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What's New? Career Decision-Making Tool
NCDG Indicators

This chart identifies indicators of skill mastery for this goal at three learning stages: knowledge acquisition, application and reflection. For more information on learning stages, see What is NCDG?

Personal Social Development

Goal: Integrate personal growth and change into your career development. [PS3 What is this?]

Indicators

Knowledge

Application

Reflection

Recognize that you will experience growth and changes in mind and body throughout life that will impact on your career development. [PS3.K1]

Give examples of how you have grown and changed (e.g., physically, emotionally, socially, and intellectually). [PS3.A1]

Analyze the results of your growth and changes throughout life to determine areas of growth for the future. [PS3.R1]

Identify good health habits (e.g., good nutrition and constructive ways to manage stress). [PS3.K2]

Demonstrate how you have adopted good health habits. [PS3.A2]

Assess the impact of your health habits on your career development. [PS3.R2]

Recognize that your motivations and aspirations are likely to change with time and circumstances. [PS3.K3]

Give examples of how your personal motivations and aspirations have changed with time and circumstances. [PS3.A3]

Assess how changes in your motivations and aspirations over time have affected your career development. [PS3.R3]

Recognize that external events often cause life changes. [PS3.K4]

Give examples of external events that have caused life changes for you. [PS3.A4]

Assess your strategies for managing life changes caused by external events. [PS3.R4]

Identify situations (e.g., problems at school or work) in which you might need assistance from people or other resources. [PS3.K5]

Demonstrate the ability to seek assistance (e.g., with problems at school or work) from appropriate resources including other people. [PS3.A5]

Assess the effectiveness of your strategies for getting assistance (e.g., with problems at school or work) from appropriate resources including other people. [PS3.R5]

Recognize the importance of adaptability and flexibility when initiating or responding to change. [PS3.K6]

Demonstrate adaptability and flexibility when initiating or responding to change. [PS3.A6]

Analyze how effectively you respond to change and/or initiate change. [PS3.R6]