Counselling services Miroslava Fedorekova Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family Slovak Republic miroslava.fedorekova@upsvar.sk

Counselling services Provided by Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family (OLSAF) For unemployed and employed registered jobseekers (JS) Individual and group forms Aims: Placement on the labour market Balancing between prerequisites and requirements for certain job Influencing decision making and behaviour of JS Social and work adaptation of JS

Counselling activities Individual counselling services Individual counselling conversation Individual action plan (IAP) Assessment and diagnostics (le bilan de compétences) Group counselling services Social-psychological and communication skills training counselling courses motivation and resocialisation programmes etc. Psychological counselling

Counselling facilities Counselling units in the offices of LSAF Job clubs Career information and guidance centres for JSs with disabilities Outside of OLSAF Agencies for supported employment

Individual action plan (IAP) signed written document, assessment of prerequisites, abilities, skills determination of assistance forms stipulation process steps Beside this: Development of IAP for JS registered for no more than 6 months promote the success in the labour market cooperation between mediation and counselling services department

Counselling services in 2007

Number of counselling services provided in 2004-2007

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