gap Year Overview

9. Postsecondary Pathways: Service/Gap Year Guest Speakers

10. Change Maker: Group Project Planning Time

11. Wrap-up and Extension Activities

Day 5: Maximizing Coaching Skills: Considering Context and the Whole Person (See Tab 5)1. Welcome and Extension Activities Review

2. Day 5 Overview: Agenda, Objectives, and Group Agreements

3. Change Maker: Ecosystems Analysis and Action Plans

4. Coaching/Bias: Cultural Responsiveness

5. Coaching/Bias: Trauma-informed Care

6. Change Makers: Healing through Self and Collective Care

7. Postsecondary Pathways: College and Military Overview

8. Postsecondary Pathways: College and Military Guest Speakers

9. Change Maker: Group Project Feedback

10. Wrap-up and Extension Activities

Day 6: Group Presentations, Course Reflection, and Next Steps (See Tab 6)1. Welcome and Day 6 Overview: Agenda, Objectives, and Group Agreements

2. Group Project Preparation

3. Change Makers: Group Project Presentations

4. Change Makers: Reflection on Group Projects

5. Change Makers: Actions Steps: Creating Individual and Collective Change

6. Final Self-assessment on Course Competencies

7. Group Closure

8. Presentation of CCCAC Certificates

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