Career Counseling With Clients Who Have a Severe Mental Illness

✍ Scribed by Robyn A. Caporoso; Mark S. Kiselica

• Book ID: 102871643
• Publisher: American Counseling Association
• Year: 2004
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 725 KB
• Volume: 52
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0889-4019
• DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-0045.2004.tb00645.x

✦ Synopsis

Individuals who are diagnosed with a serious mental illness encounter a variety of barriers that can impede their career development. In this article, the career barriers of clients who have a severe mental illness are reviewed, and a developmental approach to career counseling with this population is described. A case example is provided to illustrate the complex process of developmental career counseling with people who are seriously impaired by a psychiatric illness.