Responding to national and local initiatives, the career development profession has been engaged in efforts to aid understanding and facilitation of the school-to-work (STW) transition process. Vocational theory has been cited as one especially important area in which the career development field ca
Career Counseling Strategies to Facilitate the Welfare-to-Work Transition: The Case of Jeanetta
โ Scribed by Donna L. McDonald
- Book ID
- 102287587
- Publisher
- American Counseling Association
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 333 KB
- Volume
- 50
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0889-4019
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โฆ Synopsis
Changes in welfare policy require recipients to find employment and created a need for effective career counseling strategies. Welfare recipients face both environmental and personal barriers that affect employability and career development. Issues such as the employment market, the availability of needed community resources, and the stress of being a single parent need to be understood before appropriate career counseling can occur. In this article, the author discusses possible barriers to career counseling and suggests effective career counseling methods for individuals who receive public assistance payments.
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