Introduction
7
Chapter 5
Your Future Career Decisions
125
For many family-related careers, your place of employment would
a school, government agency, or private company. Some of these careers,
however, could provide you with an opportunity for
ent
r e
prene
ursh
ibe
p
(starting and owning your own business). For instance, you could provide
child care in your own home or open your own nursery school. As a food
caterer or fi
nancial planner, you could operate your own consulting fi
rm.
Decisions About Your Education
One of the greatest pressures on adolescents today is the completion
of their education.
B
ecause society and the workplace have become
more complex, practically all jobs now require an education beyond a
high school diploma. Scholarships, loans, and grants are available to
help students further their education.
5-4
(Continued)
Financial
consultant
Event planner
ability to communicate
information and analyze
fi nancial issues
ability to work well with
people, develop creative
plans, and solve
problems quickly
work with
individuals and
families improve
management of
fi nances and solve
fi nancial problems
plans and
organizes events
for special
occasions
B.S. in family
economics within a
family and consumer
sciences program;
graduate degrees
helpfull
job experience
required; associate
or bachelor’s degree
desired Career
Personal
Characteristics
Job Description
Child care
worker or
teacher’s aide
creative, dependable,
patient, and competent
in dealing with children
care for children in
a home, school, or
center
some positions require
at least a high school
diploma; Child Devel-
opment Associate
certifi preferred
Personal or
home care aide
enjoys homemaking and
working with people
helps older adults
manage daily
activities
high school diploma;
on-the-job training and
certifi
cation
Community
workerre
enjoys food preparation;
understands safety
concerns
helps prepare food
in a variety of local
settings
high school
foodservice sanitation
certifi cation
Fi
nanc
ial
consu
ltant
Event planner
a
bility to communicate
inf
ormation and analyze
fi
nancial issues
a
bility to work well with
people, develop creative
plans, and sol ve
problems quickl y
wor k
w i
t h
individuatoa
ls
n d
families to improve
management o
f
fi nances and solve
fi
nancial proble
ms
plans and
orga
nizes events
for special
occasions
B. S
. in family
e
conomics within a
family and consumer
sci
ences program;
g
raduate deg
rees
help
fu
job experience
required; associate
or bachelor’s degree
desired
C
aree
r
Personal
Characteristic s
J
ob
Description
EducationalEducational
RequirementsRequirements
Child care
worker
o r
teacher’sai
de
c
reat
ive,dependabltent
e,
pa
tient, an d
compe
i
n dealing with childre
n
care for children in
a
home,
school, or
cente
r
some pos
itions requ ire
at l
east a
high
sch
oo l
dip
loma; Child Devel-
op
ment Associate
certification
cation
preferred
P
ersona l
or
homecareaide
e
njoys homemakin
g
and
working w
i t h
peop
le
helps older adults
manage d
a il y
liliving ving
activitie
s
high
sc h
oo l
dipl
oma;
on-the-jobn
training an d
certi fi
catio
Community
ffoodservice oodservice
wo
rk
e
njoys food preparation;
u
nderstands
ffood
ood
safety
concerns
helps prepare food
in a variety o f
local
settings
high
sc h
oo l
dipldiploma; oma;
f
oodservice sanitation
certifi cation
492
Part Six
Families Face Change
All people have problems, but the ways people
handle problems differ greatly. Some people magnify
unimportant matters into gigantic problems.
people refuse to recognize and deal with their
problems. Other people absorb serious problems
maintain happy, successful lives. What is the nature
crises, and why do people meet crises so
differently?ofandcrisisbemayorSomehappinesslives
Acrisis
can be defi
ned as a crucial time
event that causes a change in a person’s life. A
situation may have no ready solution. Time
needed for adjustments to be made.
To some people, a crisis is the end to
and achievement. They live the rest of their
wishing to relive their pasts and dreading their
futures. To others, a crisis serves as an incentive to
achieve new and different goals,
19-1.
Family Crisis Counselor
Family crisis counselors provide
guidance and support to help
families deal with overwhelming or
traumatic problems. These include
natural disasters, sexual assault
or other criminal victimization;
medical illness; mental illness;
thoughts of suicide or homicide;
and loss or drastic changes in
relationships, such as the death of
a loved one or divorce.
19-1
Crises give some people even greater incentives to live productive lives.
Career Features Help You Plan Your Future
• Chapter 5 introduces career
topics, including occupational
categories, career preparation,
and skills for job searching. A
focus on careers in Family and
Consumer Sciences is included.
• Career Sketches briefl y
describe several career options
relevant to chapter content.
Career Cluster® icons identify
the career group of each
career profi led.
