Jurnal Counseling Care Volume 08 Number 02 2024 ISSN: Print 2597-6923 – Online 2581-0650 http://ejournal.upgrisba.ac.id/index.php/counseling DOI: 10.22202/JCC.2024.v8i2.7957. 50 Career Guidance to Improve the Future Orientation of Elementary School Students Tita Rosita 1 , Mutiara Tectonia Safitri 2 1 Prodi Psikologi, Universitas Paramadina, Indonesia 2 Prodi Psikologi, Universitas Islam Bandung, Indonesia *Corresponding author, e-mail: titarosita794@gmail.com Received: 24 February 2024 Accepted: 17 October 2024 Published: 31 October 2024 Abstract This research aims to determine the level of understanding of elementary school students' future orientation. The research method used is quasi-experimental with a one-group before-after design. The sample in this research was 14 grade 6 elementary school students. Based on the research results, it show that the future orientation of Al-Irhaam Elementary School students increased after receiving career guidance services for two sessions. Thus, career guidance is effective in providing an understanding of students' future orientation in the aspects of motivation, planning, and evaluation. The motivation stage includes motives, interests, and goals related to future orientation; the planning stage is related to determining goals, preparing plans, and implementing plans; and the evaluation stage includes the stage where students assess the behavior displayed, as well as provide reinforcement from themselves. Keywords: Career Guidance, Future Orientation, Elementary School Students How to Cite: ARosita, T., & Safitri, M., T. (2024). Career Guidance to Improve the Future Orientation of Elementary School Students. Jurnal Counseling Care, 8 (2): 50-57 https://doi.org/10.22202/JCC.2024.v8i2.7957. Introduction The development of science and technology has brought about changes in society that require preparation to deal with. In schools, the impact of scientific and technological advances has also led to changes. Some of the changes that occur in schools include: 1) some children do not have goals for their future; 2) some children do not have plans for their future; and 3) some children cannot understand themselves (Rossa, 2015). This fact is certainly a warning for schools to provide provisions and prepare students related to their future choices. This right is because the existence of schools is one of them to help students master various skills for work. Based on Super's career development theory (Gothard, 2001), individuals at elementary school age are in the stage of career growth that starts from birth to 14 years. In this range of career development, the career development task that must be fulfilled by individuals is career awareness. Career awareness is a form of career maturity for elementary school-age children. According to Gysbers (2005), career guidance activities begin in elementary school with an emphasis on developing career awareness, while in secondary school career guidance activities are directed at developing career awareness, career exploration and planning. Zunker (Rosita, T., Irmayanti, & Hendriana., 2020) states that career awareness is a career maturity that needs to be achieved by individuals and needs to be given at the beginning of an individual's year at school, namely at the basic education level. Furthermore, he explained that the emphasis of attention to the career development of students in elementary schools is directed at achieving the overall goal of achieving understanding and awareness of themselves,