Intended to improve career guidance services on the secondary level, this operations manual was developed primarily by school counselors to assist other counselors in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of career guidance, counseling, and placement objectives in Maryland's school system. Contents are divided into the following three sections: planning, implementation, and special needs and programs. The section on planning suggests a framework for the development of a career guidance program by establishing goals, identifying needs, developing objectives and strategies, and evaluating the plan. This section also includes a reference list. The implementation section presents a format for stating outcomes, for listing resources for achieving them, and for evaluating the extent to which they have been achieved. A sample career plan designed to record student data is also included in this section. The final section on special needs and programs consists of a series of papers written to help counselors understand the needs of special populations and understand the issues related to meeting these needs. A bibliography of career guidance resources concludes the manual. (BM)