Counseling and Career Development Division
Teresa “Gibby” Gibbons
Counseling and Career Development Division Vice President
tgibbons@rcps.us
Counseling and Career Development Division Mission Statement and Goals
The mission of the Counseling and Career Development Division is to provide leadership and advocacy for school counselors, career development personnel and other guidance professionals.
To accomplish this mission, the following goals have been established:
- Collaborate with other professional education groups to maintain and advance a strong voice for the full implementation of comprehensive counseling programs and the work of career development personnel
- Disseminate CTE information to school counselors, career development personnel and other guidance professionals
- Inform CTE professionals about the goals and outcomes of fully implemented comprehensive counseling programs
- Provide for the professional growth of all Division members
- Provide for the annual recognition of school counselors, career development personnel and other guidance professionals, and for programs that support the mission of the Counseling and Career Development Division
- Develop and maintain high professional standards among the membership
- Develop better understanding and appreciation among all educators of comprehensive counseling programs and the work of career development personnel
- Serve as a clearinghouse for the dissemination of information about counseling and career development best practices, policy, research and theory
- Inform members of the Counseling and Career Devleopment Division about trends policies and current activies in the field
- Promote legislation at the state and federal level that benefits career and technical education, comprehensive counseling programs and the work of career development personnel
- Promote research and counselor training programs that inform the field of counseling and career development
- Support and encourage all aspects of comprehensive counseling programs, including individual work with students, and collaboration with administrators, counselors, teachers and other educators, parents and community sponsors.
Congratulations to the 2023 Counseling and Career Development Professional Award Winner!
The Member Awards recognize ACTE members who have contributed to the success of CTE through the quality of their work and their involvement in the CTE community. Click here to learn more!
Counseling and Career Development professionals are more than educators and counselors, they impact many facets of a student’s campus life and career choices. Our roles are broad and diverse, but our purpose is universal to guide students’ academic, behavioral and social growth. There are thousands of CCD professionals serving millions of students in hundreds of ways.
Because of the overarching nature of the Counseling and Career Development Division, the Division aligns with all 16 of the career clusters:
- Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
- Architecture and Construction
- Arts, A/V Technology and Communications
- Business, Management & Administration
- Education & Training
- Finance
- Government and Public Administration
- Health Science
- Hospitality & Tourism
- Human Services
- Information Technology
- Law, Public Safety and Security
- Manufacturing
- Marketing, Sales & Service
- Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
- Transportation, Distribution and Logistics
More Resources:
- Counseling and Career Development Division Meeting Minutes & Board Reports
- National Center for Women and Information Technology: NCWIT provides a wide range of free, attractive, easy-to-use multimedia resources that support policy reform in K-12 computing education, improve the visibility of women in computing, encourage high school girls to pursue a computing career, shine a spotlight on the successes of entrepreneurial women, and more.
Archived Newsletters
- 2023 Counseling and Career Development Division Fall Newsletter
- 2023 Counseling and Career Development Division Summer Newsletter
- 2023 Counseling and Career Development Division Spring Newsletter
- 2023 Counseling and Career Development Division Winter Newsletter
- 2022 Counseling and Career Development Division Fall Newsletter
- 2022 Counseling and Career Development Division Summer Newsletter
- 2022 Counseling and Career Development Division Spring Newsletter
- 2022 Counseling and Career Development Division Winter Newsletter
- 2021 Counseling and Career Development Division Fall Newsletter
- 2021 Counseling and Career Development Division Summer Newsletter
- 2021 Counseling and Career Development Division Spring Newsletter
- 2020 Counseling and Career Development Division Fall Newsletter
- 2020 Counseling and Career Development Division Summer Newsletter
- 2020 Counseling and Career Development Division Spring Newsletter
- 2020 Counseling and Career Development Division Winter Newsletter