Career Counseling: A Holistic Approach Chapter 13: Job Loss and Transitions ©2016. Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.

Career Transitions and Job Loss Job Loss Concerns Personal and career problems associated with job loss Counseling interventions for adults in transition There is a growing need for programs and strategies to assist adults in career transition Some individuals decide to make career changes and some are forced into it ©2016. Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.

©2016. Cengage Learning. All rights reserved. Adults in Transition Job loss concern: clients who have lost their jobs due to a recession and remain unemployed are likely to experience some psychological effects of job loss and the stress that is associated with the job search Reevaluation of skills and job goals follows Psychological effects can be very pervasive There are differences associated with age and gender ©2016. Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.

©2016. Cengage Learning. All rights reserved. Adults in Transition Manage to keep a healthy sense of urgency Carefully review career options Recognize that you must accept the necessity of change as soon as possible Stopgap employment should be approached with caution Focus on realistic goals and make plans to achieve them ©2016. Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.

Interventions for Adults in Career Transition There are enough distinct differences and factors involved in career transition to merit the development of specific programs Identifying developed skills, interests, work experiences and reformulated goals are examples of program strategies for the adult in career transition Counselors must focus on individual needs Workers must be flexible and willing to accept new work environments ©2016. Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.

©2016. Cengage Learning. All rights reserved. Job Loss Concerns Job loss and subsequent job searches can be psychologically stressful Individuals must reevaluate their skills and goals Middle-aged men tend to react more negatively to unemployment than do older and younger men Women who lose their jobs report a greater decline in general health than men do ©2016. Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.

©2016. Cengage Learning. All rights reserved. Why Do We Need to Work? A daily time structure that is devoted to working Shared experiences and interactions with cohorts and others outside the nuclear family The opportunity to express purpose and life goals Reinforcement of personal status and identity Participation in activities associated with work that is viewed as a necessity in the give and take of daily life ©2016. Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.

Interest Identification Measured interests have been used primarily in predicting job satisfaction in career counseling programs We must also be concerned with interests and their relationship to potential occupational choices Interest Identification can broaden and stimulate adults’ exploratory career options ©2016. Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.

Skills Identification and Development Identifying skills based on previous experiences in work, hobbies, social activities, community volunteer work and other leisure experiences Self estimates of ability List specific work tasks Identify functional, adaptive and technical skills for each work task Relate each to personal styles ©2016. Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.

Value and Needs Clarification Must incorporate the client’s total lifestyle This intervention focuses on the individual adult’s values and needs Individualized values and needs are considered in relation to multiple life roles of work, leisure and family Values clarification exercises are suggested ©2016. Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.

Education and Training Education or training is a high priority among adults in career transition Exposure to education/training opportunities should enhance the opportunities and options in career decision making ©2016. Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.

©2016. Cengage Learning. All rights reserved. Other Interventions Occupational Planning Focus on providing information to assist the adult in making the most effective use of occupational information Life Learning Plan Self directed Decision making techniques and life planning exercises provide two methods of developing effective planning Retraining Workers Industrial organizations have a long history of training workers as a vital part of their career development ©2016. Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.