This document presents the conference proceedings of a career guidance conference which focused attention on the need to develop a comprehensive career guidance program in Ohio middle and junior high schools. Papers include: (1) "Competency-Based Guidance Programs: A Model of the Future" (C. D. Johnson and Sharon Johnson); (2) "How To Improve a School Guidance Program" (Norman C. Gysbers); (3) "Improving Your Career Guidance Program: A Competency-Based Curriculum Approach" (Patricia Henderson); (4) "Parents and Their Early Adolescents' Career Development" (Luther B. Otto); (5) "Eighth-Grade Assessment: An Effective Tool for Career Development and Public Relations" (Carol Craig Bodeen); (6) "Major Trends in Career Development Theory and Practice: Implications for Counselors" (Norman C. Gysbers); (7) "Work and Society: Implications for Counselors" (Edwin L. Herr); (8) "The Counseling Profession: Striving To Make a Difference" (Julian Earls); (9) "Exercising All the Options" (Thomas Reiser); (10) "Resources for Taking Career Education into the Classroom" (Hal Merz); (11) "Exploring Careers in the Classroom" (Margo Vreeburg Izzo); (12) "New Materials for Connecting Counselors with Their Students" (Robert D. Bhaerman); (13) "In Search of External Resources: Toward Guidance Program Improvement" (Harry N. Drier); and (14) "Resources You Can Use" (Janet K. Ciccone). The final section presents guidance improvement plans by the conference participants for their schools which utilized participants' workshop experiences and material and resources received. The plans list goals with expected student results. Although the goals are described in general terms, expected student results are specific, often describing behavior expectations and strategies. A list of participants, presenters, and staff is provided. (ABL)