Culturally derived career counseling groups constitute a potentially promising way of providing supportive experiences for Latino/a college students. These groups can facilitate Latino/a students' help-seeking behavior, address general college transition needs, add new coping skills, resolve developmental issues, and respond to career concerns.…

The mental representations of employment precariousness, occupational success, and work were examined in a sample of 124 White Canadian francophones (62 men, 62 women) who had experienced nonstandard and precarious work for the last 3 years. Typologies of each of these representations were derived from the content analysis of the data collected…

Today's professional school counselors have many roles and tasks within the schools. As more children depend on the services of school counselors, well-trained counselors are needed to meet the demands. Data presented in this paper provide support for the production of professional school counselors in Alabama and the immediate southeastern area…

Although some writers have suggested that the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), contrary to its intent, was responsible for a decline in employment for persons with disabilities, there is little strong empirical support for such an assertion. This study is an attempt to demonstrate that, in fact, the dismal labor market experience following…

Presents the various types of information that should be available in counseling centers. A survey of occupational and career planning opportunities is followed by a description of information types and ways of organizing the information. (SK)