15BNAS21Q00000012-Revised.pdf

This federal solicitation requests proposals for a school career counselor training program in a correctional environment. The selected contractor will be an expert practitioner team specializing in coaching school counselors working in adult correctional settings. The team must be familiar with school counseling and correctional environments. Services required include advising on evidence-based school counseling practices for corrections work; training school counselors serving offenders; empowering counselors to apply their skills in a non-traditional setting; advancing collaboration skills for working with correctional staff; and developing documentation for service delivery. Additionally, the contractor will review and provide guidance on career interest inventories in corrections, including administration, scoring, interpretation, and application to support offender career exploration, development, education, and reentry planning. The contractor must be prepared to train counselors on proper use of interest inventories.