Intended to assist counselors and other school personnel in their efforts to meet more effectively the life career development needs of public school students, this handbook describes the concepts of a comprehensive, needs-based career guidance program as well as specific steps and strategies for program development and implementation. (The concepts described in this document are based on a model developed by the Georgia Comprehensive Career Guidance Project, CE 018 130.) The handbook is divided into three chapters. The first chapter describes an emerging new concept of career guidance, current career guidance efforts in Georgia, and a comprehensive model that can be modified for effective local use. (This model encompasses the following three domains: life career planning, interpersonal competence, and work and life skills.) Chapter 2 presents a format for planning a local career guidance program by using a comprehensive model to define the parameters of career guidance. Chapter 3 describes exemplary implementation strategies and delivery systems. Sample activities and resources are included to provide school personnel with various methods for organizing and delivering career guidance processes. (BM)