Independent Living
Upon completion of these materials, students will know some of the basics of how to live independently from their guardians.
Access to MyCareerTech materials requires that a teacher login or register; students never log in.
Lesson materials include:
- Lesson Plan
- Instructional Video
- Guided Notes
- Student Test
Helping your students discover, understand, and evaluate various career paths and occupations within the Human Services cluster that align with their personal interests, skills, and values.
Occupation Research Tools 44
MyCareerTech offers full occupation reports on 44 Occupations across the 5 Human Services Career Pathways.
Consumer Services Pathway 2
People with careers in consumer services assist individuals with decisions and problems relating to finance, real estate, insurance and consumer goods.
Counseling & Mental Health Services Pathway 10
People working in counseling and mental health services assist people with personal, family, educational, mental health, and career decisions and problems. Mental health care may be provided in hospitals, clinics, schools, or private settings.
Early Childhood Development & Services Pathway 2
People with careers in early childhood development and services nurture and teach children. They provide services in childcare centers, nursery schools, preschools, public schools, private households, family childcare homes, and before- and after-school programs.
Family & Community Services Pathway 8
Employees with careers in family and community services help the homeless, housebound, and infirm cope with circumstances of daily living; counsel troubled and emotionally disturbed individuals; train or retrain the unemployed or underemployed; care for the elderly and the physically and mentally disabled; help the needy obtain financial assistance; and solicit contributions for various social services organizations.
Personal Care Services Pathway 22
People with careers in personal care services assist individuals with their personal appearance, including shampooing, cutting, coloring, and styling hair, giving manicures, pedicures, and scalp and facial treatments; providing makeup analysis; cleaning and styling wigs and hairpieces .
This page includes information from O*NET OnLine by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.
Advance CTE sponsors the 16 National Career Clusters Framework and career cluster definitions.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Industries at a Glance, at bls.gov/iag/tgs/iag_index_alpha.htm (visited March 20, 2024).