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Introduction
7
Chapter 5
Your Future Career Decisions
125
For many family-related careers, your place of employment would
a school, government agency, or private company. Some of these careers,
however, could provide you with an opportunity for
ent
r e
prene
ursh
ibe
p
(starting and owning your own business). For instance, you could provide
child care in your own home or open your own nursery school. As a food
caterer or fi
nancial planner, you could operate your own consulting fi
rm.
Decisions About Your Education
One of the greatest pressures on adolescents today is the completion
of their education.
B
ecause society and the workplace have become
more complex, practically all jobs now require an education beyond a
high school diploma. Scholarships, loans, and grants are available to
help students further their education.
5-4
(Continued)
Financial
consultant
Event planner
ability to communicate
information and analyze
fi nancial issues
ability to work well with
people, develop creative
plans, and solve
problems quickly
work with
individuals and
families improve
management of
fi nances and solve
fi nancial problems
plans and
organizes events
for special
occasions
B.S. in family
economics within a
family and consumer
sciences program;
graduate degrees
helpfull
job experience
required; associate
or bachelor’s degree
desired Career
Personal
Characteristics
Job Description
Child care
worker or
teacher’s aide
creative, dependable,
patient, and competent
in dealing with children
care for children in
a home, school, or
center
some positions require
at least a high school
diploma; Child Devel-
opment Associate
certifi preferred
Personal or
home care aide
enjoys homemaking and
working with people
helps older adults
manage daily
activities
high school diploma;
on-the-job training and
certifi
cation
Community
workerre
enjoys food preparation;
understands safety
concerns
helps prepare food
in a variety of local
settings
high school
foodservice sanitation
certifi cation
Fi
nanc
ial
consu
ltant
Event planner
a
bility to communicate
inf
ormation and analyze
fi
nancial issues
a
bility to work well with
people, develop creative
plans, and sol ve
problems quickl y
wor k
w i
t h
individuatoa
ls
n d
families to improve
management o
f
fi nances and solve
fi
nancial proble
ms
plans and
orga
nizes events
for special
occasions
B. S
. in family
e
conomics within a
family and consumer
sci
ences program;
g
raduate deg
rees
help
fu
job experience
required; associate
or bachelor’s degree
desired
C
aree
r
Personal
Characteristic s
J
ob
Description
EducationalEducational
RequirementsRequirements
Child care
worker
o r
teacher’sai
de
c
reat
ive,dependabltent
e,
pa
tient, an d
compe
i
n dealing with childre
n
care for children in
a
home,
school, or
cente
r
some pos
itions requ ire
at l
east a
high
sch
oo l
dip
loma; Child Devel-
op
ment Associate
certification
cation
preferred
P
ersona l
or
homecareaide
e
njoys homemakin
g
and
working w
i t h
peop
le
helps older adults
manage d
a il y
liliving ving
activitie
s
high
sc h
oo l
dipl
oma;
on-the-jobn
training an d
certi fi
catio
Community
ffoodservice oodservice
wo
rk
e
njoys food preparation;
u
nderstands
ffood
ood
safety
concerns
helps prepare food
in a variety o f
local
settings
high
sc h
oo l
dipldiploma; oma;
f
oodservice sanitation
certifi cation
492
Part Six
Families Face Change
All people have problems, but the ways people
handle problems differ greatly. Some people magnify
unimportant matters into gigantic problems.
people refuse to recognize and deal with their
problems. Other people absorb serious problems
maintain happy, successful lives. What is the nature
crises, and why do people meet crises so
differently?ofandcrisisbemayorSomehappinesslives
Acrisis
can be defi
ned as a crucial time
event that causes a change in a person’s life. A
situation may have no ready solution. Time
needed for adjustments to be made.
To some people, a crisis is the end to
and achievement. They live the rest of their
wishing to relive their pasts and dreading their
futures. To others, a crisis serves as an incentive to
achieve new and different goals,
19-1.
Family Crisis Counselor
Family crisis counselors provide
guidance and support to help
families deal with overwhelming or
traumatic problems. These include
natural disasters, sexual assault
or other criminal victimization;
medical illness; mental illness;
thoughts of suicide or homicide;
and loss or drastic changes in
relationships, such as the death of
a loved one or divorce.
19-1
Crises give some people even greater incentives to live productive lives.
Career Features Help You Plan Your Future
• Chapter 5 introduces career
topics, including occupational
categories, career preparation,
and skills for job searching. A
focus on careers in Family and
Consumer Sciences is included.
• Career Sketches briefl y
describe several career options
relevant to chapter content.
Career Cluster® icons identify
the career group of each
career profi led.

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