This paper describes a plan for career education which is being adopted by the California Career Education Task Force with the intent of aiding the State Department of Education. The plan will be useful to many educators throughout the country. Part One of this paper deals with counselor effectiveness. Guidance and counseling program modes as well as change opportunities are discussed. Part Two discusses research and theories available to the counselor. Presented are ideas of Piaget, Kolberg, Newmann, Dewey, and Gordon. Part Three proposes an action plan based on the material presented in Part Two. The plan combines developmental psychology, community-based education, moral development, and career education. A sample plan and the steps for its institution are provided. Part Four evaluates the basic structure of the action plan. Hallmarks of the plan are a holistic concern for the student, and simplicity. Adoptibility to subject matter, moral development, social interaction with the community, enhancement of a vocational self-image, and room for creative are positive features. (Author/JLL)