Connect to Something Bigger
Abstract
Chapter 6 describes the final part of the ASCC theory of change: Connect. We describe the problem with traditional college and career readiness instruction and career counseling, an approach to postsecondary planning that frequently neglects the wholeness of students’ lives. We then offer examples of practicing school counselors who introduce their students to freedom dreaming and radical imagination, and evolve their practice into expansive future planning that seeks individual and collective well-being. We conclude with reflective questions and experiments for school counselors to put into practice.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Career Development and Diversity
Higher Education Research Studies
Disability Education and Employment
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Routledge eBooks
- Pages
- 109–128
- Publication date
- 11 March 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter